Editorial Director

Gary has been covering health care since the early 1990s. Prior to rejoining Health Data Management in 2008, he served as technology editor for HealthLeaders Medi for nearly five years. At HealthLeaders, Gary won five national editorial recognition awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. Gary also covered information technology for the American Medical Association’s weekly newspaper and has presented at numerous conferences. He has a masters degree in journalism from Roosevelt University, Chicago. gary.baldwin@sourcemedia.com

Clarity or Confusion?
May 13, 2013 After reading about the recent release of hospital charge data by CMS, I immediately thought of the “average Joe”...

At HIMSS, Size Matters
February 6, 2013 CIOs must approach the vendor hall with caution.

Memo to Gov. Christie
December 17, 2012 Perhaps Gov. Christie should bone up a little on the obesity issue, an alarming trend that is slowly engulfing our nation....

Meaningful Use Insights
December 3, 2012 At last week’s massive RSNA imaging conference, I attended a session on a topic that does not often come up in imaging...

The Medical Group of the Future
October 25, 2012 After three days of absorbing remarkably rich content at the Medical Group Management Association annual meeting, I humbly...

Financial Healthcare Chickens Getting Close to Home—Literally
September 20, 2012 The Chicago Tribune published a story today that should give members of Congress—and the constituents they...