Hi there! 👋

I'm Rachel, an information systems enthusiast passionate about digital health, enterprise architecture, and transforming health information systems to improve public health.

Healthcare is entering a new era where digital capabilities — ubiquitous data, unlimited connectivity, and massive processing power — are transforming every system. Despite the risks, many public health experts believe these capabilities will yield a new theoretical potential of health care delivery.

Yet, digital health adoption remains slow, leaving much of this potential untapped. Why is that? With so much at stake and substantial investments made, healthcare should be leading digital transformation, yet it lags behind most other industries.

This blog aims to simplify digital transformation for a non-tech audience, arguing that health care's next-generation Health IT will be shaped by the "Five Building Blocks of Digital Transformation." Real-world clinical examples will demonstrate how these building blocks can alleviate provider burnout and improve access to care — at a time when healthcare needs it most.

This blog will also explore why "digital revolution" may be a more fitting term than "digital transformation," with the fight against unwarranted process variation — costing Americans nearly $2 trillion annually — at the nexus of this revolution.

Drawing on the philosophies of Marshall McLuhan, W. Edwards Deming, and Thomas Kuhn, as well as frameworks like Quality Improvement Theory, Cybernetics, Implementation Science, and Health Care Economics, this blog will demonstrate how digital transformation aligns with and strengthens these foundational theories — ultimately driving more effective, sustainable, and sensible healthcare delivery.

Vive la révolution.🔥

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