Hearing today about the challenges of just creating one login (username and password) for Stanford University, Stanford School of Medicine, and Stanford Health Care seems crazy (still separate IT systems at the hospital and university), yet it’s symbolic of the multiple barriers across the vast institution that is Stanford—an $8.2 billion enterprise. The micro-environments across …

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Innovation and Leadership.  Check back for regular musings, ideas, advice from an academic physician climbing the proverbial ladder.  I am located at the intersection of the University (teaching), the School of Medicine (research), and Stanford Health Care (clinical care).  Thus, I’m living the silicon valley bubble, exploring the world outside, playing with technology, and curing …

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