Douglas Goldstein

As an innovator in population health and technology, Doug applies personalized “Digital Engagement” through mobile, social media, gamification, big data analytics and behavioral economics for improved outcomes.   As an eFuturist, Doug delivers the latest insights on positive health transformation though innovation and leadership. As a leader, Doug motivates people to think out of the box to solve problems and create a positive health future.  Popular keynotes & workshops highly customized for clients include: Innovate Now, Digital Engagement and iLeadership.

As President of iConecto, he guides the world’s leading organizations in achieving superior health and performance through experiential media and “Distinctive Innovation.” He has been the strategist and developer of leading edge projects including:Gaming4Health.com – a leading news service dedicated to Health eGames, Ascension Health Exchange – the “Elevating Quality and Service through Knowledge Transfer and Innovation”initiative of Ascension Health; QualityFirst  BSHSIShare.org – Bon Secours Health System’s online Community that accelerates operational improvement through rapid knowledge transfer of best practices; eStrategy and Health Information Technology Sharing – Veterans Health Administration; and many other innovative services. He was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Health Online, Inc., a syndicated consumer health information company, and he was a co-founder and vice president of Consumer Health Services 1-800-DOCTORS, a telephone and online consumer health information and doctor appointment service. Goldstein has served as the Internet columnist for Managed Care Interface Magazine.

Doug shares his insights as a keynote speaker with leading health and medical forums sponsored by McKesson, National Association of Children’s Hospitals, HIMSS, College of Health Information Management Executives, Thomson Healthcare, Catholic Health East, MGMA, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Schering-Plough, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck-Medco, PhRMA, AHIP, Premier, Inc. and many others.  He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is currently working on his Six Sigma Black Belt certification from the Juran Institute.

Health 2020 – The Future of Medicine Today

Rapid and exponential changes in technology and process change science are enabling a quality revolution in health. Uncover strategies and tactics for executives and doctors to leapfrog the competition via e-Commerce, e-Care and Health@Everywhere products and services. Move beyond Theory to Action through invaluable knowledge gained from Doug’s eHealthcare book/CD-ROM and recent innovation projects with the world’s largest health organizations.

Improving Clinical Performance Through Knowledge and Capability Transfer
Learn how enhancements in knowledge management lead to clinical improvement through greater physician alignment and efficient use of information technologies.

The Greatest Gift 
Better processes in healthcare are the result of ingenuity and technological advancements. Learn how to better manage your ideas to provide a more efficient and more successful healthcare operation.

DISTINCTIVE INNOVATION: Quality and Safety through Leadership, Collaboration and Patient Centered Advocacy
See how distinctive innovation allows business in the medical industry to adapt to the new global healthcare paradigm.

Digital Doctoring for Quality, Patient Safety & Cost Effectiveness Today
Discover how technology is revolutionizing medicine in successive Techno-Tsunamis in the next 20 years. Gain insight on how to unleash the power of digital, DNA and nano technology for your organization.

Homeland Security through Health Information Technology, Infrastructure and Leadership
Biological…chemical… nuclear and cyber terrorism – our health care system is not ready for weapons of mass destruction or mass disruption. This keynote highlights the actions that consumers, doctors, hospitals, health plans and pharmaceutical firms can take today and tomorrow.

Future Health Today: The Power of Thought and Technology to Heal Today and Tomorrow
Be your own ConsumerMD! First this keynote profiles how technology will revolutionize heart disease, aging and medical care in 2012. Then it delivers practical actions that you can take today for better health and wellness.

eHealthcare: Predictions, Trends and Tactics:
Insights for executives and doctors to leapfrog the competition via e-Commerce and e-Care services. Gain indispensable knowledge from Doug’s eHealthcare book/CD-ROM and recent consulting projects.

4D Strategy in Healthcare: The Way to Distinctive Innovation:

Turn disruptive innovations in technology, customer needs and regulations into ongoing distinctive innovations through this thought provoking keynote.