Biography Highlights 
 
      Douglas Goldstein is a leading health care author, entrepreneur and “eFuturist.”  He focuses on how teams enabled by emerging technologies and entertainment can improve health and performance today and tomorrow. He is the author of 11 books on health management and the technology including: “Health eGames – How Video Games, Social Media, Mobile and Virtual Worlds will Revolutionize Health,” “Medical Informatics 20/20: Quality and Electronic Health Records through Collaboration, Open Solutions and Innovation” and “e-Healthcare: Harness the Power of Internet e-Commerce & e-Care.”
    
     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.
     
For more information, download Doug’s eFuturist brochure here:  eDouglas Goldstein eFuturist Brochure

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Doug's Calendar

iLeadership - Energizing Innovation
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Clara
Leadership Retreat

Engagement through mHealth & Productive Entertainment
Silicon Valley China Wireless Conference 2010
Mountain View, CA

Creating the Future
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
New York City

Games for Superior Health & Performance
Medical Technology, Training, and Treatment - MT3 Conference
Orlando, FL

Accelerated Growth through Experiential Media, Mobile and Immersive Learning
Bio International
Chicago, IL

Creating Cultures of Health - with Fun, Fitness, Health Reform, Unbound Technologies and Your Ingenuity
Healthcare Unbound Conference
San Diego, CA

Consumer Engagement through New Media - Mobile, Video Gaming and Social Media
mHealth 2nd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit
Boston MA

i-Leadership - The Way to Health Reform
Genentech Full Spectrum Conference
San Francisco, CA

i-Leadership - The Way to 2030
BayCare Health System Innovation Day
St. Petersburg, FL

i-Leadership – The Way to Healthcare Informatics 2020
McKesson
Atlanta, GA

i-Leadership
National Association of Children Hospitals Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL

What Do Entertainment, the Stimulus and Gaming Have in Common?
 Health 2.0 Conference,
San Francisco, CA

Using Virtual Worlds, Video Games and Social Media for Improved Health Status
Eli Lilly Health 2.0 Summit, Indianapolis, IN

Better Health through Video Gaming and Entertainment.
Disease Management Association of America Forum 2009,
San Diego, CA

Engaging Consumers for Better Health – Mobile Devices, Computers & Gaming Consoles. 
Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance Convergence Summit,
San Diego, CA

Better Health Enabled by Technology: Picking the Winners from the Stimulus Lottery.
TieCon
Silicon Valley, CA

How Entertainment, Play and Games for Health Can Deliver Better Health & Medical Care. 
Healthcare Unbound- Convergence of Consumer and Healthcare Technologies to Facilitate Participatory Medicine,  
Seattle, WA

Health 2020 - Supporting Stimulus Goals with Wii Fit + Nurse Avatars + Personal Genomics + ...
The Future of Medicine, Today
HIMSS 09 "View from the Top"
Chicago, IL

Health 2020 - Quality & Safety through Leadership & Information Technology
Eclipsys - User Network Outcomes Conference
Atlanta, GA

Gaming4Health Interactive Exhibit
AdvaMed 2008 Conference
Washington D.C.

Health eGames Market Report
Impact of Video Games, Simulations & Virtual Worlds on Consumer Health
- Unilever USA Management Briefing
- Physic Ventures Annual Investor Conference
San Francisco, CA

Gaming4Health - Gaming4Training
Interactive Exhibit
Bio International
American Medical Informatics Association Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Health 20/20
Implications for Transformation
Oakwood Healthcare System Leadership Retreat
Traverse City, MI

Healthy Gaming Opportunities 4U
From Wii Fit to Glucoboy
Health 2.0 Conference
San Francisco, CA



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