Great Lakes Health Connect

By Doug Dietzman, GLHC CEO December 6, 2018 There is much uncertainty about what the future will bring for the health information technology industry. Doug Dietzman, Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Health Connect, an experienced professional and thought leader in the field, shares his thoughts on the current and future state of healthcare delivery and Read More

Coordinating physical and behavioral health Located in Northern Michigan, the AuSable Valley Community Mental Health Authority (AVCHMA) provides prevention, education, and mental health services. They serve Iosco, Ogemaw, and Oscoda counties and have offices in Tawas City, Oscoda, Mio, and West Branch. AVCHMA envisions a future where consumers achieve physical and mental health sufficient to Read More

Teamwork and Information Technology Cadillac Family Physicians is a primary care practice committed to providing a total patient centered experience through compassionate and personal health care. The providers, nurses, clerical, lab, and x-ray staff of Cadillac Family Physicians personally facilitate and coordinate the best care for patients and their family. They use teamwork and information Read More

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. Hopefully the season provides a welcome respite from regular routines. The fast pace that healthcare and health IT moves demands our full attention. It can often seem that our work lives move, without pause, from one project (or crisis) to the next. There can be little time Read More

Great Lakes Health Connect wrapped up the 2018 Summit Series on October 22 at the Calvin College Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Each year, GLHC invites healthcare stakeholders from across the state to join us at one of several regionally-based education events we call the GLHC Summit Series. This year’s Summit Series included Read More

There is a truism in journalism that says “if it bleeds it leads”. This means that stories that are about bad news have a better chance of being published than more upbeat “good news” stories. The more salacious the better. Business news outlets are certainly not immune to this approach. Even in a field as specific Read More