Host

Don helps organizations launch new Health IT products and services.  He’s a product and business development consultant and accomplished Health IT expert with a 20-year track record of driving value with technology.

Don began his career as a custom software developer and eventually built and led a team of more than 30 engineers.  Later, he was the subject matter expert, product manager and head of sales and marketing for a digital health startup that launched a SaaS-platform focused on administrative simplification in healthcare.

Today, Don is President of Glide Health IT, LLC, a consulting firm that helps forward-looking organizations align their Health IT and business strategies. The firm specializes in business and product development with a focus on data aggregation, interop, analytics, and quality measurement.

Don creates and hosts podcasts including The #HCBiz Show!, The Practice Marketing Podcast and The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS) Deep Dive Interview Series.

Don is a co-founder and partner at VBP Forward, an organization that’s building a bridge between community based organizations and the healthcare system through educational content, workshops and conferences.

Executive Director, TIPS

Michael Diamond is the co-founder of The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS), a not-for-profit that has contributed millions in scientific impact since 2015. Michael is devoted to advancing information and science to address the myriad issues relating to infection prevention and global health.

Mr. Diamond is driven by the firm belief that we should not have to wait years for promising technology, ideas and processes to be implemented and accepted. Michael has created a model of information sharing that makes the process of vetting new technologies, implementing successful programs and inspiring innovation, more efficient, more accessible, more global and more collaborative.

Michael’s most notable achievement to date is the TIPS Journal (InfectionControl.tips), an open-access, worldwide collective that extends globally and touches locally. Michael leads teams around the world to develop trials and pilot studies to aid in the discovery of successful research-to-market technological advancements. His global team includes engagers and implementers. TIPS now reaches more than 30 countries, and its motto is: Join. Contribute. Make A Difference.