Jon Mertz

Jon Mertz
Vice President of Marketing
Corepoint Health

Jon Mertz is the Vice President of Marketing at Corepoint Health, a leading healthcare integration software company. Jon has extensive experience in the technology industry through his work at BMC Software, IBM, and Deloitte. Prior to this, he worked in Washington, DC, in various political appointee positions. Jon graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, in 1993. He frequently writes on healthcare and technology topics at HL7Standards.com.

Posts by Jon Mertz

Quantified Self: A Beginner's Guide for Healthcare

A movement is underway called the quantified self. But what are we quantifying and why? And what does this have to do with healthcare?

Talk Between Generations: Health Care Information Technology

What I learned about health tech from an 82-year-old.

A Sweet Debate: Regulate Big Gulp or Not

An interesting debate has brewed over the plan to ban large sugary drinks in New York City starting next month. It pits personal responsibility against social responsibility. This debate is an important one in many ways, and improving health literacy is a vital component in addressing it.

Generational Perspective Needed in Health IT

As technology is used more and more in health care, there needs to be a new generation of professionals to build, support, and maintain these applications and underlying infrastructures

The Fiscal Cliff Requires More Than a Bridge

The lame-duck Congress needs to resolve the fiscal cliff challenges before the end of 2012. It will take presidential and congressional leadership to make it happen, and waiting is not an option unless we want our fiscal, tax, and budget policies to go on autopilot. No bridges are required — just action and engagement.

Unlocking the Trillion-Dollar Value of Social Technologies

In addition to their business value, social technologies such as Twitter, Facebook and Kickstarter also create value in three key areas: learning, collaboration, and community.

Healthcare: How to Link the Generations

A Twist to the Individual Mandate in Health Care

The individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act refers to the need for everyone to purchase health insurance. But the real mandate we need to embrace simply demands our individual effort to live healthier.

Health Care in Motion

The Sphere of Frustration in Health Care

Frustration exists for both patients and physicians, which pulls them into the unfortunate sphere where energy is wasted and progress stalls.
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