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Archives for July 2015

Blue sky

July 26, 2015 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

Blue sky over a mountaintop meadow of wildflowers

I snapped this at the start of a long walk in Sky Meadows State Park last weekend — a highly recommended trail, even on a hot day, since it winds up a mountainside and through woods that somehow stay cool. In the spirit of blue-sky, purposeful day-dreaming on a summer Sunday: I’m reading… “How Do […]

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Textiles are technology

July 18, 2015 By Susannah Fox 21 Comments

Detail of a quilt square - a multicolor circle

I hung a quilt in my office yesterday. It was not sewn by any of my ancestors, but a great-great-aunt did have the good taste (and fortune) to buy it. The quilt not only brightens the room, but also brings a feminine touch to what is, yes, the office of the first woman to be Chief Technology […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: Hhs, home health care hacks, inspiration, maker movement, textiles

The White House Conference on Aging

July 12, 2015 By Susannah Fox 12 Comments

Lawn sign in front of the White House announcing the Conference on Aging July 13

The White House Conference on Aging only happens once every ten years — and it’s happening tomorrow. The program begins at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, July 13, and will be livestreamed: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live I’ll be on a panel in the late afternoon talking about technology and the future of aging, directly after Tim Brown and Barbara Beskind discuss […]

Filed Under: demographics, key people, medical records Tagged With: Blue Button, Hhs, home health care hacks, maker movement, Medicare, Rosalie Yerkes Figge, usability, White House, White House Conference on Aging

Champions of Change

July 10, 2015 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

Matt Might and Susannah Fox

  Nine Precision Medicine “Champions of Change” were honored at a White House event on Wednesday, July 8. I count everyone in that picture as a community colleague — and some as dear friends. My role at the event was to moderate a discussion with four of the Champions: Amy Gleason, Anish Sebastian, Hugo Campos, and Howard Look. […]

Filed Under: key people, positive patterns Tagged With: Champions of Change, data liberation, Matt Might, Rare Disease, rare diseases

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