Here's the most interesting news from around the world of identity as shared by Identropians on Twitter and elsewhere last week (June 10 - June 16).

In part 1 we introduced the notion that the proliferation of Internet-enabled health devices (such as sensors like Nike+ FuelBand or FitBit) and a growing base of health apps (such as myfitnesspal), is changing the landscape of healthcare.  In this post, I want to explore how they will help catalyze a shift towards more preventive care and healthier lifestyles, which will challenge the definition of what constitutes health care data, and a littel more about how that shift might play out.

To orchestrate the secure exchange of this rich data set, we introduced the concept of identity brokers, which represent a new model and a new market. In this post, we dwell into a discussion on [healthcare] identity brokers.

Here's the most interesting news from around the world of identity as shared by Identropians on Twitter and elsewhere last week (June 3 - June 9).

Professionally, I have spent quite a bit of time helping healthcare companies implement enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM).   Over the course of those engagements, I’ve learned a lot about the healthcare business.  One thing I learned is that the vast majority of healthcare costs in the US are linked to lifestyle diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, both of which can be prevented by adopting healthier lifestyles.  This realization had a profound impact on me, and I decided to make some changes to my lifestyle – specifically, to step up my fitness game.   And, I’ve been relying on technology to do that.  How quickly and how much I now rely on a few core healthcare apps has driven home the fact that identity can play a just as significant role in achieving a healthier lifestyle as it can in reducing healthcare costs.  

Here's the most interesting news from around the world of identity as shared by Identropians on Twitter and elsewhere last week (May 28 - June 2).

Here's the most interesting news from around the world of identity as shared by Identropians on Twitter and elsewhere last week (May 20 - May 27).

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a blog post that signaled the start of an important track in the evolution of Identropy. Back then, we had stumbled on this concept of company culture and were starting to grapple with its meaning, looking to build a strong company culture that would allow us to grow and face the challenges ahead.

As regular readers of this blog already know, we greatly and unapologetically value the importance of culture here at Identropy. We believe that culture, cultivated seriously, can be the most phenomenal growth engine within a company. And the right kind of culture can deeply connect every team member with the broader mission of the company and drive outsized achievement. We work hard on the culture at Identropy, whether it be small things we do on a daily and weekly basis or big things like getting everyone together in one place every 6 months, working on FedEx Day projects and publishing our annual culture book.

Here's the most interesting news from around the world of identity as shared by Identropians on Twitter and elsewhere last week (May 13 - May 19).

At Identropy, Customer Service is one of our Core Values, and like all our Core Values we try to live it in our day-to-day actions.  We believe that each interaction we have with our prospects and customers is an opportunity to showcase how seriously we take it.  And on the flip side, when we deal with one of our providers, we judge them during each exchange on the level of customer service they provide.