Dave Carlson is an entrepreneur, technology innovator, educator, and engineer who creates practical solutions for challenging problems. Since 2006, Dave has worked in healthcare informatics as a consultant to Veterans Health Administration, Mayo Clinic, and Intermountain Healthcare creating a better solution for designing and implementing healthcare interoperability standards. His current focus is on mobile applications for patient empowerment, person-centered care planning, connected health using cloud computing, and HL7 FHIR standards.