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Many of you might be familiar with Becton-Dickinson. For over 100 years, Becton-Dickinson (BD) has been one of the top global manufacturers of syringes and other injection devices. Chances are if you\u2019ve had your blood drawn, it was probably with a Becton-Dickinson device. You might not know that the company of 40,000 associates is also a leader in Diabetes Care with Insulin delivery, Medication Management, Microbial Diagnostics Systems, Molecular Diagnostics, Biosciences and is also active in fighting anti-microbial resistance, cancer research\/detection and HIV\/AIDS prevention.<\/p>\n

\"Phil<\/a>I\u2019m Phil Eng, a Microsoft Senior Digital Advisor. Microsoft Digital Advisory Services is a team within Microsoft Services. Digital Advisors around the world partner with customers on their Digital Transformation, and our website can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We were invited by Becton-Dickinson to work with them on a business challenge they were facing. They wanted to stay relevant through industry regulation, changes in healthcare, and rapid technological advancements. \u201cThe impending health care transformation to value-based care requires connectivity of the diagnostics and the connectivity of the therapeutics, and tying those two together,\u201d said David Feygin, VP of Health IT Innovation and Integration at the time.<\/p>\n