By 2020, Expert Patients Will Self-Manage 95% of Their Preventive and Chronic Care
Patients titrating and administering their own medication? Sounds like some futuristic scene from a sci-fi movie where Doctors no longer exist and patients are in charge of their own healthcare. …
A $400,000 Drug and Why It Matters for Global Health
This year, Revista Epoca reported that a man named Rafael Favaro sued the government of Brazil to obtain public subsidy for lifetime treatment of a rare form of anemia (PNH). His…
Connected Health, Reimbursement, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
We’re starting to see some funny economics emerge as healthcare payment reform truly takes shape. Just this last week I saw two interesting, unrelated articles that give us a glimpse…
America Has a Medical Care System Not a Health Care System
As Americans we believe we have the best healthcare system in the world. But think again, it’s really not the truth. Health care delivery is dysfunctional. We do have superb medical…
How to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Bedridden Patients
Bedsores, also known as a pressure ulcer, pressure sore, or decubitus ulcer, occur when seniors are immobilized and confined to bed for a prolonged period of time. Unrelieved pressure…
Romney on ’60 Minutes’: ED Care Appropriate as Safety Net
The problem with Mitt Romney in this election campaign is not the quality, or even the quantity, of gaffes his campaign so easily produces — it’s the ease with which…
Why Do Academic Medical Centers Do Poorly on Quality Report Cards?
In September 2012, the Joint Commission recognized 620 hospitals (about 18% of the total number of accredited American hospitals) as “top performers,” but many were surprised when some of…
How to Be Prepared During an Emergency
In recognition of National Preparedness Month, a coalition of emergency planners and communications professionals from all 16 Baltimore City hospitals have joined together to advise individuals and families on how…
Make IUDs and Implants More Affordable and Accessible for Teens
2/365 teenage pregnancy (Photo credit: shingleback) 2/365 teenage pregnancy (Photo credit: shingleback)New recommendations from the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) encourage use of Intrauterine devices (IUDs) or implantable…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Indians Expect To Lead The mHealth Revolution
With large penetration of mobile phones in the country (close to 1000 million cellphone users, teledensity >79%), India has realized that mHealth adoption will play a very important part…
