A Mashup for Doctor Patient Relationships
A mashup, is a web page or application that combines data, presentation or functionality from two or more sources to create new services. A mashup, is a web page or…
The Walking Gallery: Walking around the World
I am getting ready for the Walking Gallery gathering in Kansas City, and I thought you might like to see where our Walkers live. I gathered this data using LinkedIn,…
Father’s Age and Child’s Psychiatric Disease –What’s the Connection?
Good old Dad and baby Source: Flikcr Creative Commons Good old Dad and baby Source: Flikcr Creative CommonsThe prophet Ezekiel questioned the justice of God’s punishment of the children of…
Wanted: Electronic Health Records
As technology races forward in today’s fast-paced world, more physicians are interested in making the switch not only to electronic health records (EHRs), but also accessing these records via a…
High Expectations for mHealth in Developing Countries
A recent report by the Digital Innovation in Healthcare working group states that governments of the developing countries must take hand in enhancing digital technology if they want to improve the…
When Does Life Begin? An Important Limitation of the Personhood Movement
Dear readers, I can’t resist recycling this one given the recent swirl of on- and off-line conversations and rants about abortion, the personhood movement, and sexual assault stimulated not only…
Hippocratic Oath, Then and Now
In the midst of chaos and turmoil for physicians in America it is as important as ever to maintain our hippocratic oath. Now is the time to review what…
7 Fundable StartUp Ideas That Will Accelerate Healthcare Innovation
Digital health startup accelerator, Rock Healthshares 7 fundable startup ideas that would transform healthcareDigital health startup accelerator, Rock Health is preparing to open applications for their fourth class of future…
Gawande’s Kitchen
Atul Gawande is a fine writer and probably a good doctor. He was a key health care advisor to the Obama administration, largely based on writing very long articles mostly…
What if Learning, Doing, and Sharing Were One Action in Healthcare?
I have gotten a lot of great feedback on my last post, ‘I tweet because it simplifies learning.’ I have gotten a lot of great feedback on my last post,…
