What Does a Good Death Mean to You and Your Family? Have You Had the Conversation?
When my father was healthy, he used to jokingly say that he would throw himself off the Golden Gate Bridge when he got old and too sick to care for…
Telehealth Treatment, Not Telemedicine
I’ve been down this road before so I’m very familiar with the problems reporters face when writing articles about telemedicine. In this case, I wish it was just a problem with a headline…
Assessing Depression via App, Part II
Although I appreciate all efforts on behalf of mental illness, including those by app developers, I think some readers sensed a degree of cynicism behind my first post on assessing…
Community Management that Works – Featured on SlideShare
Last week SlideShare featured the workshop presentation about building a successful online community for patients and caregivers that I gave with Nancy Korstanje and Heather Sinardo at the Canadian Association of…
What’s the Big Deal About “Big Data”?
In IT speak, “big data” is a term used to describe large and complex data sets that are challenging to work with using the database management tools that are largely…
Fast Facts About Bones and Stretching
The best offense against muscle pain is a good defense. Dr. The best offense against muscle pain is a good defense. Dr. Edward Soriano, D.O., Department of Physical Medicine and…
Corporate Social Responsibility in Healthcare
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that has many different meanings and definitions. The way it is understood and implemented differs greatly for each company and for each country.…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Ghana – Changing the Very Essence of Healthcare
Ghana faces some serious challenges when it comes to healthcare delivery. Ghana faces some serious challenges when it comes to healthcare delivery.As the Austrian Red Cross points out, although the country has…
MT, Not Just a Modified Tweet
A few months ago, I was invited to present the opening keynote speech at the AHDI (Association of Healthcare Documentation Integrity) Annual Convention Indianapolis, Indiana. This conference focuses on the…
Fix the Eye and Save the Hip?
There is a very interesting study in the August 1, 2012 issue of JAMA titled “Risk of Fractures Following Cataract Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries.” It has been known that…
