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,…
Mayo Clinic Report on Physician Burnout
A national survey of 7,288 physicians (26.7 percent participation rate) finds that 45.8 percent of physicians reported at least one symptom of burnout, according to a report published Online…
Are We Doing Too Much to Save Preemies?
In the 1960s, when the first NICUs opened, premature infants had a 95 percent chance of dying. Today, they have a 95 percent chance of survival…Now we face a difficult…
Frugal Medicine – What Indian Doctors Can Teach the US Healthcare System
America is the world leader in a number of fields - and this is true for medicine and healthcare as well. Doctors all over the world come to institutions such…
There’s an App for That: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Healthcare and Lower Costs
Smartphones are commonplace. Nearly half (49.7%) of all US mobile phone subscribers now have smartphones according to Nielson in February 2012. These phones are powerful computers that are able to manage…
American Telemedicine Association Criticizes the FCC
When was the last time a government agency had money to spend and didn’t spend it? If it happens, it doesn’t happen very often. When was the last time a government agency had money…
Money Money, Who’s Got The Money?
Most of us know where the money is going, and it’s not to physicians or providers. There is much money to be made and had in our health system,…
