Would You See An iRobot Doc in the ER?
What if you were sitting in an examination room and a robot walked through the door? Would you jump? Would you engage with it? No matter how you may feel,…
A Great Moment in the Olympics: Double Amputee Competing in Running
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, a double amputee. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Erik van Leeuwen. Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, a double amputee. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Erik van Leeuwen.I am watching…
Why Subtle Test Results Matter to Patients
It wasn’t so long ago for you and me – and still is for millions of others – that whatever the doctor said was all that mattered. And usually the…
HealthCamp Boston 2012: Brainstorming the Future of Health Care
HealthCamp Boston is a forum for people with interest in all areas of health and wellness to gather, to generate ideas, and to take practical steps towards building the future…
HealthCamp Boston 2012: Brainstorming the Future of Health Care
HealthCamp Boston is a forum for people with interest in all areas of health and wellness to gather, to generate ideas, and to take practical steps towards building the future…
About Time: Health Care Firms Send Jobs Overseas
A Los Angeles Times article (Worries grow as healthcare firms send jobs overseas) laments the trend to perform functions such as data processing, pre-certification, and utilization review overseas in places…
8 Mistakes to Avoid when Securing Cloud Services
There’s solid demand these days for services like DropBox.com or Box.net that allow easy but secure file sharing to occur with proper privacy restrictions and audit tracking. I was…
Follow the Need: The Global Fight Against Obesity
A recent Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research report called, “Globesity – The Global Fight Against Obesity”, examines the subject of obesity as a global need driving business across a…
Women in Healthcare – It Is Time to Tell Your Story – XX in Health Week Starts 7/30
Just a reminder that XX in Health Week starts on July 30th. This celebration of women in healthcare is the brainchild of the good folks over at Rock Health, a woman-led health tech…
“A Chronicle of Hope and Promise”: Observations from Recent Journal Issues on PEPFAR
This is a joint post with Rachel Silverman and Victoria Fan. This is a joint post with Rachel Silverman and Victoria Fan.This month, both Health Affairs and the Journal of…
