Hey Friend, Can I Interest You in a Lung Transplant?
It’s no surprise to me that hospitals are starting to advertise high profit services on Google and Facebook. According to a Kaiser Health News piece, University of Pennsylvania Health System…
Your Healthcare GPS: How Much of “Know Thyself” is Too Much?
The advent of devices that track personal health and wellness has spawned a movement called the “Quantified Self,” which explores the extent to which self-tracking can lead to self-improvement. There…
Live From AACC: The American Assoc of Clinical Chemistry Meeting Kicks Off
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry kicked off today at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Clinical chemistry seems to mean precisely that this year. Manufacturers once focused on beefing up…
Guiding Principles for Connected Health Design
Connected health has enormous capacity as a tool to promote behavior change (in my opinion better than any other toolset we have). However when poorly implemented, it fails like any…
A Quick Resource Kit for ‘Hospitals and Social Media’
I will be moderating two round table discussions on the use of social media by hospitals – a topic for which there are tons of valuable resources.Considering that I will…
10 Things You didn’t Know Were in The Affordable Care Act
If you are curious what the details of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act that could make it 1000 pages in length. Here are some of them. This should…
Another Reason That Malpractice Reform is Overrated
One of the few points of consensus in the “replace” part of “repeal and replace” is that malpractice reform should play a central role. Proponents claim that fear of lawsuits…
The Shortage of Healthcare Workers and Deliverers
First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 7/16/2012 First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 7/16/2012In some respects, the bigger problem in healthcare is not the outcome of the U.S.…
What Low Income Patient’s Want From Their Experience With Providers!
I seem to be sharing a lot of stats lately, but stats are good! Today's come from HealthyCal, who have released a report on findings from a poll of low income patients that was funded…
How to Help Your Elderly Loved One Overcome a Fear of Falling
In youth, scrapped knees are a near-daily occurrence. We lose our balance, but bounce back without missing a beat.But for the older adult, the consequences of falling are real. The…
