The Walgreens’ Way to Mobile Healthcare
We’ve all watched and commented upon how the Walgreens drugstore chain has developed unique strategies, from prescription price negotiations to bringing pharmacists and customers closer together. We’ve all watched and commented upon how the…
5 Elements of an Effective Patient Testimonial
The Voice of the Patient1. Relevance To be effective, topics must hit a hot-button issue for the audience. This can happen in two ways: 1) The subject is currently in…
Hopkins Med Students Win Developer Challenge
By Sarah SoniesHave you ever felt poorly, given in to the temptation to research your symptoms online, and pulled up a list of absolutely terrifying possible diagnoses? Many of us…
We Are Not The Customers
Our care is generally good in the United States but not as good as it could be nor as good as it should be. There are multiple problems to consider.…
Learning to Surf: Lessons to Help Patients Recover from Major Cardiac Events
Recently, I decided to take up surfing (again). As a 20 year old kid, I was pretty good at most things that required athleticism (even surfing). However, as a 42…
Texas Governor Says ‘No’ to Medicaid Expansion under ACA
Fresh off the news of the breadth of health care delivery in that state, Texas is telling the HHS that it will opt-out of insurance exchanges as part of the…
Distracted Driving – There’s an App for That
The Safety Report Magazine recently featured apps that can essentially lock down your phone while driving, cutting down on distracted driving. Now this may not be as big an issue…
Daycare Telemedicine Pilot
One of the concerns about placing your children in daycare is what happens when they get sick. Naturally, you don’t take a sick child to daycare, so we’re talking about…
The Case of the Broken Heart
A middle-aged woman woke up in the middle of the night with pain in her chest and shortness of breath. She was afraid that she was having a heart attack.…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Monitoring Melanoma with a Mobile
Some cancers get a lot of ‘play time,’ whether due to their prevalence, or voracity, or good organization on the parts of their patients.Somehow skin cancer, the most common type…
