Nurse Practitioners Can Take Some of the Pressure Off Doctor Shortage
I know there are some states that seem to regard nurse practitioners with a bit of suspicion, and so their ”scope of practice laws” are quite limiting. I know there are…
Eating Well After Stroke: Tips for Dealing With Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) and Post-Stroke Eating Problems
Eating well after stroke is key to successful recovery. After all, our bodies need proper nutrition and fuel to heal. But it’s hard to eat when you have trouble…
Leading in Social at Cleveland Clinic
There’s a short list of medical centers that are truly global brands: Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Johns-Hopkins, and of course, Cleveland Clinic. They have reputations and non-U.S. physical presence. For…
Euro Health Consumer Index 2012 Shows #Prevention is the Way Forward, of Course
Euro Health Consumer Index 2012The Euro Health Consumer Index takes a consumer and patient perspective in ranking EU health systems. Euro Health Consumer Index 2012The Euro Health Consumer Index takes…
The Problem with Medical Training: We Are Not Learning About the Causes of the Causes
This was one of my favorite presentations at TedMed2012 – Sandeep Kishore, Harvard med student, talks about how medical training is missing the boat because it is not teaching about…
In the Wake of a Healthcare Data Breach
We hear all about what went wrong when a (typically unencrypted) HIPAA violation occurs – who left what mobile device where – what data was made publicly available, who’s to…
Join me on June 2 in Baltimore to hear me speak about mHealth, cloud, wireless life sciences, patient access to EHRs, and Connected Medical Devices
The Baltimore Chapter of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) has invited me to come and talk about mobile health, cloud, wireless life sciences, patient centered access…
Stroke Awareness at the Forefront in May
We probably almost all know of somebody who has had a stroke. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 700,000 strokes are reported in the U.S. every year.…
Dr. Oz, Electronic Medical Records, the Fifteen Minute Physical and The State of Healthcare in America
Dr. Oz, Electronic Medical Records, the 15 minute “Physical” and what it might all meanDid you see the press coverage for the Dr. Oz show and his “15 Minute…
Armed…With an App! WatchMe 911
Ladies, this one is for you. Ladies, this one is for you.I actually tried to tell a young guy about what a fabulous app this is, but he told me…
