3 Implications of 3M’s Open Source Health Data Dictionary
Last month, 3M Health Information Systems released their Health Data Dictionary as open source software making it free and available worldwide. The open source contract is part of an agreement…
A Hybrid That Does More With Less
Hybrids are all the rage in the era of four-buck-per-gallon gasoline because they seem so, well, sensible. And among all the sleek, shiny imaging machines gleaming like new cars on…
How Does Your Physician Relations Program Stack Up?
The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) is conducting a survey of hospital physician relations departments. The 2012 Physician Relations Benchmarking Survey is designed to gather information about trends…
Cultural Change for Students’ Health and Humanity
By Scott Rodgers, MD By Scott Rodgers, MDWhenever I attend a AAMC meeting these days, the topic of medical student well-being is often discussed. Many schools have launched wellness programs…
Diabetes on the Rise Among Young People
Diabetes may be reaching near epidemic proportions among our nation’s young people, according to several studies presented at the American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting. Diabetes may be reaching near epidemic…
A Society by Any Other Name
What’s in a name? A heck of a lot, apparently. At its annual meeting in Miami Beach Monday, The Society of Nuclear Medicine changed its name. But before we get…
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule
The HIPAA omnibus rule, which extends the reach of liability to include business associates and subcontractors, should be out by the end of summer, according to Farzad Mostashari, the national…
Forgetful? Go Jogging
A recent column in the Well section of the New York Times highlights a study in the journal Neuroscience published by DJ Bucci and his colleagues at the department of psychology…
How to Increase Patient Referrals by Building Patient Relationships
A friend recently had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in two places. When they wheeled him out of the hospital, he practically jumped out of his wheelchair…
DC Health Data and Innovation Week 2012
I spent part of last week at the DC Health Data and Innovation Week. I attended HealthCamp DC, The Walking Gallery, the Health Datapalooza and part of the Privacy Summit.…
