Not Surprising That Sick People Aren’t Always Happy About Costs
It’s late and I’m out of time to dig deeply into this topic today, but I wanted to comment on the widely reported concerns about health care costs in Massachusetts…
Integrative Medicine Part V – Busting Stress
Stress is with us all the time. Issues at work or at home, getting a traffic ticket, the grocery store out of your favorite yogurt. Life has stresses. We can…
Healthfinder.gov: Education or Indoctrination?
Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It's a web site from the US Department of health and Human Services Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It's a web site from the US Department of…
How to Stay Healthy While Working in the Healthcare Industry
The idea of staying healthy while working in the healthcare industry seems like it would be easy; after all, it would be a classic case of "practice what you preach".…
Breakthroughs, Back-slapping and Bioluminescence
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has a new name, a new president and some shiny new research to show off. The annual meeting is used to showcase…
Four Health Innovation Drivers
In a previous blog post reporting in after the 2012 AusMedTech (Australia Medical Technology) conference, we discussed the need for healthcare technology companies to quickly demonstrate how their innovations add value. In a previous blog…
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…
