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…
Why Didn’t the Dog Bark? A Study On Dog Cognition
his silence speaks volumes his silence speaks volumes Why didn’t the hound of the Baskervilles bark? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (in the guise of Sherlock Homes) deduced that the hound recognized the…
Healthcare’s Digital Revolution: Part II
Just as smartphones are replacing books within the personal realm, electronic tablets are quickly taking the place of paper in doctors’ offices, and are doing so on a global scale.…
The People Doctors Listen to
Dr. Cohn keynoting NE MGMA Dr. Cohn keynoting NE MGMA I recently had the honor to keynote the annual New England Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) meeting. My topic was “Changing…
