Mobile Health Around the Globe: Sweden – The Virtual Pharmacist
In recent times the market for over-the-counter drugs was demonopolized in Sweden. Suddenly, these medications could be bought outside of pharmacies - in supermarkets, gas stations and other retail locations…
Liberating Structures to Create Enduring Culture Change: The Superbug Story
This is a two-part post. Part 1 features how Liberating Structures (LS) have been applied to prevent the transmission of superbugs in Canada. It features the work of Dr. Michael…
Patient Information Retention and the Internet
A patient with hypertension asked me about the nutritional value of sea salt versus table salt. A patient with hypertension asked me about the nutritional value of sea salt versus…
Work Life Balance Top 3 Success Factors
Work Life Balance Top 3 Success factorsOne of the keys to de-stressing your days and living a richer, more satisfying life is BALANCE … specifically … more work-life balance.…
$1 Tax on a Pack of Cigarettes? As California Goes -So Goes the Nation
glamorous? glamorous?Want to see where the country is heading? Look no farther than California. The state has been a harbinger of what’s coming nationally for many decades now. It heralded…
Improving Patient Satisfaction: What’s Holding Doctors Back?
Some time ago, I endured a medical staff meeting, where attendance is taken and 50% attendance of all meetings is required. Some time ago, I endured a medical staff meeting,…
Implementing Kaizen for a Lean Health Care Transformation
Having recently attended a meeting for the American College of Healthcare Executives, I had the chance to query a hospital CEO, who coincidentally happened to be a Toyota engineer in…
Jogging is Good for You -But is it Good for Everyone?
A recent report in MedPage Today provided more evidence that moderate exercise will not only make you healthier, it will make you live longer and happier. The study was reported at the…
Sinai Opens Human Breast Milk Bank for NICU Babies
Did you know that Sinai recently became the first hospital in Maryland to offer its smallest patients a diet of 100% human breast milk? Thanks to the opening of a milk bank, the…
Sun Screen Spray Sets Man on Fire
Banana Boat sunscreen proved to be a little dangerous. "The warning is not quite sufficient", states the victim. This is truly Banana Boat sunscreen proved to be a little dangerous. …
