The Week in Health Care
The indisputable focus in Washington, D.C., and across the country last week was on the Supreme Court of the United States’ much anticipated hearings on whether the Affordable Care Act…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Health Monitoring at Helsinki Hospital in Finland
Study site: Helsinki University Hospital. Study site: Helsinki University Hospital. There are currently some 400,000 diabetics in Finland, the majority with type 2 diabetes. Almost half of Finnish men between…
Facebook or Blog …. Healthcare and Social Media
Although I’m not a huge fan of many of the infographics out there — this one by Patricia Redsicker of Word View Editing, caught my eye.Many physician, hospital and other…
3 Reasons For Healthcare Professionals To Use Social Media
Practicing medicine is a very personal experience. Patients don't go to hospitals to buy medicines but to access healthcare services in totality. Healthcare professionals don't deliver a product,…
Dying in the 21st Century
I happened to run across this TEDxNewy 2011 (Newcastle, AU): Paul Saul I happened to run across this TEDxNewy 2011 (Newcastle, AU): Paul SaulPeter Saul is Senior Intensivist in the adult and…
EHR Innovators Part 2: drchrono
This is the 2nd part in my round up of 4 EHR innovators that have caught my attention. Last week I covered Practice Fusion. This is the 2nd part in my…
EHRs and Health Information Exchange: Will Increased Access Decrease Costs?
The federal dollars in the HITECH act, and much of the enthusiasm for new innovation in the healthcare IT space is predicated on the assumption that better access to information…
The Health Care Reform Bill: Infographic
With the close of oral arguments surrounding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and individual mandate, healthcare leaders remain hanging in the balance. Do they march…
The Intelligence of Stupid Cancer
One of my favorite Yiddish words is Chutzpah. It literally means gumption. And one of my favorite people with chutzpah is Matthew Zachary, the brain cancer survivor from New York…
Impact Investing in India
I am a member of the Mumbai Angels network , and I attended an interesting session on impact investing which Sasha Mirchandani organized . This gave me the chance to…
