Physician Burnout: Three Symptoms, Three Phases, Three Cures
Physician Burnout – the Three Symptoms, Three Phases and Three CuresAre YOU in the Danger Zone and What You Can DO about it.In my work with physician burnout and…
Innovation: Aligning Physicians and Hospitals to Create Sustainable Health Care Delivery
According to a recent HealthLeaders Media Industry CEO report, the biggest strategic challenge facing hospital, health system, and physician group practice chief executives is care coordination and the continuum of…
Obesity Treatment Moving Toward Fragmented Clinical Approaches
The obesity market is on the verge of new product introductions (especially drugs) and will soon become more fragmented by treatment options and competitors. The FDA has relented in the…
Video:Telemedicine on the Frontier
As rural providers work to expand access to care to far-flung patients, telemedicine is an increasingly essential component of those efforts. In this exclusive video interview, the leadership team at…
Patient Power: Many Miles Traveled, Many More to Go
I am writing this in flight across Canada. West to East. At Niagara Falls I will join a gathering of patients. I have met few of them but know many.…
What is the Value of Hope in Cancer Care?
We have all heard about cancer treatments that cost $100,000 or more, but only yield an average survival of a couple of months. Is it worth it, you may have…
6 Unique & Inspiring Ways To Use Pinterest In the Field of Healthcare
A few months back we posted an introduction to Pinterest – the now third most popular social network in the U.S. behind Facbook and Twitter. As it remains the talk…
Lack of Sleep Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Poor health outcomes – namely higher blood pressure and being overweight – have traditionally been linked to lack of adequate sleep. However, a new study out of Brigham and Women’s…
Meaningful Use and Mobile Apps
Several sources are discussing the possibilities that EMRs will eventually require a mobile app interface and smart applications for phones and tablet PCs. to qualify as an approved EMR.…
Ruminations on Walking
Who is taking whom for a walk? Who is taking whom for a walk?My dog Sherman took me out for a walk today. Not a very demanding task, intellectually speaking, but a…
