Doctors 2.0 & You: Upcoming Conference in Paris in May (Early Bird Registration Ends Jan 31)
A wonderful conference is coming up in Paris in May. The 2nd Annual Doctors 2.0 & You convenes on May 23 - 24 at the elegant Cite Universitaire in Paris. …
Consumer Health Revolution On the Horizon? Challenges for mHealth 2012
“Since I was here in 2009, few fields have undergone such rapid change as mHealth,” - Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, at this year’s mHealth Summit. …
Avastin for Colon Cancer: A Conflicted View
In the long-running war to hold down health care spending, controlling cancer chemotherapy costs looms as the next great battleground. Pharmaceutical companies have been slapping price tags on their latest…
Epic Dominates in Number of Meaningful Use Attestations in 2011
The domination of Epic Systems continues according to a Meaningful Use Top 10 report released by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation leading all vendors with almost 28% (6,330) of…
Video Player is Updated With New Videos!
Patient Power, founded by patient-advocate, medical journalist, author and cancer survivor Andrew Schorr, is a one-of-a-kind resource bringing in-depth information to patients with cancer and chronic illness. Patient Power goes…
Behind the Old Face
Behind the Old Face is a vision to change the perception of seniors, particularly in the medical community. Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, GCN, Author, Speaker, Consultant and Senior Advocate hopes to…
What Do Patients Really Want? Part I
I recently wrote about an innovator’s dilemma of sorts – or call it a paradox – in healthcare. The paradox is that as we look to innovate in healthcare, the…
Rebuttal to Last Week’s Blog, Death of Disease Management (Finally)
Last week's blog, The Death of Disease Management, was well....provocative. It received unexpected b Last week's blog, The Death of Disease Management, was well....provocative. It received unexpected broad readership and…
FDA Fines Red Cross Again for $9.59 Million–Where Does That Money Go?
I am curious about this as a year ago blood levels were at the lowest in 10 years and maybe it’s just me, but instead of big fine, would improving…
Is Age Just a Number, or a Challenge to Widespread HIT Adoption?
I was interviewed for a recent article in Becker's Hospital Review that explores the common belief that older adults have more difficulty accepting and using technology. It includes some great comments about "digital natives" and…
