Does Revised American College of Physicians Ethics Manual Need Revision?
I regard myself as a spirited patient advocate. (What doctor doesn’t?) When facing a patient, I try to focus entirely on the patient’s interest. My advice is hopefully not tainted…
Personal v Professional Physician Social Media
Personal use surpasses professional use when it comes to physicians on social media. Today, more doctors use two or more social media platforms for personal purposes compared with social sites…
Hospital in Flagstaff Using Remote Patient Monitoring For Those on Reservations
I grew up in Arizona and there’s a lot of land out there with no civilization present for miles, especially on the Indian reservations. The project as this states below…
Raven Surgical Robots: Open Source Collaboration for Universities
As the article mentions we are all pretty much aware of the daVinci robot for many sur As the article mentions we are all pretty much aware of the daVinci…
End of Life Care: Advice for Physicians Dealing with Families
Writing in Today’s Hospitalist, Dr. Stella Fitzgibbons offers specific and useful advice to physicians who have to deal with the wishes of a family when a patient can longer speak…
A Theory on Why The FDA Hid Conflicts of Interest
Much has been made of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ decision last month to overrule Food and Drug Administration scientists and prohibit the over-the-counter sale of the morning…
Competition, Investment and Markets in Cell Therapy, Tissue Engineering
Competition in the field of tissue engineering and cell therapy is intense, whether it be attracting top scientists, obtaining licenses to university-owned patents, being the first to reach market with…
Do’s and Don’ts of Mobile/mHealth Strategy for Hospitals and HCPs
I recently wrote, in Do’s and Don’ts of hospital health IT, that you shouldn’t make long-term decisions on mobile app platforms like iOS and Android because the mobile world is…
Digital Health Summit: Should it be Advancing or Aligning Innovation?
The Digital Health Summit at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show commenced this week, bringing to the forefront a number of new consumer-based health and wellness innovations that sit at the…
5% of Patients Account for Half of Health Care Spending
USA TODAY reports that 22 % of healthcare spending is from less than 1% of patients.(2009). That's about $90,000 per person, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.…
