Joining the Discussion
Siemens recently began sponsoring the Healthworks Collective and I am the first Siemens Healthcare contributor to this forum. With so many luminaries competing for your attention, we made the decision…
Low Health Literacy Video: Too Important Not To Watch!
The American College of Physicians has a YouTube video that demonstrates the impact of low health literacy on the healthcare delivery system and costs. Healthcare administrators and clinicians should view…
Book Summary: The Future of Health Care Delivery
Health care in the United States is a paradox. We are the most abundant, highly advanced market in the world, where research, commitment of providers, and dollars spent are unmatched. …
How Surgeons Put Our Bones Back Together- Animated Video
This is very well done and one of the best I have seen telling a story with visuals on how we get our bones put back together. Music is great…
Cigarette Warning Labels May Go Up in Smoke
We live in a free society. One of our most treasured freedoms is our right to free speech. We live in a free society. One of our most treasured freedoms…
Health Benefits of Sunlight
Researchers have started recognizing the importance of sunlight for a healthy lifestyle, recent studies reveal that sunlight renders many health benefits. Apart from Sunlight maintaining temperature and…
Do’s and Don’ts of Hospital Health IT
Last year I started a series of “Do’s and Dont’s” in hospital tech by focusing on wireless technologies. Folks asked a lot of questions about do’s and dont’s in other…
Genetically Informed Therapy and Technical Innovations in Cardiology
EXCLUSIVE POST - Medical Megatrends – Cardiology Update. The last few posts in this series discussed new devices used in cardiac care. This week and next I want to give…
Mobile App for Winter Survival
Mobile apps are the big items this year, not only in health care, but in a multiplicity of other niches. When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter,…
Best Buy Selling Consumer Wellness Software
This is not a bad thing but I guess playing the Aetna game online must not be turning enough results so here comes more. This appears to be a trial…
