Physician Leadership-What should We Expect?
Kevin Pho MD in his blog KevinMD has a guest post by Stephen C. Schimpff, MD who asks “What should we expect of a physician leader today? “ …
Immunotherapy; A New Way To Fight Cancer
OneMedRadio interviewed Tom Moore, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Advaxis. He discusses the company’s novel immunotherapy technology. Brett Johnson: Welcome. This is Brett Johnson with…
Hoag Hospital Using daVinci Robot for Gynecologic Surgery Procedures
According to their website the hospital is using the latest version of the robot which includes dual consoles and 3D vision for the surgeons. This is the first mention I…
HIMSS Healthcare IT Awareness Week Activities and Agendas
The Sixth Annual National Health IT Week kicked off today with a Capital Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics Technology Showcase. The annual collaborative forum where public and…
What We Eat
1,922 pounds of food a year, including: 29 pounds of French fries 23 pounds of Pizza 24 pounds of ice cream 53 gallons of soda (about a gallon a week)…
Sociable, Collaborative Encouraging Couple Do Better On Memory Tasks
New research indicates that couples who are sociable, collaborative and encouraging did better on the memory tasks. This collaborative approach in social interactions could be a key to memory retention…
HHS Updating Regulations to Recognize Changing Technology
HHS has released its plan for retrospective review of existing rules that may actually be interfering with the delivery of healthcare services. This review is in response to Executive Order…
HHS Updating Regulations to Recognize Changing Technology
HHS has released its plan for retrospective review of existing rules that may actually be interfering with the delivery of healthcare services. This review is in response to Executive Order…
How Experienced Physicians are Transitioning to Electronic Medical Records
Many experienced physicians are facing career-changing decisions these days. One of the toughest is whether to invest in electronic medical records and keep pace with advancing technology.Cost is an issue…
Do Not Fear Open Source Software in Medical Devices or Mission-Critical Healthcare IT Systems
I spent the past few days in Boston at the Harvard Medical School Conference Center speaking audiences at the Medical Device Connectivity Conference (I presented lectures on how to design…
