What Orthopedic Patients Want this Holiday Season
A few years back my great-grandmother fell down the stairs at our family Christmas and broke her hip. Being the stubborn woman that she is, she refused to go to…
ASH 2015: A Cancer Community of Hope
Andrew and Dr. Jan Burger at ASH Andrew and Dr. Jan Burger at ASHI am writing this on the flight home to my new hometown of San Diego from the…
Should patients choose doctors who are friends?
Can I help you? Can I help you?In the social media era, it’s common to read articles discussing the blurring boundaries in the doctors/patient relationship. Usually it’s some version of, “Should a…
Collaborative Physician Development
My inspiration for “Collaborative Physician Development” came from Lee Ann Jarousse’s recent article in Hospitals and Health Networks. I agree wholeheartedly with her premise: My inspiration for “Collaborative Physician Development” came…
7 Design Ideas to Improve Health in the Workplace
There have been countless reports over the last few years about how life in the office could be slowly killing you. From eyestrain to back problems, there’s no shortage…
4 Ways to Avoid Slip-and-Falls This Winter
When you have suffered from a traumatic brain injury, winter may seem more dangerous than any other season. With slick ice on the ground, you may feel wary about stepping…
Staffing Effects on Weekend Medical Care
Appendectomies are appendectomies, right? As long as you have trained professionals operating in a safe environment, it shouldn’t matter when your patients go under the knife. Except that sometimes, it…
Weekly Dose of Top 5 Healthcare Stories You Might’ve Missed
From our partner site, Healthcare Dive, we wanted to share the top 5 stories that readers were talking about and sharing last week. Last week was a rough week for the…
The Convenience Economy and Healthcare’s Grand Canyon Gap
A Guest Post by Paul Rosen, MDAfter reading Stewart Gandolf’s recent post, Patients Feel Healthcare Is Stuck in the Digital Dark Ages, I felt compelled to piggyback a few thoughts…
Am I Too Old for a Colonoscopy?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of medical guidelines. These are sets of criteria that are supposed to ‘guide’ physicians facing certain medical circumstances. As physicians know, and…
