Abstinence-only education has failed; let’s embrace what works instead
In 2003, I encountered my first abstinence-only sex education program in Arizona. My health classes transitioned from learning about exercise and nutrition, to six years of abstinence indoctrination through fear,…
Companion Habits for Doing Your Best Work
Your best work - do the second part of the job and finish the last 5% of the job. Do you want to find the…
Is the Medical Profession a ‘Special Interest’?
Don’t expect this humble blogger to explain Donald Trump’s broad and sustained GOP support, if our most seasoned political pundits are flummoxed. Why is this man with no prior political…
Big Data Doctors: The Future of Healthcare and Business Intelligence
In the healthcare world, the term “big data” isn’t always cast in a positive light. Healthcare workers worry about being flooded by irrelevant information, resulting in alert fatigue and causing truly salient…
Social Media Mastery for Healthcare Marketing
Continuing Series: An excerpt from the forthcoming book by Mark Tager, MD, and Stewart Gandolf, MBA, for private practice physicians and healthcare administrators about reaching, recruiting and retaining private pay…
Federal Election 2015: A Vote for Health?
Almost simultaneously, yet separately, Joelle and Aurelia asked if I thought #hcsmca would be interested in talking about health and the upcoming federal election. They had never met, but agreed…
Cash for mammograms is ‘ethically troubling,’ JAMA article says
Summary: “Offering women money, paid time off, or other incentives to undergo mammography screening is ‘ethically troubling,’ contends the author of a viewpoint published in the September 8 issue of JAMA.…
Health Reward Stat of the Day – Sept 11
According to the 2016 Towers Watson “Emerging Trends in Healthcare” survey, employers are stepping up their focus on employee engagement and accountability:66 percent expect to develop a workplace culture…
Celebrating 125 years at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center
LifeBridge Health is proud to celebrate the 125-year anniversary of Levindale! Levindale was established in 1890 in east Baltimore as the Hebrew Friendly Inn, a welcoming place for Jewish immigrants.…
This Month [August] in Telemedicine
This Month in TelemedicineModerated by: Jonathan Linkous Chief Executive Officer, American Telemedicine AssociationGary Capistrant Chief Policy Officer, American Telemedicine Association This Month in TelemedicineModerated by: Jonathan Linkous Chief Executive Officer,…
