Is the Hospital of the Future Not a Hospital at All?
A few years back I wrote a widely read piece on Hea A few years back I wrote a widely read piece on HealthBlog that was simply titled, If Disney Did…
Long-Term Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
A shift is taking place in long term care (LTC). This infographic visualizes this change with focus on the US.Highlights are: A shift is taking place in long term care…
Nursing Home Complaint Centers Fields Your Calls for Deaths Around Septic Shock
The Nursing Home Complaint Center believes that, based on the calls they receive from family members, needless deaths caused by sepsis, or septic shock, is a much bigger problem than…
5 Breakthrough Technologies in Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Orthopedic rehabilitation is a constantly evolving field. Advances in science and an increasingly better understanding of orthotics have allowed doctors and other medical professionals to give patients more advanced rehab…
Advanced Care Planning: What to Do Now
(Originally published on Patient Empowerment Network)If you are an adult, you need to think about your future and your wishes and desires in terms of your health care. And you need…
Socialcam: Mobile Video Sharing Made Easy
Social media, specifically video, is getting bigger every day, and with YouTube being the second largest search engine in the world, it is very important to have video content readily…
Creating the Ultimate App for Your Clinical Trial
Mobile devices are rapidly changing the way people seek information. Mobile devices are rapidly changing the way people seek information. In fact, in February 2014, more Americans used smartphones and…
Act on Oncology [VIDEO]
Act on Oncology from Patient Power on Vimeo. Act on Oncology from Patient Power on Vimeo.In this age of medical specialization there is a critical need for new processes to…
Patient Nonadherence: A Rational Reaction to Sub-Optimal Physician-Patient Communication
I have been working on a paper exploring the link between physician-patient communication and medication adherence and the implications for health care costs. Medication nonadherence among patients is and has…
