Health IT Data Today and in the Future [VIDEO]
The nice folks at Iron Mountain, a publicly traded storage and information management services company, reached out to me during the summer and asked what I think the challenges are…
Don’t Let Paperwork Get in the Way of Your Work’s Purpose
When I was in medical school training to become a radiologist, I anticipated the long, irregular hours, the difficulty of making a grim diagnosis, and, of course, the deep satisfaction…
The Neurobiology of Being Social
Being social can be understood on two levels; on the superficial level it evokes the image of being pleasant at a cocktail party, or going out with friends once a…
How the Left and the Right View the Race to the Bottom
Imagine an idealized model of the health insurance marketplace in which there are only three sets of variables: Imagine an idealized model of the health insurance marketplace in which there…
Does Pharma Get Social Media?
It is the perennial question that bounces around those of us who work in the pharmaceutical industry. Can an industry as heavily regulated as pharma, and therefore inherently conservative in…
Top Digital Health Innovations That Will Transform Healthcare
Digital Health has had a major boom recently. Investors are pouring money into companies that may bring them a win. I think this area has great promise. Digital Health has…
Google Calico: Has Digital Health Just Become Redefined Around Immortality?
(Editor's Note: John Nosta writes for Forbes.com) (Editor's Note: John Nosta writes for Forbes.com)I’ve just taken my Google GOOG -1.79% Glass and set them aside–at least for now.The new fascinating thought that is running through…
Scientists Challenge Idea of the Individual Genome
Originially published on MedCityNews.com. For decades, we as a culture have referred to a person’s genome as a singular thing — a set of DNA that exists in each cell and…
Another Reason to Take Care of Yourself: There Will Be No One Left to Do It
The AARP Public Policy Institute released a report called “The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap: A Look at Future Declines in the Availability of Family…
Managing Misbehavior in Online Health Communities
Excerpt from JMIR publication Community Management That Works: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Online Health Community Excerpt from JMIR publication Community Management That Works: How to Build and Sustain a…
