Mobile Health Around the Globe: Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE mHealth Finalists
i-calQ’s smartphone-based POC reader (Image: i-calQ)Originally published on MedCityNews.com i-calQ’s smartphone-based POC reader (Image: i-calQ)Originally published on MedCityNews.comOvershadowed by the $10 million Tricorder challenge is another challenge unearthing amazing sensor…
Pioneer ACOs: Some Say Risk Not Worth Reward
Pioneer ACO Experiment Produces Mixed ResultsAfter a one year experiment with the Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model which has 32 participants, nine of these organizations will be transferring…
Healthcare Emergency: Shortage of Nurses Will Impact Patient Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
Healthcare reform is here; this, coupled with the aging population of the United States, points to the extraordinary need for advanced Nurse Leaders today and into the future. Currently Registered…
What Do You Really Know About Obamacare? [INFOGRAPHIC]
According to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 57 percent of Americans don’t know enough about the Affordable Care Act to understand how it will affect them. Do you?…
Remote Patient Monitoring’s Future: The Game Is On
The personal Emergency Response System (PERS) marketplace, which is often associated with providing the elderly and chronically ill population with a remote mechanism for communicating medical emergencies while in the…
Why Google Should Buy Warby Parker – Before Jawbone
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, HealthCare Compass) (Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, HealthCare Compass)Lots of speculation lately about the acquisition…
12 Tips to Ensure the Success of Your Online Health Community
When building anything, start with a good plan and build on a solid foundation. The same holds true for building an online community. Here are 12 tips to help you…
How Cancer Kills
I’m going to let you in on an open secret: most cancer victims don’t die of their primary tumor. They are killed by metastases to distant organs. Fair enough; but…
Calorie Myths
Myth: Calories provide our energy Myth: Calories provide our energyCalories are not what provide the energy to fuel our body’s metabolism. Those are fueled at a cellular level by complex…
A Tale of Divine Healing: Faith and Reason
I’ve posted a piece on this blog on the issue of faith and reason in healing. I’ve posted a piece on this blog on the issue of faith and reason…
