Why Healthcare Facilities Belong on Pinterest
Pinterest, the photo-sharing social network, just keeps growing. Currently it has over 70 million users and 2.5 billion monthly page views. Even bigger than those stats is the amount of…
There’s More to HealthCare Than Doctors and Hospitals
When someone says the word “healthcare” what immediately comes to mind? If you are like most people you probably first think of doctors, nurses, clinics and hospitals. But in reality…
Leapfrog Exposes High Cost of Hospital Rework
The Leapfrog Group is riling up hospitals with a hidden surcharge calculator designed to show employers how much of their health care premium is devoted to paying for medical errors…
Don’t Use Social Media to Attack; Use It To Influence!
I wanted to keep quiet on this issue, being the pioneer and former voice of Toronto Public Health’s Twitter for 3 years…but I think in the spirit of reflection –…
Culture of Disrespect in Medicine Affects Patient Safety
Lucian Leape’s words from the 2009 Telluride Patient Safety Educational Roundtable and Student/Resident Summer Camps tend to come back to me at random times. Not only was it amazing to…
Health Inequality and Modern-Day Slavery
“They never took me to the doctor when I was ill.” These are the words spoken by Merieme Mint Hamadi when asked about her life as a slave. Merieme, one…
Does Obamacare Really Depend on the Young?
“Health Law’s Success Rests on the Young” is the headline on a front page Wall Street Journal article today. The Journal’s Op/Ed pages have been hopelessly reactionary for decades, but…
Certain Drugs Can Trigger or Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
Good or Bad? Hmmm.Certain widely prescribed medications can trigger or slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease, according to recently published research. A Mount Sinai Medical Center team screened 1,600 FDA-approved…
The Maker of First Commercial Bionic Eye Seeks Funding
First published in MedCityNews. The company commercializing what’s being called the world’s first bionic eye is reloading with some fresh capital before its U.S launch. First published in MedCityNews. The company commercializing…
How Predictive Modeling Can Save Healthcare
From the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to statewide reform initiatives, the pressure is on for healthcare providers to offer maximum quality healthcare to increasing patient populations at a more affordable…
