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…
First Principle of Patient Engagement and Patient Portals: Be “Relevant” From the Patient’s Perspective
One of the biggest challenges facing health care providers today when it comes to engaging patients is RELEVANCE…or more specifically the lack of it. I say “engaging” because any one…
Five Best Practices For Community Outreach for Physical Therapy Clinics
In our recent study, we found that 96% of physical therapy clinics offer additional services beyond physical therapy. The most popular were the following: In our recent study, we found…
The Real Price of Incentives: Loss of Trust
Are incentives a bribe?Incentives, rewards, penalties, fines, deadlines. Are they counterproductive? Probably so, amongst professionals.Many of these issues also apply to healthcare and medicine. Rushing to satisfy requirements for new…
Medtech: Incremental Advances and Game-Changing Innovation
Medical technology development is driven by a variety of factors. The most common drivers are to extend or improve the capabilities of existing technologies: Medical technology development is driven by…
