What’s Wrong with Psychiatry?
I’ve always harbored a certain sense of suspicion about the scientific basis of Psychiatry. As early as in medical school I clashed with my psychiatry instructor. I wrote up a…
EHR Implementation Struggles: Three Ways Forward
In this article, I will share three important concepts that will take a lot of the struggle out of your EHR implementation. Each one of these is simple to…
Would You Use Your Smartphone as a Therapy Tool?
When feeling depressed or anxious, some people do not want to go to a therapist, either because of the cost, the stigma, or both. MoodKit is a smartphone app that…
The Coming Disruptive and Transformational Changes in Health Care Delivery
There will be some very disruptive and some transformational changes in the way health care is delivered, not as a result of reform, but as a result of the drivers…
Health Awareness Observances for the Month of July
Do you know why it’s important to save your baby’s cord blood stem cells? How many people each year receive eye injuries directly related to the fourth of July? What…
SAS and GSK Pull Big Pharma Into Big Data Collaboration
(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)Of all the companies that specialize in…
Medicare Needs to Emphasize Prevention and Quality of Care
(Editor's Note: Stephen Schimpff has been a member of our Advisory Board since the very beginning. He has given us numerous exclusive posts; here is his latest!) (Editor's Note: Stephen…
Shorter Wait in the ER Just a Click Away with Startup’s Virtual Waiting Service
(First published on MedCityNews) (First published on MedCityNews)If OpenTable can save people the time and hassle of waiting at a busy restaurant, why can’t an online check-in system do the…
Controlling Medicare Costs By Asking the Correct Question
(Editor's Note: Stephen Schimpff has been a member of our Advisory Board since the very beginning. He has given us numerous exclusive posts; here is his latest!) (Editor's Note: Stephen…
“Independence Day”
My children often laugh at my rather empty cache on iTunes. For a very long time I had downloaded only one song and that was Martina McBride’s “Independence Day.” If…
