Google Glass: Day 1
Guest tag for Glass Guest tag for GlassToday I went to Google New York to pick up Google Glass. I arrived at Chelsea Market in southern Manhattan. On the 8th…
Interview with Jarrod Fath of BrainControl, Winner of the 2013 EU eHealth Competition
What could be more satisfying than supporting BrainControl, the product that gives people back their autonomy?BrainControl won first prize in Dublin at this year’s eHealth week. Let’s give them a…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Conor O’Byrne Talks Patient/Provider Communications
(Editor's note: For more on RelateCare, see this great post also up today on HealthWorks Collective!) (Editor's note: For more on RelateCare, see this great post also up today on…
Statistics on Medicare Re-Hospitalizations and Readmissions Penalties
Did you that nearly one out of every five Medicare patients returns to the hospital within one month of discharge? Did you that nearly one out of every five Medicare…
Cost Containment: The Importance of Nurses
Due to ever increasing healthcare costs, stakeholders in the healthcare system rely heavily upon front-line workers to assist in containing costs to help make healthcare more affordable. Since nursing is…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Robots Care for the Elderly in Japan
(photo: Tokyo Times) (photo: Tokyo Times)In Japan, a rapid increase in the elderly population is spurring an effort towards affordable robotic care. These robots would aid the elderly by performing daily…
The Cost of Colonoscopy: A New Payment Model
There is a steady push to change the way that physicians are paid. No compensation model is ideal. The fee-for-service (FFS) model has become Public Enemy #1 as it is…
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…
