How Could Physician Rating Sites Be Better?
Recently I began reading Dr. Kevin Pho's book, Establishing, Managing and Protecting Your OnLine Reputation. Last year I had encouraged patients to go to the Healthgrades to rate our office. It was helpful.…
A New Era of Patient Engagement
The February 2013 issue of Health Affairs focused on patient engagement. The includes some great data, research findings and ideas about patient engagement in the future. A couple of highlights…
Recent Clinical/Technology Distribution of Medtech Startups
Since January 2011, we have identified 158 medical technology companies that have been founded globally. As in the past when we have discussed “medtech” companies, whether in the context of…
Aetna Payment Estimator Video Is a Winner
Aetna won an Award of Distinction for its short videos designed to help members comprehend and use their benefits. I’m generally a curmudgeon when it comes to such videos and their cousin…
Empowerment
Francis Bacon is credited with the statement “…knowledge is power….” Francis Bacon is credited with the statement “…knowledge is power….”If one accepts this precept, then Steven Sonenreich, chief executive of Mount Sinai…
How Much Does a Knee Replacement Cost? A Question From a NJ Transit Bus
An ad for surgery on the side of a bus is guaranteed to get my attention. So this ad for “custom knee replacement” at the Raritan Bay Medical Center was…
Cleveland Clinic and Doximity Make Earning CME Credits More Social
Originally published on MedCityNews.Digital health startup Doximity and the Cleveland Clinic are collaborating on a new digital platform that would give physicians a more flexible and social way to earn…
Caring For Chronic Illnesses Should Be Different
Our medical care system does not deal well with chronic illnesses; it really concentrates on and is best at treating acute illnesses or trauma - as it has done…
Collaborative HealthCare CEOs
This post about collaborative HealthCare CEOs takes inspiration from Molly Gamble’s recent interview with Quint Studer, entitled 5 Things the Most Extraordinary Hospital CEOs Do. I encourage you to read this…
Mayo Clinic-Cancer Genetics Joint Venture Will Improve Diagnostics
Originally published on MedCityNews. Originally published on MedCityNews.Now that next-generation DNA sequencing is fast enough, cheap enough and commercially available, the next challenging for innovators is finding ways to effectively…
