Health Tap New Resource for Health Information
I came across a new resource called HealthTap. Essentially you can submit questions to a physician via mobile and receive vetted, peer-reviewed health information back. All doctors on HealthTap…
Parkinson’s Disease: 12 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know
Parkinson’s (also known as idiopathic parkinsonism, hypokinetic rigid syndrome/HRS, or paralysis agitans) was first discovered in 1817 by British doctor James Parkinson, and brought into public attention in the modern times by…
How Is President Obama Doing on His Campaign Promises?
Summary: What promises were made during the Presidential campaigns? Which promises are falling by the waste side? Summary: What promises were made during the Presidential campaigns? Which promises are falling…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr. Ivana Schnur Explains Sense.ly’s Remote Assesment Hub
Last week, we heard Lou Caputo talk about tracking hand hygiene data to keep patients safe from infection. This week, Ivana Schnur, M.D./Ph.D., Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Sense.ly…
Physicians With High Productivity And Satisfaction Scores Employ Strong Patient-Centered Communication Skills
People are forever telling me that I am wasting my time talking to providers about the need to improve their patient communication skills. Naysayers typically cite one of the following…
Massively Open Online Medicine: Bad Idea or Just Before Its Time?
The new darling of the online educational The new darling of the online educational community is Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The example which figures most prominently in the popular…
Two Common Sources of Overtreatment
Experts, most recently former CMS administrator Don Berwick, tell us that no less than 20% – 30% of medical care is “waste.” At the very least, “waste” is harmful to…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Empowering Rural Health Workers with Mobile Video
State-of-the-art broadband services still don’t reach many parts of the African continent, especially rural villages. But one consumer technology is pervasive: cell phones. State-of-the-art broadband services still don’t reach many…
Seek and You Shall Find
On April 15, 2013 I enjoyed my first visit to Austin, Texas!!! I was super glad to visit another gem of a quirky town after spending 3 years in Lawrence,…
Open Enrollment – Gangnam Style
Thanks to Barbara Kornblau over at Society for Participatory Medicine for sharing this video on You Tube. Until now, I would have never thought health plan Open Enrollment could be…
