New Indication for Colonoscopy: High Value Target Captured.
This past week, I had a once-in-a-career event. Indeed, if I didn’t already author a blog, this episode would have been the catalyst to begin one. As I write…
Wound Healing Physiology
When body tissue is damaged by trauma, surgery, hypoxia, or other destructive processes, it quickly reacts to protect itself and begin the process of healing. Clean surgical wounds closed by…
Making Sense of the Oregon Experiment
Last Thursday, an article came by Kate Baicker and colleagues came out in the New England Journal of Medicine. Almost immediately, the article received widespread attention in the media where…
Keeping it Real
This is my second year painting an image that represents the wonder that is Medicine X at Stanford. The painting this year is called “Such as These.” The title is…
Another Reason Why Accurate Comparison of Health System Costs in Different Countries Is Difficult
In order to compare health costs in different countries, expenditures must be converted into a common currency. In practice, this is a more difficult problem than many people think. In…
What’s Next for Healthcare Information Technology Innovation
Last week the Greater Chicago Chapter of HIMSS invited me to participate in their healthcare technology webinar series. I covered the topic “What’s Next for Healthcare Information Technology Innovation?” and…
Obamacare 411
About three months ago I posted an edition titled “Obamacare 911.” For some reason this excited the search engines and I continue to receive a majority of hits when people…
Poor Adherence Generates Higher Health Care Costs and Worse Health Outcomes
A new national survey commissioned by the Partnership for a Healthy America and conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies, confirms that we have a serious adherence…
Government Institute Announces Distancing from Psychiatric “Bible”
Just mere weeks before the next edition of the “bible” of psychotherapeutics hits doctors’ offices nationwide, the federal government entity tasked with overseeing medical research is announcing a plan to…
EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient) or IQ (Intelligence Quotient): Which Best Identifies Success in Medicine (and in Business) Today?
Medical education today requires students to assimilate lots of facts and amass an incredible fund of knowledge quickly. As medical science advances, more material must be mastered. Medical students must…
