Patient Centered Reception Areas
I don’t think many patients could resist interfacing with this ‘art’. They might even forgive the long wait to see their physician. I cannot and won’t add much to this beautiful…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: 3D Anatomy Guide From Ireland Helps Medical Students Learn
Science Foundation Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), have joined forces to develop an on-line 3D guide showing the human body in motion from the outside in. …
Indian Healthcare Industry in the 21st Century
You better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone,For the times they are a-changin'- Bob DylanHealthcare has been changing in drifts and shifts over the past few centuries and…
How To Use WebID to Create Single Sign On (SSO) Across Healthcare Systems
I have been speaking and writing often these days about how single sign on (SSO) technologies are probably one of the most important components of health IT data integration.…
Medical Office Efficiency – The Times They are a Wastin’
Medical practices, particularly private businesses like mine, strive for efficiency. This has become more necessary as medical reimbursements inexorably decline while overhead and other expenses rise. This may be…
Healthwise in India
Even though I have been working with Healthwise for over eight years, I am ashamed to say I didn't know much about how they actually went about creating their patient…
Bacteria, Heart Disease, and Red Meat
There are more bacteria in your colon than people on planet earth. Without bacteria people couldn’t survive or thrive. Bacteria are responsible for us being able to get vitamins, they…
Three Asks: One Blog
Well, June is almost upon us and with June comes our third gathering of The Walking Gallery!!! I have three major asks within this blog and I know many of you…
Crawl, Walk, and Then Run Towards Analytics and Big Data in Healthcare
I posted an article recently concerning the need to be more practical in the use of data vs. the need to go after the latest buzzwords, i.e. Big Data.…
Employer-Backed Health Insurance Plans On Life Support?
I've been heard in these precincts and elsewhere on the topic of employer-backed group health insurance, and the reasons why I believe it's an idea whose time has gone.…
