Leveraging Health IT to Strengthen Patient Engagement
In the spirit of moving innovation forward, I found relevance in the following article about engendering trust using healthcare technology. In the crossfire of my own struggles with technology, I…
Why the PCORI Picks Matter
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has just appointed four new advisory panels that will help guide hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants. Unfortunately, while PCORI released the new advisers’ names,…
Social Media Benefits Delivery of Care in This Pediatric Practice
Sara Hamil and Dr. Paul Dempsey Sara Hamil and Dr. Paul DempseyAnyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I’m a big fan of Quinte Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Dr.…
Interview with Lawrence Sherman on eCME and ePatients
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Lawrence Sherman since we first met on the digital health conference circuit, when, as he likes to remind us, I was the first person…
Big Data and Data Sharing – Going Places?
Several recent publications have focused on big data and data sharing in healthcare for secondary use of EMR data. First, the American Society of Clinical Oncology announced CancerLinQ. CancerLinQ is…
Planning to Retire Later? You’re Not Alone
The Insured Retirement Institute conducted research that found 64.4% of Baby Boomers and 70.0% of Generation Xers say that work in retirement will be a source of retirement income. Data…
Medical Loss Ratio Reform: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) requires health plans to spend at least 80 or 85 percent of premiums on medical expenses and quality improvement – 80 percent for small groups and individuals and…
Give the Gift of Life for National Donate Life Month
During April, National Donate Life Month, The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland, a federally designated organ procurement organization, has partnered with Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital to provide employees and…
Interview with Liza Bernstein: ePatient, Breast Cancer Survivor, and Social Media Person
I first met Liza Bernstein in Palo Alto at Stanford Medi I first met Liza Bernstein in Palo Alto at Stanford Medicine X conference run by our partner, Dr Larry…
Can Innovative Software Reduce Hospital Admissions?
As a software professional, I tend to be skeptical about silver bullets, smoke and mirrors that many healthcare software companies try to tout.But, sometimes software can actually deliver the goods.…
