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.…
Are You Reading This After Midnight? More Thoughts on Insomnia
“Up All Night” by Elizabeth Holbert, a nice piece in the March 11 New Yorker, reprises the research of Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer, an anthropologist with an alternate model to our 11pm…
What Makes Us Who We Are
My friend John sent me an excerpt from a book titled “Brothers”, by George Howe Colt. It give a nodding acknowledgment of the role of genes in shaping our personality, and…
Healthbox CEO Nina Nashif Discusses Innovation in HealthCare
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Healthbox CEO Nina Nashif. The company just kicked off its second business accelerator program in Boston with 10 companies, in conjunction…
Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: The “Before” Picture
Financial Burden of Medical Spending by State and the Implications of the 2014 Mediciaid Expansions is the latest report from the Affordable Care Act implementation monitoring and tracking initiative funded…
World Health Day: Investing in Vegetables is a Win-Win-Win
April 7th is World Health Day. This year focuses on high blood pressure, one of the many diseases increasing across both the industrialized and developing worlds. Food Tank is hosting…
Person-Centered HealthCare: What Makes a Patient-Centered Provider Website?
I came across a provider website the other day that impressed me as being extremely patient-centered. I then took a look at several more provider websites (two of which are…
Why You Should Be Present With Healthcare Social Media
Healthcare social media is a medium of communication that is here to stay. It’s now up to you to decide how active and involved you become. Being present with healthcare…
Medical Student Debt: Could Private Investment Be a Game Changer?
Each year, medical students incur more than $166,750 in medical school debt, according to the AAMC. Despite the organization’s conclusion that medical student debt is not a determining factor in…
A Chat With Rare Disease Advocate Ed Fennell
Last week I had a fascinating phone conversation with rare disease advocate, Ed Fennell. Full of energy, he is helping to care for 2 young granddaughters – each with a…
