Should We Die Like Doctors Do?
The Saturday Evening Post has published a provocative article (How Doctors Die) by retired physician Ken Murray, making a strong case that over-treatment is rampant at the end of life.…
Chat 120 Summary: What are Your Favourite Twitter Communities and Hashtags?
On March 20th, hcsmca-ers shared their experiences with other hashtag communities and talked about why they like them. First-time moderator, @NatriceR started the discussion with On March 20th, hcsmca-ers shared their…
Crowdsourcing: The New, New Way of Surveillance
New research is showing that crowdsourcing is more effective than traditional surveillance methods in finding healthcare problems. Are we surprised? New research is showing that crowdsourcing is more effective than…
A Healthcare Guide to Hashtags and Tweet-Ups
You’ve probably been to a conference or meeting and overheard a colleague discussing the importance of Twitter for their medical practice. It seems everyone knows the importance of the microblogging…
Delay of Care of Adults Closely Tied to Tighter Medicaid Eligibility Rules
We all know the potential effects of the option of states which choose to forgo Medicaid expansion, given the choice to do so via last year’s SCOTUS ruling. On the brink…
Don’t Worry, ObamaCare Won’t Kill 99 Cent Value Meals
Fast food chains, which employ many low-income, uninsured adults, have been worried that the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka ObamaCare next year will be unaffordable for…
Bill Frist Wants to Ban FFS
Here we go again. Once an idea gets fixed in certain minds, it never goes away. Politico reports:The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform is calling for eliminating the fee-for-service…
mHealth on The Colbert Report: Dr. Eric Topol [VIDEO]
I’m returning back after a few days with family, and what better way to start up than with Stephen Colbert and his interview with Dr. Eric Topol from the West…
Inattentional Blindness and the Invisible Gorilla Study: Are Radiologists at Risk?
NPR released an article recently that talked about the Invisible Gorilla Study, which is a piece of research that explains why when you ask someone to perform a challenging task…
Teamwork + SXSW + Minecraft + Healthcare = Sum Greater Than Parts
There is a call in healthcare for all stakeholders to move toward a culture where team-based care is the norm. Where patients are welcomed into the care team as equal…
