“Being the Best We Can Be”: Medical Students’ Reflections on Physician Responsibility in the Social Media Era
I considered another title for this blog edition, “Kindergarten for MDs in Social Media” I considered another title for this blog edition, “Kindergarten for MDs in Social Media”Many medical schools…
Facility Fees For Office Visits: What is the Role of Health Plans?
Yesterday’s Boston Globe article (Hospital charges bring a backlash) was spot on. Reporter Liz Kowalczyk nailed the topic: Yesterday’s Boston Globe article (Hospital charges bring a backlash) was spot on. Reporter Liz…
Mummies and Ancient Aleut People with Heart Disease? It Isn’t Modern Diets That are the Problem?
The recent study that came out showing that ancient people had heart disease, including a group of Alaska Natives whose mummified remains revealed that the perfect paleolithic diet did not…
Discovering the Value of Twitter at HIMSS 2013
The HIMSS conference last week was an exciting glimpse into the future of healthcare and healthcare technology. Fortunately, I was able to attend and witness the passion behind patient engagement…
Using Kinect and a Tablet to See Inside Your Skull
This is wild and was done in the Microsoft UK research office. They are using actual MRI scans and putting them in the proto-type head. This way they can see…
$6,500 for Narcotics
The following essay is by Lisa Jacobs, MBA, a third-year medical student at Brown University and a contestant in the 2012 Costs of Care Essay Contest. The following essay is…
Paying for Care
If you were eating in a Chinese restaurant, would you have the temerity to tell the manager how to repackage and re-price the items on the menu? If you were…
TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Part 2
Part two of a three part series on Healthin30TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical CommunicationWhat are your ideas to improve medical communication in health care? Part two of a three part…
Changes to HIPAA Impacting Healthcare Covered Entities & Business Associates
The 600ish pages of theHIPAA Final Omnibus Rule (published in January) affects nearly every aspect of patient privacy and data security and encompases the: The 600ish pages of theHIPAA Final Omnibus…
Traumatic Brain Injury and Violent Behavior
According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial…
