Wake Up: It’s National Sleep Awareness Week
How have you been sleeping lately? That’s a question you should routinely ask yourself, but it’s particularly apropos this week before we change our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight…
Building a Chain of Branded IVF Clinics in India
Many venture capitalists (VCs) are interested in investing in the Indian healthcare industry. Many venture capitalists (VCs) are interested in investing in the Indian healthcare industry. It has become a…
Interoperability Unbound: CommonWell Health Alliance Unveiled at HIMSS
Today, six EHR companies announced their formation of the CommonWell Health Alliance to promote seamless interoperability of electronic health records.From the presser: Today, six EHR companies announced their formation of the…
Study: Facebook “Likes” Just as Good as Any Other Quality Measure
In a study published last month in the American Journal of Medical Quality, researchers compared the activity on the Facebook pages of 40 hospitals in the greater New York City…
The 4 People Most Likely to Make You Sick
Who in your life are you most likely to catch a cold or the flu from? Who in your life are you most likely to catch a cold or the…
How Advanced Social Intelligence is Already Transforming Healthcare
As millions of patients turn to websites, social networks and mobile devices to share their health experiences and learn about treatment information, an incredible resource for health providers and pharmaceutical…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Robot Power Suit From Japan Helps Patients Walk
Hybrid Assistive Limb or HAL Hybrid Assistive Limb or HAL “A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on…
Teaching Medical Students About Costs
After graduating from college I had the opportunity to spend two years working at the Institute of Medicine on a variety of health care improvement topics. When it came time…
Neil Versel & Jonathan Bush – Much Fun Talk in NOLA HIMSS’13
So our new collaboration with HIBC.tv has yielded one of the most fun interviews of the HIMSS’13 Conference so far. Neil Versel, healthcare journalist extraordinare, and Jonathan Bush, CEO of…
The Health IT Scandal the NY Times Didn’t Cover
As health information technology honchos gather for the annual HIMSS trade show and schmoozefest, it’s a safe bet the industry “scandal” the New York Times placed on page one recently will breed more bored yawns…
