HealthCare Marketing: Choosing the Right Healthcare Advertising Channel
One of the most common medical advertising mistakes that doctors and hospitals make every day—one of many that we discover all too frequently—is using the wrong advertising channels. One of…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Bangladesh Maternal Mobile Health Service Aims to Reach 2 Million Moms
Everyday there are 1,000 women around the world who do not survive childbirth or pregnancy. Over three million newborn deaths occur every year. Most of these instances are not only…
What I Learned On the Road to the Shorty’s
January 26th was my son Isaac’s 7thbirthday. Our small apartment filled with laughter as we crammed 7 children and 12 adults into our living room. It was a great day…
What is #hcsmca? – Video interview
In May 2012, Ashley Weinhandl from the Ontario Hospital Association interviewed me to find out more about #hcsmca. She asked me: In May 2012, Ashley Weinhandl from the Ontario Hospital…
Fatty Liver Disease: The Cause is Carbohydrates Not Fat
Fried Chicken- a favorite- this nicely prepared by my good friend Dolce Debbie Fried Chicken- a favorite- this nicely prepared by my good friend Dolce DebbieSimple thinking: if I eat…
Making It Easier for Older People to Live at Home
My friend Dr. Joel Isaacson and his family live in Rehovot in a lovely wood house. The first thing you notice when walk into the Isaacson kitchen is a an old…
Going from Patient to E-Patient
Have you found that technology and healthcare haven’t meshed well? Is getting a doctor to respond to email almost impossible? Is keeping online health records up-to-date like pulling teeth? Sadly,…
Smoking Is The Single Most Dangerous Adverse Health Behavior
No other cause of illness or death is more important than smoking. This is the clear message of two new studies of large numbers of Americans conducted by Jha…
A Broader Approach To Managing Health Care Risk
Posted 2/15/13 on Medscape Connect’s Care & Cost BlogHealth care’s purchasers crave certainty. But complexity – and therefore uncertainty – rules. Assurances are hard to come by. Posted 2/15/13 on…
Promoting Health Literacy in India
Helen Osborne, who is an expert on Health Literacy, recently interviewed me about what HELP is doing to promote health literacy in India ! Helen Osborne, who is an expert…
