Seize the Moment for Patient-Centered Care
In this New Year, we have witnessed another presidential inauguration, the symbol of a peaceful transition of power in the democracy we are privileged to call our own. As we…
Interactive Medical Education With ArcheMedX
ArcheMedX, a healthcare informatics and e-learning technology company, is the brainchild of Joel Selzer, serial entrepreneur (Ozmosis and Medical Funding Services) and Brian S. ArcheMedX, a healthcare informatics and e-learning…
Defending the Mentally Ill Who Smoke
I hate cigarette smoke and have also been sympathetic to health plans that want to exclude smokers or charge them much higher premiums. Yet a new government report reminded me…
Doctors and Social Media: Personal vs. Professional Online Content
The topic of health care social media continues here on Healthin30, and legal expert, David Harlow, Esq, Health Care Attorney and Consultant at The Harlow Group, LLC in Boston,…
Patient Engagement Matters
According to a Commonwealth Fund–supported study in Health Affairs, patients at a large care delivery system in Minnesota who were identified as the most “activated”―that is, participated in treatment decisions and…
Sickle Cell Disease: New Take on Old Therapy
I first remember hearing about sickle cell anemia as a teenager. I knew the disease affected mostly African Americans and I knew there was no cure. I first remember hearing…
Global Health: Determining Cost Effectiveness of New Technologies
When national governments or global health funders have to decide whether to subsidize a new medical technology (a new vaccine, a new AIDS medication, a new clinical pathway), some ask…
How to Engage Patients Through Data, Technology and Communication
Collection of data is worthless unless that data is used. As it relates to consumers and their health, presenting the data in a way that is useful and actionable is…
Doctor/Patient Relationship-Are the Surveys Accurate?
We have all seen them. You know…those charts showing us how satisfied patients are with the way their doctors communicate. Did your doctor listen to you? Did you doctor explain…
Online Clinics Work – Government Is the Problem
HealthPartners in Minnesota launched an online clinic called virtuwell in late 2010. After more than 40,000 cases, we report an average $88 lower cost per episode compared with care received…
