Montefiore Medical Center Study Shows Strength of Simulation Training
Pilots-in-training don’t have immediate access to the cockpit of a Boeing 757. They are first placed in a simulator, navigating through bad weather, mechanical failures, and other adverse conditions to…
ZocDoc – Healthcare Answers & Appointments Made Easy
Are you stuck on hold for a long time when you’re making a medical appointment? Do you find it complicated to find out if a particular specialist is covered by…
Business Roundtable Offers Pragmatism on Social Security and Medicare
Business leaders tend to be pragmatic and non-ideological, so their influence is much needed at a time when Congress is so dysfunctional. Today’s release of Social Security Reform and Medicare…
The Coldest Journey: Q&A with Dr. Rob Lambert, Expedition Team Doctor
Before he left the UK to fly to Cape Town and join the rest of the Coldest Journey team we managed to catch up with Dr. Rob Lambert, expedition team…
The Uneasy Case Against Free Market Health Care
If you are new to health policy, here’s a warning. You won’t spend very much time in the field before you hear the claim that Stanford University economist Kenneth Arrow…
Does Seasonal Affective Disorder Affect the Elderly?
Does your aging loved one have a case of the “winter blues” that he or she just can’t seem to shake? Does your aging loved one have a case of…
Coke and Obesity- a Weight Loss Surgeon’s Perspective
Coca-Cola began advertising about obesity, in a public awareness campaign about how this is a problem for all of us to worry about. This morning I tweeted “Coke is helping…
FAB: Features, Advantages and Benefits of Social Media in Healthcare
Having and effectively using an online presence—website, social media, etc.—is a primary channel for connections between patients and providers. Having and effectively using an online presence—website, social media, etc.—is a…
Healthcare Leaders Must Batten Down the Hatches in 2013
Healthcare Leaders Must Make Herculean Efforts to Collect Revenue in Today’s Changing LandscapeI just finished reading an article written by Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media. It is called “CFO Outlook…
Now Your iPhone Can Take Your Pulse
In the past few years, we’ve seen many examples of how mobile devices have changed healthcare. From helping stop smoking to text-message appointment reminders, healthcare has greatly improved with the…
