Mobile Health Around the Globe: ‘Wazazi Nipendeni’ Free SMS Service Launches in Tanzania
Wazazi Nipendeni means "Parents Love Me". The Wazazi Nipendeni Free SMS Service offers informational texting to pregnant women, new mothers, family members and others who desire the information. The Tanzanian…
Healthcare Predictions for 2013
First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 1/6/2013My thoughts on the events and directions of the healthcare community in 2013 …Before I go down the road of making predictions for 2013, I…
Medical Quality: Myth or Science?
On the morning that I began this post, I read in our local newspaper that Tennessee is soon expected to have a law that would permit public school teachers to…
Pharmacist Must Have Apps – Great for MDs and Nurses Too
With hundreds of medications approved annually coupled with patent expiration, medications going generic and the plight of drug shortages, pharmacists are expected to know everything ranging from alternatives, doses, contraindications…
5 Tips for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Almost 50% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. The most common resolutions include weight loss (through dietary changes and exercise) and smoking cessation. As the New Year begins, many gyms and…
Cliff Diving for Healthcare Innovation
Ringing in the new year brings a time for reflection on the past and preparation for the future. After looking at the first Recruiting for Healthcare Jobs blog post in…
CarePlanners New Model for Helping Mom and Dad
As you made your way back home from an elder relative's home during the holidays, you may have noticed some things that suggested that he/she could need some extra care.…
Sharing of ‘Good Ideas’ Vital to Solve Healthcare Challenges in 2013
Thanks yet again to Twitter, I recently came across an article on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) site, Young Leaders Transform the Future. The article provides a brief outline…
Getting Charged for Rework in a Hospital
In Reducing surgical complications: How to make it happen faster, I contrasted the way a hospital gets paid for rework with what happens in a manufacturing environment. In short: when…
Be Aware Before You Go to the Hospital
“More Americans were dying every year from the care they received in hospitals, than from all the diseases put together that sent them to the hospital,” says Hon. Kathleen G.…
