Primary Care Shortage? It’s Time to Examine Medical Education in the US
When I was in medical school in the 1990s, students were given a bleak picture of the life of a subspecialist. We were told that there would be few…
Mindful Eating for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is in full swing with the smell of great cooking in the air! As we prepare for the final holiday celebrations for the year, I would like…
Jeopardy: “I’ll Take Medical Errors For $100,000, Alex!”
Accountable care. That’s one of the central pillars of healthcare reform/Obamacare/the Affordable Care Act. Given that Obamacare is built on transforming Medicare, the payment system from which all Holy Billing…
The 10 Commandments of Patient Engagement
As a patient, care giver, researcher and a human being, here ‘s my “take” on what physicians and hospitals, and all the entities that work with them like health plans,…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: IRC Uses Mobile to Track Mortality in Africa
The International Rescue Committee conducted two mortality surveillance projects using community health workers who visited homes and collected vital events data with mobile phones. The project in Sierra Leone was…
Physician Patient Communication
All professions need good communication skills. Obviously in healthcare the ability to communicate with patients should rank high in a physician's list of talents. These days that interaction occurs in…
Holiday Cheer 2012!
Jingle FrostRomney LostObamacare is hereBrought to us by the DemsWith promises and fear. Fiscal CliffMight be teriff!Sailing through the airWatching Boehner and the PresPretending that they care. Susan RicePlaying NiceCharging in…
Collaborating With Big Data to Innovate HealthCare
As Dr. Bonnie Feldman, former dentist, health consultant and sell-side equity analyst notes, “the enormous variety of data – structured, unstructured and semi-structured – is a dimension that makes healthcare…
Just Because We Have Apps for Smartphones Doesn’t Mean We Have Real Mobility in Healthcare
App47 CEO and co-founder Chris Schroeder hosts a great podcast series called “What’s Appening!” in which he covers topics around enterprise-grade Mobile Application Management for securely deploying, managing, and analyzing business-critical mobile apps. Chris interviewed…
