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…
Concierge Medicine Will Get Massive Boost from Obamacare
Concierge Medicine will get Massive Boost from ObamacareThe shortage of physicians caused by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in the next five years will drive a massive…
No Hospital Left Behind
Does that sound familiar ? It should since we had a similar program for boosting educational accomplishments. The outcome of that program still remains very much in question. Portions of this…
CMS Releases 2013 Physician Fee Schedule and Announces 2013 SGR Cut
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2013 Physician Fee Schedule on November 1st. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2013 Physician Fee…
The Speed Bump Test for Appendicitis
When a teenage relative of mine had suspected acute appendicitis, the pediatrician told him over the phone to jump up and down to see if it made things worse. When…
