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…
Person-Centered HealthCare; BeClose Home Monitoring System Helps Keep Track of the Elderly
BeClose is a home monitoring system that lets you check in on your loved one's daily routine to see that all is OK. Wireless sensors, alert buttons and a private…
Antibiotics for a Virus? How to Just Say “No”
First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012 First posted on TheHappyMD.com on 3/26/2012Antibiotics for a Virus … How to Say “NO” with Empathy and Respect“The best way to treat the common…
“Never Events” Happen
Surgeons make mistakes more than 4,000 times a year in the U.S., according to a study led by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, published online in the journal Surgery.…
Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship …
Inspired by this, I wrote the following. The first list is from the linked post, the second is my take. In the wake of recent #epicfail blogging by rheumatologists, I’m semi-amazed…
