RSNA 12 Keynote Inspires – Challenge Radiology’s Status Quo
At yesterday’s opening keynote at RSNA 2012, RSNA President Dr. George Bisset issued a challenge to the specialty:“Our future depends on our capacity to develop shared ownership of patients’ needs…
Do We Need So Many Mammograms?
From the NEJM:We estimated that in 2008, breast cancer was over-diagnosed in more than 70,000 women; this accounted for 31% of all breast cancers diagnosed.Data for U.S. women 40+: From…
Medicare’s Sustainability and Disproportionate Impact on Women
In light of the recent election and the number of monumental decisions elected officials, government agencies, policymakers and health care providers have to make around health care reform, the Medicare…
How Computers Can Help Doctors to Improve Empathy
Many people are worried that the introduction of computers into medicine will further depersonalize clinical care . Their concern is that technology will disrupt the doctor-patient relationship because doctors will…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: India – Using eCompliance to Control Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis- TB is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that the WHO says infects one third of the world’s population. Between five and 10 percent of infected people develop the…
Wellocracy Is Coming! Watch For It
After working at this remote patient monitoring game for about 10 years now, we are ready to bring self-care to consumers – couch potatoes, weekend warriors and all of us…
10 Online Reputation Management Tips for Physicians
The 21st century has brought an additional layer of complexity to being a successful doctor: maintaining a pristine online reputation for both yourself and your practice. And while this activity…
mHealthSummit 2012 – Coming Up Next Week!
From the mHealthSummit Website: From the mHealthSummit Website:"Where Technology, Business, Research and Policy Connect.The largest event of its kind, the 4th annual mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private…
Why Have We Struggled So Hard to Improve Healthcare Quality?
There are many incredible efforts under way to drive needed change throughout the healthcare system. I love what Christensen and Hwang have proposed in Innovator’s Prescription. I have much respect for…
Science is Spooky–Thoughts from the Other Side of Reality
Science is spooky! Science is spooky!Today's big think is what Einstein called "spooky". I'm not sure if that was translated from the German or actually English but those are his…
