Person-Centered HealthCare: EndoGoal – the Diabetes App That Rewards
As a pediatric endocrinologist and health behavior researcher, I am familiar with what works in diabetes, what doesn't work in diabetes, and what is needed. As a pediatric endocrinologist and…
Startup Trends in Medtech
If you have access to large amounts of data, your natural inclination is to use it whenever possible to answer specific questions that may arise. Suffice it to say that,…
NCDs Check-up Convened to Empower Collaboration and Motivate Change
I had the opportunity to join an esteemed panel of health care and policy experts at The Washington Post this week for a panel event “The Check-up: Noncommunicable Diseases,” to…
Following the French on Alzheimer’s care
Looking for a way to send ObamaCare foes into a tizzy? Try suggesting emulating the French system. In any way. And yet if we believe in the notion of learning…
Noisy Hospitals = Patient and Staff Distress
Noisy Hospitals Cause Alarm Fatigue and Patient Distress A recent study from the University of Chicago revealed that hospital noise is reaching 67 decibels in some environments, which is considerably…
What’s Been Happening in mHealth: Update
Since my last blog post here at Medical Connectivity there have been some mHealth updates that may be of interest to the blog readers. Since my last blog post here…
Study: Willingness To Use PHRs Not Linked to Age, Education, Income
iHealthBeat reports that age, education and income level are not accurate indicators of patients’ willingness to adopt personal health records. The eight-question surveys aimed to evaluate patients’ perceived ability to:…
Post-its and the Practice of Medicine
Ever since the first Post-its® appeared in the early 80's I've used the little colored sheets to remind myself about all kinds of things--telephone numbers, todo lists, shopping lists, dates to…
Much Worse than Rationing: Overtreatment
“Rationing” is a handy label for opponents of government involvement in health care to throw around. It connotes hardship during wartime and not being able to use water during a…
Employers Opt for Medical Tourism
In Priceless, I hazarded a guess that employers could cut the cost of hospital care in half by engaging in medical tourism. It’s a variation on what is sometimes called…
