July 2015 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

The Future of Aging and Technology

By SUSANNAH FOX You might be wondering why a Chief Technology Officer would be talking about aging. Isn’t tech a young person’s game? First of all, I love Alan Kay’s definition: Technology is anything invented after you were born. Second, my grandmother...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 9:59 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Susannah Fox

Rise of the Machines

By SHIRIE LENG, MD “We are convinced the machine can do better than human anesthesiologists.” This statement was made by a doctor. Not only a doctor but an anesthesiologist. Not just an anesthesiologist but a pediatric anesthesiologist. Not just...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 7:03 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Shirie Leng

Xerox is extending to consumers & communities

By MATTHEW HOLT I’m steadily getting all those interviews I did 3+ months ago at HIMSS up onto THCB. (For those of you not paying attention we had a bunch of tech issues at THCB needing a big change and had to forswear videos for a while. But we’re...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 11:36 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Matthew Holt, Tech, Remote visit, Healthspot, Xerox

At 50, Medicare and Medicaid Face the Challenge of a New Generation of Super-Expensive Drugs

By STEVEN FINDLAY Happy birthday Medicare and Medicaid! Fifty years old today. Middle age. Congratulations. You’ve survived a lot—and 76 million baby boomers and 60 million low-income Americans are mighty glad you’re still around, covering one in three...

Published Thu, Jul 30 2015 11:33 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Steven Findlay

Advertising The Future Health Care Marketplace

By MITCH ROTHSCHILD Looking out the train window at a NJ Transit Coastline stop, I saw the future of shopping in health care. On the platform were side-by-side advertisements for health plans. Typically the domain of Broadway shows, mobile carriers and...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2015 11:00 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, astound, Mitch Rothschild

The Low Hanging Fruit is Lying on the Ground

By J.K. Wall With hospitals and doctors under tremendous pressure to improve costs and quality fast, clichéd calls to “aim for the low-hanging fruit” are ringing in every boardroom and bedpan from Sarasota to Seattle. But medical providers should set...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2015 8:18 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, J.K. Wall

Of PCPs and THC

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD The drug test came back abnormal. There was THC present. I walked back to Mrs. Johnson and raised my eyebrows. “What’s wrong?” she asked, not used to whatever kind of look I was giving her. “Uh, you forgot to...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2015 7:24 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

We Designed An Industrialized Healthcare System

By ANDY DELAO Process improvement. The 80 / 20 rule. 6 Sigma. Lean. Defects. Waste. Efficiency. Output. Production. Value added. Automation. Productivity. Workflow. Capacity Management. Quality. Access. Costs. Scale. I have noticed over the past few years...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2015 9:34 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Andy Delao

The reboot for Care Innovations: Interview

By MATTHEW HOLT I’m steadily getting all those interviews I did 3+ months ago at HIMSS up onto THCB. (For those of you not paying attention we had a bunch of tech issues at THCB needing a big change and had to forswear videos for a while. But we’re...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2015 8:31 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Matthew Holt, Care Innovations, Validation Institute

The Overhyping of the July Effect and What to Do About It

By HEMANT SINDHU, MD Filing into the auditorium, scanning the room hoping to spot a familiar face, there is a generalized sense of anxiety. Today is orientation, a day that marks the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of these bright-eyed young doctors...

Published Tue, Jul 28 2015 6:02 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Patient Safety, Hemant Sindhu, July Effect

Cholesterol Drugs: New Studies Could Spur Even Wider Use. Is That a Good Thing?

By STEVEN FINDLAY Chances are that a third of you reading this sentence take a statin, the ubiquitous cholesterol-lowering drugs. I do. Is it a good or bad thing that so many of us are taking these meds? Two studies out this month advance the long-running...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2015 6:39 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Statins, Lipitor, Steven Findlay, LDl

Death By Meeting

By JEFF GOLDSMITH It comes as no news flash that the baby boomers in health care leadership are starting to retire. I believe the generational transition in health care managers will bring profound changes. Specifically, it will bring a marked quickening...

Published Sun, Jul 26 2015 12:03 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Jeff Goldsmith, cyberslacking

Avoid ICD-10! Yes You Can!

By JACOB REIDER, MD Lots of news/talk about ICD-10 these days. Most organizations are spending time and money training care providers on it. Software developers are busy implementing it – often by changing diagnosis selection search menus from ICD...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2015 2:34 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, ICD-10, Jacob Reider, ICD-9, SNOMED-CT

Who are patient portals really for?

By ADAM BAKER I already know my blood type, what conditions and allergies I have, and when my last appointment was. And I don’t know what to do with the millilitre-by-millilitre values from my last blood workup. It’s important information for my doctor...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2015 10:20 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, patient portal, iodine, ADAM BAKER

I Ditched My Free EHR. Here’s What Happened Next …

By MOLLY MALOOF, MD SPONSORED CONTENT When thinking about the phrase return on investment (ROI) what immediately comes to mind is money saved or earned (ROI = net gain/cost). But, when it comes to HIT, calculating investments and returns is Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 23 2015 5:09 AM by THCB

Filed under: HIT, EHR, THCB, Small Practice, Molly Maloof

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