A disruptive remedy for ‘spray and pray’ medicine
Consider this: You’re a patient with the symptoms of early stage coronary heart disease (CHD). You visit your doctor for a checkup and, staring at the […]
Consider this: You’re a patient with the symptoms of early stage coronary heart disease (CHD). You visit your doctor for a checkup and, staring at the […]
Sept 9, 2015
Chronic diseases pose a huge problem to the US healthcare system. 90% of Americans over 65 have at least one chronic disease; nearly 80% have […]
July 9, 2015
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 verdict in favor of the defendant in the much publicized case, King v. Burrill. The ruling […]
June 26, 2015
“Secret deaths.” “Babies as sacrificial lambs.” Tuesday’s CNN report detailed a high error rate for pediatric cardiac surgery at Tenet-owned St. Mary’s Medical Center in West […]
June 4, 2015
Health care’s inefficiency and potential for disruption have telemedicine and other tech startups stampeding for the new gold rush. The easiest way to get attention […]
May 28, 2015
Most disasters are single destructive events. But the most impactful disasters, particularly in developed countries like the US, happen discontinuously and systemically. Medical error and […]
May 19, 2015
Telemedicine has a myriad of applications. The most interesting of these applications challenge the status quo – they could be disruptive models that create greater […]
May 5, 2015
Since the first wave of retail clinics splashed into the care delivery scene at the turn of this century, more than 1,800 clinics now treat […]
Apr 30, 2015
Technological change is engulfing more and more components of everyday life. For Silicon Valley’s visionaries, the inefficiencies in today’s health care system make it a […]
Apr 28, 2015
A growing number of experts are calling for dentists to have a greater role in patients’ overall health care. While the movement has its skeptics, […]
Apr 21, 2015