The quality imperative in health care
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 […]
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
In today’s environment of rising health care costs, more people are calling for improved clinical efficacy for prescription drugs for both routine and serious medical […]
May 12, 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
Moving the needle from intuitive medicine (the treatment of symptoms) to precision medicine (the treatment of causes) is the critical innovation that will make curing […]
Mar 20, 2015
Once again, the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is on the line. The Supreme Court is currently hearing oral arguments in the King […]
Mar 13, 2015
Primary care physicians (PCPs) face tremendous pressures along the frontlines of the US health care system. Amid escalating warnings from the AMA and others about […]
Mar 10, 2015
View image | gettyimages.com Last month, news broke that nearly 200 patients at Reagan UCLA Medical Center had been exposed to a deadly bacterium because […]
Mar 2, 2015