Success of value-based care relies too much on physicians
That’s the message built-in to most contemporary policy, initiatives, and programs, and the source of much professional atrophy and distress among caregivers. No matter the end goal – increase EHR...
View ArticleIntegrating the Healthcare Workplace: Diverse Roles Must Unite for Patient Care
In the workplace, people are grouped together or join a team so they can impact an individual or a group of people. In healthcare, it should be evident that we, regardless of the discipline, work...
View ArticleDeflating The Healthcare Bubble
As we get closer to HIMSS13, I think back to some of my key takeaways from HIMSS12. One of the things I heard over and over again last year is that healthcare is in a bubble. Going into HIMSS13, with...
View ArticleHappy Birthday America! We’re All Unhappy (Unless you’re in Health IT) with...
Last Thursday the Supreme Court got us a present for our birthday, the plan we deserve, aka the Affordable Care Act. It was a grand compromise of a bill and a decision that each person in the country...
View ArticleTweets of the living dead: Social media spreads awareness during disasters
“If you’re ready for a zombie apocalypse, then you’re ready for any emergency.” The Centers for Disease Control made this bold statement (seriously) in May 2011. To help Americans ready themselves for...
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