The latest iteration of health care is Forward. The spawn of Google and Uber executives, Forward wants to make the doctor’s office look like the Apple Store. Offices come fully furnished with ambient lighting, a genius bar and an orgasmitron-like contraption for vitals. You can get the details here on Forbes. While the space pictured above may play well to the ... Continue Reading about Forward and Messy Humans
Progress
Checking out of a hotel last week I stood in line as the clerk offered directions by telephone to an incoming guest. As the line grew longer and as the conversation dragged, the clerk suggested what we were all thinking: map it, buddy. We all work with folks who always want it the old way. No matter what. Through their lens nothing should ever change since, of ... Continue Reading about Progress
When Technology Gets Ahead of HHS
The Department of HHS today released its long-awaited guidelines on health privacy surrounding non-traditional technologies like Fitbits. While health law professionals may understand the limitations of health privacy as it pertains to charts and apps, it seems patients do not. Charles Ornstein has it pulled together over at ProPublica. You can download the ... Continue Reading about When Technology Gets Ahead of HHS
My AVS Dilemma
I'm always looking to improve how I use technology. My latest move is to clean up the AVS . The AVS is the after visit summary created by our EHR - it’s an aggregated mashup of meds, recommendations, and clinical goodness. The power of the AVS is in the hands of the provider who shapes smart phrases and customized text for an patient experience that extends beyond the ... Continue Reading about My AVS Dilemma
Medicine X – How Education Begins to Change
Medicine is changing fast. Yet, the way we train doctors is not changing nearly as fast. It’s reflected in an education system built for 20th century. Over the past couple of days people began talking about it at a meeting called Medicine X | Ed. This is the first meeting to tackle the thorniest issues facing our next generation of doctors. The meeting brought ... Continue Reading about Medicine X – How Education Begins to Change
Why You Should Attend Stanford Medicine X | Ed
Health care is changing fast. Everything we understand about what it is to be a physician is changing. Yet we continue to train doctors for 20th century care. So the minds at Stanford's Medicine X thought the subject could use a little discussion. They're moving the chains with a transformative new meeting about medical education, Medicine X | ed. This fall on the ... Continue Reading about Why You Should Attend Stanford Medicine X | Ed