This week our big government stuck its imposing finger in the eye of the self-empowered populous. The FDA shuttered personal genomics company 23andMe until it could come up with evidence that their reports mean anything. The response of the American consumer has been muted. In fact, I’m not sure the average 23andMe user is concerned with what the fuss is all ... Continue Reading about 23andMe – Why Our Big Government is Right
Not So Public
So I have this issue with people watching me write on my machine. Right now as I wait for take out there's a guy watching me put this down. Here's my issue: As stuff comes out of my head it looks crazy. And like most people, I like the world to see me one way. But when people see my chaotic process it's different. It's embarrassing, really. I don't like people ... Continue Reading about Not So Public
How I Used Evernote to Panel at Medicine X
Here’s how I used Evernote with my iPad Mini to help moderate a panel at this year’s Stanford Medicine X. Begin a note for panel questions. A couple of weeks before the event I started a note and captured questions and issues that came to mind at odd times. I created the note in Trebuchet MS 48 font so that when I had the notes onstage on my Mini I would be able ... Continue Reading about How I Used Evernote to Panel at Medicine X
Bucking EPIC’s Monotonous Beat
Check out Flo, a handheld EMR concept from Oregon Health & Science University Medical student, Roheet Kakaday. While it may be a leap from concept to execution, it’s refreshing to see a budding health professional unwilling to blindly goosestep to EPIC’s monotonous beat. While most first year medical students are holed away memorizing lists, Roheet is ... Continue Reading about Bucking EPIC’s Monotonous Beat
Polishing Glass
We’re all convinced that Google Glass will change medicine. But no one’s really sure how. The idea of a doctor talking to her glasses just seems inevitable. This closing paragraph from a FastCo.Exist article on surgeons and Glass showcases our dogged determinism in forcing technology into every corner of medicine. "For advocates of the technology, the big ... Continue Reading about Polishing Glass
Early Adopters and the Hype Cycle
The danger with fast talkin’, shiny-object-lovin’ early adoptin’ doctors is that they/we hijack the social conversation and fuel the hype cycle. "We have inflated expectations when a novel technology is first introduced, followed by short-term disappointment when it doesn’t live up to the hype. But this is the important part: we also consistently fail to recognize ... Continue Reading about Early Adopters and the Hype Cycle