Making health care feel like buying a latte or catching an Uber ride is our new obsession. This week Forbes asked why health care cannot be more like Starbucks. In a world buzzing with health precision, it’s a reasonable question. When I think about why my clinic can’t run like a Starbuck’s drive through, I look to Clayton Christiansen and Jason Hwang. Their ... Continue Reading about Why Health Care Isn’t More Like Starbucks (yet)
33 charts Refresh
33c was lookin' a little 2008 so I thought it was time for a refresh. Same feel but with a little more breathing room for you, the reader. I'm planning to customize 33c further to make it easier on your eyes and minds. While I try to live by Seth Godin’s imperative that we must always finish and ship, I'm afraid that this is a space that will never be done. As a ... Continue Reading about 33 charts Refresh
33 Shorts | January 16, 2014
A few interesting things from the stream this week: Ignorant teens Most of us were smug enough to believe that we understood teens and their social media after reading this Medium post-gone-viral. danah boyd’s brilliant take shows that teens know themselves no better than we do. As the father of a 16-year-old, I concur. Pharmacy medicine The short-term solution ... Continue Reading about 33 Shorts | January 16, 2014
33 Shorts | January 12, 2015
A few noteworthy things: Board stiff Doctors are sick and tired of jumping hoops. Organized medicine’s latest mandate is maintenance of certification, or MOC. Consisting of an assortment of oddly creative quality and patient-safety exercises, it seems MOC’s biggest win has been the initiation of a conversation about what makes a doctor qualified. In a bold move of ... Continue Reading about 33 Shorts | January 12, 2015
ZDoggMD Riffs on Dr Oz
If you're the type of person who slows down to peek at accidents, you might want to take a moment to watch ZDoggMD rhythmically eviscerate Mehmet Oz. The entertainment value of ZDogg’s calculated language is surpassed only by the fact that Oz looks about as uncomfortable as a prostitute in church. Hell hath no fury like a physician forced to spend the first 5 ... Continue Reading about ZDoggMD Riffs on Dr Oz
We Make Health Fest
If you don’t know Joyce Lee, you should. She’s a curator, design thinker and a firecracker thinker. And she starts things. This weekend she is birthing a brilliant event called the We Make Health Fest. We Make Health Fest is a maker faire celebration dedicated to health. Joyce has assembled grassroots makers who embrace the democratization of design. Centered at ... Continue Reading about We Make Health Fest