This post on Wing of Zock by Jason Franasiak is worth a peek. Perspectives of this type make deterministic assumptions about technology: Technology shapes us and we follow. This reflects a view among physicians that we’re the victims rather than the beneficiaries of technology. We cling to the belief that things were better way back when. We blame technology ... Continue Reading about Doctors as Victims of Technology
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LinkedIn Endorsements and a Physician’s Cloud
I’ve been thinking about LinkedIn’s new recommendation feature. Those of you who use LinkedIn probably understand that you can ‘endorse’ the activities of those in your network. It’s a social vote in favor of a certain skills. Initially I wasn’t sure about it but as time passes I wonder if it may get us closer to a way to socially review doctors. This post on ... Continue Reading about LinkedIn Endorsements and a Physician’s Cloud
Why IBM Watson is Important
First he won at Jeopardy. Now IBM Watson is helping to treat cancer. IBM, WellPoint, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center today unveiled the first commercially developed Watson-based cognitive computing breakthroughs. This is transformative stuff. IBM Watson is using evidence-based treatment models to individualize care and improve the speed and quality of ... Continue Reading about Why IBM Watson is Important
Doctors, Patients, Old and New
There’s this tension that I pick up on when I talk with patients. It’s the fantasy of the new and the old. It’s the fantasy of the physician encounter where a doctor will look at us and never to a screen. We insist on all of the affordances of the digital age with the human connection of a time gone by. We want an intensely human connection but we want ... Continue Reading about Doctors, Patients, Old and New
What Would Osler Think?
Medicine is changing quickly. In the context of these changes I hear this question occasionally: ‘What would Osler think?’ What would he think of imaging before examination? How would he feel about medical residents rounding with one eye on the EHR? It’s an interesting question and one that highlights the fact that we’re a profession preoccupied with our past. We ... Continue Reading about What Would Osler Think?
Medical Grand Rounds – January 10th, 2012
Welcome to this edition of Medical Grand Rounds. I scoured the web and pulled together what I think are some of the more interesting posts and news items of the past couple of weeks. I’ve tried to explore some voices that perhaps haven’t crossed your radar. We’ve got sociologists, medical students, IT gurus, medical futurists and even a couple of doctors. Some of ... Continue Reading about Medical Grand Rounds – January 10th, 2012