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• To iPad or not to iPad....
• To iPad or not to iPad....
• What's wrong with this picture ?? #PM #Healthcare
• Participatory Medicine and Patient 2.0 movement. Time interview w/ @epatientdave (edited 3/11/10) #whypm #hcsm
• So much for transparency..... Democrats Struggle to Finish Health Bill... PLS read this article!
• Health Care reform... at any cost, the sad reality of pure politics
• Are US doctors overtesting, overtreating ? #Healthcare @myen #in
• Can the States Nullify Health Care Reform? | Health Care Reform Center
• Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell and a great cast !
• Cogan, Hubbard, and Kessler: A Better Way to Reform Health Care - WSJ.com
• Dartmouth Health Care Analysis Is Criticized
• Vertical vs Lateral Thinking... in Healthcare.
• Social Media Use in the United States: Implications for Health Communication | Chou | Journal of Medical Internet Research
• Doctor and Patient - When the Patient Can’t Afford the Care
• The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype? - Well Blog
• 282 Million $/hr !!!
• Day 2. The Wall of Inspiration
• Day 1. Everyones favorite place to sit and ponder
• Potential Benefits of Coffee... video segment!
• Time piece on participatory medicine and Patient 2.0 movement... @epatientdave #whypm #hcsm
• California Hospitals Fined for Alleged Immediate Jeopardy Mistakes
• Chlorhexidine Cuts Risk of Surgical Infections... a broader point #hcr #infection
• Have to start somewhere. Right? #hcr #healthcarereform
• Sitting too much could be deadly ... #getupandmove
• 12 EMRs with remote access iPhone apps #EMR #hcr #hcsm
• IF AIR TRAVEL WORKED LIKE HEALTH CARE @peteralton #hcr #hcsm
• Nice sunrise to start the day off with...
• Providing quality care, and a human touch #hcsm #hcr
• Is ‘Sorry’ the Hardest Word in Health Care?
• CMS report raises doubts over Medicare savings claims
• Skiing Injuries Video #2
• Skiing Injuries... what to do first
• Studies show doctors how to reduce surgical infections
• Doctor and Patient - Are Doctors Ready for Telemedicine? -
• How the Senate bill would contain the cost of health care
• Strategic Learning for Health Care in 2010 -- The engaged patient... clinicians/researchers *need* to engage!
• The Engaged E-patient Population: Does ur internet connection influence your e-patient behavior?
• Amazing Photos.... Pouring Paint into Water
• Googling Ourselves -- What Physicians Can Learn from Online Rating Sites
• Ouch...Reconstructed
• White House put on the defensive on health care
• Ouch!
• Drugs Aid in Stemming Bone Loss but Have Their Limits
• Spooning Up the Wrong Dose
• When Humanity Transcends the Doctor-Patient Dialogue
• Droid's December Boom: Metrics Show Device Use Doubled in One Month
• Unconscious Competence: Is the Procedure Over When the Skin is Closed? Or....
• X-ray of a jet-liner.... awesome
• Nice thoughts to start 2010....
• Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice
• A Mayo Clinic Outpost Won’t Take Medicare
• Structuring and Focusing Information
• ~~~Wave goodbye to 2009~~~ thx @symtym
• Multiple-Ligament Knee Injuries: A Systematic Review of the Timing of Operative Intervention and Postoperative Rehabilitation
• Shoulder Instability....
• Success ?!?! #PM, #whyPM , #hcr #hcsm
• Fear of bad ideas
• End-of-Year To-Do List: Schedule Surgery?
• Is Running Bad for Your Knees? Maybe Not
• Texting While Driving Raises Crash Risk Sixfold
• The Latest in Adult Reconstructive Knee Surgery
• Justin's First Performance :-)
• Seth's Blog: Fear of bad ideas
• Thinking About Flower: A Concept is Born #hcflower #weareallpatients #WhyPM
• Hanukah bush... Done. Now, Christmas Tree
• Max Baucus: " No Senator Can Understand Health Care Bill" You need to watch this video!
• Holding Doctors Accountable for Medical Errors #WhyPM, #medicalerrors, #blame,
• Cancer Risks and CT Scans: How Can We Be Sure That the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? #WhyPM, #informedchoice, #PM
• Princess and the Frog
• Toys R us manhattan in the rain!!!
• The Science of Success: The Nature vs. Nuture debate continues...
• The Science of Success... Are you a *dandelion* or an “orchid*
• Consent... An Outcome, NOT and Event #hcr #hcsm #WhyPM #PM #in
• Healthcare IT Failure and The Arrogance of the IT Industry #HCRIT #HIT #EMR
• Six Rules Doctors Need to Know #whypm, #In @myEN, #hcsm #hcr
• The effects of a vegetarian diet on performance #hcr #getupandmove
• What are the 21 most popular health information websites? #whyPM, #In @myen
• The Health Care Lobby and Their Influence on #hcreform
• Is #googlewave useful in Healthcare? #EMR ?
• Letter to Senator Bayh from an MD who actually read the Senate #hcreform Bill.
• Patients Turn To Online Community For Help Healing #pm #WhyPM
• Shared Decision Making: Informed Consent v. Informed Choice #pm #In #hcsm
• GOOD.is | World Health
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• Emerging Patient Driven Health Care Models... incredible visualization
• Emerging Patient-Drive Health Care Models... incredible visualization
• The Max Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex
• Get Up and Move
• Will a Move Away from Fee-for-Service Control Health Costs?
• 101 Things To Do With A Mobile Phone In Healthcare |
• Physician online behavior ... :-)
• Health-care reform: The beginning of the end
• More talking, more problems: 'Cell phone elbow'
• Thanksgiving *Damages* :take two....
• Thanksgiving Football ... and the injuries that follow :-(
• Verizon is the latest telecom to seek riches in mobile healthcare
• My Favorite Holiday....
• After social networks, what next?
• Understanding Users of Social Networks
• Stolen E-Mails Raise Questions On Climate Research : NPR
• Joshua Kosman, Predicting The Next Credit Crisis
• Management's Role in Reforming Health Care
• Understanding Users of Social Networks
• Burnout and Mental Distress Strongly Related to Errors by U.S. Surgeons
• Reform Health Care by Re-empowering Consumers #pm #hcreform #hcr @myEN
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• The amateur scientist... (and clinical decision making) #hcr #pm #In @myEN
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• Chat Catcher
• How to *control* social media by @JohnHaydon #hcsm
• Electronic Medical Records Don’t Save Money #pm #EMR #In @myEN
• Mass. hospitals make headway on patient infections #pm #in #hcr #infections #DNV #JCAHO
• What would you do if an EMR goes down? Really ??? In 2009!!
• Physicians Are Online (iMedExchange Blog)
• Embracing lifetime value : #hcr #waittimes #annoyedpatients
• Google Health Wave
• In Modern Medicine, Checking the Right Boxes but Failing Patients #pm #in #hcr
• The MIT Media Lab Video Podcast : New Media Medicine #pm #hcr
• Verizon Wireless to double its cancellation fees
• Six Exercises To Ski Stronger | Men’s Journal
• Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms #hcr #hcreform
• Reform and Medical Costs: "It has to start somewhere" #hcr #hcreform
• Smart Practices | Making the Most of Physician-Patient E-mail
• Pelosi: Purchase a $15,000 policy, give gov 2.5% of wages or go to jail... it's true!
• Health Care and Smartphones: CNET review of the Motorola Droid
• Digital communications with your patients... #hcsm #hcr It's not about the money. Physicians better wake up!
• An all too often occurence in the doctor's office... #hcr,#hcsm,#pm
• Great Graphic Depiction of a Common Doctors Dilemma #hcsm #pm #hcr
• Health Care Social Media ( #hcsm) Wrap Up--- and some additional thoughts
• Perspective Roundtable: The Cost of Health Care
• Safety Gurus: Penalize Doctors Who Don’t Follow the Rules
• Senate's plan to salary physicians... Thanks to @DrWes
• Voted *one of the best* surgical blogs... ?
• Health Care and Social Media... #hcsm weekly recap
• Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! - The Wall Street Journal.
• A Laymans view of the Health Care landscape and the need for reform... including his well formualted plan.
• Health Care and Social Media #hcsm #hcr A Breakdown from *the trenches*. Part II
• How American Health Care Killed My Father - The Atlantic (September 2009)
• My how things have changed... Empty your pockets.
• The Business Model of Health Care @StaticNrg @epatientDave
• My Experience with Social Media, Email and Healthcare #hcsm #hcr
• Patient-Centric Care and the *Personality of an Injury* #hcsm
• How Different Groups Spend Their Day: We need to get up, get outside, play, observe, interact and innovate!!! #hcsm
• MD Self-Referrals- Front and Center in #HeathCareReform debate
• New patients -- Are you prepared for your visit? What does your physician want to know ? What should you ask?
• Bridging (diminishing) the knowledge gap to collaborate effectively
• Screening Reveals Larger Problem of Understanding Gap Between Public and Experts @KentBottles
• Health Bill Clears Hurdle, and Hints at Consensus
• *The Voice* ---Brain Power - Hunches Prove to Be Valuable
• TakeBackMedicine
• Universal Health Care Isn't Worth Our Freedom -
• Health Care Reform and Economic Recovery are Not Mutually Exclusive
• Health Care Reform and Economic Recovery are Not Mutually Exclusive
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• Newspaper Editorials Blast Democrats’ Government Takeover of Health Care
• Health Care *Simplified*
• Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese
• GOP Rep.: Public Health Care Option "Is Gonna Kill People"
• *If you are living your life on purpose, you are modeling something worth emulating...*
• Gaming the system... The Massachusetts Health Care Experiment
• The Ugly Reality of the Health Care Reform Agenda....
• Hot button in healthcare reform: U.S. as insurance provider
• Times Poll on Health Care Reform
• Doctor and Patient - Taking Time for the Self on the Path to Becoming a Doctor
• Twitter on the Barricades - Six Lessons Learned
• Key Lawmakers in Health-Care Debate Reveal Investments in Health Industry
• Doctors 4 Patient Care...MDs need to unite
• Obama wants new cuts in federal health spending
• The Cost Conundrum:
• On health care reform... is the GOP waking up ???
• OOPS! Models’ Projections for Flu Miss Mark by Wide Margin
• Kennedy vs. Baucus ... #hcreform and politics... bad medicine?
• Well - Better Running Through Walking - NYTimes.com
• Hip Injuries Bringing More Athletes to Their Knees
• Doctor pushes back on insurers
• Can Soc Media and digital medicine decrease the economic burden of health care?
• Pitching injuries can be avoided!!! Parents are usually the *problem*
• Paying for health care reform: Is *redistribution* of debt (via taxes) a viable strategy?
• Slam the Doctors.... Lose the Doctors
• Surgery May Not Be Necessary For Achilles Tendon Rupture
• The Truth, the Whole Truth, And Nothing But the Truth
• New Taxes Loom to Pay for Health-Care Overhaul
• Doctors and Medical Students Embrace Smartphones - washingtonpost.com
• The Dubious Promise of Digital Medicine - BusinessWeek
• Pitchers' Risk: COUNT ON IT
• Pitching injuries can be avoided!!! Parents are usually the *problem*
• The End of Private Health Insurance - WSJ.com
• Are *we* ready for rationing of our health care? Where are the patient centric HC2.0 advocates?
• Health Care Reform: Finally, Some Discussion of the Real Issues
• Health Care Reform... Where's the dialogue? #hcreform
• Swine flu: Twitter's power to misinform
• Fighting Deadly Flu, Mexico Shuts Schools
• *Nintendinitis*
• "10 Reasons Doctors Get Burned Out "
• Risks vs. Benefits: Get the Evidence or Fire Your Doctor
• When Doctors Opt Out
• Can SM and digital medicine decrease the economic burden of health care?
• Yet another example.... Will SM increase patient awareness? Will patients change physician behavior?
• Can Patients Influence Physician Habits? DNA Test Outperforms Pap Smear ... So why will it take 20 years for pap smear to go away????
• If Social Media Can Transform How Business is Transacted, Can it Revolutionize How Medicine is Practiced... Yes... and docs better be prepared.
• Are we pushing our children too hard? Yes !
• Electronic medical records: Who will benefit?
• From the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.... This is a very cute video, but it speaks to a very bad problem !!!
• Mass. healthcare reform is failing us... not the fault of MA!
• Disclosure and Physician Conflict of Interest
• Hospital Doors Revolve for Many Medicare Patients ... Will the *fix* result in more problems ??
• How should this be applied to the EMR/PHR arena? An EMR Apps *store* on the horizon?
• Technology, if not combined with the correct policy choices will never achieve the desired outcome
• www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Politics
• Statins and blood clots ...this could be huge
• Electronic Health Records: Lessons from the iPhone
• Dentist suing for libel
• "Doctors' (Gag) Orders -- on National Public Radio
• More on rating medical services
• MD ratings ... Who owns the data... from @symtym
• White House Forum on Health Care Reform
• Newspapers and Healthcare ???? a similar path ???
• Physician EMR adoption.... or lack thereof
• The 3G Doctor is ready to see you now...
• Physician Ratings.... my take.
• A Letter From Inside AIG: "The Entire US System Is Committing Suicide"
• Geithner's Five Big Misconceptions
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• rain in NY. Monsters and Aliens with my boys. Theatre full of kids under 10! Yikes.
• 140 Health Care Uses for Twitter
• Running a hospital: Final budget decisions
• medinnovationblog: The Litany
• iPhone test
• Rest, Ice and Text Me in the Morning...
• ER care in California
• Arghhh.... Another EMR story
• A *Rounding Error* and a Spark for Economic Recovery
• Social Media and Patient Education... Is There A Role for The Physician
• *Health Care* and Social Media Integration...Twitter
• Health Care IT...What should the govt do?
• Next Things First...my second guest blog gig.
• A Guest Blog....
• Vitamins and Neutraceuticals
• My aching knee....
• If you cross your eyes, they will stay that way...
• Are all MRI's created equal???
• Paying doctors more ....
• Medicare Cuts ... Here we go again!!!
• Etiquette Based Medicine...
• "Slow" Medicine
• The Benefits of Exercise.
• Universal Coverage, but not Universal Care...
• A bit off topic, but interesting nonetheless... Building a brand
• End of Life Care and the Overall Cost..
• Are Patients running scared?
• The Hospitalist IPO
• Here come the stress injuries....
• Amen... Why EMRs...as currently engineered, fail to make the grade
• Hmmmmmmmmm ??? What now :-)
• Microsoft.... their version of the future of personal health care
• Exercising... by Apple !!! Cool Stuff
• Imed Exchange
• Less Talk, More Action...
• The Feds Change their focus...Ortho Kickback 2.0
• The $50,000 surcharge
• Health 2.0
• Health 2.0.... Myca (and Jay Parkinson's) Perspective
• Knee osteoarthritis...when to intervene
• Bring on the skeptics...
• Incomplete Knowledge...
• Incentive and surgical decision making..
• Go ANDREW go...
• The Custom Total Knee
• Do no harm...
• Medical Student Education...revisited
• The Transparency Revolution
• "Health FICO Score"
• MRSA
• Imed Exchange
• Medical Student "Education"
• Where Will the Hammer Fall Next...
• "Eviscerated"
• Who is not trying to rate us?
• A Rose is A Rose is a Rose
• Defensive Medicine
• Residents...and Medical Errors
• WHo Should Purchase Healthcare Insurance?
• Will the Consumer Demand Change?
• Healthcare Inflation...Waste or Costly USEFUL Healthcare
• Google's Venture
• Practice Drivers...
• Existence of Primary Care is Threatened
• medinnovationblog
• The Intake Form
• Sermo and Data Mining
• Turns Out Mom Was Right...
• Governor Vetoes Hospital Dislcosure Law
• Nationwide Medical Records System
• Is Too Much Medicine Bad for Our Health?
• Fuzzy Logic...
• Money Back Guarantee
• EMR: Resistant to Change or Common Sense?
• Claims data and Doctors Ranking
• Inpatient Discharge Criteria
• Physician Shortage and Healthcare Reform...A MUST read
• Attracting the Best and the Brightest...Can it last?
• Are we starting to get the picture?
• EHR, PHR benefit...List of Meds
• Statins...
• Intrusive or Welcome... "Care" Management
• Computer Navigated Knee Replacement
• Malpractice Reform...
• Redistribution of Wealth...
• Physician Shortage...
• Blood Transfusions...More Harm Than Good?
• Lack of Evidence for Knee Arthritis Treatments
• Hazardous Work Environment...
• You Can't Make This Stuff Up
• Childrens Pitching Injuries
• Doctor Suing Doctor...
• "Behind the Counter" Medications...
• Cost, Quality Physician to Physician Comparison
• PHR's
• HSAs
• A Timely Injury..
• New Guidlines for Treatment of Low Back Pain
• Tragic Mistake
• Comparison Shopping... It's here.
• Social Networking and Healthcare 2.0
• Hip Replacments and Low Back Pain
• In Sports, Size Does Matter.
• Lung Ca and Knee OA... a possible association ???
• Nanotubes in Orthopaedics
• OMG, R U Kidding me
• LEAPFROG
• POA... Is your Institution Ready?
• Human Drug Trials and the FDA
• NY Mets...
• Is It Really Worth It?
• Cartilage Regeneration
• Surgical Training
• Tennis Elbow...Taking Arthroscopy Too Far??
• Anti-Inflammatories in Orthopedics
• HSA's and Shared Risk
• Vitamin D
• Exercise and Cartilage Volume
• Be Careful Where You Exercise
• Calcific Tendonitis
• The Cut is Good
• Improving ER Care and Throughput...
• The Surgical "Learning Curve"
• Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
• If This is a Medical Emergency, Please Press O
• THe "Ideal" Drinking Water
• Osteoporosis, Re-fracture and Mortality
• Payment Modeling: ECR and Prometheus
• Value Driven Healthcare
• To Rotate or Not to Rotate
• I NEED an MRI
• Defensive Medicine
• Physician Rankings and "Quality"
• Payment and Collections
• Medicare Payment Cuts
• Ann Coulter Takes on The Trial Lawyers
• Interesting Comments From a Throwaway...
• Happy Birthday
• Laughing Gas and the Risk of Infection
• "Dirty" White Coats
• Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction
• "Minimally Invasive" Surgery
• Obestiy and Pediatric Overuse Injuries... Is Their Highly Structured Lifestyle To Blame?
• Exercising when "injured"?
• ACL auotgraft versus Allograft...which to choose?
• Pitching Injuries in Children
• Welcome