What Healthcare Innovations Can We Expect in 2023? by John R. Patrick
What Healthcare Innovations Can We Expect in 2023? Written: March 2023 The American healthcare system needs some serious innovation to solve the many challenges it faces. High cost is preventing Americans from accessing the health care services they need. Preventable medical errors are having a negative impact on the quality of care. Staffing challenges and […]
Do We Need a National Health Database?
Do We Need a National Health Database? Written: September 2022 David Feinberg, M.D., former head of renowned Geisinger Health in Pennsylvania co-authored ProvenCare: How to Deliver Value-Based Healthcare the Geisinger Way. I found the book very interesting, and it gave me hope our healthcare system could be improved dramatically if it adopted the numerous principles […]
Can Amazon and Apple Fix Our Healthcare System?
Written: November 2019 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett last January announced they were teaming up to tackle rising health-care costs. In the year the nonprofit company has been without a name, people have started calling it “ABC.” It’s now called Haven. In August 2018, The […]
Electronic Health Records
Electronic Health Records Written: May 2014 Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are part of the healthcare solution set, but also are part of the problem. For consumers, two key problems with EHRs are access and understanding. Providers of EHRs have not done a good job of explaining EHRs. There are multiple similar but unique kinds of […]
When Have We Seen Enough TV Drug Ads?
When Have We Seen Enough TV Drug Ads? Written: June 2015 The American Medical Association (AMA) has called for a ban on consumer TV advertisements for prescription drugs. Anyone with toenail fungus has either talked to their doctor about it or is not bothered by any symptoms. Regardless, millions of viewers of the Superbowl watched […]
