Category Archives: Health Care Innovation

Digital Doctoring

Originally posted May 2, 2013 By Jason Franasiak I recently came across an old photograph of our labor and delivery board room. The scene contained a smiling attending that I know well along with two other residents that I never … Continue reading

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Wing of Zock “Chart Review” Blog Carnival May 2013 Edition

Compiled by Jennifer Salopek and Sarah Sonies Welcome to the May edition of Chart Review. This month’s series has a great collection of posts covering health IT, #hcsm, and reflections on electives and residencies as this school year comes to … Continue reading

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How to Deliver Patient-Centered Care: Learn from Service Industries

Originally posted on April 19, 2013 By Brian Powers, Amol S. Navathe, and Sachin H. Jain Over the past decade, patient-centered care has become a mantra for high-quality health care. Policymakers, researchers, physician-leaders, and patients have all cited the need for care … Continue reading

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Health Care Social Media Review #HCSM

Compiled By Sarah Sonies Welcome to the latest edition of Health Care Social Media Review, where we highlight blog posts from health care thought leaders on social media best practices, resources, narrative experiences, case studies, and new communications tools. This … Continue reading

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Wing of Zock to Host Next Health Care Social Media Review

Wing of Zock will be hosting the next Health Care Social Media Review on April 24! #HCSM Review, curated by Health Works Collective, is intended to showcase posts about the importance of health care social media use to both patients and … Continue reading

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Crowdsource request: Help our dialogue with leaders in academic medicine regarding social media

Originally posted on April 1, 2013 By Ted Eytan, MD I have been invited by the Association of American Medical Colleges (@aamctoday) to join social media superstar physicians Vinny Arora, MD (@futuredocs) and Bryan Vartabedian, MD (@Doctor_V) in leading a … Continue reading

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The Provider Will See, Text, or Hear You Now: Alternative Care Visits in Primary Care

By Stacie Pankow, MS, Scott Shipman, MD, MPH, and Shana Sandberg, PhD According to the Center for Workforce Studies at the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States faces a shortage of primary care physicians that will be magnified … Continue reading

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Reducing Readmissions: Can We Do It?

By Jason Lightbody It’s easy to say we need to reduce readmission rates, but the real question is, How do we do it? With changes to Medicare reimbursements looming, it’s increasingly important for institutions to do their best to improve … Continue reading

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What Technologies Are Going to Move EKGs Forward?

By Jesus Garay EKGs, the standard in medical heart examinations, are not without their own limitations. The two most common ones are interference in readings and slow response time between reading and diagnosis. However, the advances in technology in the … Continue reading

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What’s a Medical Educator Doing at SXSW?

By Bryan Vartabedian, MD As I do every year, this week I attended the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. With a focus on emerging technology, SXSWi has earned a reputation as a launching pad for innovative new technology; its collective … Continue reading

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