Category Archives: Technology

Simulation 2.0: A Test Lab for Health Care Transformation

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Originally posted May 2, 2013 By Ted James, MD What does simulation have to do with health care reform? More than you may think. Health care is undergoing a period of unprecedented transformation, during which simulation has emerged as a … Continue reading →

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The Currency of Social Media

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

By Joel Topf, MD Many people say information is power. I don’t believe that. Information sharing is power. People are more than willing to share information not because they are being paid but because they get a feeling of satisfaction … Continue reading →

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Residents, Educators, and the Secret Handshake

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

By Bryan Vartabedian, MD It seems that recently, some of the residents applying to our hospital’s residency programs have known who I was and I’ve known who they were. But we had never made eye contact. I had studied their … Continue reading →

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How Should Medical Education Prepare Doctors for the Networked Age?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

I suspect that if you like Wing of Zock, you might like Millennial Medicine, a transformative meeting on the future of medical education taking place on April 26, 2013, in the Texas Medical Center. Rice University Professor Kirsten Ostherr and … Continue reading →

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Familiar Tools Can Fix Care for Sickest Seniors

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

By Scott Harris Though geriatrics is a relatively small segment of the physician population, given America’s aging rates it seems likely to grow. A new study found that well-coordinated geriatrics care can help bend the curve of hospital readmissions, and … Continue reading →

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What’s a Medical Educator Doing at SXSW?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

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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#CPHC

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

By Gail Zahtz Editor’s Note: In observance of DC Social Media Week (#SMWWDC), Wing of Zock presents a series of posts on popular Twitter chats with relevance to readers in academic medicine. It started on Twitter, 140 characters at a … Continue reading →

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Wing of Zock “Chart Review” Blog Carnival: February 2013 Edition

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Compiled by Jennifer Salopek and Sarah Sonies After a chilly but sparsely snowy DC winter, the Wing of Zock staff is ready for the infamous groundhog to miss his shadow entirely and scamper right into spring. In the meantime, here … Continue reading →

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The chicken or the egg: do electronic health records reduce malpractice claims?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

By Ulfat Shaikh, MD Originally posted Sunday, January 13, 2013 Electronic health records (EHRs) are touted by believers to be the cure-all for clinical evils. They promise to improve communication between clinicians, increase the efficiency of visits, reduce costs, prevent … Continue reading →

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2013 Prediction: Device Connectivity Infrastructure Key to Health Care Vision

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

A guest post by Stuart Long, chief marketing and sales officer, Capsule Tech, Inc. on the Health Exchange Community Blog caught our eye the other day. Long blogs about what is next in the field of data innovation for hospitals in the … Continue reading →

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