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Vaccine Logistics This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovation in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can reach […]
Mental Health Challenges Sadly, we are seeing increasing rates of brain health challenges around the country and likely the world. Problems that existed before having been amplified by the pandemic and the social isolation we are all experiencing. The impact of this is not just confined to adults and employees but permeates throughout our society […]
Soundcloud Meets Rap Genius This week I am talking to Shiv Rao, MD (@ShivdevRao) is the co-founder and CEO of Abridge (@ABridgeHQ), which uses groundbreaking machine learning to help people understand the details of their care and follow through on their doctors’ advice. He is also a faculty member and practicing cardiologist at UPMC’s Heart and Vascular Institute. Shiv […]
We are seeing a continued increase in COVID19 cases with almost 200,000 new cases per day. How do we make ourselves safer especially as we consider the new variants that are emerging that are more transmissible? What options are open to double down and mitigate the spread 👯♂️Avoid Mixing where possible 🚶♂️Reduce requirements for in-person […]
Returning Ultimate Control of Care to the Patient This week I am talking to Rob Kowal, MD, PhD Chief Medical Officer, of Medtronic (@Medtronic/@MDT_Cardiac) and a cardiac electrophysiologist who has been part of the incredible progress and innovation that have taken place in implantable cardiac devices. He talks about the progress from the early days of external pacing […]
The US has not been doing well in its attempts at mitigating the virus. We discuss what other countries have done that have made them more successful. For example, Vietnam has less than 1,500 cases of COVID19 and Rwanda has less than 8500 cases and fewer than 75 deaths despite having a fraction of the […]
The History of US Healthcare This week I am talking with Dr. Christy Ford Chapin, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of History at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (@UMBC) and author of Ensuring America’s Health: The Public Creation of the Corporate Health Care System that dives deep into the US Health care system tracing the […]
This week Fred and I discuss the new variant that the British researchers highlighted over the holiday period and led to a reaction from various countries and around the world Many European countries banned travel originating in the UK and the US followed suit requiring a negative COVID19 test. So, what is the new variant […]
Looking Back at 2020 This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December and a look back at the 2020 You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovation in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on […]
To close out the year Fred Goldstein and I review the things that took place in 2020 in healthcare generally that includes: A renewed focus on “Surprise billing” Getting everyone including patients seamless health data access Drug pricing transparency and why the US pays so much more The FDA warns Vaping is bad for your […]
Building a Trusting Relationship This week I am talking to Ramin Bastani, (@Raminb) CEO of Healthvana, who has built a direct communication platform for patients and doctors that has been working to deliver test results quickly and accurately for HIV for a number of years and has expanded into COVID19. Ramin’s journey started out caring for his […]
Business Health Officer There is light at the end of the tunnel but that does not mean everything returns to where we were in 2019. This week Fred discusses the blended approach to your workforce that will include working from home and coming to work and the need for a population health program and employee […]
Logistics and Impact of Vaccine Distribution The vaccine rollout from Pfizer started this week and the first doses are already arriving and will be distributed in the coming days. What does that mean for you and your friends, family, and business colleagues? We discuss the logistical challenges of vaccine distribution and review what changes […]
This week I am talking to Dr. Zoë McLaren, Ph.D. (@ZoeMcLaren) Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Zoë has a broad and deep set of experiences when it comes to effectively gathering data to combat infectious disease, especially in resource-limited countries, and has commented and written on […]
Airflow in South Korean Restaurant Two studies recently released build on earlier work to inform our understanding of airflow and how it spreads the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Fred reviews the airflow in cars and highlights important actionable information on optimum means of diminishing the risk of spreading the disease to other passengers in the car and […]
Vaccine Results This month’s episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2020. You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovation in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You […]
Which COVID19 Test Leading up to the Thanksgiving break there was a challenge getting tested. What unfolded for some people was getting a test that provided little useful information. Sadly, with the constantly changing landscape of COVID19 determining what test you should be getting and what the results mean can be difficult. This week Fred […]
Pattern Recognition for the Visual Mind This week I am meeting with Art Papier, MD, a dermatologist and CEO and co-founder of VisualDx, a company offering a diagnostic clinical decision support system designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid therapeutic decisions, and improve patient safety and recently featured in the NY Times for their 20-year journey an […]
This week is Thanksgiving here in the US and hopefully, large family gatherings will not be taking place as people heed to advice to limit the usual get to others to small family gatherings. How you handle this will depend on individual circumstances and centers on reducing your risks by applying precautions that work for […]
Adnan Iqbal, CEO & co-founder, and Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, MD, CMO & co-founder of Luma Health (@lumahealthhq) that is helping solve capacity and scheduling problems and creating a single solution for connection and connectivity for the patient journey. They came together to solve the problem after Adnan tore his ACL and couldn’t get in for a scan […]
This week’s episode is all about #COVID19 and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday that has always been about bringing family and friends together, but this year needs to be different for everyone’s sake. Everyone will have different circumstances and demands to cope with but to reduce risk we should 💨Fresh Air Rules 📉Decrease number of visitors […]
Inspiration Exchange This week I am talking to Adam Gonzalez, Ph.D., Director of Behavioral Health at Stony Brook Medicine (@StonyBrookMed) and the work they have done to mitigate ether enormous strains placed on healthcare workers dealing with the COVID19 pandemic. Building on the creation of the Mind-Body Clinical Research Center that was created back in […]
The Breakfast Club How 1 small group helped save the Fall Semester. Over the last several months I have worked with my colleagues and a number of clients on plans to safely re-open businesses and school. Along the way, we have gathered some insights that are worth sharing with others. Do you want to exit […]
This week’s episode is all about #COVID19 myths separating fact from fiction and Nick Reprising his role as Doc Brown from Back to the Future Common Cold ⍯ COVID19 🧽Bleach good for surfaces not for Ingesting 🍊Vitamin C is no cure for COVID19 💉There is no vaccine available yet Our training modules are […]
Haircut, and Would you Like Heart Checkup To? This week I am talking to Andrew Suggs, Co-Founder of Live-Chair (@livechairinc) – addressing healthcare disparities through the community of trusted barbers and barbershops (long the center of medicine and in particular surgery). The company started out providing scheduling and customer management tools to the many barbershops […]
