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Clincal Data from the Home This week I am talking to Arvind Thiagaraja, founder and CEO of HD Medical (@HDMedicalGroup) that is saving patient lives through early diagnosis. Arvind’s journey into healthcare started from a young age when he was diagnosed with a heart murmur and he and his family went through an extended period waiting to […]
This week Fred and I discuss the rising number of variants and the results of a study conducted by Clalit Health Services and Tel Aviv University reporting on real-world data that shows less effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the South African variant. We review that that means and also discuss the reports of […]
Monitoring in the Medical Home This week I am talking to Tom Hale, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at VirtuSense a company providing monitoring in healthcare settings for automated fall detection and is now adding biometrics sensors for broader insights and opportunities for intervention in the medical home. Tom’s early work found him heading up Mercy […]
This week Fred and discuss the updated guidelines for travel from the CDC for those that are vaccinated and what that will mean domestically and international. Hint – you will still need to use the NPI including wearing a mask for some time yet. Fred shares his second vaccine experience, and we talk about what […]
This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of April. You can read more about the series here and the concept of keeping up with innovating in healthcare. Please send me your suggestions on topics you’d like to see covered. You can reach out direct via […]
This week Fred and discuss the practicality of vaccine mandates and how best to increase the uptake of vaccination throughout the country. We discuss the challenge of vaccine hesitancy and the disservice that has done to our society, attributable to a relatively small number of individuals, the so-called disinformation dozen. Meanwhile as vaccine supply starts […]
Health Information Exchanges This week I am talking to Lisa Bari, Interim CEO for the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC). Lisa started her career in the Bay area in digital marketing for Practice Fusion, and winding through CMS where she worked on the interoperability rules. Along the way discovering the incremental insight that for policy changes you […]
This week Fred and I dive into SARS-CoV-2 variants, what they are, what they mean and how they work. We discuss why some of these variants appear to be more infectious and review the ongoing stream of news around variants and how you should interpret this news and its impact on your businesses, employees, students […]
Shared Care Solutions This week I am talking to Dr Chris Hobson, Chief Medical Officer, Orion Health (@OrionHealth), a population health and precision medicine company focused on data to support the delivery of the best possible care. Chris started out working in hospitals medicine for 6 years and spent time in primary care in New Zealand before […]
This week Fred talks about his personal vaccine experience and some of the challenges of coordination that need to be resolved so as many people as possible get access to vaccination as quickly as possible. Different states and counties have different processes some work well, others create difficulties for people at different stages. We also […]
Stemming the Loss of Clinical Expertise This week I am talking to Hass Saad MD, Founder & CEO of Detroit Medical Informatics (DMI) a unique organization offering a highly successful elbow side clinician support, training and technology implementation in hospitals and healthcare settings. Hass grew up as a digital native and was entirely comfortable using the technology […]
Reflecting on International Women’s Day I am struck by the amazing generations of women in my family that have positively influenced me and I am grateful for each and every one of them and all the others in my life, too many to mention that continue to teach me and fill my life with purpose […]
Perhaps this interview might be a tipping point for change? One outcome from this interview was the realization for people outside the US and inside that drug advertising was unique to this country. Many watched the interview online to discover that it was filled with adverts for drugs, the news even for Americans who did […]
This week Fred and I discuss the huge challenge of extended mental health issues that are sweeping through our world post-pandemic and the importance of making this a priority for your business. We talk through some of the current statuses of legislation on vaccine requirements and the variation by states that in some cases has […]
The First in the Breech This week I am talking to Luis Saldana, MD (@lsaldanamd), an Emergency room physician and CMIO Clinical Informaticist who was at the center of the first Ebola case that reached US shores in 2014. He is a clinician first but like many in the profession went through a period of […]
Looking Back This week we reached a milestone of our 50th Episode on COVID19 and we take a look back at our predictions of what we got right: 📏Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI) key to mitigation 🛑There is no return to normal – we return to something different 🧪Testing critical to mitigation 🌮Office considerations including for employees, […]
This months episode of “News you can Use” in the traditions of “Ask Me Anything” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of February where we saw a reduction in the number of cases of COVID19 occurring but still crossing a somber milestone of 500,000 people dying from COVID19 in the United States You can read more […]
Thanks to the extensive bubble created by the NBA and daily testing that included genomic analysis scientists were able to take a detailed look at the variants. Their early work with the SWISH study (Surveillance with Improved Screening and Health), the study validated the saliva test for SARS-CoV-2, (I’m sure millions of noses thank them!) […]
Accurate Tracking This week I am talking to Mehdi Bentanfous, CEO of Kinexon (@kinexon) a company providing real-time intelligence and automation with precise localization and edge analytics and underlying technology used by the NFL for their successful COVID19 mitigation program that was featured in this published paper: Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and […]
My family and friends are tired of hearing me talk about the ever-present risks to your cash, bank accounts, and even your online reputation. Ignore this at your peril. This ingenious credit card skimmer recently covered by Brian Krebs (Bluetooth Overlay Skimmer That Blocks Chip) is a great example of why we all need to […]
This week Fred reviews the latest school recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that released a new Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools to incorporate the best available evidence at this time. The evidence suggests that many K-12 schools that have strictly implemented mitigation strategies have been able to safely open for […]
The COVID Czar This week I am talking to Peter Granick, Associate Vice President Business Services and Chief Procurement Officer for Baylor University (@Baylor), and for the last several months COVID19 czar for Baylor University coordinating their response. Peter was excited to join the Baylor community on their procurement process but found his role changed in the early […]
Winter Weather What? There is no doubting the challenges over the last several months with the COVID19 pandemic that has affected so much of our work and lives. Many have struggled with the changing advice around face coverings which in the very early days of the pandemic were discouraged as seen in this transcript from […]
This week’s discussion centers on the latest trend of “Vaccine Shopping”. What’s that you ask – I had the same question. For some who are struggling with accessing appointments, worried that their appointment might be canceled, or even thinking they want to pick and choose the vaccine they get, they are booking multiple appointments. While […]
Your Stress Pal This week I am talking to Pennie Sempell, JD, CEO for StressPal (@Stress_Pal) that is working to build better resilience in healthcare communities to stress and burn out. Pennie started out in Psychology, graduated from law school, and worked in mediation that led to a career focused on stress reduction. Pennie has […]
