Thankful. For Relationships
Happy Thanksgiving! As we celebrate this truly American holiday, each of us is filled with gratitude for the good things…
Author: Hemi Weingarten
Optimizing Value Based Care
Value based care (VBC) has the potential to align financial incentives and health outcomes. It’s a promise we’ve been hearing…
Patient Engagement: Phone Calls vs. Texting
The optimal patient experience is a personal, face to face encounter with a physician or a nurse, with ample time…
Caring for the computer vs. caring for the patient
The advent of electronic health records was supposed to improve healthcare – all the patient info in one place, physician…
Worker Fears of AI are Real. And Premature.
According to the American Psychological Association, nearly 4 out of 10 workers are worried that AI might make some or…
Two simultaneous, opposing, AI-in-Healthcare Developments
Both of these happened yesterday: On one hand, Google announced AI partnerships with major health systems such as HCA and…
The Doorman Fallacy and The Essence of Patient Care
At some point during the 20th century, hotels started replacing doormen with automatic doors, hoping technology would improve their bottom…
More Nurses, Higher Productivity
The federal government is going to spend $100 million to train more nurses and grow a workforce that has been…
Nurses are leaving the profession by droves
A recently published survey of over 1300 nurses found that half of them have a side hustle. Additionally, nearly half…
Accountable care for all by 2030: Get ready for Medicare’s ambitious plan
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is a federal agency responsible for developing and testing new ways to…