AI-Driven Medical Care? A Health Data Reality Check
“The reality is that we have a disaggregated, fragmented system with a lack of organization around common, transparent, high-quality information.”
Despite Retro Name, Health Datapalooza Looks Ahead To Patient-Centered Digital Future
“The purpose of Datapalooza is getting beyond the hype to show what’s going to work in the real world, what’s the value to patient care.”
THCB Gang Episode 115, Thursday February 9 1pm PT 4pm ET
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday February 9 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are futurist Ian Morrison (@seccurve); medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee); patient safety expert and all around wit MichaelContinue reading…
Would A “patient-Centered” Sepsis Measure Have Saved This Man’s Arms And Legs?
A recent JAMA article proposing a different way of measuring hospitals’ sepsis care contained for me a powerful “between the lines” message. “Could this have saved Brad from having parts of both arms and legs amputated?”
At CES, A Tractor And A Patient Stethoscope Point To Digital Health Future
By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Deere tractor developed in Moline, Illinois and a stethoscope-for-patients from Singapore pointed to the future of digital health at CES 2023, the Consumer Technology Association gathering that’s become a globalContinue reading…
At CES, A Tractor And A Patient Stethoscope Point To Digital Health Future
Deere’s “smart machines” incorporate computer vision, soil moisture sensing, GPS with precise signal correction, machine learning and cloud computing…In health care terms, that adds up to personalized, evidence-based farming.
THCB Gang Episode 110, Thursday December 15
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday December 15 were patient safety expert and all around wit Michael Millenson (@mlmillenson); policy expert consultant/author Rosemarie Day (@Rosemarie_Day1); writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard), consumer expertContinue reading…
THCB Gang Episode 108, Thursday December 1
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday November 17 were futurist Jeff Goldsmith; THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); patient safety expert and all around witContinue reading…
Address ‘Plane-Crash Level’ Patient Harm, HHS Tells Hospitals, As Political Currents Swirl
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching an Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety that aims to recruit the nation’s largest health systems as participants.
The Secret Surveillance Capitalism That Suffuses Medicare
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Imagine a government program where private contractors boost their bottom line by secretly mining participants’ personal information, such as credit reports, shopping habits and even website logins. It’s calledContinue reading…