TUAW reports: The iPhonECG is a sleek, low power case that turns the iPhone 4 into a wireless, clinical quality cardiac event recorder. It was invented by Dr. David Albert, a self-described “serial entrepreneur and inventor who happens to be an engineer and a physician with 30 years in cardiology.” Dr. Albert sold his last […]
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Take Me SeriouslyOctober 17, 2010
Our most undervalued therapeutic modality – the act of taking our patients seriously. |
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The Design of Everyday ThingsSeptember 26, 2010
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Is it my heart, doc?July 22, 2010
A prediction tool comprising just five variables can help rule out coronary artery disease (CAD) in primary care patients with chest pain, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Using a cohort of some 1200 adults presenting to primary care with chest pain, German researchers developed a CAD prediction tool based on […] |
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Don Berwick appointed to new roleJuly 22, 2010
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Patient Partnerships in Primary CareMarch 31, 2010
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The Checklist Manifesto – How to Get Things RightMarch 12, 2010
Checklists have been routinely used to improve safety in aviation since 1937. The building industry uses checklists to ensure major projects run to schedule and are safe. So why don’t we use checklists more in medicine? This is the question asked by the American surgeon and columnist, Atul Gawande, author of ‘Better’, ( where to […] |
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IHI Clinical Office Practice Forum 2010March 7, 2010
Each year the Institute of Healthcare Improvement buy Baclofen treating cancer tumors hold a major forum on Improving Clinical Office Practice. This year ‘Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community’ is the 11th such forum and will be held in Washington. I’m currently posting from AA76 LA to Washington Dulles, so will […]
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