A community hospital in Boulder Colorado is facing a major challenge this week because it’s computer system has failed.  The IT professionals handling the outage have not been able to determine what caused the issue, or if it is related to hacking.  These types of warning signs should grab the attention of hospital and medical […]

IBM’s brain child, Watson, has been best known as defeating humans on the game show Jeopardy in 2011 where it competed against Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, two of Jeopardy’s most famous contestants. Watson was made specifically to play Jeopardy by its research team headed by David Ferrucci of IBM. Since its debut on Jeopardy, […]

In my past few posts, I have detailed the discoveries of my son’s two major birth defects, a multicystic kidney and tracheal esophageal fistula, and their impact on us. Today, I’d like to write about two specific moments that let us know that we would be dealing with the fall-out from these anomalies forever. Around […]

I recently heard someone say that “parenting isn’t for the weak,” and this phrase has never been more true than for parents of medically complex children. These last few posts have really gotten me thinking about all that our family has been through –not only Owen, who has been through way, way too much for […]

This is another personal post reflecting on my experience with the health care system. Interestingly, and thankfully, in hindsight, all three of the things said to me below were in times of crisis –times when something said to me really mattered. Again, in hindsight, it was really nice to realize that when I needed kind, […]

Previously on this blog, I have written about our son, Owen, who was born with a multicystic kidney and tracheal esophageal fistula. Today, I’d like to write about how this medically complex child has impacted my psyche and perspective on life for better or for worse. I did everything right, but it still went terribly […]

New insurance risks, with their associated financial risks, are major considerations for all of the parties operating in the new accountable care organization (ACO) environment, according to a panel of experts who participated in a recent webinar presented by the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) The webinar, which took place on February 6, featured […]

Technology. It’s supposed to save us time, money, and make better decisions than us mere mortals to help prevent errors. It’s supposed to help physicians “do no harm” better. Funny thing, though, studies are starting to show that electronic health records (EHRs), the epitome of technology taking over to increase patient safety, are creating problems […]

Like many businesses around the country, medi-spas are feeling the crunch of the economy. And, as a result, they are looking for ways to save money, branch out, draw in new clients and bring in new sources of revenue. One of the biggest trends we are seeing has to do with medi-spas providing services outside […]