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Including the voice of the patient in healthcare part 1: The patient’s voice at the point of care

Posted on January 17, 2012 by JoelHigh — 1 Comment ↓

Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the voice of the patient. In this post we will look at the patient’s voice at the point of care. In the second part we will look at the…

Tagged with: healthcare, healthcare system, patient-centered
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation

An unbalanced, unfair system–a case study (N=1)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by RichmondDoc — 2 Comments ↓

About six weeks ago, while in clinic, I developed pain in my stomach–specifically, in my right upper quadrant, just below the ribs. I had experienced this a few times before, but this time it seemed more persistent than usual. Following…

Tagged with: healthcare, healthcare system
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, medical education

Do we operate under the assumption that help is not on the way?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ben Miller — 1 Comment ↓

Changing healthcare must be a highly complicated process or else it would have likely been changed by now. Right? What does the history of the American railroad system and healthcare have in common? There was a recent NPR story describing…

Tagged with: disruption, healthcare, healthcare system
Posted in healthcare, Innovation, Workaround

Unite!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Ben Miller — 1 Comment ↓

If there is one thing that the recent events on Wall Street have taught us, it is that our voices are strongest when we use them together. How satisfied are we with our current healthcare system? How satisfied should we…

Tagged with: healthcare, healthcare system
Posted in healthcare, Innovation

Your role in healthcare

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ben Miller — 3 Comments ↓

What role should the individual have in their own health and healthcare? If we operate under the assumption that healthcare is not meeting our needs, then who is really to blame? It seems that there is often a balance between…

Tagged with: health, health behavior, healthcare system, primary care
Posted in Health behavior, healthcare