Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Healthcare Disruption - DigitalHealth

Check out this post: Healthcare Disruption - DigitalHealth http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthcaredisruption I presented to the Healthcare Thinktank in Austin on October 15 a presentation titles: Healthcare disruption This was the outline: Gartner ranked Dell the #1 worldwide IT services provider in healthcare in 2014. Dell sees global disruptions in healthcare delivery and continues to invest in strategies to address these rapid changes. ....I presented to the Healthcare Thinktank in Austin on October 15 a presentation titles:

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Calling Doctor Data

Check out this post: Calling Doctor Data http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/calling-doctor-data With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice is as much a mystery to doctors as it is to patients. Human physiology is so complex, and the external variables so numerous, that we often have no sure knowledge of why one patient did well or another patient didn't. Every physician longs for some way to really know what will work for each patient. .... With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient

Check out this post: Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/please-join-me-for-nhitweek-tweetchat-thu-oct-8-at-3pm-et-connectedpatient Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou (@dchou1107 ) honoring National Health IT Week with our Connected Patient Tweet Chat We hope you will come and share your perspectives and join the conversation regarding all things connected healthcare and the increasing role that digital health must play in the patient experience. ....Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Patient engagement lessons from Africa

Check out this post: Patient engagement lessons from Africa http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/patient-engagement-lessons-from-africa I was raised in Gabon on the equatorial west coast of Africa and though I’ve never practiced there, I consider myself African and continue to be interested in the delivery of healthcare on the continent. Though health resources are scarce, my colleagues there have made creative use of the tools available. ....I was raised in Gabon on the equatorial west coast of Africa and though I’ve never

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Personal Healthcare Management

Check out this post: Personal Healthcare Management http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/personal-healthcare-management T ....This piece by Aaron Carroll detailing his personal experiences with the healthcare system

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Process matters as much as technology

Check out this post: Process matters as much as technology http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/process-matters-as-much-as-technology Hope you can join me and my fellow Medical Informatics friends: R. ....Hope you can join me and my fellow Medical Informatics friends: R. Dirk Stanley, MD, MPH

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Rising costs of Drugs

Check out this post: The Rising costs of Drugs http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-rising-costs-of-drugs T ....The rising costs of drugs is covered in this piece offering some thoughtful insights into

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The Problem with Celebrity Medical Advice

Check out this post: The Problem with Celebrity Medical Advice http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-problem-with-celebrity-medical-advice The challenge with taking advice from celebrities is you never know what the underlying drivers are. FDA Responds to Kardashian Post In this case the FDA has to respond to social media posts from Kardashian who has 35 Million followers and 45 Million on Instagram and offers up Diclegis for pregnancy associated nausea. ....The challenge with taking advice from celebrities is you never know what the underlying

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The New Era of Open Medicine

Check out this post: The New Era of Open Medicine http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-new-era-of-open-medicine “You are all individuals” Brian, speaking to the masses in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Finally, medicine is getting the message. One of my school friends was part of the original genome project that kicked off in 1984, finally got underway in 1990, and reached completion in 2003. ....“You are all individuals” Brian, speaking to the masses in Monty Python’s Life of