We first started by asking how we could make an inherently inefficient process more efficient. How could we connect patients to clinics quickly, in a way that doesn’t burden resource- and time-limited clinics? We wanted to prove that a text message alone would bring a patient back to the clinic. Instead of spending time calling …
Power of Cell Phones: How a Single Text Message Can Improve Refugee Health Read More »
“American? No, no you’re {insert identity statement here}.” Everytime I hear that statement, I cringe. Our elders, who often emigrated from other countries, mean well. They are trying to preserve a culture important to them. They want to make sure that we know and celebrate the same traditions they do. They want to have something …
Much has been made of the push to better engage patients, but little has been spent on examining exactly what patients want. Despite the requirements set by the EHR Incentive Program, simply deploying a patient portal isn’t enough to engender real, sustainable engagement. Recently TechnologyAdvice surveyed 409 adult Americans about their digital health services preferences. I …
Patients say deploying a patient portal isn’t enough to engage them Read More »
The Fred Alger Management team reached out to me recently asking what innovative changes I thought the medical and healthcare industry will be going through over the next 50 years. It was for their innovative “Think Further” series. As Yogi Berra famously quipped “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future” but Alger’s …
The future of medicine and the incredible innovations we can expect by 2064 Read More »
IT innovation, global medicine and frustrated medical patients drive the demand for medical travel. But telemedicine also improves patient care and the customer experience of medical travelers. Once again, we welcome medical IT entrepreneur, Agha Ahmed, Managing Partner of GHIMBA, as we explore how IT innovations help patients get high-quality healthcare outside of the USA. …
How health IT enables safer medical travel and tourism Read More »
Stilettos, wedges, pumps, and platform heels for fancy occasions. Feather light sneakers with built in springs for those mile runs in the morning. Foldable flats to pop out of your bag after a long day of work. Flip flops perfect for the beach and walks on the boardwalk. For both men and women, there is …
Understanding disability is a rising issue among the Muslim community. It is a topic that is not frequently discussed and often ignored. As a result, Muslim individuals with a disability feel left out affecting their self-esteem and thus their mental health. To combat this issue, simple steps are being taken within the local community to …
Depression. One of the most commonly used terms to describe a number of emotions: sadness, apathy, or just the blahs. True depression, however, is mostly misunderstood. Depression includes symptoms such as a reduced interest in normal activities, insomnia, fatigue, diminished ability to think clearly, and recurrent thoughts of death, which may include suicidal ideation (DSM-V, …
Mountains or Molehills: Depression, Suicide, and Your Help Read More »
As Muslims and health care providers, the question of whether or not breastfeeding is the ideal form of infant nutrition is no mystery. We learn through numerous references in the Quran that extending this relationship to two years provides the most benefits to mother, child, and by extension, society, as is the recommendation by the …
“I have to leave the house in 15 minutes or I will be late for my appointment!” You tell yourself this several times before you get up, get ready and head out the door. You lock up the house, get inside your car and start driving. You head out of your community with confidence that …
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