Health Promotion
Patients say deploying a patient portal isn’t enough to engage them
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 …
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The future of medicine and the incredible innovations we can expect by 2064
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 …
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How health IT enables safer medical travel and tourism
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. …
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If the Shoe Fits
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 …
Finding Our Voice: Sharing our Disability Experiences to Seek Empowerment and Affect Change
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 …
Lactation: The Lost Art
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 …
Weight-Loss Journey
“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 …
Eid: Avoiding the Sugar and Carb Madness
Eid: Avoiding the Sugar and Carb Madness Prayers have been offered, supplications have been asked and hopefully accepted, Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) has come and gone, and the last of a blessed month has tearfully departed, with hopeful wishes for a chance to experience Ramadan next year. After 29 days of fasting from sunrise …
Ramadan: Toning the Soul and Body
Plates of dates and glasses of milk line the table. Bowls of salad and soup grace the edges while a giant platter of chicken sits majestically in the center. A delectable dessert is cooling on the stove or chilling in the fridge, and everyone is waiting for the call of Maghrib so they can dive …
