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MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Stephen Schimpff MD

Stephen Schimpff MD

Former academic hospital CEO, health system COO, professor of medicine and public policy, internist. Recent author of three books: The Future of Medicine - Megatrends in Healthcare; Alignment; and The Future of Health Care Delivery - Why It Must Change and How It Will Affect You. Chair of advisory committee at Sanovas, Inc and senior adviser to Sage Growth Partners

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America Has A Health Care Paradox

America Has A Health Care Paradox

May 20, 2013 7:33 am by | 0 Comments

We have a real paradox in American healthcare. On the one hand we have exceptionally well educated and well trained providers who are committed to our care. We are the ... Read more
Lung Cancer Part 5 – Multi-disciplinary Team Care

Lung Cancer Part 5 – Multi-disciplinary Team Care

May 14, 2013 7:51 am by | 0 Comments

Lung cancer causes 160,000 deaths each year. Diagnostic and treatment options have improved greatly in the past decade and continue to advance at a rapid rate. Someone seeking diagnostic assistance ... Read more
Lung Cancer Part 3 ’ Rx with Surgery and/or Radiation

Lung Cancer Part 3 ’ Rx with Surgery and/or Radiation

May 11, 2013 11:18 am by | 0 Comments

Surgery has long been the only way to cure lung cancer. If the tumor was discovered early ’ a rare occurrence in the past ’ then resection could remove it ... Read more
Lung Cancer Part 2 – Early Diagnosis

Lung Cancer Part 2 – Early Diagnosis

May 10, 2013 5:18 pm by | 0 Comments

Most patients found to have lung cancer die within a year largely because their tumor has already spread, making treatment difficult. Now there is real reason to believe that lung ... Read more
Lung Cancer Part 1 – Overview

Lung Cancer Part 1 – Overview

May 9, 2013 11:36 am by | 0 Comments

There has been some remarkable progress in recent years in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.160,000 Americans die annually from lung cancer making it second only to heart disease ... Read more
Smokers Die Ten Years Sooner Than Nonsmokers

Smokers Die Ten Years Sooner Than Nonsmokers

February 17, 2013 3:27 pm by | 0 Comments

We all know that smoking is bad for our health. But how bad is bad? The answer is very bad. It takes a decade off of life.Death rates are about ... Read more
Will Eating Chocolate Increase Your Chances For A Nobel Prize?

Will Eating Chocolate Increase Your Chances For A Nobel Prize?

October 20, 2012 5:42 pm by | 1 Comments

We all want to not only improve or cognitive function but to preserve it as we age. Certain dietary flavonoids improve cognition and these can be found in foods like ... Read more
Paying Your Primary Care Doctor Directly Leads to Better Care

Paying Your Primary Care Doctor Directly Leads to Better Care

October 17, 2012 12:35 pm by | 0 Comments

I have an Op Ed in today’s Washington Times which discusses the advantages of a direct financial relationship with your primary care doctor. This means you become a true customer ... Read more
Transformational and Disruptive Changes Are Coming to the Delivery System

Transformational and Disruptive Changes Are Coming to the Delivery System

October 10, 2012 3:17 pm by | 0 Comments

More chronic illnesses, more diseases of old age, consumers demanding more quality and safety, physicians no longer in typical private practice, and high deductible health care polices are each about ... Read more
You Are Not Your Doctor’s Customer ’ But You Can Do Something About It

You Are Not Your Doctor’s Customer ’ But You Can Do Something About It

October 1, 2012 2:00 pm by | 0 Comments

Our care is generally good in the United States but not as good as it could be nor as good as it should be. There are multiple problems to consider.First, ... Read more
America Has A Health Care Paradox

America Has A Health Care Paradox

September 18, 2012 5:09 pm by | 1 Comments

We have a real paradox in American healthcare. On the one hand we have exceptionally well educated and well trained providers who are committed to our care. We are the ... Read more
Medical Megatrends Stem Cells — Part III

Medical Megatrends Stem Cells — Part III

August 28, 2012 11:22 am by | 0 Comments

A cure for spinal cord injury? Diabetes? Macular degeneration? Hope or just hype?There are now some clinical trials using embryonic stem cells to treat serious diseases for which no other ... Read more
Medical Megatrends ’ Stem Cells ’ Part II of III

Medical Megatrends ’ Stem Cells ’ Part II of III

July 28, 2012 11:58 am by | 0 Comments

Imagine a man with a recent severe heart attack who has the muscle repaired with stem cells or a child with a severe bladder defect repaired with stem cells grown ... Read more
Medical Megatrends — Stem Cells — Part I of III

Medical Megatrends — Stem Cells — Part I of III

July 21, 2012 5:04 pm by | 0 Comments

New cells to replace those destroyed in diabetes type 1, cells to help heal a heart attack, cells to cure leukemia — this is the promise of stem cells. Some ... Read more
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Are A Major Threat : Preventing Transmission is Critical

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Are A Major Threat : Preventing Transmission is Critical

July 4, 2012 3:26 pm by | 1 Comments

Imagine a person that develops an acute problem that requires hospitalization and even a time in the ICU. Serious but something that modern medical care can deal with and cure. ... Read more