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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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Integrative Medicine ’ Part V Busting Stress

Integrative Medicine ’ Part V Busting Stress

June 12, 2012 3:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Stress is with us all the time. Issues at work or at home, getting a traffic ticket, the grocery store out of your favorite yogurt. Life has stresses. We can ... Read more
Integrative Medicine Part IV – Preventive Aging

Integrative Medicine Part IV – Preventive Aging

May 29, 2012 5:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Does old age necessarily mean declining health and cognition or can one age gracefully with a high quality of life?This was another topic discussed at the recent Health and Wellness ... Read more
Integrative Medicine Part III – Humanism In Medical Care

Integrative Medicine Part III – Humanism In Medical Care

May 20, 2012 7:46 am by | 1 Comments

Have you ever thought that the doctor wasn’t listening to you? Didn’t seem to understand what was important to you? Was talking in medical speak but not in a language ... Read more
Integrative Medicine Part II — Health Care of the Future

Integrative Medicine Part II — Health Care of the Future

May 14, 2012 4:19 pm by | 0 Comments

Is it possible that health care can become more effective, more personalized, more attuned to real health and wellness in a manner that truly benefits you the customer?At the recent ... Read more
Integrative Medicine – Part I

Integrative Medicine – Part I

May 11, 2012 4:06 pm by | 1 Comments

Can integrative medicine add value to standard western practices? Some would say absolutely not; others point to new scientific evidence that demonstrates the value of specific modalities in specific situations.Health ... Read more
Your Genes Need Not Be Your Fate: Nutrigenomics To The Rescue

Your Genes Need Not Be Your Fate: Nutrigenomics To The Rescue

May 7, 2012 5:24 pm by | 1 Comments

Genomics Part 4 — Medical MegatrendsAre you concerned about a family history of heart disease? Or cancer? Worried that you genes will be your fate? We know that good dietary ... Read more
Genomics Is And Will Be A Transformational Megatrend In Medical Care But The Path to Targeted Drugs Will Be Rocky At Best

Genomics Is And Will Be A Transformational Megatrend In Medical Care But The Path to Targeted Drugs Will Be Rocky At Best

April 24, 2012 5:35 pm by | 0 Comments

Medical Megatrends ’ Genomics Part IIIGenomics promises to fundamentally change much of medical care as described in the two prior posts on this subject. But the ultimate value of this ... Read more
Genomics — a Revolution in Medicine — Part 2

Genomics — a Revolution in Medicine — Part 2

April 17, 2012 11:33 am by | 0 Comments

In the previous post I discussed the field of pharmacogenomics. Today I will focus onDisease classificationDisease prognosticationEarly and rapid diagnosisPrediction of diseases to develop later in lifeGenomics is proving to ... Read more
Genomics’ a Revolution in Medicine – Part I

Genomics’ a Revolution in Medicine – Part I

April 10, 2012 3:07 pm by | 0 Comments

My last post was about the coming medical megatrends that will have transformative implications for medical practice. To continue the discussion, let’s begin with genomics.Little more than a decade ago, ... Read more
Advances Coming in Medical Science That Will Have a High Impact

Advances Coming in Medical Science That Will Have a High Impact

April 6, 2012 12:19 pm by | 0 Comments

There are a series of medical megatrends outlined in my book The Future of Medicine ’ Megatrends in Healthcare that will profoundly affect health care in the coming five to ... Read more
Use It or Lose It: The Price of Inactivity

Use It or Lose It: The Price of Inactivity

March 26, 2012 3:33 pm by | 0 Comments

Do you need a good incentive to exercise? Check out this set of pictures. They may well surprise you.We all know we should exercise. It feels good during and we ... Read more
Four Drugs ’ Each Creating A Tough Dilemma

Four Drugs ’ Each Creating A Tough Dilemma

March 18, 2012 5:34 pm by | 3 Comments

For a parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, a new drug that could eradicate symptoms could be a God send. The same could be said of a parent of ... Read more
Gait Speed As A Medical Measure Of Vitality

Gait Speed As A Medical Measure Of Vitality

March 10, 2012 10:23 am by | 0 Comments

As a person ages, we notice that some seem frail early in life yet others continue as vital for decades. Is there a way to detect frailty onset or even ... Read more
The Misconception That American Has The Best Healthcare In The World

The Misconception That American Has The Best Healthcare In The World

February 7, 2012 11:43 am by | 0 Comments

There are many misconceptions about health care and medical care. This includes the discussions over the last few years about healthcare reform but is not limited to those discussions. I ... Read more