5 powerful speeches that changed medicine for the better
The right talks at the right time by the right people. Did you hear them? And did you really listen?
Doctors who get it: 3 physicians who understand what patients really need
It is not often that you are rewarded so well for staying until the very last session at a conference. I know the storage capacity of my brain was almost full yesterday at 4:45 after five days of panels, interviews, demos and announcements. But, the energy, humor and brutal honesty of Dr. Victor Montori of […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Mayo doc: Stop blaming patients. Healthcare industry’s take on non-compliance is all wrong
Dr. Victor Montori used this image to illustrate what he, as a physician, sees as the biggest problem in healthcare. It depicts a tactic that coal miners used to use to detect when dangerous gases were present in the air. When a canary sent into the mine stopped singing, they knew toxic gases had leaked […]
Has this Mayo Clinic doctor’s less-is-more future of healthcare finally come of age?
Doing more with less is one of the more derided phrases in a world where cost-cutting and downsizing have been the go-to strategy for many segments of corporate America. But that approach may be a hero for healthcare’s future, which will thrive only if health systems and the larger medical industry can solve patient engagement […]
How one Mayo Clinic diabetes doctor uses Twitter
For Dr. Victor Montori, a Mayo Clinic diabetes doctor and researcher, Twitter and the avenue that this healthcare social media platform provides can sometimes be cathartic. Montori, who is from Peru, is regularly appalled by what he describes to be the “tremendous corruption in healthcare, with for-profit forces working in conflict with patients’ interests.” And […]