Don’t Make Mobile Apps. Make Furniture.
Last week I was in Austin, TX with a few thousand of my closest friends for the annual South by Southwest conference. If you’ve ever been you know that there are so many events and sessions to attend that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Some of the sessions I attended really inspired and motivated me.…
Can Access to an EKG on Your Phone, Save a Life?
Recently we announced a collaboration with and financial investment in AirStrip Technologies and their mobile patient monitoring software. Technologies like this, give physicians the ability to check important patient information through their mobile device allowing care decisions to be made much faster. My colleague, Bill, spoke about the concept of smartphones in healthcare a few…
Partnering with Your Provider – Genny’s Story
Genny Pogar Johnson is 34. In 2011, she was diagnosed with a rare chronic Leukemia, Myleofibrosis. The only cure is a blood or marrow transplant. Genny is a patient here at Presbyterian-St. Luke’s. She and her mom Ann have been working with our blood or marrow transplant team since August 2011. And I do mean…
Meet the Patient Advisor
At its core, patient safety is about making improvements to the healthcare system that result in the safest environment and procedures possible for patients. Because of this, our hospitals are always looking for opportunities to improve. Not surprisingly, one of the best ways to find out how you can do better is to ask the…
Why Do We Ask Patients to Speak Up?
It’s easy to think that patient safety is completely reliant on healthcare providers like doctors and nurses. But a patient is not someone who is there to simply receive instruction. Yesterday, Dr. Perlin and Diane Pinakiewicz spoke about the role of the patient in patient safety. They are part of the care team and should…
Patient Safety Podcast – HCA and NPSF Discussion
Yesterday, we talked broadly about Patient Safety Awareness Week in order to provide more context around the movement. Today, we’re going to go a little deeper. Recently, I sat down with HCA’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Perlin and the President of the National Patient Safety Foundation, Diane Pinakiewicz to discuss patient safety. I wanted to hear…