I was privileged to contribute to the book,TIC Saúde 2014 – Research on the Use of Information and Communication Technology in Brazilian Health Facilities. It presents the results of a nationwide survey of how health IT (which outside the US is called “ICT,” where the ‘C’ stands for “Communication”) is used in Brazil. The publication includes chapters presenting different… Continue reading Health Care as Collaboration
Kevin Leonard, a tireless patient advocate and dear friend in Toronto, Ontario died this past summer. He was only 55 years old. Had I been blogging at the time I would have written about him, but was reminded of Kevin’s amazing life and untimely death by this fitting tribute in the Globe and Mail recently… Continue reading When Bad Things Happen to Great Patient Advocates
As I’m on the lunch break from a workshop of the ONC’s Person at the Center Initiative, for which I am on the advisory board, I am contemplating how we make our health and healthcare truly person-centered, but also the levers government has in promoting this critical transformation. But more importantly, the limitations to what… Continue reading Person-Centered Healthcare and the Limitations of Government
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