https://news.aamc.org/patient-care/article/reducing-stress-electronic-health-records/ More news about our EHR 2.0 Sprint efforts; we're getting some attention from around the country and it is gratifying on several levels: 1) that organizations are taking Physician Burnout seriously and 2) that our efforts at concretely moving the needle on EHR burden and Physician Burnout are getting some attention nationally. Certainly our internal clinics … Continue reading AAMC report on UCHealth Sprint (news)
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Prescriptive Intelligence and the OR at UCHealth (news article)
https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/or-efficiency-machine-learning-boosts-uchealths-revenue-by-10m?undefined.mjjo Proud of our COO and CIO and their efforts to revolutionize our Operating Room Efficiency through machine learning as well as some social engineering. SBAR statement Situation: Operating Rooms are some of the most expensive real estate in a hospital. How can we improve utilization rates in the face of surgeons protecting their OR … Continue reading Prescriptive Intelligence and the OR at UCHealth (news article)
Book Chapter on OpenNotes for Older Patients
So happy that my book chapter is now in print! Thanks to the John A. Hartford Foundation and Terry Fuller, the book's indefatigable editor for shepherding this project to completion over the past year. Even more importantly, thanks to my lovely wife Esther Langmack for her many (many) red-inked editorial 'suggestions' which turned my tortured … Continue reading Book Chapter on OpenNotes for Older Patients
Amy Cuddy and the coming wave of scientific recriminations
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/magazine/when-the-revolution-came-for-amy-cuddy.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed I have seen Amy Cuddy's presentation; she speaks well, has a compelling argument, and a research study that she published in 2010 that backed up her assertions. It made sense, and "power posing" became something I thought about at times. Since then, there has been this backlash; the article speaks about it in detail, … Continue reading Amy Cuddy and the coming wave of scientific recriminations
Amazon’s AI Flywheel, and what we can learn from it
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-artificial-intelligence-flywheel/ A fascinating look inside Jeff Bezo's strategy at Amazon, pivoting the entire company on Artificial Intelligence, and how it is driving Echo. More interestingly for me, how does AI connect throughout that massive company, how has one person brought that single technology under one roof, one connected integrated team, and make the results of … Continue reading Amazon’s AI Flywheel, and what we can learn from it
Remember that you will die. (WIRED)
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-break-up-with-your-phone/ Wired magazine is starting to re-invent itself again; now as a paid-subscription service with interesting articles on a website called Backchannel. The first few articles are doozies: incredible thought pieces on the near-future of technology. I'm inhaling these; love the thoughtfulness behind the reporting. This article speaks about the stranglehold our devices have on … Continue reading Remember that you will die. (WIRED)
NYT: Talk to your doctor about your Bucket List.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/well/live/talk-to-your-doctor-about-your-bucket-list.html?recid=10e8eRF3iP0Y6ohmzNqwiUZGWe8&sl_rec=editorial I love this idea. So often I struggle with setting treatment goals for patients, and equally difficult, how to bring it up, make it relevant to their lives, and make their treatment consistent with their life goals. This is a wonderful, succinct way to think about it and ask about it. I'm going to … Continue reading NYT: Talk to your doctor about your Bucket List.
TED talk: Stewart Brand (Whole Earth Catalog)
https://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_and_chris_anderson_mammoths_resurrected_geoengineering_and_other_thoughts_from_a_futurist?utm_campaign=tedspread--b&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Give this a listen. I love all that TED stands for (Technology, Entertainment, Design), but most of all that they interview interesting folks, usually restrict them to a very short presentation, and despite the lack of rigorous data in the presentation, never fail to catch your attention. All academics everywhere can learn something about … Continue reading TED talk: Stewart Brand (Whole Earth Catalog)
Google Glass EE (it’s back!)
\https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/ So, sometimes second or third acts are what save a new technology. Google, who famously introduced Google glass a few years ago, resulting in public derision for a technology not quite ready for prime time, is back with a latest edition called Google Glass Enterprise Edition, now being tested and used in various industries … Continue reading Google Glass EE (it’s back!)
Advance Care Planning video at UCHealth
https://youtu.be/NKHRV-gGA1I It is always a joy to realize that one works with amazing colleagues. Here is a video (in which I participated), on the emphasis UCHealth is placing on Advance Care Planning, specifically of Durable Power of Attorney for Health care, a Living will, the 5 wishes documents. It is a way for our … Continue reading Advance Care Planning video at UCHealth