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Physician entrepreneurship has changed from being a curiosity to becoming mainstream in five short years. Defined as physicians pursuing opportunity with scarce resources with the goal of creating user-defined value through the deployment of biomedical and clinical innovation, we are starting to see some trends and fault lines forming. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/10-recent-trends-in-physician-entrepreneurship#sthash.h08lMOhl.dpuf

“To Kill a Mockingbird” has been called one of the most influential novels of the 20th century and the recent death of its author, Harper Lee, has resulted in a re-evaluation of the significance of the themes of the classic. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/innocence-meets-evil-what-to-kill-a-mockingbird-can-teach-us-about-healthcare#sthash.M20U48ZD.dpuf

Many years ago, I participated in a tele-proctored surgery demonstration. I was in Denver whispering in the ear of a surgeon in Hawaii while viewing the procedure via a smart cam. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/tele-robotic-consultations-imagine-the-possibilities#sthash.UsiYlAj8.dpuf

Confluent events are forcing sick care providers to come to grips with cybersecurity, terrorism, and privacy: – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/is-your-data-safe-how-about-your-privacy#sthash.quQaesrj.dpuf

Professional Science Masters Programs are designed to fill the need for scientists who are trained to work in a commercial context. They have rapidly proliferated and most graduates seem to be finding jobs. As the programs mature, they are getting better at providing not just biotechnology knowledge, but bioentrepreneurship education as well. An example is the Master’s Program in… مزید پڑھیں »

Supposedly, the single biggest fear people have is speaking in public. For some, it’s math. Others chose their courses in college by going to the book store and measuring the thickness of the paperbacks they would have to read in the course. Russian literature never made the cut. Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky would have to wait for… مزید پڑھیں »

Like an anxious, expectant father, pundits and reporters just can’t wait for the birth of “real” digital health, with all the hype and promise of a new life for sick care. Their commentary and reporting, however, reflects some fundamental misunderstandings about digital health: – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/get-real-about-digital-health#sthash.SS6Q6RHe.dpuf

The Academie Francaise is about to simplify the French language. Not everyone is happy. Those of us in the US who have been witnessing the verbal cleansing of sick care terms know the feeling. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/the-word-police-come-to-sick-care#sthash.0HXDg62S.dpuf

As a resident, I trained at Philadelphia General Hospital. Following training, for many years, I was a surgeon at Denver General, now Denver Health. – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/02/how-should-we-use-the-net-in-the-safety-net#sthash.isAIA8B9.dpuf

Most patients judge their doctors not by the quality of their care, but by the content of their bedside manner. While that holds true, several things are changing how, when, and where that happens. Face-to-face care is being replaced by virtual care. Care clinics in the cloud have eliminated the bedside. Increasing specialization and models… مزید پڑھیں »