Patient a.k.a. consumer
Health insurance, Health literacy
Wednesday 15th January 2020
For the patient, healthcare is about three things: timely treatment, professionalism access to quality care. But what if the patient is a commodity? Increasingly, we are seeing hospitals and insurance providers put a premium on…
Cellular Helper: How our phones can change the culture of care
Wednesday 4th December 2019
The use of mobile technology is impacting over two billion users. To put that into perspective, that is a larger number than the respective following for every major religion around the world. You could say…
In 2019, Medical Expectations will be more necessary than ever
Friday 21st December 2018
Earlier this week it was reported that the mammoth Walgreen Boots Alliance is teaming up with Verily, the life sciences arm of tech giant Alphabet, to try once and for all to tackle the challenge…
Consumerism in healthcare: how did we get here?
Friday 7th December 2018
Billions of dollars are spent each year in an attempt to seduce potential buyers into making purchase decisions, across all industries. A consumer-driven market is one that is highly competitive, differentiated, price conscious and searching…
What healthcare can learn from Hollywood
Friday 23rd November 2018
Can you remember what you did when faced with a task or responsibility that you know absolutely nothing about? You either got down to action and started researching – or you froze, and did nothing….
The UK has it right – prevention is better than cure
Friday 9th November 2018
It’s a cliché but it’s true: prevention is better than cure. Not long ago, I read about the discovery of “hunger-controlling” cells by a team at Princeton University that has given medical practitioners hope that…
What now?
Wednesday 26th September 2018
I recently announced my departure from Advanced Tissue after almost two decades spent building the company into one of the most important vehicles for patient-focused healthcare in the United States. Our success was inextricably linked…
New beginnings
Monday 10th September 2018
Advanced Tissue has been my life for almost two decades. Since starting the business with my wife Sharon in 2000, we have built it from the ground up to become the leading provider of wound…
Response to UK diabetes crisis
Tuesday 28th August 2018
I am alarmed, but not surprised, to see the headlines in Britain last week about the soaring rates of type 2 diabetes causing a spike in heart attacks and strokes. After three decades in the…
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