by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Healthcare Innovation
Rather, give them the option of pivoting. Here’s a story to consider. Most physicians have an informal network of physician colleagues who are their go-to resource for complex patient issues. And my pediatric go-to expert? A very smart pediatrician in his early...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Philosophy
I was part of a recent online discussion about obesity and health when it became quite clear that by not first agreeing on the definition of obesity and the definition of health, the conversation was going to be a dead end. There are multiple definitions available for...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Amazon, Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Innovation
Who does Amazon think I am? (Or, at least, what does Amazon’s AI algorithm think I will buy?) The above screenshot is a visual list of the digital magazines which Amazon thinks I will be interested in, all found at the bottom of my Amazon account page. They aren’t too...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing
There is a visceral pleasure with stapling together papers. I pull individual pages of an article off the printer. I align them and angle them carefully under the “crimp area” of the stapler. Then I do a two-part press of the stapler. The first movement is slow and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
Jigsaw puzzles make a great metaphor for life’s journey. For example, they can represent life’s chaos, which can be tempered by first establishing the cornerstones of one’s character (the corners), building good habits and daily structure (the border), being...
