by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Ethics
Take a look at your healthcare organization’s website home page right now. Is there any information about the opioid crisis? Is there a well displayed link to an opioid resource page? Is there a help line? Is there information on proper opioid disposal? Chances...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Platforms, Social Media
Why am I spending two days to attend a Digital Marketing Conference today in Seattle? It’s mostly going to be attended by people from marketing, and most of the speakers are from the high-tech area. So of what possible interest is this to a physician? A lot. ...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | EHR, Healthcare 3.0
In the paper Keystrokes, Mouse Clicks, and Gazing at the Computer: How Physician Interaction with the EHR Affects Patient Participation, the authors studied 32 physicians engaging with 217 patients as the used an EHR. It was observed that the amount of time a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare 3.0
In Physics, you have to know your assumptions. For example, the Einstein assumed the speed of light was constant, he was able to develop the Special Theory of Relativity, and eventually the General Theory of Relativity. Over the last 100 years, both in Astrophysics...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Healthcare Ethics
We often think new technologies, such as AI and Big Data, are dehumanizing in the healthcare domain. We’re right. They are. But is dehumanization always a negative? Not necessarily. Consider the possibility that a facet of dehumanization is actually...
