by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence
This week, about a mile from my home, one of the top Artificial Intelligence (AI) conferences on the West Coast is being held : AI NEXTCon Seattle. I’m excited because I’m going! This begs the question: why, as a physician, I am so excited about going?...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare 3.0, Machine Learning, Social Media Ethics
First, let’s talk Web 3.0. Web 1.0 is the static webpage of the late 1990s. The website is simple a page, presenting information to you. Web 2.0 is the formation of community, circa 2007. It includes elements such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs. Here, as...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Play, Social Media, Twitter
Let me start here. We physicians don’t get a lot of points for play (and Play’s cousin – Creativity) within the practice of medicine. Moms don’t bring their 5 year old son in with severe strep throat to be placed on an antibiotic that hasn’t...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
There will be a lot healthcare systems can learn from Hawaii’s recent false alarm regarding an incoming missile. Much of this will center around the relationship between system complexity, human error, and system failure – subject which all doctors understand....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media Ethics
There are many rules for social media use within healthcare. Usually these will come down from upon high via an organizations HR department, with strict attention to obeying HIPPA rules, and with a focus on not embarrassing the organization. These will be rules on...
