by Matthew Rehrl MD | Big Data, Deontology, EHR, Healthcare Ethics, Philosophy
No, says the Deontologist. Yes, says the Utilitarian. Consider the following question: We know that bariatric surgery offers significant benefits to patients with diabetes and obesity. These benefits include a 68% lower cardiovascular mortality. (Ref: Association...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Poetry
White summer flower, Expansive petals waiting! Buzzing bee comes soon.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Poetry
A bubble of thorns shouts, “Stay away from my fruit— pricks and jabs await.”
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Trust Networks, EHR, Telemedicine
Here;s my hierarchy—from best to worst—for the efficient transfer of information between two people who don’t know each other well: Face-to-face conversation (Best!).Phone conversation. ↓ Email. ↓ Text messaging (Worst!). The gaps I placed above between phone/email...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
As I’ve blogged about before (Considering How I Read to Help Inform How I Write), I “read” different types of books using different technologies with my car CD player being mostly used for self-help-type content. Well, in this category one of my favorite audiobooks is...
