Matthew's Blog
Healthcare Technology: Does the Backend Benefit Outweigh the Human Cost?
I remember a day , 14 years ago, when our medical director met with a large Urgent Care group about the switch from paper charts to an Electronic Health Record. (EHR). I thought to myself - “Uh-oh, we are going to lose something here.” I wasn’t mistaken. Our paper...
Healthcare: From Data to Wisdom
Data leads to information.; Information leads to knowledge; Knowledge leads to wisdom. At least that's how it should work. As healthcare moves into the Healthcare 3.0 space, we are going to be seeing an increased use of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence,...
The Ethics of AI, Big Data and Healthcare: Thinking Outside of the Box
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. This quote is attributed to Albert Einstein. As one of the founders of Modern Physics, his approach to solving problems, at least as a scientist, clearly exemplified this. For example,...
Why Jeff Bezos was in a Super Bowl Commercial
On Sunday, did you see Jeff Bezos in the his "Alexa" Super Bowl commercial? It was very good, and you can watch it at the bottom of the post: But it does raise one question: why was Jeff Bezos in it? He is worth over 100 billion dollars, so it is a safe bet it wasn’t...
The Challenge with Using Wearable Technology to Improve Your Health
The challenge with using wearable technology to improve your health isn't the type of data it extracts. Such information as step frequency and sleep duration are associated with your health. It isn't in the amount of data it extracts. I probably already have...
Physician Digital Platform Creation Tip – Use Namchkr
If you are a physician just starting to build a digital platform, a great starting point is the website namechkr.com. ( No, that’s not a typo ). It's an easy way to cross-check your possible digital platform names across multiple platforms. If you have an odd last...
Doctors: Your “Why” dictates Why, If, and How you Should Be on Twitter.
I'm often asked by physicians why they should be on Twitter. I don't answer directly at first. Instead I respond with this question: What is your "why"? To me this is the essential question to ask when contemplating Twitter, social media, or any other form of...
Why Healthcare Organizations Should Remove their Facebook Page’s Review Section
If you are a Healthcare Organization with a "Review" subsection on your Facebook Business Page then I strongly recommend you remove it For some products - such as running shoes, camcorders, or new ipad - a Review Section can provide great feedback and demonstrate an...
Twitter As a Transactional Ecosystem
Whenever I go to Starbucks I get a Single Tall Americano (written as STA) for about three dollars. When I engage in this transaction, not only do I get a fairly good cup of coffee; I also get the cultural “right” to sit in Starbucks for around 45 minutes, - sipping...