Late last year, Verb Surgical, a joint venture between Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences) and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division was formed with the intent to change the paradigm of robotic surgery established by pioneers like Intuitive Surgical. The entrance of Google (now Alphabet) into any industry is noteworthy, and since March 2015, when the initial announc...
By tapping into the “power of diversity,” says Geoffrey Rubin, MD, the George B. Geller Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering at Duke University and moderator of a session entitled “Developing an Effective Lung Cancer Screening Team” at the upcoming annual meeting of the American College of Radiology in Washington, D.C., in May. Rubin spoke with Hea...
We often think that bringing these parallel streams closer together is particularly critical as we transition from volume to value, but Nick opined that we need this confluence regardless of payment model. His focus is on bridging the gap between parallel silos of health information across multiple EHRs at Geisinger (Epic installs as well as other products) while at the ...
Prior to joining Press Ganey, Dr. James Merlino—also a practicing surgeon—was the Chief Experience Officer of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. In this leadership podcast, Dr. Merlino draws on his practical and diverse knowledge and experience and speaks with us about contemporary issues for hospitals and the nation’s health care delivery system. Among today’s topics,...
In this leadership podcast, Dr. Merlino draws on his practical and diverse knowledge and experience and speaks with us about contemporary issues for hospitals and the nation’s health care delivery system. Among today’s topics, Stewart Gandolf and Dr. Merlino discuss patient safety as a strategic priority, transparency in healthcare, healthcare reform and patient exper...
The data were presented by Thomas G Brott, on behalf of the CREST Investigators, at the International Stroke Conference (17–19 February, Los Angeles, USA). “In CREST (Carotid revascularization endarterectomy versus stenting trial), we found no significant difference between the stenting group and the endarterectomy group with respect to the primary composite endpoin...
Tasked with expanding the reach of the firm’s healthcare practice nationally and supporting the entire healthcare studio, Posada has an extensive background in healthcare with experience in medical facility planning, ranging from community hospitals to tertiary care facilities and academic medical centers for private sector and government healthcare clients. Having wo...
David E. Williams: This is David Williams from The Health Business Group. I’m speaking today with Frank Williams. He is Chief Executive Officer at Evolent Health. Frank, we were at the Connected Health Conference last month and while there you said that there was a need to help organizations transform clinically, but also make it work for them financially. Can you say...
I hope to interview him again in the coming months. Baker has tremendous, relevant experience in healthcare. He was CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Secretary of Health and Human Services before that. Healthcare is a huge issue for Massachusetts, so it’s great to have someone at the helm with that background. Excerpts from the interview are below. The full tr...
The emergency department sees all-comers: whoever walks in the door. Working at this nexus comes with major responsibilities from educating patients about healthcare basics to making important decisions affecting life, death and yes, hospital resources. Making healthcare a better business for everyone is something that I’ve injected into my training all while honing my b...
Here, Navani speaks about his path to eClinicalWorks, he offers his expert insight on EHRs and their benefits to healthcare, and he speak of likely trends that will continue to change the healthcare landscape. Tell me your story. About how you got here, how you developed your technology and the reasoning for a private company set up? We wanted to use technology as ...
Here Stephens discusses healthcare analytics and how it’s important to providers and patients; the ever-increasing importance of harvesting useable and life-changing information from unstructured big data; analytics in population health; the importance of ACOs and the future of Healthline. Tell me about your background and your role at Healthline. I grew up in a sma...
Trombley succeeds former President Gordon Hagler who announced his retirement in July 2014 following almost a decade of service with DentalEZ. Following Hagler’s retirement, Vickie Waitsman stepped in as Interim President for approximately nine months. Waitsman has been Vice President, General Counsel of DentalEZ for over 20 years and will remain an active officer of ...
A distinguished scientist, academic, researcher and mentor, Dr. Hart currently serves as professor of periodontics and director of Craniofacial Population Sciences Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. He also currently serves as the chair of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. He earned a B.A. in biology from the University of Virgin...
As you see it, what are the 3 newly introduced top technologies that are the most mind-bending and could have the greatest impact on today’s modern practice? Dr. Feuerstein: The obvious answers are 3-D imaging, digital impressions, and CAD/CAM restorations, and the merger of these technologies. All 3 have had a direct impact on the everyday practice, with the most nota...
Mary Hawn, MD, a general surgeon with a special interest in quality and clinical effectiveness, has been appointed chair of the Department of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She will start July 1. Hawn is now director of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and vice chair for quality and clinical effectiveness at the University of Alabam...
“Everything we do here is a team effort and we have the finest team anywhere, Melonakos says. Probably most significantly, we have transformed ourselves from a company primarily known in the Americas for finishers and polishers to a significant full-line player, including direct and indirect restoratives and now dental cameras.” Melonakos will continue to act as Exec...
If you don’t know Joyce Lee, you should. She’s a curator, design thinker and a firecracker thinker. And she starts things. This weekend she is birthing a brilliant event called the We Make Health Fest. It’s a maker faire celebration dedicated to health. Joyce has assembled grassroots makers who embrace the democratization of design. Centered at the University o...
The session will focus on building and deploying approaches in gene therapy, stem cells, and regenerative medicine to cure many childhood diseases. Roncarolo joined the School of Medicine last June, after stepping down as scientific director of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy. She was recruited to lead efforts in fast-tracking stem cell and gene the...
So I thought I’d share a few of the people who do a brilliant job creating a clean, valuable signal for me. This is not a ‘best of’ list, but rather a sampling of individuals who do a great job of finding and sharing great information on digital heatlh. I mean, a remarkably good job. Instead of looking at them through the lens of who to follow, think who to study. Pe...
Before measles was newsworthy, the original storyteller was Dr. Paul Offit. He was evangelizing when it wasn’t popular. And he realized his share of traffic. But it wasn’t the kind of attention any media outlet or organization seeks. As public enemy number one in the war on vaccines, he endured everything from personal defamation to death threats. Individually wor...
When Emily Ballenger of San Jose delivered her twins, Julia Burch and Carrie Belle, last August at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, she also was credited with helping train a medical student in the art of patient-centered care and relationship building. Early in her pregnancy, Ballenger was partnered with a medical student as part of an elective course at ...
Pediatric surgeon Dennis Lund, MD, will join Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford on March 16 as the organization’s new chief medical officer. He will also serve as associate dean for maternal and child health at the School of Medicine. “I am delighted that Denny will be joining us,” said Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of...
Author and surgeon Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, described how witnessing the untimely and inevitable passing of patients, friends and his father revealed to him the shortcomings of the American medical system’s and society’s approach to dying. “I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasn’t one of them,” he said, addressing an overflow crowd March ...
Clinical research expert Mary Leonard, MD, professor of pediatrics and of medicine, has been appointed an associate dean for maternal and child health at the School of Medicine, effective immediately. Leonard will focus on pediatric research issues and will work with leaders at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to improve its infrastructure for clinical and ...
Your body keeps time. Cells divide like clockwork. Cycles like sleeping and waking stay on track — for the most part, at least. So how does that work? And how can this knowledge improve our health? You’ll find answers in the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine in the special report “Life time: The long and short of it,” which features stories about time and health...
Three individuals who have made a significant impact on Stanford Medicine will be honored Feb. 28 with the Dean’s Medal, one of the highest honors bestowed by the School of Medicine. The 2015 recipients, all Stanford alumni, are Mariann Byerwalter, MBA, who is on the board of directors of Stanford Health Care and of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, and who...
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health has awarded Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral science, its third annual Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences. The $100,000 prize will be presented to Deisseroth in a May 20 ceremony in Washington, D.C. Deisseroth, the D.H. Chen Professor at Stanford and a practicing...
Gambhir commented that while the FDA stipulates that manufacturers must report all deaths, injuries, and malfunctions associated with their medical devices within 30 days of an event, healthcare professionals (as with patients and consumers) only had to report such events voluntarily. All events are recorded in the FDA’s Manufacturer and user facility device experience (...
His position represents an new role for physicians as health organizations become more connected with the communicating public. I was able to catch up Dr. Smith during Social Media Week at The Mayo Clinic. How do you use social media at Cook Children’s Hospital? The main way I use social media is as a patient education tool. I see it as a place to provide basic p...
Attendees of the three-day CAD/CAM extravaganza held at The Venetian® Hotel and The Palazzo® Hotel in Las Vegas from September 17-19th 2015 will be inspired and motivated as they learn from the two-time Hall of Famer turned business entrepreneur, philanthropist and motivational speaker during the exclusive lecture featured among the business and leadership curriculum pre...
Irving Weissman, MD, was awarded the Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research on Jan. 29 during an international symposium titled “Breakthroughs in Cancer Research and Therapy” in Zurich. Weissman, who directs the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, was honored for his role in identifying and isolating the first hematopoeti...
"Dr. Oz has repeatedly shown disdain for science and for evidence-based medicine," said a letter the 10 physicians sent to a Columbia dean earlier this week. They say he's pushing "miracle" weight-loss supplements with no scientific proof that they work. The New York Ivy League school responded Thursday, issuing a statement to The Associated Press saying only that the sc...
Held over two days, the Boston Children’s Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards is designed to address unmet needs, solve problems and seize opportunities in pediatric health care. Thought leaders, including clinicians, health care leaders, venture capitalists, policy makers, and payers, will address the most pressing pain points in pediatric medicine. ...
Chef Besh has personally selected orthodontic-friendly recipes from his collection that will be available online at www.mylifemysmile.org. “Partnering with Chef Besh is wonderful opportunity for us to give patients in treatment some delectable recipes for dishes to help them enjoy the season,” says Robert E. Varner, DMD, president of the American Association of Orthod...
