Monthly Archives: January 2015

The larger health care environment + patients and family engagement

Blog post by Dominick L. Frosch, Patient Care Fellow, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation How do we shift norms and create a culture where patient and family engagement is the rule, not the exception? What are the ways in which legislation, regulations, and policy changes come into play? The impetus for developing a Roadmap for […]

Personal Health Data and the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Are We Missing Something?

Blog post by Joe Babaian In 2014, the #hcldr tag was used over 148K times with an average of 17 tweets every hour, of every day, all year – ultimately reaching – potentially – 825M views (Data Here). What does this data mean to you? Well it certainly gives an overview of what #hcldr is […]

The Art and Skill of Listening

Blog post by Bernadette Keefe MD Listening to the world around us, its people and nature, educates us about our world and allows for meaningful conversation. Without the ability to listen, we are unable to sustain relationships and learn. Likewise we place ourselves out of range of others: unable to provide help, to answer needs. For many reasons, […]

Small Changes, Big Difference

Blog post by Colin Hung It’s impossible right now to turn on the TV without seeing or listen to the radio without hearing an ad for a gym, a weight-loss program or an exercise equipment maker. Every January we all get inundated with ads that target those of us who have decided to make big […]