Monthly Archives: August 2017

Online Communities Coming Together for Hurricane Harvey #hcldrHOU

Over the past week the news and social media has been dominated by stories of hurricane Harvey that slammed into southern Texas and Louisiana. High winds and storm surges hit the coastal areas hard, but the real devastation was caused by the heavy rain that blanketed the area for 5 days. Over 50-inches (approximately 135cm) […]

Re-imaging the healthcare model in the age of Amazon

Blog post by Pam Ressler and Pippa Shulman. Introduction by Colin Hung. Every year Dr Larry Chu and the great folks at Standford Medicine host the fantastic MedicineX conference (MedX) where patients, industry insiders, technologists and future-thinkers gather to listen/discuss healthcare. I had the pleasure of attending in 2015. The sessions at MedX are very much […]

The Secret to Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Leader

Blog post by American Association for Physician Leadership. Introduction by Colin Hung. This week on #HCLDR we are very excited and honored to collaborate with the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL). Since 1975, the AAPL (formerly the ACPE – American College of Physician Executives) has been helping physicians develop the necessary leadership skills to […]

Healthcare Robots

Blog by Colin Hung I recently returned from a two-week family vacation on the east coast of Halifax. It was an amazing trip and I actually managed to unplug for almost the entire time. I didn’t check Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or my email. Instead of catching up online at night, we watched movies. One of […]

The Successful Combination of Patient Outcomes & Engagement

This week we are excited to welcome Mary Ray as guest host. As co-founder and COO of MyHealthTeams, Mary draws from her deep consumer Internet and mobile experience, thousands of conversations with those diagnosed with chronic disease, as well as caregivers. Like all of us, she also taps into her personal experience with friends and […]