Thinking Thursdays TIPs

Patients Really Want Up-To-Date Access to Their Health Data

An Embarrassing Story The other day I was meeting someone for the first time. Judging by appearances, I estimated a good ten years of age between us – me being older. (The exact numbers aren’t necessary for this particular story Read More

Your Patients Want Help Navigating Their Healthcare Safely

Am I the only one who wished there was a “How-to-Do-Life-During-a-Global-Pandemic-for-Dummies” handbook at the initial outbreak of COVID-19? There were so many unknowns: “How am I going to buy groceries?”, “What do I do about my son’s doctor appointments?”, “Do Read More

Patients Really Want More Patience and Less Anxiety

An Anxious America Do you remember the first time you went to the grocery store after the initial outbreak of COVID-19? I do. I walked in wearing my mask, armed with a can of disinfectant wipes and a bottle of Read More

What Patient Really Want: A Safe and Efficient Experience

COVID-19: Turn the Ship Around! Like the rest of the world, when the COVID-19 pandemic was materializing, I cancelled all non-emergent checkups for my family and steered-clear of healthcare facilities for quite some time. My youngest son with Cerebral Palsy Read More

Patients Want a Personal and Technologically Convenient Experience in Healthcare

The Best of Both It’s no surprise that in today’s technology-saturated culture, there is a vast amount of research on how technology can be used within the world of medicine. However, what I did find surprising was the amount of Read More

Sometimes a Patient Just Wants To Hear “I’m Sorry” When Things Go Wrong

The Hippocratic Oath Chances are if you’re reading this article, you have most likely heard the expression, “First, do no harm” and have maybe even dedicated your life’s work to upholding these words. It derives from the Latin phrase, “primum Read More