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From Nathan Tanner on September 5th, 2018
When discussing the topic of value in health care, you need to ask your patients how they define it. Dr. Michael L. Good, Dean of the University of Florida College of… -
From Nathan Tanner on September 5th, 2017
Until recently, neurosurgeons lacked significant data to confidently predict the outcome of a surgery. In recent years, a registry of data gathered from how patients… -
From Nathan Tanner on August 14th, 2017
Population health is a new way of approaching health care that emphasizes prevention in a population rather than treatment of an individual. Angie Fagerlin, chair of the… -
From Nathan Tanner on June 13th, 2017
Health care organizations are utilizing modern electronic methods to find the specific costs of procedures. Dr. Ken Kawamoto, medical information officer at University… -
From Nathan Tanner on June 8th, 2017
University of Utah scientists recently revealed a robotic drill that can reduce the most delicate part of brain surgery from more than two hours to just a few moments.… -
From Nathan Tanner on April 28th, 2017
Divergent thinking and accepting failure as an important part of a learning process are part of what it means to be creative in medicine, according to Dr. Jay Baruch,… -
From Nathan Tanner on March 31st, 2017
Sometimes a complex health concept is best explained through an analogy — an easily understood comparison of two different ideas. A medical analogy can be an… -
From Nathan Tanner on March 24th, 2017
End-of-life care is a difficult topic to discuss—not only for patients and loved ones but also for the physicians who treat them. It’s an important… -
From Nathan Tanner on March 3rd, 2017
Women's health is complicated, and truth is, no physician can be an expert on "all things woman." So how can clinics provide quality, comprehensive health… -
From Nathan Tanner on December 9th, 2016
For precision medicine to work, it must include a diversity of people who can access it and take advantage of its benefits–something that’s not guaranteed.… -
From Nathan Tanner on November 28th, 2016
What is quality care? It depends on whom you ask. Turns out, patients have much different definitions of quality and successful outcome than doctors and hospitals.… -
From Nathan Tanner on November 28th, 2016
Precision medicine is the future of health care because it allows for customized treatment and prevention of disease. However, there are still some very important… -
From Nathan Tanner on September 26th, 2016
When you go to the hospital, you may already be anxious and stressed. Navigating the maze of a large hospital can be frustrating and being lost is the last thing you… -
From Nathan Tanner on September 20th, 2016
Going to the doctor can be a hassle. Taking time off work, driving to the office and sitting in a waiting room can take hours to solve a, sometimes simple, problem. The… -
From Nathan Tanner on September 12th, 2016
“It is a playground for new ideas,” says Julie Beynon, director of the Imagine Perfect Care Resource Center. The recently opened center is a central hub to… -
From Nathan Tanner on September 6th, 2016
Through the use of technology, as well as other media and information-gathering initiatives, patients can help doctors better communicate with them and other health care…