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Can Healthcare Do Better? Life After Quadriplegia

July 22, 2018 by Alan Pitt 2 Comments

10 years ago my mother became a #quadriplegic after falling from a horse. Her journey was & is part of my inspiration for blogging.  My mother, now 78, is still a quad. But she continues working as a Professor, both teaching undergraduates and making #art (www.sheilapitt.com). She’s had a couple of near death experiences (literally) […]

Filed Under: patient centered care, Healthcare, Patient Engagement, Podcasts Tagged With: care coordination, healthcare, patient center care, patient centered care, quadriplegia

The Patient As Captain Of Their Own Ship- After Quadriplegia.

January 2, 2017 by Alan Pitt 1 Comment

[podcast] Sheila Pitt is an Art Professor, and my mother. After a horse accident, she is also a quadriplegic. Many physicians, including me, believe to solve the healthcare crisis patients need to be partners, captains of their own ship. My mother discusses her journey.

Filed Under: Healthcare, patient centered care, Patient Engagement, Podcasts Tagged With: care coordination, healthcare, patient_centered

What McDonalds Shares in Common with Most Hospitals: Shift Workers

October 18, 2015 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

Gone are the days of “your doctor.” In the past, the family doctor might care for you both in the community as well as in the hospital when needed. However, today if you’re sick enough to require hospitalization, you’re far more likely to be cared for by a stranger, a specialist with additional training in […]

Filed Under: care teams, Healthcare, patient centered care, Patient Engagement, Podcasts, TED Tagged With: care coordination, collaboration, doctors, healthcare policy, team based care, TED

Obamacare: Healthcare’s Own Journey Through Wonderland (Part 3 of 3, Technology Roadmap)

February 19, 2015 by Alan Pitt 2 Comments

Change is hard. Those vested in the status quo have a lot to lose from progress. However, healthcare change is upon us. Value-based healthcare isn’t going away; providers and hospitals need solutions in order to survive. In part 1 of this series, I outlined some reasons for the imperatives. In part 2, I discussed some […]

Filed Under: Healthcare, Podcasts Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, care coordination, healthcare technology, personal health record, value based care

Ebola: Impossible Choices Leave Nurses in Tears

November 2, 2014 by Alan Pitt Leave a Comment

After caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the only American to die from Ebola, many nurses at the Dallas hospital ended up sleeping at the facility for three weeks. They were afraid to go home and risk infecting their children. Ebola has forced healthcare workers to make difficult choices. On the one hand, doctors and nurses […]

Filed Under: Healthcare, Healthcare Policy, patient centered care, Podcasts, Telemedicine Tagged With: care coordination, Ebola, healthcare technology, nurses, protecting health care workers, telemedicine

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