Why Patients Need to Be Storytellers
When we tell stories we help doctors get it right. How do we get doctors to hear us when the average clinic visit is now down to 5 minutes?
Failure to Diagnose Cancer and Misdiagnosis of Cancer
This is an excerpt from an article on ConsumerSafety.org. To read the full article, please use this link. Common Cancers for Late...
Your child's learning issues may actually be vision problems.
The upshot: Learning disabilities might actually be easily remedied vision problems. Don't delay. Get their eyes checked annually, start
Patients Front & Center
The next evolution in patient safety requires patients willing to engage and participate with the institutions that deliver healthcare. That
Patient No More
We're overdue for true patient-doctor partnerships. Reporting from the 10th International Diagnostic Error in Medicine (DEM) conference....
Unraveling the Gordian Knot
When your child has been ill for a long time, and you feel that his doctors have failed him; when you feel betrayed and dismissed by the...
Heading for Boston
It's a big week. I'm re-launching my website a few hours before heading to Boston for two important meetings. The first is a joint effort...