2015 Digital Health Summer Summit Keynote Address: “The Shaping of a...
Recently, I had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at the 2015 Digital Health Summer Summit held at the University of California San Francisco on June 19, 2015. In my talk, “The Shaping of...
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My Interview with Tim Reha at the 2015 Digital Health Summer Summit
I recently had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the 2015 Digital Health Summer Summit held at the University of California San Francisco on June 18-19, 2015. Jill Gilbert always produces...
View ArticleThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Needs and Deserves Our Support!
I urge everyone to take the time to write their legislators to support funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This Modern Healthcare Editorial by Merrill Goozner, “Save...
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Learning to Cope With Violence and Trauma
Whether someone is dealing with the psychological trauma associated with natural disasters (see our Institute of Medicine Report, “Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities After Disasters:...
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We Are Still Falling Short On End-of-Life Care: I Like “The Conversation...
There is a great resource that can benefit all of us regarding end-of-life wishes for our care. The Conversation Project, co-founded by Ellen Goodman and Len Fishman, in collaboration with the...
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Reminder: The American Telemedicine Association’s Fall Forum is September...
Just a quick reminder to everyone that the American Telemedicine Association’s Fall Forum and National Telehealth Lobby Day is just around the corner on September 16-18, 2015, in Washington, DC. The...
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Some Of You May Find My Keynote Address Comments Interesting From InTouch...
Recently, I was honored to deliver the keynote address at InTouch Health’s 9th Telehealth Innovation Forum held in Santa Barbara, CA on July 22-24, 2015. My presentation titled “The Landscape for...
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A Life Truly Well Lived In Service To Others: The Passing of Congressman...
On August 18, 2015, our nation lost one of its most influential and productive voices in the struggle for providing the highest level of health and medical care for ALL Americans. I am proud to say...
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The 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned to Enhance the...
The 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is upon us and many people are taking this opportunity to look back on this historical devastating disaster, which hit the city of New Orleans on August 29,...
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Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and...
We all need to support our 19th U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, in his “Call to Action” to address major public health challenges, including diabetes and heart diseases. On September 9,...
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We Can’t Take Food Safety For Granted!
We all know that healthy eating is key to our overall healthiness. While most of us are learning to be very attentive to what and how much we eat, too often we take the safety of our food for granted....
View ArticleA Noteworthy Event: Research!America’s 2015 National Health Research Forum
I had the honor of serving as a panelist at the recent Research!America 2015 National Health Research Forum held on September 10, 2015, at The Newseum in Washington, DC. My session titled, “Are we...
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Population Health Promotion Advocates Should Take Note of New HHS Resources...
As the Chair of the National Academy of Medicine’s Committee on Post-Disaster Recovery of a Community’s Public Health, Medical and Social Services, which just released a major report entitled,...
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You Might Find Something Useful In My Interview With Future Healthcare Today
Future Healthcare Today were sponsors for the ATA Fall Forum, held in Washington, DC on September 16-18, 2015. I had the pleasure of sitting down with them for an interview, ATA Fall Forum: Q&A...
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The 2015-2016 Influenza Season is Approaching … A Reminder to Get Your Flu...
It’s that time of year again when we are reminded of the importance of getting our influenza vaccination, as it is the best defense against contracting the flu and suffering from its health...
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In Case You Missed It: The IOM’s “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care” Is...
In late September, The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Medicine, released their most recent report in the “Quality Chasm Series”. “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care”, is an...
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Some Of You May Be Interested In My Recent Telehealth Interview On Kentucky...
During a recent business trip to Kentucky, I was honored to be interviewed by “my mother’s youngest son, Wayne Tuckson, MD, (therefore, my brother)”, on behalf of PBS’s Kentucky Educational...
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Join Me at RWJF’s First Friday Google+ Hangout on December 4th!
I am honored to be invited to participate with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a First Friday Google+ Hangout on Friday, December 4th, from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm EST, titled “From Preparation to...
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Just Released: United Health Foundation’s 26th Edition of America’s Health...
The United Health Foundation, for which I serve as the external senior medical adviser, in partnership with the American Public Health Association, just released the 26th America’s Health Rankings®...
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Community Health Planners And Others May Be Interested In My RWJF Blog...
I recently contributed to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blog, “Culture of Health” and I wanted to share with you the article I authored titled “Rebuilding Healthier and More Resilient Communities...
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