Christina's Considerations

State by State Telemedicine Licensure

The Federation of State Medical Boards has produced an overview of telemedicine licensure across the US. Highlights include: Ten (10) state boards issue a special purpose license, telemedicine license or certificate, or license to practice medicine across state lines to... Read more →

Status of Mobile Policies

iHealthBeat's Data Points latest shows how far along healthcare organizations are in instituting policies on mobile echnology. Given the high risks and threats to privacy, I'd like to see a higher number. However, this is a much quicker uptake than... Read more →

Under the Drapes: More Mystique of Surgery

After finishing my second book by Dr. David Gelber, my first thought was "I want to sit next to this guy at the next Medical Staff dinner". I thoroughly enjoyed his first book, Behind the Mask , and Under the... Read more →

Knowledge Capital in the Digital Society: Information-Based Value Creation

I finished reading Peter Waegemann's book on knowledge capital in the digital society not long ago and wanted to share a few key take-aways. the need to learn by memorizing is now replaced by the need to thrive in the... Read more →

3rd Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Healthcare Data Security

The Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security by Ponemon Institute and ID Experts, has been released and reports that healthcare organizations face a huge challenge in stopping data breaches. 94% of healthcare organizations surveyed suffered at... Read more →