Something is not Right - a reminder of a system approaching 2 trillion in student debt. A system where students owe more in loans than America’s credit card and auto loan debt. The good news is #ThereAreOptions check out #ModernApprenticeship #collegeadmissionsscandal …see more

We are experiencing what some call a "tsunami of technological change," the effects of which may be as disruptive for us as the industrial revolution was for people in the 19th century. My thoughts on the subject.... #future #workforcedevelopment #forbes …see more

So I am sitting in a crowd of strangers, not in NE. Someone asks what I do. I say, which is partly accurate as of this moment in time, I am trying to save a small non elite college. I explain that despite the current protestations and accusations, I left it after 8 years in good shape and fully capable survival. In the 4 plus years since I left, it tanked. And it fell precipitously in the last 2 years. Someone said, that’s impossible. Colleges don’t crater and suddenly announce they’re shutting. Something’s wrong. Something happened in the recent past. I said, well, maybe but more likely something didn’t happen: fundraising, grant raising, admissions, athletic recruiting, poor acquisitions. But, I explained I hadn’t seen financials or data or what was filed with accreditors. The group looked at me quizzically and I just looked at them and said, beats me. My job now is to try to save it. Anyone here have 3 million and want a college named for them? A few laughs and no immediate takers but one fellow said: I bet there is someone like that. I said: I know. I am looking for him or her right now. Funny how life is, isn’t it? What if one of those people was that one? Folks: if you don’t try to save a place it will never be saved. …see more

I just want to say as the sun rises again that I feel sick to my stomach. Truly sick. I can't even turn on TV or eat or listen or read. The debacle of yesterday -- and I missed the last hour --- will forever change how we view victims and those accused. And we all know someone is lying. Both people who testified can't be truth tellers. I know who I think is lying. But, how people can obfuscate truth and play off emotions and act indignant -- professing that religion and religious schools carry righteousness in and of themselves -- is offensive no matter what. I'd like to remind people that good folks can do bad things. And bad people can do good things. And, religion isn't like a vaccine -- religious people and doctors and teachers abuse children and when they do, those acts are buried and the victims' words discarded and truth is hard to find and even harder to address. Everyone here can judge for themselves whether politics trumped truth. That is my line for today: politics (whichever side you are on) trumped truth --- in every sense. …see more

Here is what is worrying me (among other things): recommendation letters. There is a history of such letters being written for teachers to get new positions despite the fact that these teachers have abused students. We often are less than honest (if omission counts) when we write letters of recommendation. We assume receivers of letters can read between the lines and know that we are not truly recommending someone but we are being cautious to avoid charges of defamation, libel and other legal risks. So, posit this hypothetical: write a recommendation letter for Bill O'Reilly. What should it say? Would all references to sexual abuse/harassment be absent from such a letter? Ponder this conundrum; recommendation letters are commonplace. …see more

Just wanted to say thank-you to my readers and followers. Nice to be named as one the Top Ten Ed Writers for 2016. But, more importantly, I appreciate our engagement. 2017 will bring even more writing given the state of the world. And, I have a forthcoming book too --- titled BreakAway Learners (Columbia TCPress March 2017). With appreciation and continue to share your thoughts/reactions and suggestions please. …see more

Black spies played pivotal roles in the US Civil War, but were not officially recognized as war veterans or heroes. As we take this Memorial Day holiday, here are some that were essential in the Union Army winning. Read full story: http://ow.ly/Sw7550uqzfY #memorialday #veteran #unionarmy #civilwar #patriot …see more

הידעת? • המצאת המכ"ם מיוחסת לבריטים, אך הפטנט הראשון על המכ"ם נרשם בגרמניה ב-1904.בזמן מלחמת העולם השנייה סייעו מערכות מכ"ם מגלה מטוסים לבריטניה להתמודד עם התקפות חיל-האוויר הגרמני והיוו את מערכת ההגנה האווירית הראשונה. • השימוש הראשון בכלי נשק מבוסס מכ"ם היה בטיל שיוט אמריקני בשם עטלף במאי 1945, סוף מלחמת העולם השנייה. בחודש זה הצליח העטלף להטביע צוללת יפנית ממרחק של כ-32 ק"מ. • השימוש במכ"מים אינו מסתכם רק בסיוע לכלי לחימה, הוא מסייע בחקר החלל, גילוי אוניות ומטוסים להתרעת התנגשות, מעקב אחר ציפורים, תחזיות מזג אוויר ואיתור המיקום של סופות ברקים וכמובן מערכות נהיגה אוטונומיות בהן מכ"מים קטנים מודדים מרחקים ומהירויות של המכונית ביחס לסביבתה ומאפשרים למכונה לנהוג באוטו ללא התערבות אדם. נשמע לכם מעניין? יש לכם ניסיון במכ"ם? מצוין! לאתרי ב"ש וחולון אנחנו מחפשים מהנדס/ת אלגוריתמים מכ"ם. דברו איתי Daniel.Cohen3@elbitsystems.com **ניסיון במערכות מכ"ם-חובה Meital Mendelawy …see more

Fitbit's utilization continues to increase: Fitbit integrates with nutrition company Habit and the stationary bikes, Peloton

As a healthcare professional I'm a big fan of science! I'm also a big fan of making sure that organizations can effectively implement new knowledge and patient care solutions. I've been working with a group of health care professionals to help organizations prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine. Please take a moment to read this overview. Patients, providers and health systems should take a peek at what we've put together. FTI Consulting 's Health Solutions practice charts nine critical elements that providers should consider for successful vaccine delivery. …see more

I'm thrilled to be among those recently hired at FTI Consulting. The professionals I've gotten to know here at FTI Consulting are top-notch, real-world healthcare operators who are a joy to work with!

Walking The Patient-Centered Walk...(Or Being All Talk...) This is the response I got from my doctor today when I asked her (or her team) to find my blood type in my medical records. I tried to find the information myself but it’s not visible to me—the patient! I’ve been part of this same Integrated medical health system literally my entire life, having been borne there. I’ve had surgery and other procedures there so I know they have this information. So what’s this answer about? Laziness and not actually being patient-centered. This is a perfect example of why patients and consumers are finding alternatives to legacy healthcare—to find organizations that actually care about the individual. I’m still searching. …see more

Truth in Headlines Please! I saw this headline—and thought: ‘I didn’t know Uber is also a Health Care Organization!’ And then I read the article—Uber did not build a health care organization...they added ride services for patients. Two points: it’s great to have rides for people who need to get to and from their medical appointments. But...proving rides does not equal being a health care organization!. Doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, risk managers, technicians and other dedicated health care staff who work diligently to help patients in their medical care, recovery and illness, work in a health care organization. And running one of those organizations is hard work—patients and families rely on those people to be dedicated, accurate , evidenced-based, accountable and compassionate. When you are an organization like a hospital that understands and lives the daily stress and responsibly for lives lost-and saved—why then, and only then can you declare your self a health care organization! Until then, you are a ride hailing company that has an important population carve-out. —- LinkedIn Top Voice Healthcare 2015, 2016, 2017 …see more

I just posted on LinkedIn about the '10 Commandments of Hospital Care.' This list is not your typical list and you won't read these 'do's and don'ts' anywhere ere else! As always, I welcome hearing from all of you about your experience in hospitals and doctors' offices. # #hospitals #doctors #care #experience …see more

Think Medicare-For-All is a Dirty Word? Health Insurance CEOs earned between 300 - 600 times more than the ‘regular’ employee. All major insurance companies paid their CEOs over 20Million dollars this year. Insurance companies collected a whopping $22Billion in profit—that’s profit—to be spent on executive bonuses. And let me remind you that those dollars started out as part of your salaries, which got withheld from your employer to cover these big profits. Got an issue with health insurance coverage being so darn expensive? Then I suggest you look at those private insurance companies raking in all your hard-earned money and start asking the hard question: ‘Why should they charge me such high rates if my money is not going towards health care for me and my family but instead being used to pay executives millions of dollars each year?’ And once you hear nothing from your insurance company then you might think differently about other ways we could be using our hard-earned dollars to benefit ourselves instead of benefiting some CEO. Selected Excerpt: “Combined, the CEOs of the eight largest publicly traded insurance companies, including pharmacy behemoth CVS, which acquired insurer Aetna, made $143.5 million in total compensation in 2018, up 14.4%.” …see more

Walmart drives medical management. Healthcare’s Big Reality is that it’s Industry Giants like Walmart, Amazon, Google who are dictating the future of Healthcare. The new equation for medical management is: 1 defined employee group + 1 medical system + 1 medical condition x XX$ = Whatever Walmart Wants To Pay. Selected Excerpt : “This is not the first centers of excellence program Walmart has started.” …see more

A facial recognition system in Japan can identify people even when they’re wearing masks. It determines when a person is wearing a mask and hones in on the parts that are not covered up, such as the eyes and surrounding areas, to verify the subject’s identity. Users register a photo of their face in advance. The verification takes less than one second and supposedly has an accuracy rate of more than 99.9%. #facialrecognition #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #AI #artificialintelligence #deeplearning #machinelearning …see more

Have you seen the meme “This pandemic has been so long I got into and back out of shape”? Can anyone relate? There’s a curfew in my country, lockdowns come and go all over the world. I'm motivated to get the most out of it, yet I feel like I’m swimming in a digital ocean. I'm never offline even though I should stay calm and work on my mindfulness. This is an unprecedented mental health challenge. How are you coping with it? Check out how technology is trying to come to the rescue and let me know your thoughts! #lockdownfitness #pandemicfitness #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #technology …see more

Many of you asked whether you can get our ebooks at a discount price. (First of all, thanks a lot for your hunger for more content from The Medical Futurist !) There are two ways: The first means a deeper and longer-term dedication to our mission: by joining our Patreon community, you get one of our ebooks every month for your sponsorship. The other workaround is ordering them in bundles - together, they cost almost half the individual price. Check out 'How To Prepare For The Age Of AI In Medicine?', or whichever combination you prefer! https://lnkd.in/g-YNSQA #DigitalHealth #DigitalHealthBook #HealthcareEbook #HealthcareBook #DigitalHealthEbook …see more

I had to do my duty as a scientist and debunk all COVID-19 conspiracy theories. We "love" these theories so much that here we collected all the COVID-19-related ones together - only to riddle their (fake) arguments. If you know anyone spreading the Bill Gates invented COVID-19, or that the virus was engineered in a lab, share this video with them! #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #COVID19 #COVID_19 #coronavirus #conspiracy #conspiracytheory #conspiracytheories #youtube #studio #video …see more