MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'guest posts'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181787&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5nzekSZKljs%2F The following is a guest post by Karen Orloff Kaplan the CEO of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. TEAL is on trend this September. Not only is teal a top fashion color for fall 2011, it’s the color of ovarian cancer awareness—and September is national ovarian cancer awareness month. Here’s how you can help raise awareness of this disease. To support ovarian cancer awareness you can get involved in the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance’s United States of Teal campaign. The goal of the campaign is to have every state in America teal—which happens when state legislators pledge their support for ovarian cancer awareness. Twenty-four states are already teal—visit www.unitedstatesofteal.org to see if your state supports women with ovarian cancer. The website also shows how you can... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181787 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:15:09 +0100 5181787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159945&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FiH_0Fhi-Ylw%2F The following is a guest post from Nicole Bandes. When I first ventured into the realm of personal development and began seeking out a Life Coach with which to work, I started hearing a lot about finding my life’s purpose. It seemed so dramatic and intense.  It seemed like the key to everything I was missing.  Unfortunately, it also seemed like I had not yet found that key.  And that made it seem even Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159945 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:46:28 +0100 5159945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139725&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FAyWAH4hu6eo%2F The following is a guest post by Janice Lynch Schuster who  works at the Altarum Institute, a new voice in the field of aging and end of life issues. This post orginally ran on July 14th on Health AGEnda. By Janice Lynch Schuster. When I was a little girl, country singer Glen Campbell had a variety show on television called “The Glen Campbell Good Time Hour.” As I remember it, it was a good time; in my young imagination, I often confused him with my father, who I thought was just as handsome and talented and fun as Glen. I loved his songs and wanted to learn to play guitar so I could be more like him. Sadly, Mr. Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’ disease. As most people know, Alzheimer’s is the primary cause of dementia, a gradual loss of brain function that becomes more ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139725 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:17:07 +0100 5139725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130741&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FUsPPCVyvHnQ%2F The following is a guest post by WomanCare Global CEO Saundra Pelletier. Besides serving as the founding CEO of WomanCare Global, Saundra is an international marketing expert, published author, keynote speaker and executive coach. By Saundra Pelletier. In 1965, Griswold v. Connecticut gave a married woman the right to use birth control to prevent or delay pregnancy as she saw fit. This guarantee of a basic human right led to other reforms that allowed millions more American women to decide the direction of their own reproductive lives.  This summer, we are proud to see another key reform go through: starting next year, the Affordable Care Act will allow even more women in the United States to be in charge of their own health by requiring new health plans to provide free birth control with... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130741 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:10:30 +0100 5130741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107509&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstevereads.com%2Fpapers_to_read%2Funcertainty_and_the_welfare_economics_of_medical_care.pdf The following is a post by Dr. Jessie Gruman from the Center for Advancing Health. This blog post was originally published at Prepared Patient Forum: What It Takes Blog. “There is a better way – structural reforms that empower patients with greater choices and increase the role of competition in the health-care marketplace.” Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)August 3, 2011 The highly charged political debates about reforming American health care have provided tempting opportunities to rename the people who receive health services.  But because the impetus for this change has been prompted by cost and quality concerns of health care payers, researchers and policy experts rather than emanating from us out of our own needs, some odd words have been called into service.  Two phrases commonly used ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107509 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:28:10 +0100 5107509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097195&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FSP8xvG2JXkA%2F Before we get to today’s guest post from Rebecca Kellogg I just want to give you the heads up on a couple of things I am about to send out Augusts newsletter and it will be delivered with not one, but two, free self development ebooks! If you’re not signed up, do so now because this will be an ongoing thing and you’ll also get my latest ebook on goal setting. I’m currently busy Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097195 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:08:09 +0100 5097195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077677&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FALvR_OSUX_w%2F The following is a guest post from blogger and writer Amanda Kidd. She is a regular follower of healthy living her health guide includes all the health related topics. Amongst all she likes to write on sexual health a lot: Sexual urge or the libido is a natural phenomenon in men and women alike. It is widely believed and understood that couples enjoy intimacy more in their young age rather than in matured stage of their lives. Though apparently this may be a well accepted notion and may also look very true, the research indicates otherwise. Sexual urge in older women, or middle aged women, is a subject of immense interest and research amongst the scientists and researchers all over the world. What happens to the sexual drive of a woman when she crosses the threshold of 30 and enters into t... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077677 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:50:58 +0100 5077677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051338&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F98s4L26-a_o%2F Before I get into today’s guest post I wanted to let you know that ‘How Do I Set Goals That Stick?’ is now available in the Kindle format. I am indebted to Ola Rinta-Koski from Tavaton for converting the book for me and if you’re needing something similar doing check him out. The book will be going on sale on Amazon, but you’re so lovely and cute so I couldn’t possibly charge you. So Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051338 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:56:22 +0100 5051338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050566&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJfYqZg4Al8I%2F The following was originally posted on Masters In Public Health on July 13th. Wherever there are citizens who are passionate about improving the public health of their communities, the potential exists to build a powerful movement for change. Usually, these individuals are activists in social movements and in voluntary associations including civic organizations, women’s associations and labor organizations. But, their passions can move mountains, as you’ll learn from our list of 10 historic movements that improved worldwide public health. 1. Cancer: On May 22, 1913, the American Society for the Control of Cancer was created at a meeting of ten doctors and five laymen. At that time, a cancer diagnosis amounted to near certain death. Rarely mentioned in public, this taboo disease was st... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050566 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:36:34 +0100 5050566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028199&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastercures.org%2Fdocuments%2Ffile%2FFasterCures%2520Chronicle%2520of%2520Philanthropy%2520Articles%2520Final%281%29.pdf The following is a guest post by Margaret Anderson, executive director of FasterCures/The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions, an “action tank” working to improve the medical research system and speed up the time it takes to get important new medicines from discovery to patients. Margaret also serves as vice president of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, board member for the Council for American Medical Innovation and the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, and member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Government Affairs Committee and the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Drug Discovery, Development and Translation. In 2011, the Clinical Research Forum recognized her with an award for leadership in public advocacy. By Margaret Anderson. What’s missing today in the... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028199 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:15:00 +0100 5028199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008731&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FVxNj9LJQYDc%2F Before I get into todays guest post from Ethan Waldman I thought I’d prod you gently one final time and let you know my e-book ‘How Do I Set Goals That Work?’ will be shipping to my newsletter readers free of charge within the next week. If you want a copy get yourself signed up in the box on the left and without doubt you’ll be the Supreme Lord of the Universe by this Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008731 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:41:40 +0100 5008731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4976255&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F0jFiO4trfmE%2F I get offered quite a lot of guest posts. Usually the person has put little thought into the process and have rarely bothered to research my site or check my guest post guidelines. As such I usually say thanks but no thanks and they probably think I’m an arrogant jerk. James Clear didn’t do that. He got to know me and we even spoke on the phone and interacted on Twitter before he asked Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4976255 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:00:13 +0100 4976255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952835&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNd54fULlfIg%2F The following is a guest post by Kathy N. Johnson, PhD, CMC. Dr Johnson is a Certified Geriatric Care Manager, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Home Care Assistance. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology.  Kathy co-authored the book, Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life, based on the ground breaking Okinawa Centenarian Study, which spells out precisely what it takes to delay or escape Alzheimer’s and other chronic diseases, as well as how to slow the aging process. By Dr. Kathy Johnson. Family members who provide care for a chronically ill, disabled, or aging parent make up almost 30% of the U.S. population. The majority are women, ages 40-65, and they spend an average of 20 hours per week in hands-on care givin... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952835 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:30:55 +0100 4952835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029307&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38609&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDavidSeah-BetterLivingThroughNewMedia%2F%7E3%2FRMdiToO9yws%2F The following is a second guest post by Al Briggs, who I’m working with so that we can produce and dispatch Emergent Task Planner pads from within the EU. It’s been great to hear about how he’s shaping his fulfillment process! Here is the latest update since the events of his last post. Firstly I want to announce that the first A4 Emergent Task Planner pads have been dispatched from Germany. We received the first print run last week and have so far dispatched 13 orders, and we are now getting a system together to make sure that we can get orders invoiced and dispatched as quickly as possible. If you signed up on our pre-order form you should have now received an email with the details that are needed to send you out an electronic invoice. If not then please check your sp... David Seah - Design, Development, Inspiration, Empowerment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029307 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:41:59 +0100 5029307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883939&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38609&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDavidSeah-BetterLivingThroughNewMedia%2F%7E3%2FkdoHTkodU-w%2F The following is a guest post by Al Briggs, who I’m working with so that we can produce and dispatch Emergent Task Planner pads from within the EU. He’s a UK software developer who lives in Germany, and he’s been gracious in shouldering the burden of handling European production and fulfillment. Here’s Al’s status update on the project! Guten Tag und Hallo aus Deutschland! I thought I should introduce myself and provide a quick update for those of you interested in ETP pads for the EU. I have been working with Dave for a while on this idea and although it has not been as quick as we would have liked, we are making progress and should begin shipping in the next few weeks. We have had 39 pre-orders so far. This is not as high as expected but we have decided... David Seah - Design, Development, Inspiration, Empowerment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883939 Sun, 29 May 2011 19:27:39 +0100 4883939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853262&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FZbrO2JyuNLc%2F Life Coach is a very competitive term on Google yielding millions of results from each search. I finally hit the first page last week after 4 years of working my butt off. I know this is a Life Coaching and self development blog and not a how to blog, blog. However, I also know a lot of Life Coaches and bloggers read it that would like more traffic. Soooo if you’d like to Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853262 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:23:48 +0100 4853262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841471&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FKohnP-rurfk%2F The following is  a guest post by Margaret Polaneczky, MD, FACOG  a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. It was originally posted on her blog The Blog That Ate Manhattan. In an article filled with speculation, misinformation and broad sweeping generalizations, the Wall Street Journal does its damned best to make the birth control pill seem to be the worst thing to have happened to modern civilization, implying that by interfering with ovulation, the pill impairs our natural ability to choose a mate, causes women to choose less masculine partners and then stray from them, and makes us pick genetically similar rather than dissimilar mates. Women on the pill... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841471 Wed, 18 May 2011 13:22:56 +0100 4841471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803128&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FaCTg-x0NxeE%2F The following is a guest post by Jenni Sunde. Jenni is a freelance fashion writer and pop culture junkie. She specializes in all things lifestyle-related. From home and design to health and beauty. With her love of art and all things beautiful, she delights in sharing her sense of style from her life to your computer monitor. Her title pegs her as an editor at a website that specializes in providing people with car insurance quotes, but her passion leads her into writing with a little more substance and a lot more heart. By Jenni Sunde. The benefits of a sound mind and body can be traced all the way back to ancient Greco-Roman cultures.  Despite how long the concepts behind mind and body connection have been around, they are frequently overlooked in our modern society.  The connectio... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803128 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:25:07 +0100 4803128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780363&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2Fdr1BHsnJvvw%2F This report also explores the concerns that come with patient engagement and the advantages and strategies that should be explored. (more…) Tags: health reform, medical home, wellness (Source: e-CareManagement) e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780363 Tue, 03 May 2011 16:46:12 +0100 4780363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4767991&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FY1OICzLpMDc%2F The following is a guest post by Sheila Rittenberg the Senior Director, Advocacy and External Affairs at the National Psoriasis Foundation. During her tenure with the National Psoriasis Foundation, Ms. Rittenberg has led the organization’s transition as a leader in health advocacy and public policy, emphasizing access to care issues and increasing investments in psoriasis research. She acted as Co-Chair of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Coalition and has assumed various advisory roles including that of committee member to the Office Oregon Health Policy & Research Drug Effectiveness Review Project and member of the National Health Council, Grassroots Technical Assistance Task Force. She is an author and contributing author on advocacy and cl... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4767991 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:19:58 +0100 4767991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758749&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FkqNmcpWq5kw%2F This guest post was written by Nalini Saligram, PhD, founder and CEO of Arogya World. It originally ran on Arogya World’s blog on April 22nd. On Earth Day, which was marked recently on April 22, 2011, we generally tend to focus on the impact of people on the planet. But it is equally important to consider the impact of pollution on people and health including non-communicable diseases  (NCDs).  NCDs, which include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers and chronic lung disease, are gaining much-needed attention this year in advance of the upcoming pivotal UN High-level Meeting on NCDs on September 19-20.  NCDs – yes, the word is hard to pronounce and doesn’t quite roll off our tongues easily, but I am sure HIV/AIDS was quite a mouthful too in the early years – cau... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758749 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:43:40 +0100 4758749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4759064&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F5zul5nt-Ybo%2F About a month ago I got an e-mail from another Life Coach asking me to help promote her product launch. I didn’t know the person in question and she’d made no effort to get to know me before she hit me with her pitch for a self development product that retailed at $297. I responded, as I usually do in such circumstances, by saying I never promote products that I either don’t use (or haven’t used) myself, or where I don’t know the person well enough to be sure they offer great value for money. The response I received was that I was missing out on huge opportunity to make a lot of money. She then listed by way of social proof, a long list of the same ole, same ole, names that sign up for every joint venture under the sun and then batter their lists relentlessly. I wanted to reply: ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4759064 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:42:59 +0100 4759064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734088&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fv_o3ao1F9vY%2F The following was originally posted on James’s Project by Mary Ellen Mannix, MRPE. The mission of James’s Project is to find, support, and help work that protects infants in their first year of life. James’s Project aims to reduce infant mortality by focusing on patient safety isssues that affect the start of life. Our tools are education, communication, and collaboration. Rainy days and Saturdays get me down. (Sounds like a good song lyric.) Rainy days force a quiet among the constant buzz of activity. Saturdays are the closest thing to a once a week siesta. Nearly ten years ago, on a Saturday morning I had to to reflect on the beliefs I had held dear all my life as I was holding my newborn son who had just died. It took more than five years before I could wake up on a S... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734088 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:14:05 +0100 4734088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723799&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FQvDPj8RK1JI%2F The following was originally posted on Real Women on Health on April 15th. Join us in an upcoming on-line radio show on Wednesday, April 20th at 12:30 pm EST with Tina Krall, Executive Director of a Non-Profit called Fibroid Relief. We’re working with Disruptive Women in Health Care on this show and bringing you new information that may change the course of how women are treated for fibroids. Not all fibroids are the same, so you need to talk to your doctor, but Wendy Perkins, featured in this video, is an example of how new treatment options help women live into wellness. Join our on-line radio show with Wendy and Tina Krall, Fibroid Relief and Dr. John Fisher, a radiologist who has performed thousands of minimally-invasive, image-guided procedures and hundreds of embolization procedure... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723799 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:13:37 +0100 4723799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704651&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FreTdy8O9WJ8%2F  The following is a guest post by Nalini Saligram, Founder and CEO, Arogya World. The key priority of the UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is to ensure it lives up to its promise of being a genuinely transformative moment in world health. The good news is that momentum is building. Until just a few months ago, the very word NCDs was unknown. Now thanks to the UN Summit, the foundational work of the WHO and of the NCD Alliance and the Global Health Council, NGOs, academic centers, individuals in key corporations, and civil society, an NCD community is beginning to gel. We are debating the definition of NCDs, issuing Declarations articulating the “asks” from the UN Summit, attending conferences and meetings to discuss how we can address NCDs the world over, and encouraging... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704651 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:15:45 +0100 4704651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684305&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F_5fjtYlTHnA%2F The following is a guest post by Nina Pan. Nina is a longtime educator and disability advocate and, more recently, a person with IBS and the founder of IBS Impact. By Nina Pan. April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month.  IBS is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder.  Its hallmark symptoms are chronic abdominal discomfort or pain and altered form and frequency of stools in the absence of certain “red flags.” By conservative estimates, IBS affects 10-15% of the population or 30-45 million people of every age and ethnicity in the U.S. alone, although it is found worldwide. Two-thirds of people with IBS are women or girls. Misperceptions about IBS abound. Because obvious abnormalities cannot be seen in the digestive tract from currently available clinical tests, ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684305 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:00:45 +0100 4684305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4631477&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.house.gov%2Fenergycommerce%2Fppacacon.pdf The following is a guest post by Nicole Sweeny, originally posted on Policy Mic on March 22nd. By Nicole Sweeny. In October 2010, seven months after the passage of health reform, hundreds of health care industry stakeholders gathered in an overcrowded conference room at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. They were all eagerly waiting to give their input on one of the most buzzworthy provisions of health reform: the Accountable Care Organization. Implemented by Section 3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, or “ACOs,” are vaguely defined as groups of providers that will manage all aspects of care for the Medicare beneficiaries assigned to them (seniors over the age of 65 are eligible for Medicare). ACOs will have to meet q... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4631477 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:45:51 +0100 4631477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615090&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F_Z0zhG4nLn0%2F Tina Krall The following is a guest post by Fibroid Relief Executive Director Tina Krall. By Tina Krall. One in four women in this country suffers from uterine fibroids — benign tumors that develop in the uterus. Not only can uterine fibroids be uncomfortable, inconvenient and sometimes even painful, but they create a number of less-than-desirable situations “down there.”  Until recently, being diagnosed with uterine fibroids meant the strong possibility of a hysterectomy and sterility – a scary outcome considering they usually develop and become symptomatic during a woman’s childbearing years. Advances in biotechnology have changed all that. Now, minimally invasive options – and even a noninvasive option – exist. Not only do these procedures have comparable success rate... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615090 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:57:02 +0100 4615090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615469&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F713VTSyHaEQ%2F In my last post I asked if it were possible to banish a self-limiting belief in an hour? And after spending way less than an hour talking to Morty Lefkoe, the man that pioneered the Lefkoe Method, I concluded it is. I’m still unsure if this will work for every person, every time, but I’m convinced that it’s a very cool technique that offers a tremendous amount of value to anybody that wants to use it, not just Life Coaches. With than in mind I invited Morty to write a guest post so he could share his ideas directly with you and explain the process in more detail. On Friday I will be speaking with Morty and setting myself up as the Guinea Pig as he runs me through the process again and exposes another limiting belief I didn’t know I had! I’m hoping to post that next week, so i... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615469 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:09:40 +0100 4615469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600532&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5n5qHqGAweM%2F The following is a guest post by Sandra Phillips Sperry and Caryl Mahoney. Sandra Phillips Sperry, MPA, APC, RN, CMC, FACHE is the Principal & EVP of Management Transitions a health care transition management firm and Founder & CEO of Connect2Care America, LLC an internet based health care advocacy service established in 2010. She is a senior healthcare executive with over 20 years of diverse experiences in hospital operations, financial management, clinical integration, business development, and hospital facilities planning and design. Caryl Mahoney has extensive executive experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Employee Relations, Coaching and Communications.Caryl’s experience includes healthcare management as a senior executive, c... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600532 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:34:06 +0100 4600532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575051&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FcvuqgcTkCAQ%2F The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN who is a professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been an RN for more than 30 years and has spent the last 14 years as a researcher focused on quality and safety in health care, primarily home health care. By Elizabeth Madigan. There really is no low hanging fruit in safe health care. The “hurray for checklists in health care” mantra that has been recently promoted in the popular media, misses a couple key points—it’s not the checklist that improves the outcomes—it’s the change in the organizational culture and where that cultural change happens. Anyone who has worked in quality improvement or performance improvement long enou... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575051 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:22:16 +0100 4575051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570542&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F8fndrKJ-S6c%2F The following is a guest post by Saralyn Mark, MD. She is a world renowned leader in women’s health and is known as a pioneer in this field. Dr. Mark, an endocrinologist, geriatrician and women’s health specialist, was the first Senior Medical Advisor to the Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  She designed the first women’s health fellowship in the US, helped create the National Centers of Leadership in Academic Medicine, the National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health in academic and community health centers across the country and landmark educational campaigns on critical health issues.  She is President of SolaMed Solutions, LLC and continues to serve as a medical and scien... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570542 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:29:15 +0100 4570542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565861&cid=t_126785_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F09%2Fmulti-author-medical-blogs-at-the-end-it-is-all-about-credibility%2F Recently, Bertalan Mesko (Berci on Twitter) was asking his twitter followers whether they had a favorite Web 2.0 story.  Berci needed examples for his yearly “Internet in Medicine course” at the university of Debrecen. Doctor Ves (drVes) and Berci discussed various examples of blogs that had grown in a way: a blog that branched from blog [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565861 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:15:29 +0100 4565861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560263&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fu3tfPhEqS1U%2F By Nalini Saligram and Jill Sheffield. There are times in the history of the world when the actions of people with foresight and wisdom have averted crises on a mass scale. We are hopeful that this will be another of those times, and that the 100th observance of International Women’s Day on March 8 will be the catalyst. The lives of far too many people around the world are threatened by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and chronic respiratory ailments. More than sixty percent of us in countries rich and poor will die from these diseases. The World Economic Forum’s 2010 Global Risks Report identifies NCDs as one of the major risks to businesses and economies, and rates it a costly global risk comparable to that of the financial ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560263 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:24:51 +0100 4560263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4545274&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FTRv9qd1FuQw%2F My post 5.5 Self Development Techniques I No Longer Believe In caused a bit of a stir, a few misunderstandings and a handful of death threats. Even though I listed goal setting as one of the things I had lost faith in, I did explain that I by no means meant it was wrong for everybody. The reality is, I happen to think goal setting is veeeeery cool and highly useful for a good proportion of the population and as a Life Coach I am not about to abandon it any time soon, although as I said in my post 5 Myths of Goal Setting, I do think the process can be misunderstood. What percentage of the population it’s great for is the part I’m honestly not sure about. My gut instinct and hands on experience tells me it’s around the 75% mark, but I only have my own anecdotal evidence to support that... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4545274 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:30:06 +0100 4545274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517368&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F_X9jtqjYrmU%2F Firstly, if you are an e-mail subscriber, I’m really sorry you got hit with my old post Life Coaching via E-mail this week. I have no idea why Feedburner suddenly decided to throw that out there, so apologies for cluttering your inbox. The inspiration for my first book title  was my growing frustration at the way we squeeze curiosity out of kids as they grow up by using such phrases as ‘Don’t Ask Stupid Questions’.  That’s why the subtitle was ‘There Are No Stupid Questions’ because when we’re genuinely seeking to learn there is no such thing as a stupid question. There were some brilliant responses to my post 50 Reasons Why I Suck after I asked people to tell me what they were good at, but none better than the person who said they were really curious. Cur... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517368 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:24:32 +0100 4517368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478187&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fo51444p4ZP4%2F Before we get to today’s guest post, I just wanted to let you know my latest newsletter is out this week and you can sign up and grab a copy here. As well as a review of Barbara Fredrickson’s brilliant book ‘Positivity‘, there is also a look at why the light switch may not be coming on for you, and that’s ok. As well as a post on a simple way to improve the quality of your life guaranteed! I have started writing and collating all the material for my forthcoming book on NLP and there is way more than I realized. I’m still hopeful I’ll get it finished this month, but it will definitely be going to my newsletter readers first and will not be available for download via my Free Stuff page. If you would like an advance copy of the book for review purpose... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478187 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:33:56 +0100 4478187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424231&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FnzIXmIj3DGM%2F The following post is written by guest blogger Joanna Fief. Joanna works at Regence BlueCross BlueShield and encourages you to visit the company’s blog and website about health care costs at www.WhatsTheRealCost.org to learn more. By Joanna Fief. About two years ago in the wee hours of the morning, I found myself in a local emergency room with severe stomach pain, incessant vomiting and dehydration.  It wasn’t pretty, and I was desperate for something – anything – to ease my pain and stop my vomiting.  Gratefully, within minutes of receiving an IV with medications for pain and nausea, my symptoms subsided.  After a couple of blood tests that all came back normal, I was discharged.  The ER doctor said I probably just had a virus.  I wish … Over the next six months, I lost 20... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424231 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:34:25 +0100 4424231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405770&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FI5XOy1tLZuI%2F The following post is by guest blogger Helen Durkin, JD. Helen is the Executive Vice President of Public Policy for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)—a not-for-profit trade association representing health and fitness facilities, gyms, spas, sports clubs, and suppliers worldwide. She joined IHRSA in 1989 and developed the health club industry’s first government relations and legal service programs. She has served as the association’s director of public policy since 1999. In this leadership capacity, Durkin has succeeded in aligning IHRSA with the national effort to improve America’s health through healthy lifestyle choices and in promoting public policy that recognizes exercise as a key component of preventive health care.  By Helen Durkin. “U... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405770 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:09:26 +0100 4405770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405855&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FXGQzNuEv3Zo%2F Deven McGraw is the Director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology.  The Health 2.0 movement has seen incredible growth recently, with new tools and services continuously being released. Of course, Health 2.0 developers face a number of challenges when it comes to getting providers and patients to adopt new tools, including integrating into a health system that is still mostly paper-based. Another serious obstacle facing developers is how to interpret and, where appropriate, comply with the HIPAA privacy and security regulations.  Questions abound when it comes to Health 2.0 and HIPAA, and it’s vital we get them answered, both for the sake of protecting users’ privacy and to ensure people are able to experience the full benefits of innova... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405855 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:33:07 +0100 4405855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399519&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fb7EWJZGcRrU%2F When someone develops an infection at a hospital or other patient care facility that they did not have prior to treatment, this is referred to as a Healthcare-Associated (sometimes hospital-acquired) Infection (HAI). Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are a global crisis affecting both patients and healthcare workers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at any point in time, 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from infections acquired in hospitals. A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report published in March-April 2007 estimated the number of U.S. deaths from healthcare associated infections in 2002 at 98,987. The risk of acquiring Healthcare-Associated Infections in developing countries is 2-20 times higher than in developed countries. Afflicting thousands of patient... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399519 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:18:55 +0100 4399519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394777&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FkYOc8fX3IVI%2F I have been intrigued about binaural beats for some time now without ever really diving headlong into them. I think if I’m being honest, I saw them as the lazy persons meditation, or maybe even meditation without the spiritual element. Also, when they first hit the scene commercially speaking, they were ridiculously expensive and I know people that have spent literally thousands of dollars on programs from companies such as Holosync. Having said that, people who I like, trust, and respect have been raving about their benefits for some while now and urging me to check them out.  So when Carl approached my about writing a post I thought it may be time to lower my skeptical guard and give him the platform to convince me. It’s a longish post, but that’s because it goes into the ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394777 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:30:59 +0100 4394777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314002&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F9XB021KoOpo%2F The following is a post by guest blogger Judith Redwing Keyssar, RN, BA. She is the Director of the Palliative and End of Life Care Program at Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the San Francisco Bay Area. As a “midwife to the dying” she draws upon twenty years of nursing experience in oncology, critical care, and hospice–working in hospitals, non-profits, and as a private consultant. Ms. Keyssar has taught courses in all aspects of care of the dying, has published numerous articles, and presents nationally on Palliative and End of Life issues. She is also an author. “Love and Death are the great gifts that are given to us; mostly they are passed on unopened.” RM Rilke, translation by Joan Halifax I published a book this year called, “Last Acts of Kin... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314002 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:55:38 +0100 4314002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4298834&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FTTtt5r91M_A%2F To say I’ve been taking things easy this last week or so would be an understatement, I’ve been talking things reaaaaally easy and walking the Life Coaching walk by doing some serious chilling and adjusting that work/life balance accordingly. Therefore, presuming I don’t get a last minute urge to share some life changing nugget of wisdom with you, the  honor of supplying the last post for the year goes to Mr Eduard Ezeanu. I will be back next week pumped to the max for a brilliant new year and I hope you’ll make Eduard welcome by giving him feedback in the comments! One last thing. A couple of times over the last 4 years I have run an ‘Ask The Life Coach‘ series in which people have asked me to post on issues specific to themselves. The last time I ran this was the ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4298834 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:05:17 +0100 4298834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4277970&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FzHx4WMZXxUM%2F Before we get to today’s intriguing guest post from Martin Stellar, I just wanted to tell you it’s the last few days to get your request fro $500 worth of free Life Coaching. If you have no idea what I’m talking about but like the sound of free stuff, sign up for my newsletter in the box at the end of this post and all will be revealed. There’s even a chance to grab yourself a $50 Amazon gift card, so what are you waiting for? I may post one more time before Christmas, but then again I may not as it seems I’m sliding into wind down mode. Just in case I don’t, I’d like to wish you and yours a very happy and peaceful holidays. And now on to today’s guest post that has me scratching my head wondering are we talking about reframing or the Law of Attraction. What do you ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4277970 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:13:48 +0100 4277970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265725&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fop.bna.com%2Fhl.nsf%2Fid%2Fbbrk-8a7szt%2F%24File%2FHousetoFDAOct2010.pdf The following post is by guest blogger Leah R. Kendall. Leah is a Senior Associate in the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice of the law firm Epstein Becker & Green and is a Senior Advisor with EBG Advisors, Inc.  Leah counsels medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies on the requirements of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and other healthcare regulatory issues impacting them throughout the product lifecycle. By Leah R. Kendall. Everything changes and nothing remains still. -Heraclitus, as interpreted by Plato  Scathing letters from disgruntled FDA scientists, revamping enforcement policy and pillars of regulatory paradigms, communications from Congress suggesting the need for and then questioning said revamping, rescinding market clearances, promises ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265725 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:01:32 +0100 4265725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265726&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FcpRTz7MbdDk%2F The following is a guest post by Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz, PhD. Rosa is a principal with LECG’s antitrust, securities and international arbitration practices based in New York City, and a visiting scholar at Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, where she has previously taught industrial organization. By Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz. There is nearly universal agreement that changes are needed in the US health care system. The price of health insurance is high and continuing to rise, and many are priced out of the market. There is certainly room for reform. But reform must be discussed in the right way, using the right measures. Total spending (or “total costs,” as some call it), is simply the wrong way to frame the problem. Much of the health care reform debate focused... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265726 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:40:03 +0100 4265726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245631&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FFOFqi2o740A%2F Before we get to today’s excellent guest post from Mark Tyrrell I just wanted to offer a huge thanks and give you the heads up on what’s happening with the Rich and Happy giveaway. After we had the case of books stolen, we had an amazing response from people both in terms of both buying the book and making donations to help with shipping. I’m delighted to tell you that we raised enough money to pay for shipping the final few cases and I sent the last one this morning, well in time for the books to be delivered to the charity and then distributed to their clients for the Holidays. That was so cool and both myself and John and really grateful for your support. On top of that, I’m pretty sure that when I tally the numbers up we’ll also have now crashed through the $100k barrier ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245631 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:08:01 +0100 4245631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245301&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FmWLto3vZox4%2F Donna Cryer, JD The following is a guest post by Donna Cryer CEO of CryerHealth. By Donna Cryer, JD. There are countless articles and books on innovation – incremental innovation, radical innovation, disruptive innovation.   I would argue however, with a nod to the authors of Blue Ocean Strategy, that unless innovation is value innovation, providing some deliberate and distinguished combination of factors or service to improve the experience or effectiveness for relevant stakeholders, while reducing costs, it is not innovation at all, but simply something new. That said, I am eager to make the case for personalized medicine as a value innovation. The most common definition of personalized medicine is genomic-based risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment.  Personalized medicine, broadly... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245301 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:15:38 +0100 4245301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4229211&cid=t_126785_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fbook-nook-uses-and-abuses-of.html John and Jean Raven asked me to post the following update regarding their book. The following information is reproduced as received from the Raven's.Uses and Abuses of Intelligence: Studies Advancing Spearman and Raven’s Quest for Non-Arbitrary Metrics. Edited by John and Jean Raven Now Available from Amazon.co.uk*ISBN 978-0-9557195-0-9 The opening chapter summarises the theoretical basis of Raven’s Progressive Matrices tests and the measurement model that lies behind them. Despite their widespread us, neither their foundation on the work of Charles Spearman nor their grounding in what has become known as “Item Response Theory” is widely understood. Both are extremely interesting and important issues and the chapter will therefore be of interest to a wide audience. Part II: Practic... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4229211 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:25:00 +0100 4229211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197177&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FjlKwH4dr5ZM%2F This post was written by Alexandra Drane and the Engage With Grace team. To learn more please go to www.engagewithgrace.org. For three years running now, many of us bloggers have participated in what we’ve called a “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at making sure all of us understand, communicate, and have honored our end-of-life wishes. The rally is timed to coincide with a weekend when most of us are with the very people with whom we should be having these unbelievably important conversations – our closest friends and family. At the heart of Engage With Grace are five questions designed to get the conversation about end-of-life started. We’ve included them at the end of this post. They’re not easy questions, but they are important — and beli... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197177 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:02:13 +0100 4197177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186941&cid=t_126785_109_f&fid=37784&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychblog%2F%7E3%2FfHj2BX2mD_M%2Fstress-and-education-967.html Guy Brandon is a counsellor, author and the founder of www.StressingOut.org, a website dedicated to resources for stress, depression, anxiety and related conditions. Stress is a very normal and natural occurrence which happens in response to a wide variety of circumstances. It is an evolutionary response that it triggered by feelings of a lack of control, priming our bodies to react to a challenging situation. Stress has numerous effects on the body, but essentially prepares us for immediate action: fight or flight. The processes involved also affect the mind, altering decision- making processes and enabling us to take swift and decisive action. Reasons for stress Although stress evolved to keep us safe from physical threats, it is most commonly experienced for social reasons nowadays – ... PsychBLOG.co.uk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186941 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:30:36 +0100 4186941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172153&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F4SgCwXMISB0%2F by Randy Williams, MD FACC, CEO of Pharos Innovations The results from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored Tele-HF trial are in, and the findings are worth considering . The results are counter to most of the findings of other studies examining telemonitoring for heart failure and at face value are disappointing to us, and the industry. Upon closer examination, however, this study offers us an excellent opportunity for further innovation, refinement of solutions and continuous improvement. It also provides a snapshot of how significant the challenges remain in transforming U.S. healthcare – from a system that is episodic, reactive, acute care based to a system of care that incorporates proactive, interactive, continuum-based chronic care management.  The genesis for this ... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172153 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:59:18 +0100 4172153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172056&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FkMfz-3Nqg0E%2F The following post is by guest blogger Helen Durkin, JD. Helen is the Executive Vice President of Public Policy for the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)—a not-for-profit trade association representing health and fitness facilities, gyms, spas, sports clubs, and suppliers worldwide. She joined IHRSA in 1989 and developed the health club industry’s first government relations and legal service programs. She has served as the association’s director of public policy since 1999. In this leadership capacity, Durkin has succeeded in aligning IHRSA with the national effort to improve America’s health through healthy lifestyle choices and in promoting public policy that recognizes exercise as a key component of preventive health care. I don’t know a single... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172056 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:06:30 +0100 4172056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134319&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FVdKOr07OrsI%2F Just before I get to today’s guest post from Joshua Noerr, I wanted to update you on the Life Coaching offer I announced in the last post ‘Get Unstuck’. I was caught more than a tad off guard by the response and as such I’m going to have to close it or risk knocking  my work/life balance out of kilter. And I feel sure you don’t want a hypocritical life coach working himself into the ground. I didn’t want to close it though without saying anything in case you were planning on contacting me and just hadn’t got round to it yet. Therefore, I just want to let you know I won’t be accepting any more applications after midnight on Sunday 7th November. If you’re interested please read the criteria as this is in no way right for everybody. Also be aware that I prob... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134319 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:06:36 +0100 4134319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133701&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FO1pbQyTa-nE%2F Andrea Stern Ferris The  following is a guest post by Andrea Stern Ferris who is the President of LUNGevity as well as a member of the Board of Directors. Like many people fighting to end lung cancer, this disease affects me personally. My mother succumbed to lung cancer in March of 2008. Following her death, I formed a lung cancer organization and assembled a first-class board of scientists to direct funding towards the most promising lung cancer research – the type of research that could have saved my mother. The sense of urgency I had about finding ways to diagnose and effectively treat lung cancer led me to merge with the outstanding lung cancer nonprofit LUNGevity earlier this year, adding LUNGevity’s national grassroots network to my focus on research. In 2009, LUNGevity was ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133701 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:45:44 +0100 4133701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4106108&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FWPn3v6GgRtM%2F I’m taking a few days off this week whilst our friends are over from the UK. I really hope you lovely people will welcome Shann Vander Leek as today’s guest post writer. Do You Possess A Beginners Mind? “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” -Shunryu Suzuki Shoshin is a concept in Zen Buddhism meaning Beginner’s Mind. It refers to the openness, eagerness, and lack of preconception a beginner brings to their study of a subject. When we practice Shoshin, we can experience learning just as a beginner would, even when studying at an advanced level. For me Beginner’s Mind means allowing new experiences to unfold without grand expectations; to be immersed in the experience, rather than in my thoug... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4106108 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:21:12 +0100 4106108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105797&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FqLHwUHsaESo%2F by Mateusz Mucha. Mateusz is a freelance web application developer from Krakow, Poland.  31 y.o., married, enjoys rock climbing, sailing, skiing and having 6 meals a day. Contact him at muszek@gmail.com This is a short story about Blood Pressure Chart – a web-based tool used to manage, analyze and share blood pressure records. The old saying, “necessity is a mother of invention”, is almost applicable here. Almost, because coming up with an idea to store whatever records in a web app is hardly inventive. Certainly not in 2010. Strangely, a moderate set of requirements could not be satisfied by any preexisting solution. For at least the past decade, I’ve been hearing about my country’s health care going digital. Millions (billions?) of taxpayers’ dollar... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105797 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:01:02 +0100 4105797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065634&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FWQP-G8Si1Y8%2F Before we kick off today’s guest post from the man they call Ice Cold Col, I wanted to update you on my free Life Coaching offer. Unfortunately, I forgot to mention the closing date in my newsletter. If you are still contemplating this, then you have until Sunday 24th to do so, at which time I’ll close applications and announce the winner in Novembers newsletter. ———————- The packed back-room of the pub stomped and cheered. Charlie the compere took the stage as the band finished their first set and shouted: “Let’s hear it for them!” and there was a huge roar. Unfortunately, he went on, “While they’re taking a break, Colin’s going to give you a few songs.” Huh?! My dad nudged me. Well, that’s not q... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065634 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:16:36 +0100 4065634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036975&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fj6UT-AXJxXU%2F A storm of biblical (quite literally) proportions is bearing down on a small town in South Texas. Everybody has been told to leave their homes immediately and head for higher ground. However, Bob a pious and righteous man, decides he’s staying put. He knows in his heart that God will help him should the need arise and as such settles down to do some serious praying. As the torrential rain starts to fall there is a knock on the door and it’s the Police. Hearing that he hasn’t left town the Sheriff had sent a car to pick him up and transfer him to safety. “No, no”, says Bob, “I’ll be fine, God will save me if necessary.” A few hours later and the torrential rainfall is up to the top of the door and Bob is sheltering in his upstairs bedroom praying for all his worth. As he loo... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036975 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:36:38 +0100 4036975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003465&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FopAI-_GCPHI%2F I ‘met’ Roy Naim on Twitter about 12 months ago, maybe a tad longer now. I was immediately impressed by this guy that talked to just about everybody and anybody. It seemed that Champagne had stolen the word Bubbly off him. The more I got to know him the more I got to admire him, and that was before he became a client. Once I started working with him I was in awe. Here was a guy that had overcome all sorts of crap in his life and he was really only interested in ONE thing,  how he could help others. We only had 3 sessions together and I had to talk slowly to fill those because Roy is a human dynamo, the Energizer Bunny. Point him in the right direction and he is off on a mission and nothing can stop him, or even slow him down. I have been on his case for a while now, hassling, haran... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003465 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:33:47 +0100 4003465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946723&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FKaRB5FW1mdM%2F When I decided to trial my weekend ‘any other business’ posts I decided to throw them open to guest posts too. Shortly after I received an e-mail from Cathy Dean from  Colour Your Thinking with the post you are about to read suggesting it may be suitable. Unfortunately it isn’t, because this is the kind of post that shouldn’t be treated lightly or buried on low traffic days, because even though Cathy is self-effacing and pokes fun at herself the issue itself is an important one and deserves as much exposure as possible. Before you high tail it at the end, if you have read How To Be Rich and Happy I have set up a very short 6 question survey and I would love your thoughts. We are considering having the audio version produced and really want as much feedback as possi... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946723 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:44:19 +0100 3946723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929228&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5bqoUWgLRpY%2F Kelley Connors This post was written by Kelley Connors, President, Founder, Real Women on Health! Patient advocacy has a new meaning for me – for years I was only looking at one piece of the advocacy puzzle. Today, I see the whole picture from the patient as well as organizational standpoint.  One’s view certainly intensifies as your passion rises when your own family member or friend needs help navigating the healthcare system to receive the right care. For years, I’ve been behind the scenes of educational campaigns that patients benefited from with pharmaceutical industry support; think Go Red for heart disease awareness among women, and Susan G Komen’s grassroots efforts to increase public awareness about the importance of self-breast exams and mammograms.  With women’s lif... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929228 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:06:29 +0100 3929228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827371&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FrTPCgC-adPI%2F I had planned on giving you my first Primal/Paleo update today, but as I’m only on day 4 and no significant changes or murderous rampages to report, I thought it may be better to wait until after the weekend and I’ve had a full week to see how things are. Not only that, but I have been really busy with How To Be Rich and Happy stuff. We had our first major breakthrough this week when a Central Florida charity requested 750 books. The charity is the Children’s Advocacy Center of Osceola County who provide services to children and non-offending family members that are victims of child sexual and physical abuse. It’s an amazing charity that doesn’t get the support it deserves, so we’re absolutely delighted to be helping out and I’m delivering the books myself tom... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827371 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:09:23 +0100 3827371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802607&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FSTTMlgHyf74%2F Today we have a guest post from the very talented Mike Tekula, that man that inspired the post ‘Your Niche Is You’ from a few weeks ago. On first read it may seem somewhat unrelated to self development, but I think there is an underlying message not dissimilar to the ‘Just do it’ approach beloved by so many people. Before we get on to that I wanted to offer massive thanks to all of you that have offered encouragement and advice via the comments on ‘The Paleo Experiment’ and also via e-mail. It seems that I may actually about to kick off a Primal rather than Paleo experiment, but in any case I’ll be ignoring the sensible advice to transition slowly into the process by hammering the carbs, sugar and wine this weekend. Expect me to be in a foul mood on Monday ;-) I’ve just... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802607 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:44:30 +0100 3802607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714288&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F1pHczcOEMmE%2F Conclusion: Think Twice Before Signing Up 1) The Promise The sandbox metaphor was first used by the National Academy for State Health Policy: For the 10 or more states that are active stakeholders in multi-payer medical home initiatives, the promise of Medicare getting in the sandbox with them and playing (a.k.a. paying) is an exciting proposition. The addition of Medicare as payer to some of these state initiatives may be the critical tipping point that results in widespread primary care delivery system reform in states by involving more practices, payers and patients. (more…) Article Series - Medicare's New Direction for the Medical HomeCMS Shelves Medicare Medical Home DemonstrationMedicare’s Biggest Change in 40 Years on the Horizon?Three Years Of Medical Home Demonstrat... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714288 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:11:45 +0100 3714288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679933&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F-Ak-GPLWo1k%2F Think you're having it tough today? You may want to think again. Continue reading... (Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone :) Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679933 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:44:50 +0100 3679933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595686&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2Fq9PZVLYoau4%2F by Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA Pop quiz: Among early-stage companies that are successful, what percentage are successful with the initial business model with which they started (Plan A) vs. a secondary business model (Plan B)? Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen studied this issue.  He found that among successful companies, only 7% succeeded with their initial business model, while 93% evolved into a different business model. So let’s take this finding and reexamine our human nature. In light of these statistics, what makes more sense: Defending Plan A to your dying breath? Assuming Plan A is probably flawed, and anticipating the need for Plan B without getting defensive? We question many of the assumptions underlying HITECH Plan A. We a... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595686 Tue, 25 May 2010 13:47:48 +0100 3595686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592436&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FowUH0xNvN3s%2F I’m not quite sure if impulsively setting up a survey in my last post was a great idea or a really stupid one. At the time of writing I’ve had about 100 responses and I think it’s fair to say that the jury is still out, on oh, ya know, just about everything. Everything that is, with the possible exception that almost everybody wants to read posts about canine attacks on my genitalia. Thanks a lot for that. Some of the answers have really caught me by surprise and prompted me to have a bit of a re-think. I still really, really want to hear what you have to say if you haven’t already filled it in. I know it means a couple of tiresome clicks if you’re reading on a smart phone or via e-mail, but it will be worth it as I send lots of life coach love your way. So click here (after ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592436 Sun, 23 May 2010 18:15:40 +0100 3592436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577399&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FvYUxwjFuLYo%2F The following is a guest post by Irene Natividad. Ms. Natividad is President of the Global Summit of Women, an international economic forum for women. She also runs her own public affairs firm, Globe Women, based in Washington, D.C.  Ms. Natividad is a frequent commentator on PBS’ ‘To The Contrary’, CNN, Good Morning America, Fox News, MSNBC, and other television news outlets. She has written editorials for USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune. Imagine if businesses – and business leaders – could help beat cancer. It may seem an unlikely match, but I believe they can. My organization, Global Summit of Women, and I have taken on the challenge of cervical cancer based on one key fact: cervical cancer is almost entir... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577399 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:00:12 +0100 3577399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560227&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FoXw089wwEbQ%2F By Hygeia. Several Disruptive Women in Health Care are very involved in the high tech or biotech space.  We thought it was important to let you know about this exciting program—one that is taking place in our backyard.  We encourage as many of you ladies out there with an interest in health, science, innovation and business to attend—we need to spread the estrogen around – there are many women in and out of the I-270 corridor who are making enormous contributions to these fields. Don’t let the men do all the talking—join the conversation and join us on June 1st. Click here to see the full announcement. If the image in your browser appears small, click to enlarge. Related posts:The State of Health Reform Since the State of the Union Estrogen: The Great Debate Heal Yourself:... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560227 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:07:28 +0100 3560227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560537&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fpehzz0wGlZI%2F This is a somewhat unusual approach I’m taking today because I’m running a guest post that if I’d read read on Raj’s own site The Positive Life I’d probably be diving into the comments to disagree vehemently with. My initial reaction was to say thanks, but no thanks, but then I started thinking, what if I’m wrong, what if there is value to some people with this approach? It’s not very open-minded to reject an idea just because it doesn’t seem right to me. I’m not going to tell you what my objections are at this stage. I’d ask you to read it, make up your own mind and then I’ll throw my 2 cents worth in at the end. If you think Raj is on the money and I’m wrong, tell me in the comments and I promise not to sulk…much. Why Smart Goals Suck What? You must ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560537 Wed, 12 May 2010 21:22:38 +0100 3560537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538418&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F8N1vLBgC6Jo%2F Before we kick off todays guest post I just want to give you a very quick update on How To Rich and Happy. We’ve shipped out first batch of free books to San Antonio, Texas and 160 are going to a work group for unemployed people, so that’s really cool. We‘ve also agreed to donate up to 200 more to a local charity called The Sharing Center that works with 50,000 disadvantaged people per year in Central Florida. The pre-sale for How To Be Rich and Happy is coming to an end on Sunday, May 9th. If you have bought a book or as many people have, multiple copies, a massive thanks! And not just from John and myself either, but from the people in Texas that your generosity has helped. If you haven’t got the book yet time is running out to get a first edition signed copy at the reduced price... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538418 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:12:43 +0100 3538418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533833&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FfEkynN6C2CY%2F Kelley Connors This post was written by Kelley Connors, President, Founder, Real Women on Health! Life has a way of taking its twists and turns and ups and downs…and soon enough we’re over 40 and wondering when, if ever, we’ll “hit our stride”. Self-acceptance and self-esteem are closely related…and arises as you learn that you are perfect with all your accomplishments, victories, and … vices. Self-acceptance is as essential to one’s well-being as water is to a blooming flower. Have you ever re-framed your “inadequacies” and lack of self-acceptance into a humor and candor….where laughter has a place in healing and well-being? Move over Candace Bushnell… and meet Amy Cohen, a New York Times Best-selling author of “The Late Bloomer Revolution”. Amy says it well he... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533833 Wed, 05 May 2010 14:41:09 +0100 3533833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526740&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNM66JGUNeTk%2F Thomas Maeder, our May 2010 Man of the Month, is the author or co-author of twelve books and numerous articles in national publications, and has long experience in the biomedical field as a writer, educator, and consultant. Below, he shares his thoughts on rare disorders and their place in the drug market. Orphan Diseases – Bellwether of Health Care “The only people interested in rare diseases are those who have them, and that’s not a lot,” an editor once told me when rejecting my proposal for a book on orphan diseases. In reality, nearly thirty million Americans – one in ten – suffer from some 7,000 rare diseases, making them collectively very common indeed.  Though they differ wildly in their causes and manifestations, they share many characteristics in terms of the uncertai... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526740 Mon, 03 May 2010 09:57:09 +0100 3526740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508189&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealwomenonhealth.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F04%2FKelleyPromo-04-28-10.mp3 Kelley Connors This post was written by Kelley Connors, President, Founder, Real Women on Health! We’re a culture that mixes sexy and boobs.  So, can a woman feel sexy without breasts? For breast cancer, and other, survivors, the question sounds just as practical as  provoking.  Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer affecting women, except non-melanoma skin cancer. It’s commonness increases with age and with more targeted treatments available today, women are living longer with cancer. But the effects of treatment remain.  In some cases, women choose to have their breast removed as prevention… while others have no choice and must have surgery and chemotherapy. Regardless of the path a woman chooses,  cancer wreaks havoc on her “sensual self.” From the toxic eff... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508189 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:07:03 +0100 3508189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482892&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2F9dNQ6HVbvk8%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNQ6HVbvk8 To learn more about the disease and get information about the JDRF Capitol Chapter’s 2010 Walk to Cure Diabetes, visit www.jdrfcapitol.org. The Walks will be held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, May 2 and in Leesburg, Virginia on Sunday, June 6. By Tamera Adams. “Can I do anything?” is the response 12-year-old Sara Jacob typically hears when she explains to new friends that she has diabetes and the device strapped to her waist is not a cell phone, but her “life support.” Those are the exact words Sara uses to describe the pump that automatically infuses insulin into her small body. It’s more critical than chemotherapy is to a cancer patient she explains. Unlike a type 2 diabetic whose body doesn’t produce sufficient insulin, Sara’s body p... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482892 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:57:45 +0100 3482892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460427&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fp2dmVzsGy2s%2F Life has been going through one of those really sucky phases that we all face from time to time the last few days. The youngest of our two dogs has been really sick and the weekend has been spent visiting emergency rooms with her and trying to find the cause. It’s still not clear what’s wrong although it’s almost certainly liver related and she is  along way from being out of the woods. So as I was worrying (yes, even life coaches that say worrying is silly, worry from time to time so do as I say not as I do!) about her and thinking I didn’t want to write a post, I got one e-mailed to me from Bud Hennekes a client of mine and writer at PluginID. To be fair I’d previously asked Bud if I could use a post he originally published a year or so ago. When I read it I was really impress... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460427 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:35:23 +0100 3460427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432876&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F9Ym_mBxekcI%2F The following is a guest post by Archelle Georgiou, MD. Archelle is a 40-something year old doctor and the health expert on Fox9 News in the Twin Cities. She has spent 25 years in health care… in private practice, in corporate America, and now has her own consulting practice, Georgiou Consulting, so that she can pursue health care projects, initiatives, and causes she believes are most meaningful to making a difference for people. Archelle blogs at Archelle on Health. We all enjoy the heart-warming stories of siblings who are separated at birth and miraculously re-connected with each other as adults. We empathize with the need for adopted individuals to search for their biological parents. Why? Because we have an innate need to know who we are, where we came from, and who we are con... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432876 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:40:38 +0100 3432876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429482&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F2Q7WXYvPzs0%2F If you’re reading this on 1st April you may think the heading of this post is a joke (if that’s what you want, guess what? Life Coaching To Be Banned- honest!). That no way a few weeks after broadcasting to the world about the Death of the Self Help Seminar, Carl Harvey has done a complete volte face and is now a huge fanboy of self development seminars. One of the things I’ve always found weird about the US election system is the way politicians will viciously attack each other for changing their minds. My take on the matter is fairly straight forward. When contrary and incontrovertible evidence shows up, then to not change your mind doesn’t make you statesmanlike, it makes you simpletonlike.  None of  us like being wrong, but we all are from time to time and it takes guts t... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429482 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:40:03 +0100 3429482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404176&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FLsHvEiVzqEk%2F I reckon close to half the people that hire me as a Life Coach, have no clear defined idea of what they want out of the process or even what they are passionate about. They just feel stuck or like they are wasting their potential and want a lot more out of life even if they don’t know what that ‘more’ entails. I have said here before, I often get a sense some people are embarrassed about this fact even though there’s absolutely no reason why they should be. I’ve even had people tell me via e-mail they want to work with a life coach, but only when they know what they want from the process! I say this because you’re about to read a guest post from John Anyasor that is really aimed at the people that do know what they’re passionate about, or at least have an inkl... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404176 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:21:07 +0100 3404176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370724&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FTu9N7e-5YWU%2F If you’re perplexed by the title of this post and thinking you’re not, the truly awesome Bob Poole will explain why you may just be wrong.…… This is a story of self-development. It is also a story of intrigue, dragons, and (shudder) sex so please remove the kiddies from the room before we continue lest they be influenced by the self-development part. For quite some time, I’ve been on a quest to convince pretty much everyone in the world that they need to know how to sell. When I started this mission I was surprised to learn that the concept of selling is not highly regarded by – well, pretty much everyone in the world other than those who call themselves salespeople. And, frankly, even some of them had their doubts. Picture a guy in a plaid jacket, a bad comb-ov... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370724 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:11:17 +0100 3370724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275794&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FkvBhQsNLEUI%2F Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman interviewed Lindsay Avner, founder of Bright Pink. Lindsay Avner’s name might sound familiar to you — the 27-year-old made national news four years ago when she was one of the youngest women to have an elective double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. So many women responded to Lindsay’s story, that three years ago she started Bright Pink, a new, fun, breast cancer education, awareness and support group that has grown to 10 chapters nationwide. Instead of hosting sad support group meetings in dank church basements, bright pink girls take yoga classes or belly dance together. Bright pink sends out monthly text messages reminding women to feel themselves up. Next month, they’re hostessing a burlesque show demonstrating self-exam... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275794 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:09:11 +0100 3275794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251198&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FtzXSO9n-K_s%2F The following guest post is written by Candace Littell, Health Policy Advisor at Candace Littell, LLC. Candace Littell is a consultant with 30 years experience in healthcare policy and reimbursement. She serves as an advisor to corporate clients, healthcare providers, associations and related organizations. President Obama’s 2011 HHS budget builds on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) investment in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), providing an additional $290 million for further expansions.  With this increase, the administration estimates that health centers will be able to serve more than 20 million individuals in FY 2011. Combined with other AARA provisions, this is good news for some of our nation’s “safety net” providers, including FQHCs, as well as ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251198 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:56 +0100 3251198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239861&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FNuniTjpqCg0%2F Firstly, if you have reading this via e-mail you may have seen it earlier this week, SORRY! I have no idea what I did, but I managed to send out the draft version without even knowing it, as well as an old post too. Worry not, I have given myself a damn good thrashing and warned myself that if it happens again, heads will roll. Once again I’ll keep this guest intro short because it’s another fairly long post. Adam Eason is a top fella and incredibly knowledgeable on NLP and Hypnosis, which is fortunate because he teaches it in the UK. I’ve been bugging him for 6 months or so to write me a post on The Parts Party and this is the result. After reading this you’ll realize you’re not totally mental when you chat away to yourself. The Parts Party Hello, I am Adam E... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239861 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:03:01 +0100 3239861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235840&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FVQ3Flr0QK3I%2F The following guest post by Dr. Peggy Polaneczky, a New York-based physician, was recently featured on the Better Health blog.The original post can be found on Dr. Polaneczky’s The Blog that Ate Manhattan: Food, Considerations & Second Opinions blog. First off, I need to address those who think they’re being brilliantly funny comparing Apple’s new product name to a feminine hygiene product – making comments like “Does it come with wings?” and “It’s light and easy to use, but can you swim with it?” (these are the cleaner comments I’ve seen), or calling for the next generation ITampon. Since when did the word “Pad” become unusable in public discourse? And where were these folks when IBM came out with their Think Pad? It&... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235840 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:10 +0100 3235840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223512&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FaYpBvUnLvuA%2F Hello, I am Adam Eason and there are parts of me that you are sure to like… Parts of me that perhaps will grate you, I have that affect on folk… There are also parts of me that I am inclined to keep private from you and I am not just referring to the contents of my trousers… What on earth is this all about? I wrote about it on my blog at the start of this week, I was at the Odeon cinema in Bournemouth near where I work and live. It was a 3D film showing of Avatar and what a brilliant cinematic experience that was… Utterly amazing, loved every second. I have my take on the ethos of the film and its themes that I have written about, which are discussions for another day… I do love being in those large auditoriums though… Just across the road from the cinem... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223512 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:29:53 +0100 3223512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216879&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FbLZM2MgKy38%2F This is a longish guest post, so I’m going to dispense with my normal incoherent rambling intro. What I will say though is I wrote a rather amusing (in my mind) post for the How To Be Rich and Happy blog this week entitled ‘7 Reasons Dogs Are Rich and Happy’. I hope you can check it out and subscribe because we feel a bit lonely over there. Death of the Self Help Seminar What a waste of bloody money that was! It’s hard to put an actual figure on it (actually, all I’d have to do is check my bank account online, but I have the fear of God in me and an utter reluctance to confirm) but I’m thinking the whole little adventure cost me around four thousand of your lovely American Dollars. Now, I’ve become less of a tight-arse in recent months, and so I ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216879 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:33:22 +0100 3216879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197627&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fu7rrPFIWFxU%2F The following guest post by Debra Gordon, an award-winning freelance medical writer, was recently featured on the Better Health blog. The original post can be found on Debra Gordon’s Musings on Medicine and Health Care blog. Back in the day when I was a newspaper reporter I completed a biomedical ethics fellowship at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. In addition to sitting in on the hospital’s bioethics committee discussions, I spent much of the week shadowing a nurse in the ICU. They called her the Death Nurse because her job was to intervene with doctors, nurses, patients and families when the time came for a patient to move from the ICU to hospice. While her title was Supportive Care, she flat out told her me her job was to help people die; no... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197627 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:14:41 +0100 3197627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185670&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FDbjl3Hi7MIM%2F Before I get into today excellent guest post on a subject that has fascinated me for some while, I just wanted to share a thought or two with you. I had a couple of people contact me this week asking me to retweet their tweets on the situation in Haiti. They had written articles about how to help and were keen to get as much traffic to them as possible. I did as asked for those people and a few others I saw on Twitter with similar ideas. I also grabbed the 12kfor12k ribbon to add to my avatar to demonstrate my support and then sat back and congratulated myself on how much good in the world I’d done and what a wonderful almost angelic being I was. Yesterday afternoon I was in Starbucks and they were collecting for the emergency Haiti fund. All of a sudden it dawned on me as I read the not... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185670 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:26:14 +0100 3185670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149052&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FQDm6axTmfiA%2F The following guest post on the subject of cervical cancer screening guidelines is written by Susan Wysocki, WHNP-BC, FAANP, president and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and Susan Scanlan, chair of the National Council of Women’s Organizations. The article below initially appeared on America Media Forum’s website. It’s not surprising that women are confused about the recently changed recommendations for cancer screening and prevention. New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) – the leading medical group that provides health care for women – say women should wait longer to begin cervical-cancer screening and that they should be screened less frequently. On the heels of si... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149052 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:01:10 +0100 3149052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133836&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FIGb858KBiOA%2F If you read my review of my favorite books of 2009, you will know I hold Bill Giruzzi in high regard. His book ‘A Life Worth Living’ is probably the most original book I have read on self-development in the last two or three years. So imagine how excited I was to see him leave a comment on this blog. I shot him an e-mail and asked if he’d be interested in writing a guest post and he said yes. Well obviously he said yes, it wouldn’t have made for much of a blog post if he’d told me to swivel, but I digress. I think Bill is truly a unique thinker and even if you don’t agree with what he says I guarantee he will challenge your old beliefs and help you look at the topic of procrastination in a whole different light. So read on…. Based on the title, you might be thinking this ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133836 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:40:47 +0100 3133836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100796&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Flsyqw_ZPxvw%2F The following guest post by Rachel Hampton, Research Associate at the Global Health Council, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Rachel’s areas of focus include maternal, newborn and child health and reproductive health. She has authored research briefs on private sector involvement in health systems, commercial sexual exploitation, the integration of maternal, newborn and child health and family planning, in addition to a variety of other publications from the GHC. Women’s economic autonomy and employment opportunities are crucial to their health, particularly their reproductive health. Each year, 536,000 women die, nearly 10 million are disabled, and 250 million years of reproductive ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100796 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:02:42 +0100 3100796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089614&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FnTtke109Am0%2F If it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all with my teeth. After having a root canal a couple of weeks ago, this morning I managed to break a tooth on a rather large piece of glass. You may be wondering what I was doing with glass in my mouth, but not as much as I was, seeing I was eating toast at the time. As I bit down I felt the tooth go and gingerly spat the unattractive contents of my mouth into my hand to see the cause of my pain To cut a long story short, the glass had been part of the jar that I had just spread strawberry jam onto my toast from. I peered into the empty jar to see a whole in the bottom that definitely shouldn’t have been there. For a moment I was severely pissed off. Another trip to the dentist, another $100 minimum charge, more time off work and no doub... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089614 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:37:22 +0100 3089614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083095&cid=t_126785_109_f&fid=37784&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpsychblog%2F%7E3%2F7QQyLFTa_zw%2Fthe-psychology-of-success-934.html It is my belief that at the centre of our misunderstanding of success and creativity lays our ego.  In the deep dark depths of our psyche we allow mutual myth perpetuation and self-importance to cloud the truth about “talent”.  That is, that all those artists, designers and thinkers would have to admit that they did not simply sit and spark perfection from nowhere but their brilliant brains.  But instead undertook arduous processes, leading them on twists and turns of trial and error and accidental discovery.  They in fact refined and scrapped many ideas or images in their search that were not quite there before they worked their way to that revelation of understanding. So the truth is not as mystical or magical.  But for those young minds like mine developing and wondering what t... PsychBLOG.co.uk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083095 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:23:20 +0100 3083095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071155&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fsw7IBW4Idyw%2F The following guest post by Peg Willingham, Senior Director for External Affairs for Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Shortly, I will be heading to Cancun, Mexico, for the 40th Union World Conference on Tuberculosis and Lung Health.  The meeting will bring together hundreds of dedicated researchers, project implementers, World Health Organization officials and advocates who have committed themselves to stopping tuberculosis, which is second only to HIV/AIDS as the most infectious disease killer globally.  Yet decades after the first meeting of this august body, we are still using the same outdated, inefficient and marginally effective tools to fight TB.  M... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071155 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:58:39 +0100 3071155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3040059&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fo7FnZjGVAas%2F I must confess to a very strong sense of curiosity with alternative self-development methods. That’s why I asked Craig to write the ‘What Is The Sedona Method?’ post a short while ago and the reason I asked Joely Black of Amnar fame if she’d tell me (and you) more about Holosync. I have heard some great reports, but don’t know that much about it other than it involved binaural beats. I’m also keen to run posts on EFT, The Silva Mind Control Method and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. So if you, or anybody you know, is an expert in one of those areas or anything similar, please let me know. In the meantime, if you have had any experiences, either positive or negative using binaural beats, please let me know in the comments. What Is Holosync? This is the danger of Twitter. You c... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3040059 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:57:48 +0100 3040059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3067157&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FrKmt9lVv6LA%2F Happy Thanksgiving All! by Alexandra Drane and the Engage With Grace team Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented blog rally to promote Engage With Grace — a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes. It was a great success, with over 100 bloggers in the healthcare space and beyond participating and spreading the word. Plus, it was timed to coincide with a weekend when most of us are with the very people with whom we should be having these tough conversations our closest friends and family. Our original mission to get more and more people talking about their end of life wishes hasn’t changed. But it’s been quite a year so we thought this holiday, we’d try something different. A bit of levity. At... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3067157 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:36:58 +0100 3067157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2995732&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FAOsRF2LBh0Q%2F The following guest post — part of Disruptive Women’s drug adherence series — is written by Valerie Fleishman, Executive Director, New England Healthcare Institute. Patient adherence represents a rare “win-win” in health care, so it’s no surprise that all sectors have been busy seeking potential solutions. Technology companies have developed reminder gadgets, employers have redesigned benefit plans to remove cost barriers to chronic disease medications, pharmaceutical companies have developed combination drugs to simplify regimens, and providers have begun implementing new patient education and counseling techniques. However, efforts to date have remained largely sector specific and silo-ed. An earlier post by Janet Wright correctly pointed out that poor adherence ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2995732 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:39:07 +0100 2995732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989442&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FHoMqUBTNzaU%2F As a Life Coach I am always intrigued by any tools and techniques that may help me with clients. I don’t think I can ever have too much training and I’m happy to consider anything that people rave over that doesn’t involve naked dancing round log fires and howling at the moon. I’ve done additional training in hypnotherapy, NLP, Time Line Therapy and was even booked on an EFT course until they shut it down blaming it on the recession. Couldn’t they have tapped the recession away? Probably THE training I would most like to do the most if money were no issue would be The Sedona Method. It’s one training, a bit like NLP, that I’ve never heard a bad word against and a lot of people whom I respect, speak highly of it. Then as if my magic, Craig pops into my life care of Twitter and... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989442 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:24:16 +0100 2989442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984882&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2F2NyU0BDII1g%2F Do you remember the scene in the movie Animal House where Bluto Blutarski laments “…seven years of college education down the drain?” Why aren’t primary care physicians expressing similar laments about  the shelving of the MMHD (Medicare Medical Home Demonstration) in favor of the MAPCI (Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Initiative). My colleague Jaan Sidorov, MD and I pick up on no signs of discontent.  Read our essay “Three Years of Medical Home Demonstration Preparation Down the Drain?” on Dr. Sidorov’s blog.     Article Series - Medicare's New Direction for the Medical HomeCMS Shelves Medicare Medical Home DemonstrationMedicare’s Biggest Change in 40 Years on the Horizon?Three Years Of Medical Home Demonstration Preparation Down the Drain? Previous in series ... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984882 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:45:50 +0100 2984882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981071&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F1Exa8AGWP4o%2F The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Janet Wright, Senior Vice President, Science & Quality, at American College of Cardiology. If the Disruptive Women series on medication adherence has shown anything, it’s that there is a nearly endless number of potential solutions to address the nearly endless number of reasons patients and their prescribed medications do not “stick.”. Over decades of practice in cardiology, I had a first hand view of the challenges patients face in adherence – inability to afford the prescription to incomplete understanding of a med’s value or benefit to overestimating the risk to unclear directions or complex instructions on how and when to take the drugs.. Now, in a staff role at the American College of Cardiology, I ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981071 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:09:10 +0100 2981071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2973921&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FLHhIh9dps8s%2F The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Julie Murchinson, Founder, Health 2.0 Accelerator and Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions. The tools are coming! The tools are coming! For a while now, tools to manage drug adherence have been developed, many designed to enable the patient to self-manage in the context of and in collaboration with the health care system from a specifically designed device or heavy application. Patient adoption, however, has been slow and the vision for self-management of drug adherence not yet reality. But recently from the budding Health 2.0 space, we are seeing tools built on more accessible web and mobile platforms that allow patients to manage when and where they want to with their mobile device (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2973921 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:11 +0100 2973921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954513&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FhtDlMF9n9YQ%2F The following post – part of Disruptive Women’s Drug Adherence Series – is by Stacey Irving of McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions. Poor medication adherence affects all of us in healthcare — it’s a problem that our entire industry is trying to tackle. By many estimates, more than 50% of patients aren’t taking their medications as prescribed. And that’s a real problem: it’s adding $177 billion in additional healthcare costs and contributing to sicker patients. Reports associate lack of adherence with 10% of hospital visits and 40% of nursing home admissions. At McKesson, we’re trying a new approach. We’ve partnered with pharmaceutical manufacturers to sponsor programs that get community pharmacists involved in promoting medication adherence. Independent ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954513 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:59:02 +0100 2954513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950733&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unicef.org%2Fpublications%2Ffiles%2FPneumonia_The_Forgotten_Killer_of_Children.pdf The following guest post comes to Disruptive Women from Lois Privor-Dumm, IMBA, Director, Alliances and Information for the PneumoADIP, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She heads up several vaccine projects related to advocacy and communications as well as access and implementation.  She is currently working as Director, Large Country Introduction for the Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Technical Assistance Consortium (AVI TAC), a GAVI-funded project with an aim to accelerate introduction of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines in low-income countries.   She has been at Johns Hopkins since 2005 helping guide strategies and accelerated uptake on both the Hib Initiative and PneumoADIP and has been leading projects in developing and donor countries to support strengthenin... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950733 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:58:51 +0100 2950733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2927602&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fa8R1_xonf8M%2F The Offer: Before I get into todays post I have a quick offer to throw out there for anybody that has been toying with hiring a life coach called Tim. I have been working with a face-to-face client recently that booked 6 sessions. To cut a long story short we were done after 4. He has very kindly said he doesn’t want me to refund the money. Therefore, I have a crazy mad dog offer that I want to throw out there. He paid $697 for 6 sessions, so that means there is $232 worth of credit. I’m happy to round that up to $250 and knock that off my normal 6 phone session fee of $597 to make it $347. The Criteria: There is only ONE place available at this cost and the person has to start coaching on prior to November 3rd and commit to setting the first 4 sessions in the calendar and sticking to ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2927602 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:46 +0100 2927602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920181&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FhcBhgXVv0AU%2F The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Joyce A. Cramer. Joyce is Associate Research Scientist at Yale University School of Medicine as well as President of Epilepsy Therapy Project, a 501-c-3 organization accelerating new therapies for people with epilepsy. “Drugs don’t work in people who don’t take them” said former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. While performing research on this topic since the 1980s, I have been continually surprised that the results are uniform: People take, on average, three-fourths of medication as prescribed1. This has held true across many diseases and types of medications. There seems to be no consequence so severe that everyone with that disorder takes all doses (e.g., organ transplantation, epilepsy, asthma, etc.). One ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920181 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:34:06 +0100 2920181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916101&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FYIeL750W8ro%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 Imagine going to a grocery store where none of the items had prices, and when you got to the checkout the cashier couldn’t tell you your total. Instead, he offered to mail you a bill for an unknown amount. Although that sounds ridiculous, it’s exactly how our nation’s health care system often operates, and Regence BlueCross BlueShield has created a short (45 second) video highlighting the absurdity of that very situation. The video is part of Regence’s What’s the Real Cost campaign designed to challenge people’s thinking about how far reform needs to go. It also explores the way choices consumers make each day can impact health care costs. Be sure to check out the five questions consumers can ask to change health care. This post was sent in by Joanna Burke, Strategic C... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916101 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:47:51 +0100 2916101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2908933&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F6ln5mAwt7jU%2F I got this rather interesting post sent to me this week and the timing was perfect. I had just listed my top 10 overhyped and overrated self development books, and The Power of Now was firmly entrenched in the said list. I have to be honest and say a major factor for me was Tolles sleep inducing voice and the book may be better than I give it credit for, but I still didn’t ‘get it’. Apparently neither did Haider Al-Mosawi and he explains in this guest post why, far more eloquently than I ever could…… If you are an Eckhart Tolle groupie, then what I am about to say will shock and offend you. If you find “groupie” offensive enough, then you’ll be happy to know that it’s the least of your worries. Read on only if you’re brave enough&... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2908933 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:13:16 +0100 2908933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876035&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aahcdc.org%2Fpolicy%2FAAHC_OutofTime_4WEB.pdf The following post was written by Elaine R. Rubin, PhD, who is Vice President for Policy and Program of the Association of Academic Health Centers. She is a health policy analyst with a focus on health care organizations, infrastructure, regulatory, and research issues and publications on a variety of health topics. The post first appeared on HealthPROSE, the blog of the Association of Academic Health Centers. I heard today that congressional staffers are “punch drunk” from logging in so many hours working on health reform.  I am not comforted by that thought given they are trying to  write one of the most significant pieces of legislation in decades.  I am  wary of the urgent rush to produce something—good or bad—to show that Congress is not twiddling its thumbs.  Does the Co... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876035 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:20 +0100 2876035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859172&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FcLWbmzaluqE%2F This article will not self-destruct in 5 seconds. You’re not Ethan Hunt and unfortunately your workplace isn’t Mission: Impossible. The corporate world and the office work model are too full of corporate fluff and their own bullshit that business, companies and you as an individual forget what it’s all about. The end result for all of us should be – where can we provide the most effective value? Using our time to the best effect to get the desired result? And the knock on effect of this would be having more of our own time to enjoy. Employee #4289 Sitting in your little cubicle, looking at your name placard, and waiting a good 5 minutes for your computer to turn on, being requested to re-enter your user name and password to log-on. A password? What? You’re an accountant, a d... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859172 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:19:14 +0100 2859172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838915&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FCc_Cvx0W2hA%2F This article is part of a series of essays on our health care system which are available on Society of Actuaries’ Web site: http://www.soa.org/library/essays/health-essay-2009-toc.aspx. Each of these essays presents a different perspective on the problems with our current system for providing and paying for medical coverage. It comes as no surprise, the current health care system is not working for any of the parties in the system; employers, medical providers, health plans and health insurance companies and especially not for the consumer.  More clarity is needed to help solidify a new path for healthcare reform. For the consumer, the current billing practices of providers and payment practices of insurance companies often result in the highest charges being applied to the individuals... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838915 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:17 +0100 2838915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804028&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FX87R6YOmFcE%2F by Steve Adams, CEO, RMD Networks and Acting President, Clinical Groupware Collaborative   I’m writing to extend a warm personal invitation to learn more about the Clinical Groupware Collaborative (CGC).  To-date, purely through word-of-mouth over 40 companies have expressed interest in the CGC, and we expect that you’ll be hearing a lot more about us over the coming months. Our meeting will take place next Tuesday, September 22, 6 PM in conjunction with The Forum 09, the annual meeting of DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance.  More details are provided at the bottom of this post. I’ll address a few questions that might be on your mind. Q. What is Clinical Groupware?  (more…) Tags: care management, clinical groupware, conference, DMAA, EHR, EMR, platform (Source: e-CareMa... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804028 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:46:36 +0100 2804028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790321&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2Fqn6AlRE1xgg%2F By Vince Kuraitis and Steven Waldren MD, MS.  Dr Waldren is Director of the Center for Health Information Technology at the American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP). Two issues have rightfully surfaced front and center in the public’s understanding of HITECH Act implementation: ” definition of “Meaningful Use” of EHRs, and ” definition of “certification” process for EHRs …and we applaud the progress of the workgroups and the HIT Policy Committee in addressing these issues constructively. However…a THIRD issue lurks – “Data harmonization at the expense of data liquidity“, or put another way – “misplaced pursuit of one (and only one) language at the expense of practical communication.” On August 20, the HI... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790321 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:18:03 +0100 2790321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782124&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FrzJiYQ9ydd4%2F by Glen Laffel MD, PhD Many of us have enjoyed a few good minutes of fun having our fortunes told by soothsayers who claim they can predict our future based on patterns of tea leaves in a cup or the playing cards we’ve pulled from a deck. We pay a few dollars for the entertainment and if the fortune teller is skilled, we are temporarily impressed by his “insight.” But once we leave the carnival, we come back to our senses. Fortune-tellers can’t predict the future. With its latest announcement, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) appears to have entered the fortune telling business. And if information provided on blogs published by its founders is to be believed, some EHR vendors plan to have their fortunes told by the former EHR certification... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782124 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:43:16 +0100 2782124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761973&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FcUFc7zNwVKs%2F In Part I of my guest post on The Collaborative Forum blog, I wrote that the Medicare Medical Home Demo is in BIG Trouble. Here’s a recap: Political reality dictates that the MMHD must save costs. As currently structured, the MMHD cannot achieve cost savings In any given year, only a small percentage of patients account for the vast majority of costs Lessons from previous Medicare disease/care management demonstrations has shown that effective care coordination interventions must be targeted at this population Medicare has structured the MMHD so that any patient with one or more chronic condition is eligible; this includes 86% of all Medicare patients. Physicians will be paid risk-adjusted care coordination fees for this entire population — the 86% of patients with one or more chron... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761973 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:39:20 +0100 2761973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2720008&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fwvfv3b63_kg%2F The best part of twenty years ago there was a lot of hype around the book ‘Chaos’ by  James Gleick. I’d just read the brilliant Richard P Feynman autobiography ‘Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman’ which to this day is still one of my favorite autobiographies, and fancied myself as a bit an amateur science buff. However, I don’t think I got more than a third of the way through ‘Chaos’ before I realized I was bored, had no idea what Gleick was blathering on about and it was time to beat a hasty retreat. Like Superstring Theory and A Brief History of Time, Chaos looked cool on my bookshelf, but as far as great reads go it was about on a par with Lowes paint catalogue. I can’t remember much about Chaos other than there was a butterfly in it and it was hanging around the Amazo... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2720008 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:05:43 +0100 2720008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699695&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2Fno1LFrhNDCM%2F by Vince Kuraitis, Steve Adams, and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA Over the past several years, many diverse initiatives have arisen offering partial solutions to systemic problems in the U.S. health care non-system.  We see Meaningful Use Criteria recommended by the HIT Policy Committee as a unifying force for these previously disparate initiatives. These initiatives have included: Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)/Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) Payer Disease/Care Management Programs Personal Health Record Platforms — Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, Dossia, health banks, more to come State/Regional Chronic Care Programs (e.g., Colorado, Pennsylvania, Improving Performance in Practice) Accountable Care Organizations — the n... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699695 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:41:48 +0100 2699695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670910&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FWgmP776-3Xk%2F by Al Lewis, Disease Management Purchasing Consortium International, Inc. Medical homes probably do save money in very controlled settings, where the entire team is literally or at least figuratively under one roof, such as Kaiser.  However, the belief that one can overlay a traditional medical home model across an entire state and save money in the process turns out to be total fiction. The poster child for that fiction, North Carolina’s Community Care program, turns out to cost state taxpayers probably $400 million a year, rather than save them $300 million, as the state’s self-serving and blatantly incorrect analysis claimed.    A more extensive analysis is available for review, and any state is welcome to the backup data as well. Here’s a press release with more detai... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670910 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:40:03 +0100 2670910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645512&cid=t_126785_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsummer-reading-2009.html You knew it was coming, and now is the time, Folks: launch of the 2009 Summer Reading Guest Post Series here at the ‘Mine. I’ll be traveling most of the next four weeks, first domestically, and then in Germany and Holland. And what will be happening here at the blog? Even more informative fun than last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645512 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:27 +0100 2645512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616883&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FVky1UdnN7IY%2F I must confess haven’t had a great week in terms of productivity. I had planned to have the 2nd draft of ‘How To Be Rich and Happy’ finished by Thursday and it still isn’t done. Following up from losing most of Wednesday to nasty, smelly plumbing issues, and then a 5 minute video shoot on Friday taking 6 hours, I had problems with my car again this weekend. When I was writing about the worst companies I have ever dealt with I have no idea where my head was at to forget Toyota. I’ve had two Toyota’s and they are without doubt the worst two cars I have owned in the last twenty years, but don’t let me set off down that road again, or we’ll both be here all day. On Saturday morning I was planning on rewriting the chapter in my book called ‘Shut The Duck Up’ and use ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616883 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:29:24 +0100 2616883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2584436&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F8XnpcS6nNQ4%2F Picking up the guest post baton and setting off at a very respectable pace this week is the guy that I like to call Guy.  I like to call him that largely because it’s his name, although it hasn’t gone unnoticed that he is actually a guy too.  In fact a little known piece of trivia is that Elton John wrote ‘Song for Guy’ for Guy. I’m not 100% sure it was this exact one, but it probably was. Guy is an academic and when he’s not writing for the always entertaining My One Piece of Advice blog and loitering around on the beach with his kids, writes papers the titles of which make my head hurt. So if you notice his background in Academia has him not just sitting on the fence, but actually buying the damn thing and welding himself firmly to the top of it, simply roll you... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2584436 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:44:36 +0100 2584436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570357&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FoUfyubZxxAQ%2F Today’s guest post by Julie Murchinson, Executive Director, Health 2.0 Accelerator, is the final installment in the Disruptive Women Comparative Effectiveness Research smackdown. Stay Tuned: We will be creating and widely distributing a CER e-book. The HHS Federal Coordinating Council for CER research posted its report to Congress and the President on Monday describing federal activities on CER. Another report with actual priority suggestions is due to Congress by the end of July. On Tuesday, the Institute of Medicine released their sage advice about the top 100 priorities as well as a report on CER. I found one line, in particular, of extreme importance from the report to Congress: “National Institutes of Health (NIH) diabetes prevention trial demonstrated that lifestyle change ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570357 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:28:21 +0100 2570357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561196&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FoUfyubZxxAQ%2F Today’s guest post by Julie Murchinson, Executive Director, Health 2.0 Accelerator, is the final installment in the Disruptive Women Comparative Effectiveness Research smackdown. Stay Tuned: We will be creating and widely distributing a CER e-book. The HHS Federal Coordinating Council for CER research posted its report to Congress and the President on Monday describing federal activities on CER. Another report with actual priority suggestions is due to Congress by the end of July. On Tuesday, the Institute of Medicine released their sage advice about the top 100 priorities as well as a report on CER. I found one line, in particular, of extreme importance from the report to Congress: “National Institutes of Health (NIH) diabetes prevention trial demonstrated that lifestyle change w... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561196 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:28:21 +0100 2561196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561653&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FBrfBhyJ8_q0%2F Years ago there was a women in the UK called Mary Whitehouse. She was the bane of every teenage boys life as she went on a puritanical campaign to purge everything that was fun from TV, including ‘Dr Who’, ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ and nipples. She believed Society was fast forwarding into a bacchanalian abyss with TV leading the charge. The dropping of standards by allowing violence, nudity and bad language, she reasoned, would only lead to moral bankruptcy. And we all laughed heartily at the old lady with funny hair and silly glasses. It seems however, she may be right after all. The ‘F’ bomb made it’s first ever appearance on this blog in this post not but a few days ago. Yet after taking almost 3 years to turn up, it ‘s already back by popular demand thank... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561653 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:43:59 +0100 2561653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2515315&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FHvEIJJhUE_Q%2F Tracy O’Connor runs the ‘I Hate My Message Board’ blog and is the women that brought the infamous  ‘Chicken in a Can‘ to the Internet, videoed her brother eating Silkworm Pupa and makes me laugh out loud more than any client I have ever worked with. Even if most of the time I have absolutely no idea why. That’s not to say I don’t have some hilarious and fun clients, because I do, it’s just that Tracy is a tad different. I have been haranguing her to do me a guest post for some while and I’m delighted to say under pain of death and the threat of me publishing the nonsensical e-mails she sends me, she finally acquiesced. Other than read this post, I’d also encourage you to follow her on Twitter, just don’t expect anything she... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2515315 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:57 +0100 2515315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513586&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FlBvHkabplpo%2F Finally, this week I got of my ass and did another YouTube clip. It’s been a long time coming, but if you watch it, you will see that is very much reflected in the tight well rehearsed word perfect script, painstaking editing and overall professional feel, with dare I say it, a dash of Hollywood thrown in for good measure. It’s an explanation of how to make better decisions and why sometimes you’re more clever than even you think you are. Cunning stuff indeed. If you, and yes, I do mean YOU, have a question on Life Coaching or general self-development, please let me know. If it’s an interesting ‘how to’, I may even put it out on YouTube or  answer it here. I can’t promise I’ll use it, but at least it will help me to feel wanted and important... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513586 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:22:23 +0100 2513586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474550&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2F24FNhl7lQ0I%2F A couple of weeks ago I tweeted a few times asking for somebody to defend the law of attraction on this blog. I have been less than forthcoming in my praise for not only the ‘Law’ itself, but also the devotees that just seem to want to roll their eyes at anybody that questions their beliefs. So I wanted a counter argument to the post ‘Is The Law of Attraction A Con?”. The fact is, I’m not at all anti-Law of Attraction, I just haven’t read or heard an explanation that makes any sense to me. I have seen a lot of film of Esther Hicks performing and also read ‘Ask and it is Given.’ I have also read a lot of Wayne Dyer material (whom I love by the way), so I’m not closed off to this by any means. The problem to me, is that I’ve never s... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474550 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:26:42 +0100 2474550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452345&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJJDJtmODxi0%2F The following guest post comes from L. Fabry of the X-Ray Technician Schools blog. There are five zones around the world where people tend to live the longest, healthiest lives. These are called the Blue Zones. They include Sardinia, Italy; Northern Costa Rica; Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, CA; and a remote Greek island. World renowned explorer and National Geographic writer, Dan Buettner believes that “we know there’s a recipe for longevity and that 75 percent is related to lifestyle, and we’re figuring it out.” Below is a list of 25 amazing health discoveries, lifestyles, and simple changes that have come from this region and can be easily done in your own home. 1. Have a purpose. By figuring out what gets you out of bed, you can achieve one of the most important keys to longevity.... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452345 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:27:39 +0100 2452345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463344&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fz8o-9LqMvjA%2F Firstly, let me kick off by again saying thanks! I got a number of e-mails and some very kind words in the comments about Ellie. It’s really weird because I know some people will be thinking “What’s all the fuss about, it’s only a dog?” And I really get that, because if you have never been a dog (or cat) owner, it’s difficult to comprehend. Anyway enough of that, because today I have a guest post from my very own personal trainer and dispenser of pain, Mr. Ron Betta I like Ron. Not just because he hasn’t got much more hair than I have, he loves dogs and always laughs at my jokes whilst saying, “that’s funny” presumably just in case I was in any doubt what the strange noise coming from his throat was, but also because he’s is fiercely honest, loyal and determined. Quit... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463344 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:38:50 +0100 2463344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441877&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FgIifnnsrR4M%2F by Scott Shreeve, MD We are entering an unprecedented season of change for the United States health care system. Americans are united by their desire to fundamentally reform our current system into one that delivers on the promise of freedom, equity, and best outcomes for best value. In this season of reform, we will see all kinds of ideas presented from all across the political spectrum. Many of these ideas will be prescriptive, and don’t harness the power of innovation to create the dramatic breakthroughs required to create a next generation health system. We believe there is a better way. This belief is founded in the idea that aligned incentives can be a powerful way to spur innovation and seek breakthrough ideas from the most unlikely sources. Many of the reform ideas being put forw... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441877 Tue, 26 May 2009 23:54:01 +0100 2441877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580277&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FgIifnnsrR4M%2F by Scott Shreeve, MD We are entering an unprecedented season of change for the United States health care system. Americans are united by their desire to fundamentally reform our current system into one that delivers on the promise of freedom, equity, and best outcomes for best value. In this season of reform, we will see all kinds of ideas presented from all across the political spectrum. Many of these ideas will be prescriptive, and don’t harness the power of innovation to create the dramatic breakthroughs required to create a next generation health system. We believe there is a better way. This belief is founded in the idea that aligned incentives can be a powerful way to spur innovation and seek breakthrough ideas from the most unlikely sources. Many of the reform ideas being put forw... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580277 Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:23 +0100 2580277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424004&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6dv_K2sasuk%2F Heart disease is the number one killer of women. The problem is, women have different symptoms then men — so they often don’t realize they’re having a heart attack. The Queen of Hearts Foundation is co-hosting a women’s wellness seminar in Atlanta June 2 and 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta Perimeter At Ravinia - (Address is: 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta - (888) 444-0401) If you’re in Atlanta, the cost is only $10 — and it could save your life. Queen of Hearts co-founders, Katy Atterbery and Carmen Perez, talked to Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman. DW: Did you know each other before you started the foundation? KA: We met while volunteering on a project regarding women and heart here in Atlanta in 2004. We formed the foundation in May 20... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424004 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:33:03 +0100 2424004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416778&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FFY1uterf56E%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 The following guest post is written by Melinna Giannini, President, CEO, and Founder of ABC Coding Solutions (formerly Alternative Link), who has worked in the health insurance industry since the 1980s. She is one of the nation’s leading experts on contracting, billing, and practice management for nursing and other forms of integrative healthcare. Melinna designed ABC codes to fill gaps in national code sets used for managing healthcare reimbursement and outcomes analysis. The U.S. healthcare system can no longer rely on medicine as its primary form of healthcare. Our U.S. medical schools cannot increase the physician workforce fast enough to keep pace with population growth and the needs of baby boomers. The physician workforce decreased from 772,000 doctors to 633,000 doctors since 200... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416778 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:53:35 +0100 2416778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463347&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fku_XfEET08g%2F After the rambling intro to last weeks guest post by Pace and the subsequent  mentions of it in the comments. I decided to knuckle down, take the comments in the jovial, well-meaning spirit they were meant and vow to stop gatecrashing my guests posts. Then as I was reading and preparing this post, I thought to myself, “What the hell am I doing? I’m not being creative enough. I should be throwing an artistic hissy fit and going on a huge absinthe fueled rampage resulting in me waking up in a Paris brothel sans my right ear, left kidney and sanity.” Then I though “Nah, I’ll just go back to England for a week and listen to people whine about corrupt Politicians the economy and heaven forbid, the rain. It may not be quite so arty, but it’ll make me more miserable in the long run�... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463347 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:07:52 +0100 2463347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463348&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FxVx5CwxbiH8%2F You are such a freak. Seriously you are. That job you do, that person you love, that food you like, the way you dress, that bizarre clothes you wear, those wacky movies that make you laugh, those political views you hold, the car you drive and the sports you like and even the ones you hate. Freaky, veeeery freaky indeed. I’m a freak too, but I do my best to fit in and hide my freakiness because I don’t want anybody to know that I’m not exactly the same as them. We all need to be the same, conformity is good and differences are downright scary. I know some people may point out that differences are what make the world so interesting and an eclectic life is a fascinating life. That our differences are what really bind us together by allowing us to demonstrate tolerance, incl... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463348 Thu, 14 May 2009 10:33:23 +0100 2463348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398875&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FWnaePHnPrt4%2F by Tom Doerr, MD and Randy Bak, MD, JD What if the health care payer were re-imagined as a service to the primary care doctor - supplying the tools, information and funding primary care physicians needed to meet the call to reform health delivery? The structure of physician payment is considered one of the most problematic aspects of our health care system.  Driven by volume instead of coordinated, proactive care and favoring procedures over cognitive work, the payment system has driven primary care into decline and stifled improvements in quality and efficiency.  Indeed, primary care physicians are overstressed and demoralized by demands, coming from every direction, that drive them only to see more patients, as quickly as possible.   In this state, primary care cannot attract new phy... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398875 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:06:03 +0100 2398875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580279&cid=t_126785_113_f&fid=35744&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fe-CareManagement%2F%7E3%2FWnaePHnPrt4%2F by Tom Doerr, MD and Randy Bak, MD, JD What if the health care payer were re-imagined as a service to the primary care doctor – supplying the tools, information and funding primary care physicians needed to meet the call to reform health delivery? The structure of physician payment is considered one of the most problematic aspects of our health care system.  Driven by volume instead of coordinated, proactive care and favoring procedures over cognitive work, the payment system has driven primary care into decline and stifled improvements in quality and efficiency.  Indeed, primary care physicians are overstressed and demoralized by demands, coming from every direction, that drive them only to see more patients, as quickly as possible.   In this state, primary care cannot attract n... e-CareManagement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580279 Thu, 07 May 2009 16:19:14 +0100 2580279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463350&cid=t_126785_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FmtIskmIcUkU%2F Twitter first thing in the morning is a collection of jabbering lunatics speaking in tongues and trying to get the day off to a semi-coherent start. Most conversations usually revolve around which person is most in need of coffee, which person has drunk the most coffee and which person is running around like a headless chicken because they have run out of coffee. Every now and then there is a beacon of light. Somebody that is not so addicted to caffeine and holding the belief they need to spread the the word of their addiction, that they can actually string a cogent Tweet together without being juiced up on the java. Charles Faris is such a man. I don’t know him very well and if I did maybe I’d even be calling him Charlie or Chaz, I have no idea. I do know though, that any man who can ... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463350 Thu, 07 May 2009 11:53:14 +0100 2463350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347700&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6E_EKoWJ2SQ%2F The following is a guest post from Julia Loughran, a Digital Media and Gaming Solutions Expert with iConecto—Gaming4Health. (Full Disclosure: Amplify Public Affairs is now the PR Strategic Partner for iConecto—Gaming4Health) Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak on Capitol Hill as part of a special event hosted by the same group that hosts this wonderful blog - Disruptive Women in Health Care, and its media partner The Hill. The topic was Health eGaming, Healthy Patients: Supporting Stimulus Goals Through Health eGaming. I was there to speak about the opportunities health eGames can bring to healthcare, both as forms of preventative care (e.g., exer-games that get people up and moving and games that promote healthy behaviors, like healthy eating and smoking cessation), as well as g... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347700 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:41:01 +0100 2347700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347701&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F1VTTglRgrwA%2F Disruptive Women, along with media partner The Hill, held its first health briefing yesterday on the subject of Health eGaming, Healthy Patients: Supporting Stimulus Goals Through Health eGaming. The Washington Post’s coverage of the event can be found here and The Hill’s video coverage is posted here. To see pictures of the event, click here (for Facebook) and here (for Flickr). Robin Strongin of Disruptive Women in Health Care Congressional Staffer Attempts Health eGaming The panel featured some very Disruptive Women including: The Honorable Nancy L. Johnson Senior Public Policy Advisor for Baker Donelson Former Chair, House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Glenna Crooks, Ph.D. President, Strategic Health Policy International, Inc. Julia Loughran Digital Media... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347701 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:45:08 +0100 2347701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347704&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F0Us8YDZDvzU%2F This guest post was contributed by Karen Sampson, who writes about health care degrees. She welcomes your feedback. So we already know that women’s bodies absorb alcohol differently, but two very recent studies have noted at the possible link between alcohol and breast cancer. Is there a risk that outweighs the benefits of alcohol consumption? The details of the studies. The most recent study, conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, reported that women regularly consuming 14 or more alcoholic beverages per week faced a 24 percent increase in breast cancer rates when compared to those who abstained. And previously published, larger British study revealed that alcohol in even smaller amounts, as little as one small glass of wine, liquor or beer, increased c... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347704 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:10 +0100 2347704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284278&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FIx2kDo1cPF8%2F Dr. Troy Robbin Hailparn was interviewed by Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman. Dr. Troy Robbin Hailparn, is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology. She received her BA in Psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University and her MD with distinction in Reproductive Endocrinology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At the end of this post, you will find not one, but two polls. We hope you will respond to these and share your opinions. Gynecological surgeon Dr. Troy Robbin Hailparn thinks the labia is the most ignored female body part. She was the first female physician trained to perform laser vaginal rejuvenation, labiaplasty and the very controversial hymenoplasty. In 2007, the American College of Obstetrics a... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284278 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:06:09 +0100 2284278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272380&cid=t_126785_111_f&fid=38037&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnurseblogger.net%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Frays-of-light%2F I’m not Heather, but I’m guest posting for her today because she has graciously allowed me to do so. *** The Sun Never Says Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. - Hafiz, from The Gift Studying sociology in college, I was surprised to learn that, according to my professor, there is no such thing as altruism. No one does anything for another purely without motive, he argued. There is always some self-benefit, or we as humans will not do it. This I did not wholly accept, and I argued it. “Suppose I am generous with another human being, a stranger, simply because I want to be helpful,” I said. “They never learn my identity or even recognize my face. Whe... Blog, Blah, Blah blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272380 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:23:10 +0100 2272380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284283&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNRycQnXyyrA%2F The following is a guest post from Tamar Abrams, a communications strategist working with nonprofits, individuals and foundations. Until August 2008, Ms. Abrams was Vice President of Communications at Population Action International and has also been on staff at NARAL and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Below, Ms. Abrams shares her thoughts on children affected by homelessness. One in 50 children in the U.S. is homeless each year, according to America’s Youngest Outcasts, a new report from the National Center on Family Homelessness released on March 10. An astonishing 1.5 million homeless children! Chances are you’ve met a child who has spent time in the uncertain and violent world of people without homes. You may not have known – often they look very much like our own ch... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284283 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:55:19 +0100 2284283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284284&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FnfEktz8bTKI%2F Anthropologist Christine Gray, Ph.D., became a healthcare activist when her daughter was diagnosed with a sarcoma in 2003. Fourth in a five-part series on gender disparities in health care. As excellent as Oprah and her guests may be, how ludicrous is it that American society has normalized the “Oprah-ization” of women’s health care, wherein the medical advice given invariably attaches to a consumer tie-in of some sort, like a book promotion? That would be akin to the population at large following advice on cholesterol reduction presented on a television show sponsored by Lipitor. As Simone de Beauvoir might say (rolling over in her grave), this phenomenon truly relegates women to the position of Other. For men to get a grip on basic healthcare issues, see your G.P. For women, try Op... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284284 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:03:44 +0100 2284284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284285&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F-v2eUCL4H3g%2F Anthropologist Christine Gray, Ph.D., became a healthcare activist when her daughter was diagnosed with a sarcoma in 2003. Third in a five-part series on gender disparities in health care. How does one identify gender disparities in medicine? Bird by bird (one by one), as author Anne Lamott might suggest. Unfortunately, these particular birds add up to the proverbial “ton of feathers” that knocks women out of academia, including medical academia — if not the flock of alleged Canadian geese that knocked US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River. In California, for instance, it is legal for health insurance companies to impose gender ratings (meaning higher rates for women) on individual health care policies. This results in women paying as much as 39% more for coverage than men... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284285 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:29:47 +0100 2284285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284287&cid=t_126785_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FLXtHoUpKweQ%2F Anthropologist Christine Gray, Ph.D., became a healthcare activist when her daughter was diagnosed with a sarcoma in 2003. Second in a five-part series on gender disparities in health care. Election and economy buzz aside, the public cannot have missed the January media blitz wherein Oprah reveals the big “secret”: millions of women suffer miserably from symptoms of menopause, depression, hot flashes, sleeplessness, lethargy and more. Despite this misery, physicians routinely dismiss their blood test results as normal (Oprah’s physician, even!). Ready to give up on life, Oprah’s prototypical Depressed Woman calls in to the show via Skype (one of the show’s sponsors), a spic-and-span kitchen gleaming in the background. Assisting Oprah in “opening up the conversation” on this t... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284287 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:48:38 +0100 2284287