Health Care and Senior Wellness

Most senior citizens typically have at least one health care issue that they deal with on a daily basis, whether it’s either phys…

Unity Farm Journal - Fourth Week of November 2016

Happy Thanksgiving from Unity Farm! A new pig has joined the herd - Lunchbox.  He’s 3 years old and has a remarkable personality.…

The BIDMC CareKit app

The following is a guest blog post from Seth Berkowitz, MD, who authors many of the innovative apps in the BIDMC Crowdsourcing pr…

Unity Farm Journal - Third Week of November 2016

This week we had the Supermoon - the largest/brightest moon since 1948  The pigs enjoyed basking in the moonlight while rooting a…

What Does the Trump Presidency Imply for Healthcare and Healthcare IT?

Many organizations have asked me to comment on the impact of the Trump Presidency on Healthcare and Healthcare IT.    I served th…

Thursday Unity Farm Journal - Second Week of November 2016

Yesterday in Massachusetts all my colleagues were fatigued from a long night of watching election results.   Everyone was asking …

What is Patient and Family Engagement?

I recently participated in a nationwide (not the United States) healthcare IT planning effort and one recommendation was universa…