21. Doctors were originally teachers. So I am
a teacher first, and a repair person second.
http://fora.tv/2009/12/08/Next_Medicine_Saving_US_Healthcare#fullprogram
Dr. Walter Bortz.
27. “It’s really literally saved my life, just to be able to
connect with other people,” said Sean Fogerty, 50,
who has multiple sclerosis, is recovering from brain
cancer and spends 1½ hours each night talking with
other patients online.
http://ajnoffthecharts.com/2010/03/25/online-social-networks-for-chronic-illness-time-for-providers-to-take-them-seriously/
31. Hi doctor, what about sending reminder
messages and/or motivation messages
to patient's phones?
http://www.physorg.com/news185467439.html
32. People trying to quit smoking are twice as
likely to succeed when they get mobile-
phone text messages to encourage them.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/texts-messages-helping-smokers-quit/story-e6frg6so-1226084704852
33. https://www.text4baby.org/ offers free text
messages about baby health and parenting.
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/opportunities_in_mobile_health/
39. # 1: Trust.
# 2: Access.
# 3: Skills and services.
# 4: Cost.
Research shows that pharmacy-based retail clinics can
often treat patients at a lower cost than physicians’
offices could for the same conditions.
4 advantages of pharmacies
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10103?pg=all
40. One approach for the pharmacy of the future is to build
retail health centers that focus on healthy and at-risk
individuals and that deliver a range of health and wellness
services, such as
health risk assessments,
counselling,
smoking cessation programs, and
ongoing tracking of risk factors.
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10103?pg=all
44. Patients in remote areas of Thailand could not afford
to travel to clinics in an urban setting.
So Dr. Therdchai Jivacate, the Protheses Foundation
of Thailand, re-invented the delivery model by
making highly-efficient mobile clinics and satellite
workshops in local areas.
https://hbr.org/2012/04/saving-and-improving-lives-for