The Law of Unintended Consequences
Predictions, projections, and misleading conclusions seem to define COVID-19 policies. But as we continue to pursue solutions that can hopefully ...
The Story of Pain
In the quantified world of healthcare, we continue to rely upon numbers and data to diagnose and treat patients. And ...
A Framework to Understand Uncertainty in Healthcare
Today healthcare is seen as more a science than an art, but the progenitors of healthcare saw it as both ...
When Science Speaks, Who Is The Speaker?
When science speaks, who is the speaker? Can science maintain the objectivity and credibility needed to impact patient behavior if ...
Quality In Healthcare – A Relationship, Not A Metric
In healthcare, we often conflate the validity of a process with the success of its outcome. And in today’s world ...
A Patient Named Candide
A satirical tale inspired by the novella, Candide by the French philosopher Voltaire, reimagines Candide as a patient in today's ...
Fractals May Be The Missing Piece To COVID-19 Projections
Uncertainty and complexity have been the two most prominent features of COVID-19, confounding those who seek to understand and predict ...
Crime & Deterrence – The Constitutional Crisis of the Opioid Epidemic
As the opioid epidemic continues to affect lives across the country, law enforcement steps up their efforts to curtail the ...
Healthcare is a Game of Incomplete Dominance
Healthcare should be studied within the framework of the economic discipline, Game Theory, in which different perspectives or decisions have ...
Healthcare Is Dialectic
Healthcare is defined by strongly held views that quickly develop and come into conflict with opposing views that form just ...
The BOP In The Age of Corona
A gritty tale of life inside a federal prison as inmates face and attempt to understand COVID-19 risks.
Observer Bias Defines How We Look At Ourselves
Observer bias defines the reality we create and the narratives we tell, which may impact how we see the future.
Ambient Artificial Intelligence Clinical Documentation: Workflow Support with Emerging Governance Risk
Health systems are increasingly deploying ambient artificial intelligence tools that listen to clinical encounters and automatically generate draft visit notes. These systems are intended to reduce documentation burden and allow clinicians to focus more directly on patient interaction. At the same time, they raise unresolved questions about patient consent, data handling, factual accuracy, and legal responsibility for machine‑generated records. Recent policy discussions and legal actions suggest that adoption is moving faster than formal oversight frameworks. The practical clinical question is...
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