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DIY innovation in the hospital

March 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

DIY innovation in the hospital

My grandfather, Frank H.J. Figge, was a cancer researcher who faced shortages during World War II and had to improvise to keep his lab going. When he ran short of quartz lenses he remembered hearing that plastic also transmits ultraviolet rays and filled synthetic sausage casings with water to create a perfect — much cheaper — substitute. Nurses have […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: home health care hacks, innovation, Lemelson Center, maker movement, nurses

EVENT: Nurses in the Smithsonian spotlight on March 16

February 27, 2017 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

EVENT: Nurses in the Smithsonian spotlight on March 16

The people best suited to solve a problem are often those experiencing it. Experimentation — and documentation — should be part of everyone’s toolbox, no matter where you sit in an organization or hierarchy. Prototypes should be shared, not hidden away. Early feedback is golden. Everyone is a potential innovator. I’m excited to explore these themes and more with Tiffany […]

Filed Under: key people Tagged With: innovation, Invent Health, maker movement, nursing

“HIPAA is SO 1996″–Susannah Fox

September 25, 2009 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

That’s a direct quote from Paul Tang, of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, at last week’s meeting of the Health IT Policy committee, of which he is vice chair. Dr. Tang was riffing on an e-Patient Dave quote, which I read during my testimony: I want innovation at a rate that resembles the rate of […]

Filed Under: hc's problem list, medical records, policy issues Tagged With: Architectural Designs, Assumptions, Cell Phones, Debates, Decisions, Diana Forsythe, Hipaa, Infrastructure Design, innovation, Latanya Sweeney, Liquidity, National Infrastructure, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Panelists, Patient Privacy, Paul Tang, Point Of View, Policy Committee, Policy Discussions, Testimony, Vice Chair

Happy Dogs in a Pile of Sticks (Spreading Improvement in Chronic Disease Care)

November 11, 2008 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

The California HealthCare Foundation’s Chronic Disease Care conference was so packed with great panels that I needed help choosing my targets. Here is the first in a series of posts about this event. Spreading Improvement: After the Innovators/Early Adopters

Filed Under: positive patterns, reforming hc Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Christy Mokrohisky, chronic disease, data, Diane Stewart, Hunter Gatewood, innovation, Lisa Johnson, Mark Smith, safety net

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