Editor’s Pre-note: I occasionally look back at posts we published 1 year ago, 2 years ago and so on, as a way to mark and often marvel at the passage of time. Finding that I posted Danny van Leeuwen’s thoughts about his health journey (below) one year ago struck a chord because I recently enjoyed […]
Since her brain surgery in October 2021, Liz Salmi has continued to blog and tweet about her recovery. The news is good, and as always, Liz’s reporting is honest, informative and inspiring. She’s been blogging on her website, thelizarmy.com, where she recently reflected on the question, What is harder: starting something new, or returning to […]
I featured an article by Liz Salmi on this blog just two weeks ago and want to pass along some personal news she recently shared online. Routine monitoring has revealed that her brain cancer, in remission for the past 12 years, is again active, and she is preparing to have surgery in the next few […]
Editor’s Note: In this episode of his podcast, Danny van Leeuwen interviews himself in the guise of “Health Hats,” the moniker Danny has used for many years. Danny is always inspiring, whether interviewing others for the podcast or engaging himself in sincere reflection about what’s most important now. This episode reads like an update to […]
In a recent essay for the BMJ, Brenda Denzler issues clear, concise advice for clinicians on how to approach patients in ways that will encourage and enable them to engage in their care. Remarkable not only for her flawless writing, Denzler issues her advice in the context of medical trauma, on behalf of patients who, […]
Editor’s note: After this post was published, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released an Interim Rule extending compliance dates from November 2, 2020, to April 5, 2021. Click here for the announcement and here to stay abreast of further news about the Final Rule. With federal legislation that goes into effect […]
“Empowering people as they travel together toward best health” is how Danny van Leeuwen describes his mission, which he pursues through many channels: representing the patient/caregiver voice on task forces for various groups, including the federal government; speaking to audiences across the healthcare landscape; as well as blogging and, most recently, podcasting about managing healthcare […]
“Hostage” is an unusual, perhaps startling, word in a health care context.” 1(p1375) The word “hostage” caught my attention as I quickly scanned Twitter or some other message feed on my computer. I don’t recall exactly what I was doing at the time, but I stopped and quickly clicked my way to “When Patients and Their […]
I recently attended a lecture by a high school English teacher on the topic of empowerment. She shared the results of an experiment she had done in her classroom where she tried to improve her students’ care and storage of notebook computers used during class. She described engaging her students by sharing with them how […]