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August 26, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A piece of technology that has transformed modern health care—and our careers—is the underappreciated hand sanitizer dispenser.
August 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The benefits of health information technology have yet to be realized because there has not been large scale adoption of electronic medical records and enabling technology to achieve these goals.
August 6, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Aneesah Gubert participated in the "Change My Steps Challenge,” organized by RWJF Clinical Scholar Chileshe Nkonde-Price to address the fact that heart disease rates are increasing among Black women.
August 5, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Smartphone technology has allowed patients to self-capture ECG rhythms from their phones from virtually any place, within seconds of the symptom.
August 1, 2013 | Story
Grantees adapt technology to educate patients, prevent domestic violence, improve physician-patient visits, and even make us happy.
May 21, 2013 | New Public Health Post
May is Stroke Awareness Month, but only 38% of Americans know common stroke symptoms. New this year to help increase awareness is a free smartphone app from the American Stroke Association.
May 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
One of the themes of TEDMED 2013 was the creative and thoughtful use of big data and small data to improve health and health care.
May 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Widespread adoption of technological innovations has the potential to elevate and enhance nurses’ role in patient care. "We suggest that nurses should embrace rather than fear these innovations," the authors write.
May 12, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New York University (NYU) College of Nursing is expanding its simulation program, which will enhance its interprofessional education efforts.
June 15, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The program generated a forum for faculty and students that spectacularly transformed the learning experience. Students learned new language and ways to think differently about problems and solutions. Students learned by doing and developed an unexp ...