Burnout is a problem in healthcare with many different contributing factors. As we contemplate ways to put an end to burnout, physician scheduling must be considered as part of the solution. Scheduling is a complex and time-consuming task that can be hard to get right in the eyes of everyone on the staff, especially if an organization has a shortage of physicians. This can lead to overworked ...

Blockchain has had a lot of hype in the last several years, most notably as the technology behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin. While cryptocurrency has its supporters and detractors, blockchain is recognized as a secure transactional system that could have uses beyond finance. Healthcare is now exploring the possibilities of applying blockchain. The excitement over the potential of ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that has been developed through years of collaborative effort across several disciplines including psychology, mathematics, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science. Today, AI has matured to the point of producing useful tools for Healthcare, but it also models what multi-disciplinary collaboration can accomplish. Systemic innovation in ...

Physicians are often working with maxed out patient schedules that have no room for deviance. Otherwise, there is pressure on them to "get back on track". Take this story for instance:

A provider has a full load of patients for the morning clinic until 11:30 and must go immediately into a full afternoon of procedures starting at noon, with maybe enough time to sneak in a quick snack. But ...

On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747s collided killing 583 on a runway in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco. This accident led to a new era of standardization and safety in aviation. Aviation studied its vulnerabilities and innovated to be a much safer form of transportation with .07 deaths per billion passenger miles, reducing the number of commercial fatalities from the ...