The Healthcare Entrepreneur Blog » Innovation http://blog.vantageclinicalsolutions.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:54:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Top 10 creative souls in health care | Fast Company http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/06/15/top-10-creative-souls-in-health-care-fast-company/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/06/15/top-10-creative-souls-in-health-care-fast-company/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:12:38 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/06/15/top-10-creative-souls-in-health-care-fast-company/ We love creativity and innovation around here…and here we simply tip our hats to Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Creative People in Health Care.  Keep a-changing the health care world as we know it fellas. 

Congratulations, and thank you.

Vantage Clinical Solutions

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Tannus Quatre PT, MBA is a private practice consultant and principal with Vantage Clinical Solutions, Inc., a nationwide healthcare consulting and management firm located in Bend, OR…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2009/06/15/top-10-creative-souls-in-health-care-fast-company/feed/ 0 “Virtualization” of physician communications http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/05/08/virtualization-of-physician-communications/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/05/08/virtualization-of-physician-communications/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 18:44:02 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=100 I’ve had the pleasure to speak with Jay Parkinson, MD about his innovative business model which takes a revolutionary approach to medical communications between physicians and patients through Myca, a company for which he is the Chief Medical Officer.  I’m excited about the concept of “virtualizing” physician communication, and think the 5 minute video below does a great job of speaking to the benefits of such a world.

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/05/08/virtualization-of-physician-communications/feed/ 0 “Innovation through competition” http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:23:32 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/ Those were the headlines in the New York Times News Service yesterday, which I found syndicated in my local newspaper.  I couldn’t agree more.

As many are aware, Google is sponsoring a $20 million “race to the moon” for a commercial grade spacecraft that holds potential as a feasible vehicle for use by human passengers.  The premise of course, is that despite the great body of knowledge we’ve developed throughout the world, a little competition…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/feed/ 0 The practice of medicine by instant message? http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/07/the-practice-of-medicine-by-instant-message/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/07/the-practice-of-medicine-by-instant-message/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:34:13 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/07/the-practice-of-medicine-by-instant-message/ The practice of medicine has seen some significant changes in the last number of years…concierge practices, the medical home model, and…instant message?

A Brooklyn physician started a practice in 2007 with nothing more than a computer, an iPhone, and a couple of house calls per year.  The cost?  $500 per year.  The target patient?  The uninsured, young, and wired. 

Whether the model is sustainable and the quality of care is of value remains to be seen.  The…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/07/the-practice-of-medicine-by-instant-message/feed/ 0 Prehabilitation becomes formal curriculum in physical therapy school http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/01/29/prehabilitation-becomes-formal-curriculum-in-school/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/01/29/prehabilitation-becomes-formal-curriculum-in-school/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:58:38 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://blog.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/2008/01/29/prehabilitation-becomes-formal-curriculum-in-school/ Prehabilitation is the focus on physical therapy services that prevent the need for extended rehabilitation services by approaching the preventative aspects of injury or illness.  Physical therapists have acknowledged and used prehabilitation principles for years, but the addition of a “prehab” curriculum by this Canadian school will hopefully begin to frame the expectation for new professionals entering practice that prevention is the only way we will…

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