Gary Oftedahl, MD
Gary Oftedahl is a physician executive.
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Health technology
The world of health care today is much different than the one I became involved in as a physician over 35 years ago. But why should that surprise me? The world in general is so dramatically changed from that which…
The world of health care today is much different than the one I became involved in as a physician over 35 years ago. But why should that surprise me? The world in general is so dramatically changed from that which I knew then, it would seem reasonable and totally understandable that we’ve had to make dramatic changes in how we work with the population in maintaining health. Or have we? …
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Embrace the explosion of the new technologies
Physician voices
At every turn, we in health care are being told we must fundamentally change the way we deliver care to the patients who come to us for assistance, advice, and decisions as to how they can, if not maintain health,…
At every turn, we in health care are being told we must fundamentally change the way we deliver care to the patients who come to us for assistance, advice, and decisions as to how they can, if not maintain health, at least survive in an increasingly burdensome world. Whether referenced as medical home, health care home, advanced primary care, patient-centered approaches, or accountable care organizations, it all sounds the same …
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Physicians lack harmony in this age of health reform
Health policy
Many of you are familiar with the famous "invisible gorilla" experiment, wherein an audience, being instructed to watch closely for the number of passes made with a basketball, fails to see a rather large and deliberate gorilla march slowly across…
Many of you are familiar with the famous “invisible gorilla” experiment, wherein an audience, being instructed to watch closely for the number of passes made with a basketball, fails to see a rather large and deliberate gorilla march slowly across the screen, stop in mid picture and thump its chest.
In fact over 1/2 of those tested failed to notice this obvious action. The predominant response is one of suspicion and …
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We need a radical change in the way health care is delivered
Health technology
I think I may have a problem, but it’s not clear exactly what it is, or if it even truly is a concern. I’m not a “techie” so to speak. I have trouble figuring out how to enter the code…
I think I may have a problem, but it’s not clear exactly what it is, or if it even truly is a concern.
I’m not a “techie” so to speak. I have trouble figuring out how to enter the code for my garage door opener without making some fundamental mistake, due to a deficit embedded in my cerebral cortex at some level. But that is not coupled with an associated lack …
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Is health care ready for the iPad and other new technology?
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