This is the official blog for the Family Medicine Residency which is housed within the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. If you have questions, please email us at fmvitalsigns@hsc.utah.edu
By Lauren Wood, MD Hindsight is 20/20, right? As the end of residency nears, and I think back on the last 2 ½ years, it has both flown by and been slow as molasses. As the saying goes “the days are long, but the years are short”. This definitely applies to residency! Sometimes, things have … More Hindsight (or Advice to Myself in the Past)
By Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM Making health care smarter The current health system transformation has been referred to as health care’s “moon shot” – that defining moment when a grand vision is fulfilled and the world changes. Cognitive computing systems play a major role in achieving this moon shot. Cognitive computing systems learn … More On the Edge of the Future: Imperatives to Succeed in Health care’s Grand Transformation
By Brian Hill, MD I have a big interest in Sports Medicine, and I was recently chatting with someone who is involved in the field. We had a brief discussion on the topic of doping in athletics. This is an intriguing but unfortunate topic. It has been a part of sports for years and is … More Just Do It
By Melissa Cheng, MD, MPH, MSPH In light of the current opioid epidemic and increasing heroin and synthetic opioid problem plaguing our youth, many are asking, “What can we do about this growing problem?” One potential answer is the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), a comprehensive evidence-based public health approach to early intervention … More SBIRT- a practical solution to substance use disorder including opioid and heroin abuse.
By Dr. Christopher Wasden The biggest failure in healthcare is that no one has ever considered the consumer (aka the patient) the customer. Consequently, all stakeholders such as governments, private payers, medtech and pharma companies, and providers almost always ignore consumer-oriented value propositions, and instead focus on creating and delivering their value propositions to one … More Ten Digital Health Tensions Driving Innovation in Healthcare
By Karl Chen, MD It’s the middle of November in Salt Lake City. In the bowels of Salt Lake Regional Hospital, I am sitting in front of a TV between admissions and pages. It’s the infomercial hour of the night and every channel seems to hawk a different life-changing product. Exercise equipment, cooking appliances, beauty … More Blog Post: “More from Less”
Family Medicine Vital Signs 