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Johns Hopkins Medical Students Create Startup to Protect Patient Privacy

October 27, 2015

“It’s not too often the right opportunity with the right person at the right time comes about, and sometimes you just say, ‘This is one of those shots I have to take or I’m going to regret it for the rest of my life,’” said Robert Lord, a co-founder of Protenus, when I sat down […]

Ruchi Doshi ⋅ Perspectives in Research HIPPA, Johns Hopkins Health System, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Nick Culbertson, Patient Information, Patient Privacy, Patients, Privacy, Protenus, Robert Lord, Startup ⋅

The Elephant in the Clinic Room: Health Literacy

April 20, 2015

As our appointment came to an end, I took a few minutes to give final instructions to my patient. Though she had many medical issues, she had unfortunately been absent from my clinic for almost six months, making this appointment particularly important and valuable. I observed as she leaned in and struggled to understand the […]

Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life health literacy, Patient Information ⋅

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