Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
While we didn’t go into academic medicine to commercialize products, many of us have ideas and discoveries that can improve health. Intellectual Property (IP) has… Read More »Essential W’s of Intellectual Property at JHU: Why, What, When and Where?
Initial Discovery Assessment and Market Scan (IDAMS) is a program co-sponsored by the Carey Business School and the Department of Medicine’s InCMed program to assist… Read More »IDAMS: A New Program for DOM Faculty from InCMed and Carey School
After the successful renovation of the Nelson building, the hospital has been busy renovating the 7th, 8th and 9th floors of the Meyer building. In the… Read More »The Move to Meyer
In the Science of Health section of the March issue of Scientific American, Sir Michael Marmot, director of the Institute of Health Equity at University… Read More »Poverty and Comfort
Many have said that we need a map of the innovation environment at Johns Hopkins. The request is based on a laudable goal—to educate faculty… Read More »Off the Grid: The Innovation Ecosystem at Johns Hopkins
On October 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) launched a Sepsis Core Measure for all 4000… Read More »The Sepsis Core Measure
This week marks the end of my first year as your inaugural Executive Vice Chair. It has been and continues to be a phenomenal experience… Read More »Reflections from Your Executive Vice Chair
Within the Department of Medicine we have a broad array of ambulatory practices, with diverse patients, practitioners and locations. This richness is our strength and… Read More »Looking Ahead for Ambulatory Practices
The word “innovation” appears almost everywhere. According to Google’s ngram word use database, the word overtook “invention” around 1970. Now, almost 50 years later, the… Read More »Innovation and Commercialization in Medicine: on DOM InCMed
In the era of patient-centered care, a tremendous amount of time and energy is expended in understanding the experience, perspective and needs of our patients.… Read More »Provider Satisfaction