Josh Umbehr

Josh Umbehr, MD founded AtlasMD Concierge Family Practice, one of the fastest growing insurance-free practices in the country. Currently developing an industry leading platform for direct primary care physicians: Atlas EMR Software for Concierge Medicine.

Author's Posts

Emergency Medicine

February 6th, 2008 The fine people at Breakthrough Learning have developed the world's most stressful board game to help foster systems thinking, collaboration, and innovation in the health care setting. Played out over a simulated 24-hour day at a hospital, "Friday Night at the ER" graphically shows the downside of short-term thinking, faulty...
Cardiology

A team of electrical engineers from the University of Hawaii, using Doppler radar technology, have developed a novel algorithm for using sound waves to monitor heart rate and respirations. In theory, the technique could be very useful since it allows a patient to be monitored from a distance without fitting them with ECG leads. It can...
Public Health

February 6th, 2008 Back in August, we covered the Antivirus Syringe Disposal Kit developed by Danish designer Han Pham. Now Han has taken the product design to the streets, literally, with the "Urban Needle Box" aimed at helping IV drug users dispose of their needles in a responsible manner. Han Pham... (hat tip: Yanko) ...
Pediatrics

February 6th, 2008 Duck Image Studio, a design firm out of an independent Taiwan, is introducing a novel idea that tender babies' bottoms can easily fall in love with. This simple but sophisticated inflatable scale, if functional, would be ideal for medical professionals who care for infants and children during home visits. This is a portable air...
Dentistry

February 6th, 2008 Sure to be hailed a hero by children everywhere, UCLA professor Wenyuan Shi has developed a cavity fighting lollipop that he recommends eating twice daily. What's the secret formula? STAMPs: specifically targeted antimicrobial peptides. Over the years, more than 5,000 Chinese herbs have been used to create and refine more than 100,000...
Art

What do you get when you lock a cardiovascular surgeon in a room with a bunch of artists? An art exhibit called the Sonic Body that lets you experience the human body with your senses from inside. The Sonic Body is an audio-installation that uses interactive technology to create an orchestra of the human body. Developed as collaboration...
Genetics

January 30th, 2008 In 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick first stumbled on what would be known as DNA, and less than 60 years later, chemical biologist Floyd Romesberg has discovered how to add man-made base pairs to the genetic equation. This groundbreaking development opens the door for untold scientific advancements. The unnatural but functional new...
Surgery

January 30th, 2008 Professors at Durham University in England are concerned that medical students are emotionally disconnecting themselves from their patients. They are experimenting with an "incision gown" to help remind the students that they too may be cut some day. The gown has nine zips showing where surgeons make cuts in the body for various...
Reproductive Medicine

January 29th, 2008 If you're at your desk, please finish your drink before reading on... That's right gents, mad scientist Said Al-Sarawi will either be laughed out of the scientific community or be carried on the shoulders of frat boys as he accepts his Nobel Prize for developing the first digital sperm control device. Al-Sarawi and his team have...
Pediatrics

January 29th, 2008 Professors in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Haifa are studying the benefits of computer simulations to teach autistic children how to safely cross the street. The independence of children with autism depends on their receiving treatment in natural settings. One of the main problems they face is their...
News

January 28th, 2008 Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill has some of the hottest legs in town when he wears his cutting edge, bluetooth enabled bionic prosthetics. Now, he's starting to walk again with the help of prosthetic legs outfitted with Bluetooth technology more commonly associated with hands-free cell phones. "They're the latest and greatest," Bleill...
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