How Online Reviews Are Impacting Your Medical Practice Reputation
And what you can do to safeguard your imageFrom restaurants and hair stylists to dentists and plumbers, the online reviews and recommendations from other people—complete strangers even—impact all types of…
Student-Run Clinics: Enhancing Med Student Education by Helping the Community
Approximately half of the medical schools across the country have student-run clinics, medical clinics that are often started, operated, and managed by students. There are about 110 total in…
New Home Transition Apartment Helps Recovering Rehab Patients
One of the toughest aspects of undergoing physical therapy is relearning the tasks and functions that are part of our everyday routine. These include cooking, showering, making a bed and…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Using Infographics to Educate Audiences About the Flu
With the rise in popularity of social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and advanced technology like smartphones, information can be shared in the blink of an eye. Due…
TEDMED Challenge of Health and Medicine – Improving Medical Communications
Health care is about you being in charge of your health. It’s about you partnering and communicating with your doctor and other health care providers. Patient engagement is essential and…
Excess Medtech Cash Leading to More Acquisition, Less IPO
Based on a recent JP Morgan analysis of year end 2011 SEC filings, the top ten medtech companies have roughly $57 billion in cash. This translates to principally one thing:…
Recommended Vaccines for Seniors
Flu season is upon us. With the sounds of sneezing and a cold chill brewing in the air, it is an important time to educate caregivers and senior care professionals…
Recommendations for Mobile Health IT Advancement
mHealth Task Force Report mHealth Task Force ReportIn June, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) created a mHealth Task Force from a group of the nation’s leading mobile healthcare IT industry,…
Costs of Care Essay Contest 2012: Stories from Patients and their Caregivers Uncover Opportunities to Improve Healthcare Value
As a presidential election looms and the American economy struggles to recover, the spiraling costs of healthcare have become a contentious political focal point without an obvious solution. Yet for…
Measuring EHR Support of Patient Education
Ever wonder how well your EHR supports patient education? Well, clinicians may soon have an objective assessment tool to determine if educational materials available through their EHR are easy to…
