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…
Obamacare vs. Romneycare
The possbility of a Mitt Romney presidency was acknowledged for essentially the first time in this media campaign cycle once the meme of debate pugilism took over every corner of…
Romney’s Pre-Ex Plan
Imagine you are a homeowner and — tragedy for you — one night your house burns down. Fortunately, you have homeowners insurance. But when you report the incident to Prudential,…
The Priorities of Improving Patient Satisfaction
Listening to Your PatientsAs healthcare organizations ramp up their effort to improve patient satisfaction, the list of competing priorities can be overwhelming. In order to effectively tackle any patient satisfaction…
