Better Bedside Manners Heal Doctor-Patient Relationships
Would you rather your physician be an astute diagnostician or a compassionate and empathic practitioner? Of course, we want our physicians to be blends of these qualities. We want it…
So. California Region as One Target in Physician Recruitment as Part of Reform
Posted in CMSHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicinePolitics & The Law Posted in CMSHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicinePolitics & The LawAn unfortunate by-product of the fundamental tenet…
Medical Megatrends – Stem Cells – Part II of III
Imagine a man with a recent severe heart attack who has the muscle repaired with stem cells or a child with a severe bladder defect repaired with stem cells…
Innovating Medicaid with the Medical Home Model
After reading Cheryl Clark’s interview with Dr. After reading Cheryl Clark’s interview with Dr. Bruce Siegel, President & CEO of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, she…
Types of Telemedicine
Telemedicine is an area of telehealth that allows for remote consultations with primary care doctors and specialists. In general, there are three broad “types” of telemedicine: store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring…
How Correctional Facilities Are ‘Walking the Line’ Toward Healthcare Cost Improvement
Correctional healthcare is a niche market that has escaped much of the scrutiny typically reserved for rapidly growing expense items on state budgets. Ten years ago, the correctional healthcare market…
Would You See An iRobot Doc in the ER?
What if you were sitting in an examination room and a robot walked through the door? Would you jump? Would you engage with it? No matter how you may feel,…
A Great Moment in the Olympics: Double Amputee Competing in Running
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, a double amputee. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Erik van Leeuwen. Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, a double amputee. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Erik van Leeuwen.I am watching…
Why Subtle Test Results Matter to Patients
It wasn’t so long ago for you and me – and still is for millions of others – that whatever the doctor said was all that mattered. And usually the…
HealthCamp Boston 2012: Brainstorming the Future of Health Care
HealthCamp Boston is a forum for people with interest in all areas of health and wellness to gather, to generate ideas, and to take practical steps towards building the future…
