When the Blues Linger: How to Spot Depression in Older Adults and the Elderly
It’s been 10 years since Dad passed away, but Mom still seems to feel down every day. She’s stopped meeting friends for brunch and her once vibrant personality is fading.…
What You Should Know About Drug Interactions
If you take at least one prescription drug on a daily basis, you’re not alone. Half of all Americans are prescribed at least one type of medication, and many of…
#HCSM Review: The Mobile Edition
Welcome to this edition, the 7th Edition, and the Mobile Edition of the HCSM Review. Thank you all for your submissions! Welcome to this edition, the 7th Edition, and the…
Physicians Survey : Dissatisfaction, Gloomy Outlook and Fax Machines
The Little Blue Book… in collaboration with Sharecare has released their 2012 National Physicians Survey…. Not many surprises here: The Little Blue Book… in collaboration with Sharecare has released their 2012…
Portals: Promise for Patients
Two recent iHealthBeat articles caught my attention. The first was on use of portals to engage patients and some of the challenges that need to be overcome. Two recent iHealthBeat articles caught…
OCR Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Protocol
Having completed an initial 20 HIPAA privacy and security compliance audits since last fall, and with 130 additional audits in the pipeline, OCR has just released its HIPAA privacy and…
Love, Marriage and Illness
The other day I visited my Seattle oncologist. As I entered the elevator to leave, a familiar face turned toward me with a smile. I knew that I knew this…
Screening Task Force Makes Recommendation on Obesity
Is this the Michelle Obama effect? The U. S. Preseventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the body charged with establishing guidelines for screening in healthcare delivery, is now endorsing screening…
Summer’s Here: Time for Cool Lemonade, Trips to the Shore–AND a Mania Check
Late spring and summer, as time frees children from airless school-rooms, and pale white arms peek out from under the season’s first short-sleeved shirts, has historically caused problems for people…
Health Employees Volunteer Personal Time to Help Others
It’s no secret that LifeBridge Health employees give back every single day. Sometimes, we’re carefully describing how a patient can continue their treatment plan at home; sometimes we’re working to…
