Value of Rural Hospitals
Consultants in Portland, Maine, have concluded the value of rural hospitals is linked to ED utilization. I agree but not in the way you might think. Consultants in Portland, Maine, have concluded the value…
Age is not equal to wisdom
A doctor criticised a comment I had made in one of my posts. I had written - '' It’s easy for doctors to “ do something “- this is what…
New Ways to Lose Weight
It’s no secret that obesity is huge health issue in this country, along with rising numbers of Americans with diabetes and heart disease caused in large part to poor eating…
What the London Olympics Will Teach Us About Increasing Patient Volume
What can the 2012 Summer Olympics in London teach healthcare marketers about increasing patient volume? That engagement between your hospital and patients is necessary online. What can the 2012 Summer…
Developing a Diabetes Management Service
Last year, the AAMC held its first-ever Readiness for Reform Innovations Challenge, to which academic medical centers across the country submitted best practices. Three winning institutions were honored at the…
A Consideration – Putting On the Brakes So We Can Move Faster…
by Kevin FickenscherKevin Fickenscher, MD, CEO AMIA by Kevin FickenscherKevin Fickenscher, MD, CEO AMIARecently, in the May 30 opinion section of The Wall Street Journal, Scott Glottlieb and J.D. Kleinke…
Medical Costs Could Fall by $36 Billion Annually With Price Transparency
Medical Costs Lower with Price Transparency – Imagine That !In most markets around the USA, patients are incurring lower medical costs courtesy of a new wave of cash discounting…
mHealth & Multi-Compliance
Last week, Eric Wicklund, Editor of mHIMSS.org reported on new tools for physicians and patients to support payment processing and the ability to check insurance eligibility while using an iPad,…
The True Impact of the SCOTUS ACA Decision Will Rest with Voters
The tide of negativity continues to rule the buzz surrounding the forthcoming SCOTUS ruling on the the ACA’s constitutionality. Perhaps the most affected and monitored constituency of the ruling…
Minimum Dose, Maximum Speed
There’s been a lot of chatter at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging about radiation dosage. The society even released a radiation dose optimization…
