Questions About How We Train Primary Care Doctors
DDepending on who is talking we either have a shortage of primary care physicians or we don’t. DDepending on who is talking we either have a shortage of primary care…
Can We Manage a Democratized Healthcare Technology?
We've discussed previously how medical societies, healthcare practitioners and life science product developers are increasingly concerned about reducing costs of healthcare product development and delivery – both for the developing company and…
The Facts About Abdominoplasty Combination Procedures
A recent report discusses the apparent safety of combining abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with hysterectomy. The abstract is available on page 30 of the PDF here.The authors retrospectively studied 65 cases…
Successful EHR Implementations Depend Upon Teamwork and Collaboration
Staff members of physician practices have varying responses to organizational and process change. Some will adjust quickly, others will assume a wait and see attitude, and some may passively (or…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Treating Malnutrition in Zanzibar
Editor's note: Marc Mitchell will be a distinguished participant in our webinar on May 23rd at 1pm EDTZanzibar, an island nation off the coast of Tanzania evokes images of cloves…
Improving Modern Medicine: Why Social Media is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Alex Blau, MD, Medical Director at Doximity, is a graduate of the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and trained in emergency medicine at Stanford Hospital and…
Integrative Medicine Part III – Humanism In Medical Care
Have you ever thought that the doctor wasn’t listening to you? Didn’t seem to understand what was important to you? Was talking in medical speak but not in a…
Are New Medical Technologies The Reason For Health Care Cost Escalation – Not Really
New drugs are expensive. New medical devices are likewise. CT and MRI and ultrasound scans cost many dollars each. We are often told that it is these new medical technology…
Pharmaceutical Gifts Corrupt Doctors: A Physician Confesses
I write now in a moment of introspection wondering if I am a corrupt doctor. Why would I even consider that my integrity is in question? I write now in…
Advancing Women’s Health with Innovation and Technology
Dr. Susan Blumenthal, former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, shared a bevy of telling statistics about women in a recent Huffington Post article. Dr. Susan Blumenthal, former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General,…
