Cancer Treatment Eased With the Use of an App
Pain diaries are very powerful tools for pinpointing the causes and triggers of chronic pain due to illness. They are vital in helping a doctor plan out a treatment plan…
HealthCare Access Through Mobile Technology
"mHealth"..... "mobile health"........ what is it exactly? And how does it give patients access to better care?I like Dr. Ruchi Dass's definition of mobile health: "mHealth"..... "mobile health"........ what is…
Healthcare’s Digital Revolution
Just as smartphones are replacing books within the personal realm, electronic tablets are quickly taking the place of paper in doctors’ offices, and are doing so on a global scale.…
Patient Portals. PHRs, & On-line Decision-Support Tools Alone Will Not Lead To Greater Patient Engagement
Patient engagement is getting a lot of attention these days, particularly in the health information technology press. Anticipation of Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria is certainly driving much of the…
Are We on the Verge of a Primary Care Renaissance?
Written by Madelyn Young, Associate Content Writer at CareCloud.Twitter’s power as an information-sharing tool has made it today’s strongest measuring stick for emerging trends. If you visit the microblogging site…
Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice
The Federation of State Medical Boards has released Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice. It addressed the physician-patient relationship, professional and ethical…
Balloon Kyphoplasty in Spine Surgery Standing Out in Growth Markets
Technologies in spine surgery are, for the most part, growing in sales worldwide, but some technologies are seeing rather variable growth worldwide, particularly as driven by greater adoption outside the…
Keep ePHI on Secure Networks, Not Mobile Devices, Recommends OCR
2012 Healthcare Data Breach UpdateOf the 425 reported breach events to the OCR (Office of Civil Rights), two-thirds of all large breach cases involved loss or theft of information and…
ACOs and Patient Safety: Dos and Don’ts: Video
Proponents of ACOs hope increased care coordination will ultimately lead to improved patient safety. But getting there will require ACOs to address a series of regulatory, legal and structural hurdles,…
Engaging UCSF Residents in Quality, Safety, and Cost Reduction
By Robert Baron, MD By Robert Baron, MDEngaging residents and fellows in quality improvement and patient safety activities has become a goal for all GME programs and a reality for…
