Electronic Medical Records Now Offering HIPAA-Compliant Social Media-Style Messaging
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) – digital versions of the paper chart used in doctor’s offices containing the medical and treatment history of a patient in one practice – make patient…
Concierge Care for the Masses
Family physician Steven Butdorf of Eugene, Ore., was tired of rushing patients through appointments, tired of insurers denying procedures, and tired of paperwork…. opened Exceptional Health Care, which…
2012 Health IT Cloud Computing: Private Clouds Dominate
Over 34 percent of IT budgets are spent on cloud computing solutions, according to recent article by Forbes.com and the IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing study conducted in January 2012.More specifically,…
How To Create A Healthcare Infographic
EXCLUSIVE POST - Infographics are valuable tools for healthcare providers to present complex information, educate patients, and brand and market a healthcare service in a creative and visually attractive way.…
CDC’s Anti-Smoking Campaign Catches Fire
Have you seen the new anti-smoking commercials yet? A young man, only 31, wakes up in the morning and puts on his prosthetic legs; his original legs had to be…
Docs Embrace Online Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Online continuing medical education (CME) is becoming the medium of choice for physicians according to a new survey. It would be pretty shocking if the survey –sponsored as it was…
Physicians to Lead ACOs, AMA Says
More details are forthcoming regarding ACO establishment and leadership. One of the key announcements is that 27 of the leaders of ACOs will be physician leaders. AMA Medical News announced…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Spain and InShapeMoms
Kaisa Tuominen Kaisa Tuominen EXCLUSIVE POST - Kaisa Tuominen, Director and owner of Fitness Integral in Banyoles, Spain, is a 2005 graduate from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Exercise…
Can Long-Term Physician-Patient Relationships Be Bad For Your Health?
I wonder how many problems like non-compliance, usually attributed to “poor patient behavior,” actually stem from long-term physician-patient relationships in which both parties have just given up?You know what I mean…physicians…
Making Priority-Setting a Priority for Global Health
This is a joint post with Kate McQueston. This is a joint post with Kate McQueston.This week the World Health Organization made dementia a priority, while Jim Kim—next in line…
