Unsustainable Health Care System
Posted by Christopher M. Shoffner. “If we are going to fix our ineffective and unsustainable healthcare "system" the only real cure is a vibrant, diverse and independent Primary Care provider…
The Processes, Challenges, and Pitfalls of Creating a Large Health Information Exchange
In the world of health information exchange development process and implementation are very slow. In the world of health information exchange development process and implementation are very slow.I previous posted…
Why One-Size-Fits-All-Medicine Doesn’t Work
“If we know what those best practices are, then I’m confident that doctors are going to want to engage in best practices. But I’m also confident patients are going to…
GlobalMed Introduces Teleaudiology Station
We’re pretty excited by a new product GlobalMed can now offer audiology practices. We’re pretty excited by a new product GlobalMed can now offer audiology practices.We call it the GlobalMed…
What to Look for in a Cloud Hosting Provider
A recent study by KPMG on federal cloud adoption reveals main drivers, demotivators and tips for what to look for in a cloud hosting provider for both private and the…
Physicians and Blogging
Recently I came across this simple piece of advice in an infographic on OnStartups Recently I came across this simple piece of advice in an infographic on OnStartups "To be…
The Importance of Marketing and Customer Service in HealthCare
In the age of Patient Empowerment and the trend towards patient consumerism, it’s important for doctors to market themselves to patients. Patients are making informed decisions about who they see,…
Underestimating obesity
Obesity Co-Morbidities Obesity Co-MorbiditiesCardiometabolic syndromeType 2 diabetesHypertensionDyslipidemiaCoronary heart diseaseOsteoarthritisStrokeGall bladder diseaseObstructive sleep apneaGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)Current estimates of obesity prevalence in the U.S. are based…
Can We Squeeze the Waste Out of Medical Education?
Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, Principal, Zia Healthcare Consultants Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, Principal, Zia Healthcare ConsultantsI had a chance to “moonlight” in the internal medicine “drop-in” clinic at the Kaiser…
The Cloud in Healthcare – Top 10 Takeaways from iHT2 San Francisco
Last week, our media partners, the Institute of Healthcare Technology Transformation hosted their 2 day conference in San Francisco. An emerging leader in the HIT cloud market, Cloud Prime…
