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…
Do’s and Dont’s for Physicians on Facebook
So finally Social Media has hit the spot with doctors. Its the first form of technology which Doctors have adopted worldwide on their own( without pressure, incentives or kickbacks.) So…
What is ePrescribing?
ePrescribing(Electronic prescribing ) is the computer-based electronic generation, transmission and filling of a medical prescription,in effect automating the prescribing processes. E-prescribing allows a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to…
How to Make Safer Decisions in Medicine
I love when an article I read first thing in the morning gets me to think about itself all through my morning chores and then erupts into a blog post.…
HealthCare Social Media Review: First Ever Edition!
Welcome to the First Ever! Edition of the HealthCare Social Media Review. Welcome to the First Ever! Edition of the HealthCare Social Media Review. First, I would like to thank my…
How To Create a Pinteresting Healthcare Social Media Strategy
EXCLUSIVE POST - A recent study revealed that Pinterest, the latest social networking site to take the social media world by storm, is now driving more traffic to websites and…
