In the Battle of Doctor’s Orders Versus Patient Power, the Patient is Winning
Today, patients are no longer patients in the traditional sense; they are consumers who are demanding to know more about their own bodies and health conditions. Advances in digital technology…
Can Mobile Devices Help Connect the Dots for Better Health Care?
Educating patients through texting Mobile technology may help to transform the lives of patients and provide a stronger partnership with health care providers. Educating patients through texting Mobile…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM Means New Opportunities for Medical Device and Non-Traditional Health IT Vendors
Last week at the HIMSS Conference ONC announced Meaningful Use Stage 2 Notice of Proposed Rule-Making. Many of you have asked me for a quick opinion of what it means…
Do’s and Dont’s of RFID in Hospitals
I’ve written and presented recently on a number of “Do’s and Dont’s” around medical device integration, mobile health, EHRs, and various related topics. Some of you have asked if…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Changes Bring Big Differences to Record Release
The following is a guest post written by Steve Emery, Director of Product Management at HealthPort discussing how Meaningful Use affects records release: The following is a guest post written…
Population Health Management: Revolutionizing Health Care Service Delivery
As noted in the recent HealthLeaders Media article, ACOs Population Health Management Share a Common Thread, “(as) the reimbursement environment transitions from volume-based to a value-based one focusing on quality…
Health Economics and Outcomes Research: Why a Wise Manufacturer Should Think of It Early and Often
Guest Post from Marya Zilberberg, MD, MPH Guest Post from Marya Zilberberg, MD, MPHA couple of years ago I went to a meeting in Washington, DC, to be a part…
A Look at Oncology Medication Management
Each day, in the U.S. alone, over 4000 more people are diagnosed with cancer. In 2010, there were 13.8 million cancer survivors alive and some 18.1 million people in the…
TDI-132 Shows Promising Results in the Treatment of ALS
ALS may be the most deadly disease many people have never heard of. ALS may be the most deadly disease many people have never heard of. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Treating the Healthy
Screening the apparently healthy potentially saves a few lives (although the National Cancer Institute couldn’t find any evidence for this in its recent large studies of prostate and ovarian cancer…
