How to Deal With Online Patient Complaints
The internet has become the primary source of medical information for patients and it’s high time doctors acknowledged this. It’s available 24/7, and provides lots of information on all possible…
Four Drugs – Each Creating A Tough Dilemma
For a parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, a new drug that could eradicate symptoms could be a God send. The same could be said of a parent of…
Health Insurance Exchange Regulations and the Health Reform Challenge
The federal The federal Health Insurance Exchange regulations were released in final form last week. (See Timothy Jost's précis on the Health Affairs blog and HHS presser.) I had the opportunity to hear…
End of Life Care: The Feeding Tube Frenzy
Okay, readers, how many of you desire to have a feeding tube inserted into your belly one day? Some of you? A few of you? All of you? Not me,…
ACOs Gaining Ground in Illinois
ACO is the hottest three-letter word in health careAccountable care organizations take up only seven pages of the massive new health law yet have become one of the most…
Are Collaborative Care Planning Teams and Technology the Key to Reducing Readmissions?
Tick tock goes the clock – in six short months the Centers for Medicare & Medi Tick tock goes the clock – in six short months the Centers for Medicare…
Value-Based Purchasing Must Bring Healthcare Providers & Vendors Together
Healthcare reform is the new normal. Change will be constant with continuous adjustments to projected regulations, but one mandate is here to stay: Pay for Performance CMS style…popularly known as…
Big Brother in Your Medicine Cabinet
Should individuals be required to give up their privacy and submit to government tracking as a condition of receiving medical care? Some Colorado elected officials say yes. They introduced House…
Study: Increasing Scope of NP Practice Does Not Undercut Physician Reimbursement
One of the arguments physician opponents of the increasingly widening “scope of practice” some states grant nurse practitioners has been the perceived loss of potential reimbursements in a given market when…
Bringing Digital Radiology to the Developing World
According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of the world lacks access to basic X-ray services. According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of the world lacks access to basic…
