The Flu Vaccine: Pros and Cons
Every fall we are inundated by advertisements for the flu vaccine. It’s available for around $15 at pharmacies, clinics, doctor’s offices and schools. There are a lot of questions concerning…
Your Healthcare and Social Media Presence: Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management in HealthcareThe objectives of each healthcare professional who chooses to establish a presence in the healthcare social media space is going to vary. As such we will…
Infographic:Race to the ICD-10 Finish Line
Even with the AMA writing yet another letter, this time to the HHS in hopes of stopping ICD-10, there are no current plans to stop ICD-10 implementation. Therefore, with less…
Rick Santorum on Health Care: Not Much to Write Home About
Rick Santorum won three GOP contests yesterday: Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, so I decided to take a look at where he stands on health care. Turns out his health care…
HIPAA Compliance Concerns with Google
After reading a blog post about House Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and her concerns about Google’s new privacy policy potentially violating HIPAA compliance standards, I’ve concluded that: After reading…
Patient Satisfaction – Simple Steps Hospitals Can Take
Patient Satisfaction in the hospital setting isn’t so hard after all. Patient Satisfaction in the hospital setting isn’t so hard after all. I just ran across this study from the…
Preventive Medicine, Home Health & ACOs
Although many of the independent providers I've surveyed seem less enthusiastic regarding ACOs and their viability to sustain those changes, I look forward to the changes, as it calls for…
Shahid Shah Speaking at NIH Clinical Center on Why Meaningful Use (MU) and EHRs are Insufficient for Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
If you’re in the DC area near NIH please join Shahid Shah tomorrow as he leads a discussion on why MU is insufficient for EBM and CER. Here are the…
Diabetic Emergencies 101
One of the leading causes of amputation and disability in the United States, diabetes is an endocrine problem where the pancreas fails to produce adequate amounts of insulin, or perhaps…
Telomeres Point to New Osteoarthritis Therapies
Osteoarthritis is a devastating and extremely common disease. It can be caused by aging, heredity and injury from trauma or disease. About 46 million people in the U.S. (and more…
