American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Practice Forward 2011
I spoke at the AAOS annual "Practice Forward" course this past week in Chicago, giving two presentations and tweeting much of the rest of the meeting. Below, please find the slides…
Medical Websites Help Clinics Compete Against Large Hospitals
Practicing medicine in the private sector is a very tough proposition. It’s not enough to be a very good doctor. You should be known to be a very good doctor.…
Social Media in Disasters – What’s in Your Disaster Toolkit?
I read an article in Scientific America that discussed a recently released NOAA report that said many people in Joplin, on May 22nd, failed to take action to protect themselves even…
Poll Position – How You Ask the Question Matters
A recent article I was reading began like this: "Americans don’t think health care reform is working, and they are especially dubious of government priorities, according to a survey released…
Rethinking the Outsourced Cloud – Cloud Security Concerns
This is the first post in a three-part blog series on Rethinking the Outsourced Cloud for SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) – check back at our blog for Part II…
Caution Lights down the Track – UK Dismantles HIT Program
U.K. Health Service To Dismantle Nationwide Health IT ProgramHealth Secretary Andrew Lansley said that the National Programme for Health IT, which launched in 2002, "let down the NHS and…
Maggots Help Heal Diabetic Wounds
The doctors in Hawaii stated that that using maggots give the wound a jump start with healing. Maggot debridement treatment is the actual name of the treatment. The FDA approved…
Boomers More Concerned About Health Than Appearance – We’re Not So Vain After All
According to the recent poll conducted by The Associated Press and LifeGoesStrong.com, baby boomers believe that the worst thing about getting older is changes to their physical strength and …
When Patients Complain
It’s no fun when patients are unhappy and have complaints. No one likes dealing with patient complaints , which is why they are often ignored . Even worse, many patients…
Medical Megatrends – Genomics
EXCLUSIVE POST - Genomics promises to change much of medical care fundamentally, as described in the two prior posts on this subject. But the ultimate value…
