Secret Shoppers in Doctors’ Offices: Placebo Medicine for Physicians
Physicians are still debating whether prescribing placebos is ethical. Dissenters argue that this is dishonest and would erode trust between patients and their physicians. If the practice were to gain…
Patient Provider Communication : Using IT to Facilitate Information Therapy
True engagement comes about through two-way, mutually beneficial conversations.Technology must look to create multiple ways to facilitate both formal and informal Patient- Doctor Communication. The telephone made a huge impact…
World Stem Cell Summit – Oct 3-5 2011
This is probably the most exciting part of healthcare today with finding cures and treatments and 25 nations will be represented here. Cedars is no stranger to stem cell clinical…
American Ambivalence Towards Health Care Costs
"Bending the curve"--slowing the rate of health care cost growth--continues to be front and center in the health policy and health services research world. It's imperative that we do something…
Mesothelioma – A Poorly Understood Cancer
EXCLUSIVE POST ON CANCER AWARENESS - Few know what mesothelioma is or its impact on its victims. Mesotheliomas are rare tumors caused predominantly by exposure to asbestos. This cancer…
United Healthcare Begins Using CareSpeak Text Messaging for CareGiver Alerts
Text messaging is just that and in my own course of work I just use Outlook and Windows Live to schedule reminders for me but this is different of course…
Medicaid Patients Limited to 3 ER Visits Per Year
There are 700 diagnoses which the lawmakers have ruled not emergencies and they include chest pain, abdominal pain and many more that could indicate serious conditions so if you have…
HHSinnovates Announces Round 3 Winners
HHS employees are invited to submit innovations through the HHSinnovate program which began in 2010 as part of the Open Government efforts to encourage innovation. This week Secretary Sebelius announced…
PATIENT RESPONSE: Giving Voice to the Patient
Dr Jones runs a thriving cardiology practice. Apart from being a very competent doctor and an expert in his field, there’s an all-important ingredient in his formula for success –…
Lack of Care Coordination Leads to Patient Frustration and Poor Care
This is the third post in a series on care coordination and the importance of the electronic medical record to effect that coordination. This is the third post in a…
