Video: Healthcare on Cloud
A 2011 Gartner survey of chief information officers (CIOs) reveals that almost half of all CIOs expect to operate their applications and infrastructures via cloud technologies within the next five…
Rising Premiums Do Not Square with Costs
The press releases flew from various House committees yesterday afternoon (which double as Republican Party campaign offices). The charge: rising health care premiums are due to “Obamacare.” The latest Kaiser…
End-of-Life Discussions Do Not Affect Survival Rates
Discussing and documenting patients’ preferences for care at the end of life does not cause them any harm, contrary to recent claims. Discussing and documenting patients’ preferences for care at…
Physicians Leaving – Things Just Aren’t Working Out Between Us….
"Things just aren't working out between us." That's what some doctors are saying to the practice of medicine as the federal government marches forward with implementation of the Affordable Care…
Best Practices During Product Recalls Include Social Media
Product recalls represent one of the most challenging public relations issues faced by health care firms. According to the FDA, Class I product recalls, the most serious level, can cause…
The “Power” in Patient Power Comes from Friends
As we often say at Patient Power, there is no one source for medical information. The same is true when it comes to support for patients. No one organization is…
Right Result, Wrong Reason: VA Boots Avastin For Wet AMD
I’m a big fan of cost containment in health care. But I’m dead set against using a $50 shot of Avastin in place of a $2000 shot of Lucentis even…
ACO Program Rejected by Model Health Plans
During the health care debate, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Health System and Intermountain Healthcare were repeatedly touted as models for a new health care delivery system. Now,…
A Message To Our Bloggers
Here at Social Media Today LLC, which owns and operates this site, nothing is more important than the integrity of the material that we publish. In particular, we have a…
Are Readmissions Always Bad?
Medicare will penalize hospitals for high readmissions rates, starting in 2013. But is this a good thing? Some say it is not. Medicare will penalize hospitals for high readmissions rates,…
