Family Practice Rocks and other Cheers !
As I walk around my study, between thoughts about my blogs and social media lurking I am struck by the enthusiasm and total immersion of family medicine and it's cheering…
Legal Concerns: What Steps can Pharma Take to Engage in Social Media?
. This is the second part of a three part post addressing the legal concerns of social networking in the health care arena. Legal expert, David Harlow, Esq., Health Care…
HHS Releases Announcements for Healthcare Cooperative Funding
As we move closer to 2014 — the real enaction of reform — HHS is offering almost $4B under reform to create consumer-focused healthcare co-ops. Healthcare cooperatives are meant to…
Institute of Medicine Calls for Overhaul of Device Regulation
The Institute of Medicine committee that’s been reviewing medical device regulation for the past two years called recently for a sweeping overhaul of Food and Drug Administration rules that allow some implanted…
New Quality Site
A consolidated site to compare a host of quality reports on your hospital is now A consolidated site to compare a host of quality reports on your hospital is now…
Baystate Staff Cuts Highlight Hospital Demographic Challenges
Another hospital system has announced job cuts. This time, it was Baystate Health System, which announced a reduction of 354 jobs, or 3.5% of its payroll. The Boston Globe article…
Cloud-Based Video Conferencing for Telemedicine – Podcast
Nefsis provides cloud-based, multi-point HD video conference solutions for a variety of industries, including health care. In this podcast interview, Nefsis VP Tom Toperczer describes telemedicine applications including hospital/remote clinic…
The $9.2 Million Hospital Bill
When I lived in Hong Kong years ago I used to read about crazy stories happening in places like the Phillipines, where a woman supposedly gave birth to a fish.…
Can Light Affect Your Health?
With light, the body sets its internal clock to a 24-hour cycle regulating an estimated 10 percent of our genes. The workhouse of this system is the light-sensitive hormone melatonin,…
Who Will Drive Social Media Use in Health Care? Part 3
This is the last of a three part series examining how various groups will drive social media use in health care. Part one considered the impact of physicians and
