How Physician Offices Can Improve Patient Health Care
Doctors and their staff want what is best for patients. Yet in physician offices across the country, it’s becoming an increasingly challenging feat to provide the best level of care…
Population Health – The Work Has Just Begun
Population Health’s Under Developed Capabilities Population Health’s Under Developed Capabilities Despite remarkable medical advances, Americans are sicker today than ever. With slow inevitability, individuals and society are accepting responsibility for improving…
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
On March 16, 2016, Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed a measure that would legalize medical marijuana in certain forms. The vote was 149-43, with all voting Democrats and more than…
Happy National Doctors’ Day!
Today is National Doctors’ day — here’s a bit of history and a few fun facts to help you get into the spirit. Today is National Doctors’ day — here’s a bit…
Are Digital Medical Records Harder to Protect?
The advent of comprehensive digital record-keeping certainly can simplify the medical records process in hospitals. Both recording and retrieving those records is simpler now than when the standard was to…
Care and Feeding of Doctor Online Presence, Reputation and Brand
If you ask 10 doctors about their professional reputation, most will say something about “what other doctors think about me.” True enough. Colleague attitudes—doctors who know you and others who…
Digital Analytics 101 for Healthcare Marketers: “Fake” or Spam Traffic
This post is part of our series, Digital Analytics 101 for Healthcare Marketers, where we provide short briefs on the What’s, Why’s, and How’s of digital strategy. In this article,…
Neurocounseling Used to Help Treat Depression
Major depression is a common, serious mental illness. The major challenge facing sufferers and medical professionals is finding effective treatment options. For sufferers, another challenge is being understood with respect…
5 Ways Tablets Can Improve Third-World Healthcare
Despite the eagerness of the healthcare industry to embrace mobile devices, the adoption of this technology has been relatively slow. Security, the privacy of patient information, and the integration of…
National Doctors’ Day – Honoring Our Physicians
The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor…
