The Value of Clinical Collaboration in a Patient-centered Healthcare Model
By Ludovic D’Aprea When radiologists become more involved, healthcare will be better served By Ludovic D’Aprea When radiologists become more involved, healthcare will be better servedThe American College of Radiology (ACR) has been vocal…
Laying the Foundation for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Medicine is often described as both an art and a science. One might think that the “science of medicine” should be fairly straightforward, driven by findings from clinical studies…
Peripheral Vascular Stenting to 2020
First introduced about two decades ago as a bailout technique for suboptimal or failed iliac angioplasty, peripheral vascular stenting gradually emerged as a valuable and versatile tool for a variety…
Healthcare IT Trends to Watch for This Year
The healthcare industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation thanks to incredible progress in information technology capabilities. The healthcare industry is currently undergoing a massive transformation thanks to incredible progress…
4 Models for Alarm Vigilance
The method of arranging medical devices and those that recognize and respond to alarms is fundamental to alarm safety. The following are the 4 models or methods for alarm vigilance…
TBI: Some Surprising Statistics
A traumatic brain injury(TBI) is a blow to the head that disrupts the function of the brain. Not all hits to the head result in a TBI. Injuries can be mild…
Marketing Your Medical Device to Millennials? Here’s Why Mobile Matters Most
Millennials are more plugged-in than any other generation, but that doesn’t mean that just any old digital offering is going to grab their attention — to do that, you need…
Time for a patient-driven health information economy? – A response
The recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, “Time for a Patient-Driven Health Information Economy?” presents a good overview of the need for, and hurdles in achieving, a…
Kindred Healthcare Inc. To Pay $125 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims
Kindred Healthcare Inc. (Kindred), the largest skilled therapy provider in the nation, has agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). Kindred…
Making the Cancer “Moonshot” a Reality
Just over a year ago, in his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative, which was intended to usher in what he called “a…
