Why Telehealth of Tomorrow Belongs in Your Marketing Plan Today
Change isn’t coming; it’s an ever-present consideration. Simply keeping pace is the challenge for physicians, medical practice administrators and hospital leadership.Telehealth—and its various facets—continues to emerge as an important and…
How to Deal with Intoxicated Patients
Alcohol can make people do some pretty strange things. And while some of the byproducts of inebriation are amusing and harmless, others are quite serious. As a healthcare professional who…
Three Simple Ways for Hospitals and Physician Practices to Improve Google Local Search Rankings
There are hundreds of sophisticated marketing tactics that can take your hospital or medical practice to the next level, but you must start with the basics: can patients find you? …
All Payor Claims Databases: ERISA Pre-emption and the Tragedy of the Commons
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual on March 1, holding that ERISA pre-empts Vermont’s all-payor claims database statute to the extent that it relates…
How to Manage the Online Reputation of Your Medical Practice
Reviews can make or break a medical practice — and since most people tend to judge books by their covers, physicians must be proactive about managing their reputation online. Reviews…
What Are the Hidden Dangers of Varicose Veins?
We all know about heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. These are no longer silent killers hiding in the shadows. They are well-known and dangerous killers. But that doesn’t…
7 Skills You Must Have to be a Great Hospital Administrator
Being a hospital administrator is not an easy job. It’s highly demanding and stressful. A hospital is much more than a place to go for medical care. It’s also a…
Midwifery in the U.S.: History, Politics, and Pathways to Practice
I.) A Brief History I.) A Brief HistoryThe history of midwifery in the United States, until the early twentieth century, was relatively uncomplicated: women helped each other give birth, and…
Peripheral Arterial Disorders
Excerpt from, “Global Market Opportunities in Peripheral Arterial and Venous Stents, Forecast to 2020.” Report #V201. Excerpt from, “Global Market Opportunities in Peripheral Arterial and Venous Stents, Forecast to 2020.” Report #V201.Within…
Machine Learning: The Future for Health Plans
By: Alex Meshkin By: Alex MeshkinHealth plans are struggling to become more efficient and competitive in the marketplace. Beyond needing to be financially viable; they need to provide the best…
