Reducing Healthcare Costs Through Company Wellness Plans
Employers have seen their health care costs rise dramatically over the years. To compensate, they have expected employees to pay an increasing portion of the healthcare insurance premium, expected…
Healthcare Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to Be
Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to Be Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to BeBaseball is America’s past-time and Yogi Berra was one of its…
Medical Social Worker Career Analysis
Dealing with a hospitalization can be overwhelming. A physical illness or accident causes more than just physical issues. There are also psychological, emotional, and practical matters to consider, which is…
Individuals’ Rights to Their Health Information: The Federales Awaken
HHS is taking a cue from Horton (via Dr. Seuss): “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.”A long time ago (in internet years), the original HIPAA…
A Blog Post a Day Keeps Your Patients Engaged
Today, when healthcare consumers have questions about their health, the internet is the first place they turn for answers. Physicians must increase their digital presence if they want to stand…
Colon Cancer Diagnosed at Earlier Ages
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Disease risk increases with age, but those of certain ethnic backgrounds are being diagnosed with…
Forecasts for neurointerventions in acute stroke
Over the past two decades, one could witness the advent and significant expansion of the neurointerventional armamentarium targeting management of acute stroke. In mid-1990s, endovascular coiling embolization tools and techniques…
Can Physicians Take Vacation?
Years ago, I was having dinner with 2 members of The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the finest orchestras in the world. I asked them, with my kids present, how much…
7 More Social Media Tactics That Boost Engagement
Early on, more than a few medical practices, providers and hospitals jumped onboard the nearest social media bandwagon because it was the trendy “thing to do.” Besides, we all know…
Health IoT creates huge opportunities for public health and software companies
It was evident from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this month that there’s a great deal of interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) in general and for…
