Why Medical Device Regulatory Compliance is a Business Decision
The US Food and Drug Administration recently looked into complaints about a permanent birth control device called Essure. A medical team from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York reported…
Encouraging the Parent-Child Dialogue About Cancer
My name is Ruth Schorr, and my parents, Andrew and Esther Schorr, are the founders of Patient Power. I have grown up around Patient Power and its amazing team, and…
The Daraprim Debacle – The Smell Test Sniffs Out Price Gouging.
You don’t need to be an ear, nose & throat doctor to be conversant with the ‘smell test’. We use this technique in everyday life. This diagnostic test is used…
How to Use Facebook to Build Your Practice
Facebook is one of the most popular marketing tools available to business owners and professionals, including physicians. In fact, DMR reports than more than 72 percent of adults who use…
Colleen Young x 2 = #hcsmca: Maths and Health
By @ColleenYoung and @colleen_young By @ColleenYoung and @colleen_young @colleen_young@colleen_young: On Twitter a mere underscore differentiates our identities. Remove the underscore from my Twitter handle @colleen_young and you’ll meet @ColleenYoung, a…
Will My Charting Be Epic?
“Ambulatory 100” went well. The trainer, Joel, was knowledgable and went through a reasonably accurate episode of care with a patient. I think I can write an adequate note today IF the problem…
How to Handle Social Media Criticism
In today’s digital world, everyone has a voice and everyone has an opinion.While some of your social media followers may praise or thank you for the services you provide, there…
5 Things Hospitals Can Learn About Patient Engagement From Netflix
Since its inception in 1997, the video streaming and DVD distribution company Netflix has grown into an internationally recognized giant in the entertainment world. In July of this year, the…
Diagnostic Reading: Five Must-Read Articles From the Past Week
In this week’s Diagnostic Reading we look at a new breast screening study, response time for stat mobile x-ray, consumers and healthcare technology, EMR adoption, and gamma imaging dense breast…
Health Reward Stat of the Day – Oct 16
SmartShopper, a program offered by health care data firm Vitals, works by offering financial incentives for about 40 categories of medical tests, from lab tests to some surgeries. The program gives…
