Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: A Framework for Working with Patient and Family Advisors
A new resource from the American Hospital Association is available to help guide healthcare facilities as they work to improve their engagement of patients and their family caregivers. It builds…
Social Media and the Healthcare CEO
If leadership comes from the top, why are so many healthcare CEOs hesitant to be active in social media? To get a first hand perspective I asked Paul Levy, former hospital…
Concierge medicine 90210
LUX Health Network co-founder Akiva Greenfield LUX Health Network co-founder Akiva GreenfieldLUX Health Network bills itself as “the most exclusive, personalized, and comprehensive health care experience.” Its concierge-style primary care…
Healthcare Content Marketing: An Industry at the Tipping Point
There is a shift happening in the world of healthcare digital marketing. It's been happening for a while but it seems that very soon it will reach what Malcolm Gladwell…
From Yellow Pages to Google My Hospital
Healthcare organizations have always had a challenge keeping their location, service and department information accurate and up-to-date in directories, whether it's in the Yellow Pages or Google's search engine. HCCG…
Diagnostic Reading #44: Five Must-Read Articles From the Past Week
It’s time for a new edition of Diagnostic Imaging. This week we’re looking at medical imaging and pregnant women, digital tomosynthesis and CT lung nodules, how business intelligence affects security,…
When enough is enough: how much we really spend with Medicare
I picked this topic for two reasons. First, I recently found out that CMS released their Part D Prescriber database for 2013. This dataset basically reports information on the drugs that…
Telehealth and Virtual Care: The Next Wave!
By Mark Casselman (@markcasselman) CEO, COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association By Mark Casselman (@markcasselman) CEO, COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics AssociationMark CasselmanTelehealth adoption and use is surging across Canada and in…
If Only I Knew – September Is Gynecologic Cancer Month
Ten years ago I didn’t know very much about the color teal or ovarian cancer. I did go for an annual Pap Test but that was the extent of my…
Video: Demo of Carestream’s New Fluoroscopy System
Back in July, we made our announcement that Carestream was officially entering the radiography/fluoroscopy (R/F) market with the introduction of the DRX-Excel Plus and the DRX-Excel. Back in July, we…
