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…
Longevity, life expectancy, premature mortality: Are they lions and tigers and bears?
Before I set up the context for this post, I am going to throw this out to you. Think of putting rocks on a scale to achieve the weight of,…
4 Common Medical Device Digital Marketing Mistakes
Even medical device websites selling top-of-the line products need to employ stellar digital marketing practices in order to hit sales goals. Your products may be the best in the business,…
Best Practices for Managing Online Yelp Reviews for Your Physician Practice
There was a time when a physician's reputation relied heavily on word of mouth and patients referrals. However, as time progresses, patients are becoming more connected through use of the…
Financial Assistance for Clinical Trials
(This post was originally published in the Patients Helping Patients Blog of the Patient Empowerment Network)Sometimes hospitals, research centers and pharmaceutical companies will cover the cost of treatment in a…
Social Media is Changing Healthcare
Continuing Series: An excerpt from the forthcoming book by Mark Tager, MD, and Stewart Gandolf, MBA, for private practice physicians and healthcare administrators about reaching, recruiting and retaining private pay and…
“Lifesaving”: I don’t think it means what you think it means
Transparency, I think that is what pissed me off so much. Or rather the opaqueness. Got me to post again, though, right? Well, don't get used to it. The message…
