Congress Getting Serious about Telemedicine: Are CDOs Ready?
The latest ‘doc fix’ bill, H.R. 1470, was introduced last week. Though it has quite a ways to go before it’s sent to conference or passed, the bill has some pretty nice language…
Beyond the Buzz: Why SlideShare Should Be Part of Your Healthcare Social Media Mix
With more than 60 million monthly visitors and 3 billion slide views per month, SlideShare is a free online slide hosting service that allows you to upload PDF, PowerPoint and OpenOffice presentations…
The Real Cost of Specialty Pharmacy
The Buzz About Specialty PharmacyIf you’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about “specialty drugs” and “specialty pharmacies” you might be wondering what exactly is being alluded to when we use…
Understanding the Patient Digital Search Process
We want to know. And we want to know now. Gone are the days of anxiously waiting for a doctor to physically diagnose us. We see the slightest inkling of…
Medical Malpractice Reform Just Won’t Go Away
We’re continuing along in our section-by-section analysis of the Burr-Hatch-Upton Proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and today’s topic is reforming the medical malpractice system. The goal, as…
Creating a Compelling Call-to-Action to Obtain New Patients
Call-to-action (CTA) buttons on a website are meant to catch a user’s attention and get that individual to perform an action. These buttons usually contain text that explains to the…
More Sign Posts on the Road to Connected Health Adoption
Just three weeks ago, I wrote about sign posts on the road to connected health adoption. That post was meant to help readers appreciate the subtleties of a changing environment.…
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Aging Gracefully Part 4: Comprehensive Primary Care for the Elderly
Comprehensive primary care is essential to good health, wellness and needed medical care during our elder years. It is critical to Aging Gracefully.In the last fewposts I wrote that Aging…
Cool Facts About Big Data in Healthcare
We are at a tipping point in the developed world where our ability to generate, analyze, interpret and act upon data is transforming multiple industries, governments and societies. Big Data…
