Pushing, Pulling, Nudging and Tipping Healthcare Evidence into Practice: Highlights from ACRM
We’re just back from 2 weeks on the road visiting Wellpepper customers and also attending the Annual Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine conference in Toronto, where our research partners at Boston…
Why the Business of Pain Management Is Big and Getting Bigger
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports that over 100 million adults in the U.S. have chronic pain. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports that over 100 million adults in the…
Top 3 Reasons People Participate in Clinical Trials
One of the biggest challenges clinical trial marketers face is patient recruitment. Whether you are targeting your efforts online or are using more traditional methods of recruitment—or both—it is essential…
Stopping the Revolving Door of Avoidable Readmissions [VIDEO]
The video below gives examples of what some hospitals are doing throughout the country to successfully reduce avoidable readmissions< The video below gives examples of what some hospitals are doing throughout the…
Trashing Charlie Baker on Outsourcing: Uncalled For
Charlie Baker (R), candidate for Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker (R), candidate for Governor of MassachusettsThe mud-slinging continues in the campaign for Governor of Massachusetts. This time Democrat Martha Coakley is…
Health IT: A Rapidly Changing — and Lucrative — Industry
As technology plays an increasingly important role in reshaping the public healthcare system, there is a naturally an increasing demand for health IT specialists. Health IT specialists are different from conventional…
Clinical Documentation Improvement: Why Care About Synoptic Reporting?
Synoptic reports provide a more complete view of a patient’s condition than is generally achieved with longer narrative formats. Synoptic reports provide a more complete view of a patient’s condition…
Beyond the Buzz: The Beginners’ Guide to Healthcare Blogs
In an earlier Beyond the Buzz column, I outlined 7 reasons that healthcare professionals should blog. If it inspired you to start your own blog but you aren’t sure…
Can You Afford Readmission Penalties in 2015?
CMS recently released the final regulations for 2015 in regard to
Patient and Family Advisory Council: Lessons Learned
I recently set up a patient and family advisory council to address safety and quality concerns from the patient/family perspective. Creating an organizational structure that would fit within the culture…
