Will Shear Wave Elastography Make an Impact in Liver Disease?
How can hepatologists use ultrasound more effectively in the diagnosis and follow-up of chronic liver disease to increase patient satisfaction and improve the operating expenses for the service line manager? …
CMS Proposes Further Expansion of Rewards for Medicare: Retailer Reward Programs
As we reported last week in our blog, on May 23, 2014, CMS released provisions giving MA plans more flexibility to reward Medicare recipients for healthy behavior. As we reported…
How the US Healthcare Industry Can Encourage Fitness Tracking
Over the last decade or so, the U.S. healthcare system has undergone a series of rapid technological advances. These include the adoption of electronic health record systems, a widespread push…
#hcsmca: Taking Stock at 4 Years
By Shirley Williams, Colleen Young and Pat Rich#hcsmca is 4 years old and has grown into a vibrant community where people gather to discuss all things healthcare and social media…
ACOs vs. Bundled Payments: Can Either Save Healthcare?
Everyone in healthcare knows that something’s got to give. it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” – and to some extent, how? Everyone in healthcare knows that something’s got…
Little Things Do Make a Big Difference: Globalizing Personal Health
In a world where nearly 4 billion people lack access to basic health care, the need for mobile testing using simple methods such as a single drop of blood could have momentous…
Orthopaedic Medicine Vital to Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders [INFOGRAPHIC]
Yesterday, we announced a partnership with UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine to collaborate on the development of a new three-dimensional medical imaging system for capturing orthopaedic images of patient extremities. Yesterday, we announced…
Secure Physician Network: Brainstorming for Cures [PODCAST]
One of the most frequent topics in healthcare social media is how to have a meaningful dialog between physicians about medical cases. Twitter has severe character limitations, Facebook groups don't…
Ebola and the Bigger Patient Safety Issue
Did somebody say #Ebola? Did somebody say #Ebola?A Texas hospital blames its electronic medical record for the release of an Ebola patient who was sent home from the ER with…
My Perspective on the High Cost of Cancer Drugs
Dr. Leonard Salz, a renowned GI cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said on the U.S. Dr. Leonard Salz, a renowned GI cancer specialist at…
