Post or Perish? Disseminating Scientific Research and the Kardashian Index
Publish or perish has long been the mantra of academic research. While this used to be limited to peer-reviewed journals, researchers are increasingly needing to include public outreach through social…
Promote Your Research Departments, Promote Your Clinical Trial
The successful marketing of your clinical trial can make or break a product launch. But let’s face it: clinical trials are not always the easiest sell. The successful marketing of…
Medical Image Archiving in the Cloud? Consider the 4 S’s
One of the most compelling arguments for storing digital data in the cloud is medical imaging. It is estimated that data from medical imaging (digital x-rays, CT, MRI, PET scans,…
Think Like a Reviewer: Utilization Review
One of the many ways in which healthcare organizations are assessed these days is both internal and external in the form of utilization review. Internally, there are reviews done by…
Health Care Conferences This Fall
Your faithful HealthBlawger will be out and about at a number of conferences and events this fa Your faithful HealthBlawger will be out and about at a number of conferences…
How the New Requirements for Pathology Lab Accreditation Benefit You
Appropriate, clear and concise clinical documentation methods are vital for every patient's medical record. Excellent documentation results in the best possible care being administered, by the attending physician as well…
Doctors 2.0 Storify at World Health Innovation Day
Enjoy this storify relating the sessions at the first World Innovation Day for Health Competition in Geneva. Enjoy this storify relating the sessions at the first World Innovation Day for…
The Medical Marijuana Mess
The thin veneer of “medical” marijuana has been stripped away in Colorado, where stores originally providing remedies for patients have been quick to plaster themselves with new signs touting recreational use…
Doctor Entrepreneur: What Patient-Customers Want Is Good Business
Doctors and patients have adopted new roles for themselves in the healthcare delivery system in the wake of healthcare reform. The “new normal” for patients includes a stronger and more proactive participation…
5 Issues Associated with Medical Necessity
Medical Necessity | EditsThere are few things more frustrating to a physician than a pile of Medical Necessity edits. Medical Necessity is the term we use in healthcare to describe…
