Health Insurance Benefits: Can You Have It Your Way?
As the percentage of large employers that consider a shift to defined contribution and/or private exchange increases, the number of options – and flexibility in those options – must also increase.…
The Role of Ultrasound Guidance in Heart Valve Procedures
The Role of Ultrasound Guidance in Heart Valve ProceduresHow ultrasound aids the detection and treatment of valve dysfunction in minimally-invasive procedures The Role of Ultrasound Guidance in Heart Valve ProceduresHow…
Seizing the Opportunity for Transformative Change in Healthcare
As individuals, we all have that issue, topic, or subject that truly drives us. In most instances, this is an item unrelated to your career and thus requires the unique…
7 Ways to Reduce ER Admissions and Readmissions
For many hospitals, the emergency room is the busiest place for both staff and patients. Overcrowding, long wait times and inefficient care plague a lot of U.S. hospitals and there…
FICO Blows Off Medical Debt for Credit Score: It’s About Time
FICO, the company that measures credit risk, just made two important changesto the way it calculates the FICO Score. First, debt consumers repay after it goes to collection won’t count against…
HelpAround Opens Up the Diabetes Patient Discussion
Customer communities come in many varieties to help companies work one-to-one with consumers and prospects—facilitating their experiences, answering their questions, and innovating with them. Besides customers being heard and rewarded…
Andre Blackman: Sustain or Die Manifesto [PODCAST]
Andre Blackman is an influential and connected agent of change/innovation within the health care community. He is very passionate about the intersection of media, technology and useful innovative concepts as…
Can Savvy Marketing Solve the Problem of Low Clinical Trial Recruitment?
Pharmaceutical-technology.com recently posted an item about the abysmal results of clinical trial recruitment. The article reported that 15-20% of trials never get off the ground, simply because they are unable…
Better Health IT: Is Sending Docs to Tech School the Answer?
An article in Information Week caught my eye recently. It reviews a new program offered by Texas A&M with support from Dell to help medical students and other healthcare professionals “come to…
Scrutinizing Adherence Must Not Be Shortsighted
Considering how critical taking medications as prescribed is to managing chronic diseases effectively, it should be no surprise that improving patient adherence to medicines can deliver great value. Considering how…
