We Need to Measure What Counts, Not What We’re Paid to Count
A couple of weeks ago I attended the SOCAP Health Conference held at the New York Academy of Medicine in NYC. It was an inaugural gathering meant to kickstart a…
CMS to Begin Implementing Payment Penalties Tied to Patient Outcomes
A North Carolina academic hospital will be docked a percentage of Medicare reimbursements because of complications related to untoward patient outcomes. With respect to preventable (poor) outcomes, iatrogenic infections remain…
Medical Device DTC Marketing: Digital Co-Marketing and the Power of the Referral (Part 1 of 4)
First in a four part series describing a unique digital marketing strategy for medical device companies that has been proven to drive ROI for both device companies and their clients.…
Hospitals Using Smartphones to Connect and Engage with Patients
As a healthcare professional and technology lover I’m always looking for better ways to connect patients with their care team. When I say better, I’m looking for options that engage…
Interview with Todd Dunsirn of True Process
A while back I had the opportunity to chat with Todd Dunsirn, the CEO of True Process. True Process provides products and services to both hospitals and various manufacturers. The…
Why the U.S. Healthcare System Ranks Worst in the Developed World
The U.S.’s expenditures are higher than any other developed nation’s when it comes to healthcare. When you consider how poorly the U.S. measures up against countries spending less money,…
Americans Pay Far More for Medications Than Anywhere in the World
Americans Pay Far More for Medications Than Anywhere in the World – The International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP) released its
Creating a Living Laboratory Together [VIDEO]
Salvato Trigo, founder of University Fernando Pessoa in Oporto, Portugal, envisioned a new kind of private hospital: Where quality and up-to-date education go hand-in-hand with access to healthcare services for…
How to Communicate with Patients When Words Won’t Work
(Originally published on Patient Empowerment Network)What if you were a patient with a serious illness, alone in a hospital and you couldn’t communicate verbally with the medical staff?The feeling of…
BioPharma Beat: No, the Facts Don’t Always Speak for Themselves
Shouldn't healthcare be all about making evidence-based decisions? Shouldn’t we credit research and data more than just anecdotal stories? At least that’s what we’re led to believe when we hear…
