Technology and Healthcare Efficiency: Not Always the Perfect Match
David Lee Scher, M.D., is a cardiac electrophysiologist and a pioneer in remote patient monitoring, adopting such devices to his medical practice more than 13 years ago. David Lee Scher,…
The Quest for Healthcare Quality: Providers and HCAHPS
Healthcare Quality | HCAHPS When it comes to assessing healthcare quality, we’ve already talked about the trouble with defining ‘quality’, the patient’s perspective and touched on the value of HCAHPS…
Tips to Create Unique Social Media Content for Your Hospital
So your healthcare facility has all its social media accounts set up, optimized with descriptions, office hours and custom graphics created. Now what? It’s all about creating content that is…
How to Manage the Internet of Things and Those of Your Patients
If you’ve been paying attention, it would be hard to escape the sudden promotion of what we in technology sector describe as the “Internet of Things” (IoT). If you work…
Games Health Plans Play: Understanding 2015 Obamacare Premiums
Get your health plan here!Health plans are starting to announce the rates they’ll be charging on health insurance marketplaces (aka exchanges) for 2015, the second go-round for Obamacare. Get your health…
Incorporating Digital Into Your Physician Marketing Plans
Some medical practices are finding it increasingly difficult to attract new patients. They are surrounded by competitors, hospitals, and ambulatory care facilities which advertise heavily or take full advantage of…
Double Trouble: Two New FDA Draft Guidances on Social Media
Two NEW FDA DRAFT Guidances On the Use of Social Media and Online Promotions of Devices and DrugsAfter five years in the making, the FDA is on a roll.…
Should App Developers Get HIPAA Certified?
If you are a developer and you create apps, software, or other technologies that are connected to healthcare information, you are likely dealing with the question of HIPAA compliance and…
4 Challenges of Clinical Trial Recruitment and How to Overcome Them
Patient recruitment and retention are two critical factors in today's clinical trials. Successful communication that results in a qualified pool of applicants, along with a high rate of participant retention,…
5 Things to Look for in a Next Generation Revenue Cycle Management System
Many challenges are cropping up for healthcare providers in light of trends which are currently flooding the scene. Consumer-directed healthcare, increasing patient payment amounts, pay-for-performance programs and bundled payment programs, are just a…
