9 Criticisms of the Readmission Reduction Program
Summary: The Readmission Reduction Program is designed to reduce healthcare spending while improving quality. There are both proponents and opponents of the program, as with just about any other program.…
Reconstructive Surgery Is Increasingly Aesthetic
Reconstructive surgery is the subset of “plastic” surgery focused on correcting the anatomy, aesthetics, or both, for patients who have been treated for disease or trauma, which sets it apart from…
Apple’s HealthKit Can Learn a Thing or Two from Microsoft HealthVault
Leave it to Apple to get the world talking! Their unveiling of the cloud platform HealthKit along with accompanying mobile app "Health" thrust mobile health into the spotlight. While they…
What Are the Characteristics of a Good Primary Care Physician?
PCPs like people. This was true of them long before they started medical school and it will have only blossomed further during training. Ask PCPs, as I have with…
Nursing Informatics: The Future of Healthcare Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]
The healthcare industry is expanding. At the same time, technology is entering the healthcare realm at an unprecedented speed. Not surprisingly, healthcare jobs are becoming more technical than ever before.…
Does Pay for Performance Measure Medical Quality?
If you read this blog, then you likely know about the scam known as Pay for Performance (P4P). This program not only fails to deliver on its stated mission to…
A Closer Look at Accountable Care Organizations [INFOGRAPHIC]
Accountable Care Organizations, otherwise referred to as ACOs, are transforming the way in which our healthcare system operates. Considered vital components of the healthcare revolution, the main focus of these…
How to Train Your Dragon: Patient Documentation in the 21st Century
What’s one thing you never see on Grey’s Anatomy? A doctor sitting down at 3 am to dictate on a patient. Or write a note in their chart. I don’t even…
Targeted Landing Pages Are Key for Healthcare
Having a consumer understand a healthcare website can be extremely challenging. The verbiage can get complicated and if your hospital offers a variety of different services, prospects can get very…
