Are We Picking on VA Hospitals Too Much?
How long do you think we’ll have to wait? How long do you think we’ll have to wait?Ugly stories about waiting lists and poor care in VA facilities are coming…
Are You Ready for 2015 Readmission Penalties?
Summary: What are you doing to make sure you are not one of the 66% of hospitals which will be assessed readmission penalties in the next round? Can you afford the…
Anxiety of Hope? Drinking from the “Fire Hose” of Cancer News
Patient Power Host Carol Preston interviewing myeloma expert Dr. Tom Martin at ASCO 2014. Patient Power Host Carol Preston interviewing myeloma expert Dr. Tom Martin at ASCO 2014.This is prime…
Collaboration and Federation: IHE Creating Direct Project Provider Directory
The Direct Project’s use is increasing at a rapid pace. The Meaningful Use-required transport standard is easy to use and is finally starting to change the discussion those in the…
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…
