Patient-Centered Physicians Have Lower Diagnostic Testing Costs
For many physicians, the term “patient-centered” conjures up fears of longer office visits and patients demanding expensive diagnostic tests and procedures they don’t need. For many physicians, the term “patient-centered”…
Benefits of ACOs to Both Patients and Providers
Summary: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Summary: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result of…
Monash Health Benefits from a Vendor-Neutral Archive
As part of its RIS/PACS implementation, Monash Health in Victoria, Australia, has implemented a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) to store, secure, and access its medical images and other clinical data. As…
Are You Seeing Greater Consumer Scrutiny of Healthcare Prices? You Will
More and more, I hear from healthcare colleagues that the number of consumers inquiring about healthcare prices is increasing. Some just want to know what a specific procedure or drug…
How Are You Using Physician Data Mining?
The pay for performance model of payment has been the preference of health insurance companies for several decades. Previous models made it too easy for money to be paid for…
Can We Survive an Epidemic of Corporate Wellness?
I’m a physician and I’m against wellness. Let me explain. I’m a physician and I’m against wellness. Let me explain.Wellness is the new health mantra that has much more to…
Why US Healthcare Costs More
Why are healthcare costs in the United States twice that of other countries? Healthcare inflation has been going on for decades, and although its rise has slowed the last few…
Collaborating with Patients in the Digital Information Age
Who hasn’t encountered, in their working lives, a patient who comes to a healthcare appointment having done so much tireless outside research that somewhere along the way he or she…
The Differences Between Good and Bad Health IT
If you've been monitoring new, relevant technologies, then you may know the difference between good and bad Health IT. Finding patients, evaluating test results and more everyday activities can either…
9 Ways to Kill Your Physician Liaison Program Before It Begins
The historic picture is nothing like today. For decades, competition within the nation’s healthcare delivery system was low-key, even passive. The historic picture is nothing like today. For decades, competition within…
