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BioPharma Beat: 7 Drivers of Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare
Disruptive Innovation and Disruptive Competition are popular concepts that companies in all industries dream about for developing and launching “killer” innovations. Consultants everywhere advise organizations on the secret or miraculous…
Ways to Enhance Your Hospital’s Instagram Presence
With more and more people accessing the social web using a mobile device, it is essential that businesses, including healthcare facilities, have a presence there. With more and more people…
7 Things Doctors Should Know About the Value of Content Marketing
Anyone who grew up in a small town will tell you that it seemed like everyone knew everyone. Often, they conducted their everyday business with folks they knew…and merchants who…
Causes of the Crisis in Primary Care
The Crisis in Primary Care – Part 2 The Crisis in Primary Care – Part 2 Primary care physicians (PCPs) have too little time per patient which means too many referrals…
Obama Announces Consumers Can Keep Health Insurance Plans 2 More Years
President Obama announced earlier this week that consumers with healthcare plans that do not comply with the new law will be able to renew their plans for another two years.…
GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report for Congressional Committees titled, “HHS Strategy to Address Information Exchange Challenges Lacks Specific Prioritized Actions and Milestones.” Last week the…
Why Tablets Are the New Frontier for In-Home mHealth
It’s hard to deny that the health care industry is looking to technology as a means to lower utilization costs (hospitalizations and ER visits), improve patient care, and to facilitate…
X-Ray Dosimeter Improves Radiation Dose Management in Real-Time: Or, How a Little Badge Provides Real-Time Radiation Dose Data
At the University Hospital Erlangen, Germany, patient and staff safety are considered equally important. When Dr. Tobias Struffert, senior physician in the Neuroradiology Department at University Hospital Erlangen, Germany, prepares…
Would You Call 911 for a Hangnail?
Summary: Preventable visits to the Emergency Department are a significant source of waste contributing to the exorbitant costs of healthcare. Summary: Preventable visits to the Emergency Department are a significant…
How Patients Can Receive Financial Assistance For Medication
During the past several years, the media has talked continuously about health costs in general and medication costs in particular. During the past several years, the media has talked continuously…
