Why Is There a Critical Shortage of Primary Care Physicians?
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are becoming extinct. It’s true. Not many medical students choose primary care as their career path. Older PCPs are retiring early. Many others are closing…
Providers: Shifting Landscape and Mindset
As a result of the Affordable Care Act as well as other healthcare legislation, a shift is occurring in healthcare from the provider’s perspective. In order just to survive (not…
Office of Recovery: Avellone Proposes Strong Response to Substance Abuse [TRANSCRIPT]
Joe Avellone (D), candidate for Governor Joe Avellone (D), candidate for GovernorThis is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Joe Avellone, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.David E.…
What Your Practice Can Learn from Hospitals Doing Social Media Right
Hospitals like the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic have embraced Facebook and social media whole-heartedly and are doing it "right." Although your practice may not be a giant like these…
Observation Units: Bridging the Gap Between Inpatient and Outpatient
Summary: What is CMS doing to reduce healthcare costs? CMS has added observation units which are an additional level of care between inpatient and outpatient. Summary: What is CMS doing…
Treating Patients Rather Than Primary Diagnosis
How will Hospitals transition from treating acute conditions to treating patients?While hospitals try to do everything they can to help a patient, they only get paid for treating the acute…
Reducing Documentation Costs for Physician Practices
Stagnant reimbursements and rising costs make finding ways to improve efficiency a critical initiative for healthcare providers. Documentation costs for physician services can represent a very significant expense. Stagnant reimbursements…
Wearables and Seizures? Interview with John Hixson of UCSF
Dr. Hixson is the Principal Investigator for a VHA-based clinical study examining the use of online communities and social media to improve the self-management abilities of patients suffering from seizures.…
Clinical Trial Engagement Apps Leverage Social, Rewards, Predictive Analytics
First published on MedCityNews.com. Clinical trials cost drug companies a lot of money and can experience delays or even higher costs when patients drop out. First published on MedCityNews.com. Clinical trials cost…
Getting the Best from Your Healthcare Advertising Agency
These days, marketing performance expectations are sometimes found under the “squeeze every nickel” heading. Maybe giant corporations once had fat and slushy budgets, although we doubt the successful ones used…
