Why Organizational Leadership Is Plural, Not Singular
Roughly 100 percent of all physician offices are busy places. Roughly 100 percent of all physician offices are busy places. But you only have to look at the monthly statement…
Making a Physician Website ADA-Compliant Can Increase Your Bottom Line
Providing potential patients with useful, relevant information can be a great way to turn leads into appointments. Physician marketers often pay close attention to the content and design of a…
HIMSS14: The IT Market and US Healthcare – Big and Getting Bigger
I hope you were as interested as I was in the whys and wherefores of the dominance of the United States in the healthcare IT market; I wanted to hear…
End-to-End ICD-10 Testing: Are You Prepared?
According to a recent survey, less than 10% of physician practices are ready for the upcoming transition to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10), up from less than 5%…
IT to Connect Patients More Closely to Medical Staff
Inspira, a healthcare network from southern New Jersey, USA, sees IT as a key component for two main reasons. On the one hand, it helps in delivering higher-quality care more…
Three Ways a Hospital Can Use LinkedIn
Launched over 11 years ago, LinkedIn is still one of the top social networking websites out there today, with over 277 million users in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.…
How Marketing Can Help Hospitals Meet the Challenges of 2014
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published its Top 10 list of the challenges and opportunities facing hospitals in 2014. Becker’s Hospital Review recently published its Top 10 list of the challenges and opportunities facing…
FDA’s Sham Regulations Impede Medical Innovation
In the Wall Street Journal this week, Dr. Scott Gottlieb discussed (gated, by subscription only) a worrying trend in the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of medical devices. In the Wall Street Journal this week, Dr.…
Are You Ready for Bundled Payments?
CMS just put out a call this month for additional participants in bundled payments programs that involve post-acute care. By increasing the number of participants, they hope to gain a…
Health Care Business Models in Transition Open Doors for Connected Health
What an amazing time to be a champion of new health care delivery models. Three megatrends are driving change at a pace that I only wished for 20 years ago. Back…
