Smooth Transition: Reducing Senior Readmissions to Hospitals
Lack of proper after care from a recent bout of illness is one of the chief causes to blame for senior readmissions to hospitals. Senior care industry professionals identify various…
Health Wonk Review: In Like a Lion
Welcome to Health Wonk Review's In Like a Lion edition, wherein we consider the big questions of the moment.It seems clear that March is coming in like a lion in…
Medicare Advantage Cuts Don’t Bite: Health Insurers’ Stocks Rally
Late Friday, after the stock market closed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced proposed n Late Friday, after the stock market closed, the Centers for Medicare &…
Beyond the Buzz: How to Use the New Klout for Healthcare Marketing
Klout, a company that quantifies people's online influence, has recently revamped its business model with a new emphasis on content aggregation. While many people have been critical of Klout’s ranking…
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HIMSS14: Bullish on Growth in the International Healthcare IT Market
Unlike many other healthcare annual confabs, the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting and exhibition in Orlando, Fla. seems dominated by the North American market. But what…
Did You Miss the Bus at HIMSS 2014?
No, I don’t mean literally did you miss the bus. No, I don’t mean literally did you miss the bus. I don’t even mean, did you miss the bus that…
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Hillary Rocks HIMSS14
Orlando may be the home of the Magic Kingdom, but the real magic was in the Orange County Convention Center yesterday in the person of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Orlando may…
Why Won’t Docs Email Patients?
I live in a big metropolitan area and none of my doctors use email to communicate with patients. Why is that?Is it because they don’t get reimbursed for email time? …
7 Tips: Taking Your Social Media Persona to the Next Level
The popularity of social media in its various forms—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blog, etc.—is a fairly recent phenomenon. And for a large segment of society, it is social media that stitches…
Hospital Promotional Partners Leverage Clever Ideas for Greater Impact
If you missed the final score in St. Luke’s 2014 Baby Bowl…the boys won. If you missed the final score in St. Luke’s 2014 Baby Bowl…the boys won.And from a…
