Physician Use of mHealth [INFOGRAPHIC]
Have a look at this great infographic about the US physician use of mobile technology. Some striking figures: Have a look at this great infographic about the US physician use…
CVS Kicks the Habit: No More Tobacco Products. What’s Next?
The CVS pharmacy chain announced that it will stop selling tocbacco products effective October. The CVS pharmacy chain announced that it will stop selling tocbacco products effective October.I have often…
A Framework for Collaborative Peer Review
I titled this post "Collaborative Peer Review" because peer review brings out strong feelings. It’s like taking strong medicine. We dislike being asked to do peer-review reports and certainly don’t…
Promising Nursing Careers Beyond the Bedside
Tell people that you are pursuing a nursing degree and most of them will conjure up an image of you, in your scrubs, happily caring for patients at the bedside.…
Six Mobile Health App Design Tips
First published on MedCityNews.com. A great majority of patients with chronic diseases would accept mobile app prescriptions from their physicians, according to a survey of 2,000 patients released last summer. First…
Physician Capacity
A little while ago Scott Gottleib and Zeke Emmanuel co-authored an op-ed in The New York Times pooh-poohing the concern about physician shortages. A little while ago Scott Gottleib and…
If Meaningful Use Disappeared, How Would EHR Vendors Change Their Products?
I’ve often said that Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act created false demand for EHRs and has (perhaps irrevocably) harmed innovation in the EHR space by standardizing features and function…
Preclinical Research: An Important Aspect of Drug Development
Pharmaceutical medicine is "defined as the medical scientific discipline, concerned with the discovery, development, evaluation and registration of medicines. It is also concerned with the monitoring and medical aspects of…
5 Ways to Market Yourself as a Medical Expert
Because medicine is a service-oriented profession, medical practitioners must embrace marketing today, including online marketing, in addition to practicing medicine. Lack of credibility is one of the biggest roadblocks any…
New Study Challenges Current Notions of Breast Cancer Biopsy Abnormalities
A breast biopsy is a common procedure often performed after a mammogram reveals evidence of abnormal hyperplasia (increased cell production). A breast biopsy is a common procedure often performed after…
