Meaningful Use, VNAs, and Addressing the Challenges Each Present
Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 has been a challenge for many healthcare facilities throughout the U.S., but that appears to be especially true for private practice radiologists. Industry statistics show…
Digital Health: Apps, Analytics & Agencies
On December 10, I spoke at the Massachusetts Bar Association's "Hot Topics in Healthcare" program. Here are my slides: On December 10, I spoke at the Massachusetts Bar Association's "Hot Topics…
The Typical Physician Misses Hundreds of Opportunities to Engage, Empower and Excite Patients Every Day
Did you know that on a typical day in the office seeing patients, the average physician misses hundreds of opportunities to engage, activate patients and excite their patients? Did you…
Medical Tourism Initiative Enables Nigerian Hospital to Deliver Quality Medical Care
Delta State University and Teaching Hospital is a 300-bed facility in Nigeria that is actively developing a center of medical tourism to deliver local quality medical services at standards comparable…
Sky-High Hospital Prices: A Result of Government Interference
Despite its editorial position in favor of more government control of people’s access to medical care, the New York Times has an excellent track record of journalism covering the real problems in…
Covering the Needs of Patients in Nizhny Novgorod
The general director of the Tonus Group of private clinics, Olga Mikhalyova, MD, has clear objectives in setting new standards in the Russian Healthcare business. The general director of the…
Covering the Needs of Patients in Nizhny Novgorod
The general director of the Tonus Group of private clinics, Olga Mikhalyova, MD, has clear objectives in setting new standards in the Russian Healthcare business. The general director of the…
Are We About to Face a Severe Doctor Shortage?
“No, there won’t be a doctor shortage,” wrote Zeke Emanuel and Scott Gottlieb in The New York Times the other day. “No, there won’t be a doctor shortage,” wrote Zeke…
Health Predictions for 2014: 6 Sources of Disease and Distress We Expect in the Coming Year
“The future’s uncertain, and the end is always near.” Although a tad grim, Jim Morrison’s lyrics contain a certain and unwavering truth. “The future’s uncertain, and the end is always…
Avoidable ER Visits: Lessons from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Susan Mende of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.David E. Williams: This is David Williams from the Health Business Group. I’m…
