Case Study: Virtual House Calls for Parkinson’s Patients
First published on MedCityNews.com. Virtual house calls are feasible and well-received among people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a telemedicine case study published today. First published on MedCityNews.com. Virtual house…
Narrow Networks and Medicare Advantage: The True Meaning of Managed Care?
United HealthCare and other Medicare Advantage plans United HealthCare and other Medicare Advantage plans are dropping numerous providers from their networks, to the consternation of members given short notice of…
RSNA 2013: Medical Imaging Used to Capture Diseases in India
Dr. Harsh Mahajan, director of radiology, Mahajan Imaging, took a few minutes to speak with us at RSNA. In our conversation, Dr. Mahajan talked about the populations that his organization…
Collaborative Story-Telling
Collaborative Story Telling by John Coleman Collaborative Story Telling by John ColemanI entitled this post “Collaborative Story-Telling” because stories humanize abstract concepts like “improving healthcare outcomes” and help us achieve…
RSNA 2013: Putting the “Ultra” into Ultrasound
It’s not every day that you can sit down with a company CEO at a huge annual meeting/trade show like the RSNA in Chicago, so when Jeffrey Bundy, CEO of…
Cancer Immunotherapy: Combination Therapy May Be the “Way of the Future”
First published on MedCityNews.com. Efforts to overcome the unusual ability of cancer cells to dodge the body’s immune response have reached an inflection point this year. First published on MedCityNews.com. Efforts to…
Pfizer to Expand Clinical Trial Data Access, Takes Step Toward Transparency
Pfizer Inc. Pfizer Inc. updated its clinical trial data access policy yesterday, and will soon begin to share data and results with study participants. The pharmaceutical giant also said it will offer researchers access…
“Tomosynthesis” a Key Area of Focus at RSNA 2013
Among the many trends and buzzwords floating around RSNA 2013, one of the key areas that seems to be popping up everywhere is “tomosynthesis,” which is 3D imaging using X-Ray…
May the SOMATOM Force Be With You (Siemens Hopes)
Exploring the Siemens “booth” at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America is a bit like coming aboard the Starship Enterprise -- a vast vessel with a…
More From the Nursing Shortage Myth Annals
Good news or bad news? Good news or bad news?FierceHealthcare has a weird little article about nursing shortages or lack thereof (As market worsens for hospital jobs, nurses look elsewhere).…
