Humanism in Medicine Essay on Fear, Trust and the Love That Is Patient-Centered Care
A recent post on the AAMC blog AM Rounds, 2013 Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest: Caregiving As Good Doctoring, shares a recorded version of David Duong’s essay of the same…
Doctor’s Office of the Future Meets Office of the Past
I went to an appointment today with a doctor in a high-paying specialty who presumably has the resources to organize his office the way he wants. I was very satisfied…
Meet the First Surgeon to YouTube Livestream an Operation with Google Glass
On the 28th of October 2013, Marlies Schijven became the first surgeon to livestream an operation to YouTube using Google Glass. She hosts the community
Diabetes Patients Using Mail-Order Pharmacy Less Likely to Visit ER
Kaiser Permanente, a health care provider founded in 1945, recently discovered that its mail-order pharmacy seems to have a positive effect on the health of patients with diabetes. Kaiser Permanente,…
CMS Delays 2014 Final Rule
Financial woes and indecision by the government may seem far away when it comes to medical billing management; but when it comes to getting paid, your staff needs to stay…
The Absolute Case for Relative Value Units
Fee-for-service methodologies, especially relative-value units (RVUs), keep creeping back into alternative payment models like capitation. Maybe we should take the hint and adapt RVUs to the new environment rather than…
Immunovaccine Raises Money, Has 3 Cancer Vaccine Trials in the Works
Granulosa cell tumor of the ovary Granulosa cell tumor of the ovaryAnalysts say there’s a multibillion-dollar market up for the taking for companies who figure out how to turn on…
4 Steps for Revitalizing Your Medical Practice’s Brand
When it comes to marketing any business, it's important to never allow the business's image to fall into a rut. The case is the same, if not more so, with…
Telemonitoring at Work in the Netherlands
Open de Nederlandse versie > Open de Nederlandse versie >Research at the Scheper Hospital in the Netherlands shows that telemonitoring of chronic heart failure gives great improvements in several areas.…
The Struggle for Consumer Attention: Brand-Name Drugs vs. Generics
“Is there a generic version of that?” “Is there a generic version of that?”We’ve all been there. Prescription drugs are often expensive, and if you can save money, why not…
