7 Tips for Effectively Marketing a New Medical Practice
Building a new medical practice is a challenging adventure, but it can be incredibly rewarding too. Many primary care physicians feel pressure from urgent care and retail clinics to…
A Guide to Implementing an Effective Healthcare Solution
The term solution is not overused. It is misused. The term solution is not overused. It is misused.Many times it is utilized by organizations to describe offerings that do not…
Pneumonia After Typhoon Haiyan: 4.3 Million Vulnerable to Illness
While the death count rises to 5,209 in east-central Philippines, the country's government estimates th While the death count rises to 5,209 in east-central Philippines, the country's government estimates that at least 4.3 million…
Steroid Injections Linked to Mental Health Risk in Premature Babies
When a mother is expected to give birth prematurely, she is often given an infusion of glucocorticoids, a steroid treatment vital for helping the baby's lungs mature. When a mother…
Is Healthcare Marketing a Grotesque Business or Ethical Imperative?
Recently we found a hot potato in our email.A new subscriber to our newsletter was clearly unhappy with us, and they let us know—in no uncertain terms—of their disapproval of…
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…
