Strep Throat Test with No Wait or Lab Required
What’s causing this terrible sore throat? What’s causing this terrible sore throat?That question drives millions of people to doctors, urgent care clinics and emergency rooms each year (PDF). But it’s…
Health Care Spending: Why Immigrants Aren’t the Problem
I recently wrote a piece highlighting research that shows that immigrants actually strengthen the Medicare program, because they pay more money into it than they spend. I recently wrote a…
How Technology Is Enhancing Healthcare Services
More than a year ago, an IBM computer won a game of Jeopardy. The good news is this can soon be a major part of a patient’s medical team. This is…
Top Three Things for Addressing the Patient Experience Challenge
As competition among healthcare providers increases, and insurers work to decrease costs, new emphasis is being placed on patient satisfaction. Part of the Bundled Payment program of Medicare includes a…
Never Too Old: Seniors and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs)
Talking about sex with your aging parents: we’ll categorize that in the “TMI”, “no, please, never” categories. But despite your anxiety, it may be time to discuss the birds and…
Physician No Show Appointments Demoralize Doctors
I’ve had two jobs since I completed a fellowship is gastroenterology over 20 years ago. For the first decade, I was a salaried physician. I’ve had two jobs since I…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: ICT-Powered HealthCare in Korea
With the diffusion of smartphones and growing demands for faster data services in Korea, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) convergence in various industries is expected to bring new business opportunities…
Provider Case Studies on Incorporating Patient Generated Health Data
(Editor's Note: This exclusive post is from Christina Thielst, one of our distinguished Advisory Board members. Christina is a hospital administrator,consultant, educator and author who has experienced the evolution of healthcare over the…
Big Government Opens Big Database For Cancer Research
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes.com under the heading "Healthcare Compass")For those of us without degrees in molecular biology, the idea of “personalized medicine” – or PM – can often seem…
Power Suit
The other night at dinner my youngest son Isaac said from the depths of his seven year old wisdom, “A human is the only animal that wears clothes.” He then…
