Physician Practices Revisit Telehealth to Monetize Time and Differentiate
Perhaps the single biggest barrier to the adoption and proliferation of telemedicine has been a financial one. Physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers have avoided or resisted the various forms…
Chat 130: When Patients Are Their Own Leaders
By Fanny Gillet and edited by Colleen Young By Fanny Gillet and edited by Colleen YoungOn May 31st, hcsmca-ers gathered together for the monthly evening chat to discuss the concepts of patients as partners and patient-centered…
Health Start-Ups! – Health IT Expert Talks
I thought it would be interesting to ask some serial healthcare entrepreneurs to talk about their experience launching start-ups. I would ask them about their background and current situation and…
US News and Doximity Launch Physician Directory
US News & World Report, which has made a business out of rankings, is getting into the physician directory business through a partnership with Doximity, an online physician network. Physicians…
PCORI Challenge Awards $125K to 8 Digital Tools That Connect Patients & Researchers
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.A crowdfunding platform for research topics. A searchable database of patients looking to participate in research. These are two of the ideas that garnered prize money from…
Are You Ready For ACA 2014?
Beginning in 2014, all individuals will be required to be covered for health insurance.The requirement carries penalties from both an individual and company perspective. Individuals will face a penalty of…
What Paul Krugman Doesn’t Know About Health Reform
Writers sometimes worry if a day will come when they have nothing more to say. As long as Paul Krugman is around, I will never have that worry. Writers sometimes…
Parkinson’s Disease: 14 Early Warning Signs of Onset
Parkinson’s Disease is most common among older adults and affects nearly 2% of the aging population. One’s risk of developing Parkinson’s increases with age, with the average age of onset…
Treatment with Antidepressant Results in Lower Rate of Mental Stress-Induced Heart Attack
According to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA, patients taking According to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA, patients taking six weeks of treatment…
Your Online Reputation
@KevinMD has a great new book that is designed as a guide for physicians to establish, manage and protect their online reputations. @KevinMD has a great new book that is…
