A Novel Way to Watch Brain Surgery
Live tweeting a health procedure may be fascinating, but it isn’t a new concept. The patient simply gives an okay and someone in the operating room uses a specific hashtag…
Spending Time With Patients
While I spend time teaching patients to cook- that is fun- but what is professionally rewarding is physicians who spend time with their patientsShe came to my office nervous, and…
A Message for Docs: Embrace (Don’t Fear) Online Patient Reviews
Sites where patients review and rate their physicians have in the past seemed to get a bad rap. But as patients look more at their healthcare choices the way they…
Health Start-Ups! – ACA Will Help Self-Employed and Would-be Entrepreneurs
As most regular readers of this blog know, I’m self-employed. Fortunately, I don’t need to worry about health insurance, since I am covered through my husband’s job.However, many are not…
Can Physician Practices Remain Profitable?
Report identifies a confluence of challenges that make staying profitable increasingly difficult for physician practices today. Report identifies a confluence of challenges that make staying profitable increasingly difficult for physician practices today.Physicians…
Psychologically Vulnerable Seniors More Vulnerable to Financial Exploitation
Financial exploitation of the elderly is on the rise according to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the numbers are expected to continue to grow as Baby…
The Surprising Science Behind Patient Satisfaction
It’s no surprise to any of us that we remember situations that have exceeded our expectations.It’s that unexpected bit of delight or reward that we experienced at a (now favorite)…
Where Wireless Meets Healthcare and Life Sciences
Today, I find myself in beautiful San Diego. For a guy who loves everything having to do with ships and water (and really nice weather), San Diego is always a…
Big Gaps in Digital Conversations About Cancer
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.A new healthcare social media project is tracking digital conversations about cancer and finding huge gaps in what’s being talked about online and what’s actually ailing America.…
Closing Racial and Ethnic Disparity Gaps: Implications of the Affordable Care Act
For all intents and purposes, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the President’s signature piece of legislation, will provide more health care coverage to poor and underserved populations. Persistently disadvantaged communities…
