Lung Cancer Part 2 – Early Diagnosis
Most patients found to have lung cancer die within a year largely because their tumor has already spread, making treatment difficult. Now there is real reason to believe that…
Tipping Point: Are Private Practice Doctors Becoming Extinct?
The ongoing migration by doctors from private practice (self-employment) to working for a hospital or health system appears to have passed a tipping point, and many physicians are unhappy and…
Oncologists Get Serious About Drug Prices
It’s hard for policy wonks, politicians or health plans to be viewed credibly when promoting health care cost containment. Discussion quickly turns to “rationing,” and “death panels,” which no one…
Person-Centered HealthCare: How to Deliver Patient-Centered Care
Over the past decade, patient-centered care has become a mantra for high-quality health care. Policymakers, researchers, physician-leaders, and patients have all cited the need for care to be tailored to patients’ unique…
Healthcare Providers Should Be the Driving Force of Mobile Health
If you have a problem, there’s an app for that. If you have a problem, there’s an app for that.The obsession with mobile apps is growing fast in medicine. And…
The Future of Health Is Social
This post was originally published on Educate the Young. This post was originally published on Educate the Young.I recently came across an old blog post by Lee Aase, Director, Mayo…
8 Ways to Avoid Ethical Pitfalls in Social Media – Part One
Do the ethical rules of law apply to medicine? Do the ethical rules of law apply to medicine? Ethical issues in social media are a concern for attorneys, and health care…
What Are the Current Trends in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)?
Summary: What can we expect in 2013 in terms of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)? Where are we headed? What considerations need to be taken into account? Summary: What can we…
What To Do About Heroin and Oxycontin
USA Today has a full page article on the rise of heroin addiction in the suburbs, but adds absolutely nothing to what’s already widely known. USA Today has a full page…
2013 AAOS Hot Topic Review
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently held its annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois from March 19 to 23, 2013. There were lectures on advances and changes in medical and…
