Person-Centered HealthCare: The Building Block of PCMH and ACO
What has caused the emphasis on Patient-Centered Care, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, and Accountable Care Organizations? What has caused the emphasis on Patient-Centered Care, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, and Accountable Care Organizations?In…
Can Social Media Reduce Physician Burnout?
In late fall of 2011 I was tired of medicine. While seeing patients was still enjoyable, I felt under-appreciated in my employment and frustrated by the endless BS that I…
New Hybrid Imaging Technology (VIDEO)
New Hybrid Imaging Technology from Patient Power® on Vimeo. New Hybrid Imaging Technology from Patient Power® on Vimeo.In what's becoming the age of "precision medicine" in cancer care, patients are…
The Affordable Care Act: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Summary: What are the popular opinions surrounding the Affordable Care Act? Are you a proponent or an opponent of the ACA? Summary: What are the popular opinions surrounding the Affordable…
Health Care’s Anti-Cash Bias
The patient needed a standard set of blood tests at LabCorp. The busy receptionist obligingly spent time querying her software to figure out the cash price for the tests. She…
Hologram or Avatar Doctors: Why They Will Never Happen
A “medical futurist” was telling the hospital board how that in the future you will have an avatar for a doctor, or a hologram – like Star Trek. This person…
Reflections on 3 Years of Progress in Connected Health
It has been 3 years since the cHealth blog entered the blogosphere, and it’s been a lot of fun. I recently looked back to see if there are highlights or…
Many Colonoscopies for Older Adults May be Inappropriate
A study by Kristin M. Sheffield, Ph.D., and colleagues of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, that analyzed Medicare claims data for Texas and a sample from the United…
DOVE Program at Northwest Hospital Helps Families Overcome Domestic Violence
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month recognizes all that we can do to preserve and protect the health and well-being of all children, and challenges us to…
