TouchSurgery: A New Way to Relax Before a Procedure
Tossing and turning the night before an operation is common for many patients. Procedures can be very overwhelming and nerve-wracking. Many doctors will prescribe patients anxiety medication, such as Xanax.…
Does Decreased Length of Hospital Stay Equal Lower Cost?
Based on a 20 percent sample of Medicare claims from 1985-2005 for people 65 and older, Brauer et al. 2009 provide data on length of hospital stay for people with…
HealthCare Decisions Day: Start the Conversation [VIDEO]
In homage to Benjamin Franklin's famous quote, "Nothing in this life is certain except for death and taxes," National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) will take place Tuesday, April 16th, the day…
Protect Yourself from Shadow IT
It’s a common misconception that if executives at hospitals or practices don’t have time to deliver sophisticated IT solutions to their users that users will just wait patiently and hope…
Millennials & Gen Xers: Get Your Parents on Social Media—Their Health Depends On It
Millenials and GenXers need to get their parents using smartphones and engaged in social media if they want them to live longer, healthier, lives. Millenials and GenXers need to get…
Unnecessary Regulations that Increase Prescription Drug Costs
Americans filled an estimated 3.8 billion retail prescriptions in 2011 — about 12 per person in the United States, on average. Sixty percent of all Americans take a prescription drug…
Myths and Misconceptions about Organ and Tissue Donation
When it comes to organ, tissue and eye donation, there remain many myths and misconceptions surrounding the process. Sometimes these myths are road blocks for why people are hesitant to…
When Employers Get Serious About Managing Health Care Risk
Last week I visited with Gary Rost, an unassumingly knowledgeable man and the Executive Director of the Savannah Business Group (SBG), arguably one of the most effective health care coalitions in…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Kevin Palattao and Virtuwell
Last week, Dr Ricardo Bello talked about reducing patient re-admissions with GRRAM at Montefiore Medical Center. This week, Kevin Palattao, Vice President of HealthPartners Clinics in Minnesota talks about HealthPartner's…
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Prevention: Fitness and the Physician
As physicians, we are all held to a high standard. It is our responsibility to care for patients and their families. We must assimilate knowledge and apply it to individual…
