Back to School: An Ongoing Need for Patients
It’s tough to be a cancer patient today. Not just because you have cancer, but because you have to do a lot of work to ensure you have knowledgeable doctors,…
Engaging Specialty Practices in the Patient Centered Medical Neighborhood
Building on last week’s post regarding embracing change for healthcare transofrmation, it was intriguing to learn about the NCQA’s new patient centered medical home program for specialty practices. Building on…
HIMSS 2013: Radiology’s Place in the Healthcare IT World
Radiology IT has left the radiology space and joined the hospital healthcare IT space according to Jim Knaub, editor of Radiology Today, one of the industry’s leading resources on the topic.…
FindZebra: Rare Disease Search Engine
Physicians are trained to arrive at a medical diagnosis by starting with the potential causes that are most common. Physicians are trained to arrive at a medical diagnosis by starting…
Nursing Homes in Maine Are Best in Nation
Recently U.S. News & World Report released its fifth annual list of best nursing homes. Recently U.S. News & World Report released its fifth annual list of best nursing homes.…
Online Reputation Management for Physicians: Putting Your Best Cyber-Foot Forward
Traditionally, a physician’s reputation was best established and passed along by word of mouth. Discussions among friends or at church, sporting events or civic groups often provided the information necessary…
What is Lymphedema and How is it Treated?
Nothing unusual had happened in “Janet A’s*” daily life, so she was shocked when her arm suddenly started to swell up. She went to Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, Maryland for…
Yoga for Beginners: DOs and DON’Ts
Yoga is a mental, physical and spiritual discipline that requires plenty of hard work and dedication. Yoga is a mental, physical and spiritual discipline that requires plenty of hard work…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Three Benefits of Improving the Patient Experience
Improving the patient experience has been among healthcare executives’ top priorities for the last several years. In an effort to infuse further urgency, the government recently instituted Medicare’s Value Based…
Re-Engineering the Hospital Discharge and Reducing Readmissions
Researchers at the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) developed and tested Re-Engineered Discharge (RED); which has proven to be effective at reducing readmissions and posthospital emergency department (ED) visits. The…
