New Alzheimer’s Report: Facts and Stats Paint Grim Picture
Alzheimer’s disease is number six on the list of leading causes of death in the U.S. – fifth if you’re over 65. It is the only cause of death among the…
HIT-Driven Patient Engagement Is A Bust: Try Developing Doctor-Patient Relationships First
I hate saying I told you so. But to quote myself: "Patient engagement is a physician-patient communications challenge and not an HIT challenge."Just take a look at the Mayo Clinic’s…
Breast Cancer And Dental Health
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in the United States. About 1 in 8 U.S. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in…
Hospital Facebook LIKES Reflect Patient Satisfaction and Lower Mortality Rates
The number of “Likes” on a hospital’s Facebook page can be used as a proxy for patient satisfaction and an indicator of hospital quality, according to findings published by the…
Recruiting Patients for Studies Getting Easier
With advances in medicine also come new challenges for scientists, doctors and drug developers: finding patients for their studies. In an age of the Internet and social media, many potential…
Hospital Staff Cuts Dose for Pediatric Exams in Half with a Testing/Evaluation Process
In keeping with the Image Gently Campaign, our staff reduced dose for pediatric patients by up to half. We image patients on a DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray system that replaced a…
Why EHRs Really Have Not Made Us Healthier: A Response to Glen Tullman
Glen Tullman Glen TullmanRecently-fired Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman waxed progressive in a self-promotional Forbes article last week, describing the ways past and forward for electronic health records (EHRs) and health information technology (HIT).…
More Physicians Entering Primary Care, But Not Enough
Last Friday, March 15th, was “match day,” the day when medical students who are preparing to graduate find out where they have been matched for their residencies. It’s an interesting…
HealthVaulth: mHealth Heavy Weight
Several years ago Google Health was developing a personal health record. It failed to attract much interest due to consumer apathy and lack of interoperability with electronic medical records and…
Prevent Cold or Flu: 3 Public Places to Avoid
Hidden bacteria are lurking all around us in places we commonly visit each and every day. Remember that young child you saw sneeze in Starbucks, who proceed to wipe her…
