TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter
Part one of a three part series on Healthin30 Part one of a three part series on Healthin30 The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together…
HealthCare Pricing Visibility Through Social Media
Pricing visibility in healthcare is just gaining traction. With the prevalence of high deductible health insurance plans and much of the US population still uninsured, healthcare consumers are much more…
Transitional Care Management: Reimbursement of Non-Face-To-Face Services
As of January 1, 2013, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes reimbursement for transitional care management (TCM) services from the hospital to the community setting. The two relevant codes are…
Conquering Winter Health Hazards Facing Older Adults
Winter can be a beautiful – but dangerous – season for seniors living at home. Freezing weather, icy conditions, and shorter days during the winter months can lead to a…
Aspirin Linked to Macular Degeneration
As someone who take a baby aspirin a day, I sat up and paid attention to this one. Researchers in Australia have found that those who take aspirin regularly may…
Tips for the Urban Highly Sensitive Person
Source: Colin Mutchler – Flickr Source: Colin Mutchler – FlickrAs an Highly Sensitive Person, I sometimes think I must be truly nuts to be living in New York City, a…
Wake Up: It’s National Sleep Awareness Week
How have you been sleeping lately? That’s a question you should routinely ask yourself, but it’s particularly apropos this week before we change our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight…
Building a Chain of Branded IVF Clinics in India
Many venture capitalists (VCs) are interested in investing in the Indian healthcare industry. Many venture capitalists (VCs) are interested in investing in the Indian healthcare industry. It has become a…
Interoperability Unbound: CommonWell Health Alliance Unveiled at HIMSS
Today, six EHR companies announced their formation of the CommonWell Health Alliance to promote seamless interoperability of electronic health records.From the presser: Today, six EHR companies announced their formation of the…
Study: Facebook “Likes” Just as Good as Any Other Quality Measure
In a study published last month in the American Journal of Medical Quality, researchers compared the activity on the Facebook pages of 40 hospitals in the greater New York City…
