Telehealth Tipping Points
Every year, it seems there is increasing excitement about how much progress telehealth is poised to make. “This will be the year when telehealth will explode,” people think.…
Do Probiotics Work? Marketing Mania Tramples Science
My kids know that I enjoy a spirited argument. During the days when the dinner table was our public forum, I tried hard to offer a responsible voice of…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Arogya World’s mDiabetes Project
Arogya in Sanskrit means good health or living a disease-free life. Arogya World is a US based non-profit organization dedicated to changing the course of chronic disease. Arogya World is…
How to Test Health IT Interoperability: Advice From an Expert
One of the key tenets of both the HITECH and Affordable Care Acts has been to drive improved patient care and reduction in cost by applying technology across all…
Primary Care to Specialist Referral Communication – 12 Reasons to go Electronic.
Primary Care Physicians use referrals to supply additional opinions, order laboratory tests, or imaging studies. The variation in referral use and management is varied and is dependent upon several…
HealthCare Social Media: What Makes Sense?
There are a myriad of articles, posts and entire books written on this subject. However, since the internet, social networking and social media are evolving daily, there seems to be…
FL Governor Scott Reverses Course on ACA Medicaid Expansion Provision
Posted in CorporatePolitics & The Law Posted in CorporatePolitics & The LawGOP Gov. Rick Scott (FL) becomes the latest Republican chief exec to flip-flop on the issue of SCOTUS-sanctioned state…
Transforming Medicaid via the Medical Home Model
With the March 1st sequestration deadline looming, the budget battle continues. Facing potential cuts to public health and stagnant federal relief, ignoring Medicaid expansion could be hazardous to a state’s…
Bacon Cures Cancer
He was raised in the 7th day Adventist religion, and never tasted meat. When he was in high school he rebelled against his family, and became a strict vegan and…
What You Need To Know About Oral Cancer
Did you know that oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer and accounts for approximately 4% of all cancers diagnosed? Most of the oral cancer diagnoses are in patients older than 45 years old. Men are…
