Four Predictions That Will Shape 2013 Healthcare Marketing
This is the month when everyone (anyone, it seems) cranks up their crystal ball and offers their predictions about the New Year. This is the month when everyone (anyone, it…
Person-Centered HealthCare: GetWellNetwork Offers Interactive Patient Care
The GetWellNetwork interactive patient care system is about as patient-centric as you can get. This system is sold to hospitals to be used by patients on their TV monitor (it…
Montefiore Medical Center Study Shows Strength of Simulation Training
Pilots-in-training don’t have immediate access to the cockpit of a Boeing 757. They are first placed in a simulator, navigating through bad weather, mechanical failures, and other adverse conditions to…
ZocDoc – Healthcare Answers & Appointments Made Easy
Are you stuck on hold for a long time when you’re making a medical appointment? Do you find it complicated to find out if a particular specialist is covered by…
Business Roundtable Offers Pragmatism on Social Security and Medicare
Business leaders tend to be pragmatic and non-ideological, so their influence is much needed at a time when Congress is so dysfunctional. Today’s release of Social Security Reform and Medicare…
The Coldest Journey: Q&A with Dr. Rob Lambert, Expedition Team Doctor
Before he left the UK to fly to Cape Town and join the rest of the Coldest Journey team we managed to catch up with Dr. Rob Lambert, expedition team…
The Uneasy Case Against Free Market Health Care
If you are new to health policy, here’s a warning. You won’t spend very much time in the field before you hear the claim that Stanford University economist Kenneth Arrow…
Does Seasonal Affective Disorder Affect the Elderly?
Does your aging loved one have a case of the “winter blues” that he or she just can’t seem to shake? Does your aging loved one have a case of…
Coke and Obesity- a Weight Loss Surgeon’s Perspective
Coca-Cola began advertising about obesity, in a public awareness campaign about how this is a problem for all of us to worry about. This morning I tweeted “Coke is helping…
FAB: Features, Advantages and Benefits of Social Media in Healthcare
Having and effectively using an online presence—website, social media, etc.—is a primary channel for connections between patients and providers. Having and effectively using an online presence—website, social media, etc.—is a…
