Getting Charged for Rework in a Hospital
In Reducing surgical complications: How to make it happen faster, I contrasted the way a hospital gets paid for rework with what happens in a manufacturing environment. In short: when…
Be Aware Before You Go to the Hospital
“More Americans were dying every year from the care they received in hospitals, than from all the diseases put together that sent them to the hospital,” says Hon. Kathleen G.…
How Much of Online Health Information Is Correct?
More and more of us go to the internet to get health-related information. Many of us look for answers specifically on social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, and other…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Leading the Way Toward Patient Engagement Through Health IT
In July of 2012, National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) convened a meeting of the Consumer Consortium on eHealth. The Consortium was created in early 2011 and has since developed into…
Social Media Laws – Really?
Several state laws, including California's AB1844, went into effect this week and prevent employers from requiring employees or applications from providing their social media user names or passwords. I had…
HPV Tops Talk of Cervical Health Awareness Month
It’s a topic that we ladies don’t often like to talk about – our annual GYN exam. If you’re a woman or a gynecologist, you know the drill. As we…
Rural Telehealth Cliff Averted
No matter how you feel about what has been going on in Washington, the people providing telehealth care at rural health clinics, members of the National Rural Healthcare Association, are breathing…
One Resolution You Should Keep
Happy 2013!While our nation’s leaders play political chess, millions of Americans await the final tally on budget cuts to health and wellness programs, medical research, Medicare and Medicaid. It sure…
Please Log On and Focus Your Webcam: The Doctor Will See You NOW!
First posted on his blog on 12/31/2012 First posted on his blog on 12/31/2012It may seem like science fiction from an episode of the once popular futuristic cartoon series The Jetsons, but…
Rating Doctors May Be Hazardous to Your Health
What’s happening: What’s happening:Press Ganey…has become a hated target of hospital physicians, outstripping even trial lawyers. Utter its name in an emergency room and you’ll likely unleash a cloud of…
