Facility Fees for Hospital-Owned Physician Offices: A Nasty Surprise for Patients
When hospitals purchase free-standing physician offices they often convert them into outpatient clinics. The shift isn’t visible on the surface, but underneath the covers a powerful economic transformation has taken…
PCI & HIPAA Data Breaches of 2012: Lessons Learned
Here’s a review of the top 2012 data breaches within both the PCI and HIPAA compliant industries, and a quick analysis of what went wrong so you can easily learn…
7 Bathroom Safety Modifications Caregivers Can Make Today
According to the National Safety Council, one person dies everyday from a bathroom-related injury. Nearly 200,000 bathroom accidents occur in the US each year, accounting for 70% of all home…
Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery Marks New Era in Specialized Treatment of Elderly Patients
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, a LifeBridge Health center, is proud to announce the opening of the Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery, the nation’s first surgical center dedicated exclusively to providing…
The Need for Physician to Physician Communication
Physician-to-physician communication has become an increasingly difficult problem and its lack has worsened the fragmentation of healthcare today. The challenge is complicated by many things: Physician-to-physician communication has become an…
Leon Rodriguez, Director, HHS OCR, discusses HIPAA / HITECH Enforcement Last Week
[View the story "Leon Rodriguez, Director, HHS OCR, discusses HIPAA / HITECH Enforcement Last Week" on Storify]Leon Rodriguez, Director, HHS OCR, discusses HIPAA / HITECH Enforcement Last WeekThis interview was…
Mobile Health Around the Globe – mHealth Fighting Malnutrition in India
Melghat: a synonym for malnutrition Malnutrition is a byword in the forested hills of the Melghat region inhabited mostly by Korku Adivasis. Every year 400-500 children between the ages of…
Kristof Asks the Right Question: Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?
I am watching CNN reporters interview various folks about the horrific events in Newtown, Connecticut. Everyone is tip-toeing around the gun issue. People are saying “we need to come together”…
W H Y ? A New Public Health Issue?
Sandy Hook Elementary School Columbine High SchoolWHY ?A new and dangerous public health threat has emerged in North America. As yet it is not known how the disease…
New ePatient Interview from Doctors 2.0 & You : Kathi Apostolidis (Gr) #doctors20
To date, most medical conferences do not have patient speakers and attendees, but Doctors 2.0 & You WELCOMES patients. Hence, we proudly display the “patients included” logo that was created…
