By Regina
Dear patient advocates, e-patients and caregivers, Dear patient advocates, e-patients and caregivers, We’re reaching out with an invitation to design a national patient agenda…created by the best, brightest, most committed and…
A Humbling Experience
As Physicians are becoming aware, consumers of health care products (better known as patients in my world) are increasingly likely to leave reviews of their physicians on sites such as…
Advance Practice Nurse Led Clinics – Coming to Your Medical Neighborhood Soon?
In celebration of National Nurse Practitioner week, Drs. In celebration of National Nurse Practitioner week, Drs. Norah Johnson and Kristin Haglund provide a glimpse into a developing trend between academic…
Innovations in Care Delivery Models and the Role of Physician Incentives
On Tuesday, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), in collaboration with WellPoint, held a Capitol Hill Briefing titled “Partnerships in Health: Innovations in Care Delivery Models and the Role…
What Doctors Don’t Know About the Drugs They Prescribe : Video
Medical Journalism and communication has become sensationalistic. Potentially beneficial results are overhyped and harmful possibilities simply brushed under the rug. Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published…
Teaching Hospital Comparisons Benefit from Context
The Dartmouth Atlas Project released a study on October 30, 2012, entitled, “What Kind of Physician Will You Be? Variation in Health Care and Its Importance for Residency Training.” The…
The HIPAA Police Are On Their Way!
One of the lesser known requirements of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act requires the U.S. One of the lesser known requirements of the Health…
Wal-Mart Offers Medical Tourism Legitimacy
Employers are quieting changing their plans to encourage care delivery at high volume, good outcome, low cost facilities…. Employers are quieting changing their plans to encourage care delivery at high…
Freeing Medical Data: Video
Technology has enabled us to collect vast amounts of medical data from myriad sources. But most of this data is locked in silos and unavailable for use by researchers. Performing…
ShopWell Helps You Make Great Choices in the Supermarket Aisle
I had the pleasure to meet Marci Harnischfeger, a registered dietitian at ShopWell. We both spoke at the Nutrition and Aging: A National Summit. I learned first hand about her…
