High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Casey Quinlan – “HOW MUCH IS THAT?”
Last week, we listened to David Wong talk about SnapHealth - the Go-To place to shop for physicians. This week, Casey Quinlan, author of Cancer For Christmas, comes to us…
Better Late Than Never: China Adopts Its First Mental Health Law
This past Friday China passed its very first law designed to protect the rights of the mentally ill. This past Friday China passed its very first law designed to protect…
Taking the Fear Out of Telehealth Public Policy
For many people involved in telehealth and telemedicine, public policy is still somewhat of a mystery. Does it really have an impact on the success of your telehealth program, product,…
Creating Effective Partnerships With Patients
Look at your clinic through your patient’s eyes by putting yourself in their shoes. Imagine you have poor literacy skills and have difficulty understanding maps, forms and schedules. You find…
Flu Shot at Walgreens: a Pleasant Experience
I decided it was time for my flu shot yesterday and decided to give the local Walgreens a try after my usual chain pharmacy was rude on the phone. I…
Cancer Care Without Borders
As you may know, I have been living in Barcelona, Spain since June in an effort to help me, my wife, and teenage son get a heavy dose of being…
Consumer Driven Health Round Up
We haven’t reported on what is happening in the market for Consumer Driven Health in a while, so there is a lot to look at.Blue CrossWe’ll start with a study…
AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing…
Meanness And The Power Of Stories
Do you ever wonder why there is so much meanness in the world?Do you ever feel that it makes no sense, that it is a mistake?If you do, you are…
What is Failure to Thrive in the Elderly?
If you have served as a caregiver to persons of advanced age in the past or in a professional setting, you have likely seen unfortunate cases of unexplained, sudden decline.…
