How to Curb the Cost of Cancer Care
Top health care experts meeting at the Institute of Medicine last week delivered a stern message to the nation’s 15,000 oncologists and their patients: Either learn to deliver care at…
Fighting Obesity in America: Has Weight Loss Gone Too Far?
One cannot escape the issue of rising obesity rates in the United States. A current statistic predicts that by the year 2030, 42% of us will be obese. The…
What Does Your Email (Gmail, Yahoo, Aol) Say About Your Practice
Your e-mail address is one of the first things folks see when you reply to Web site inquiries.What does your e-mail address say about you?How about: Your e-mail address is…
Partnering Patients and Providers for Healthcare Technology Innovation
With the conclusion of the first vice presidential debate, the Los Angeles Times noted that discussions regarding healthcare turned prickly and personal. Such heated rancor suggests that healthcare should become…
The Perils and the Potential of EMR: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
As medicine moves forward in its most technologically advanced era yet, we continue to struggle with basic concepts such as record keeping. The medical record is vital to the care…
Walmart Moves Health Care Forward Again
Walmart’s sheer size makes almost any of their initiatives newsworthy. That said, despite being a lightning rod for criticism on employee benefits and health care, they have introduced initiatives with…
Does Candy Placement at the Cash Register Merit Regulation?
A New England Journal of Medicine Perspective (Candy at the Cash Register — A Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease) argues that, “the prominent placement of foods associated with…
Transformational and Disruptive Changes Are Coming to the Delivery System
More chronic illnesses, more diseases of old age, consumers demanding more quality and safety, physicians no longer in typical private practice, and high deductible health care polices are each about…
Telehealth and Telemedicine: Essentials, Top Do’s and Don’ts
I recently participated in a wonderful 55 minute video interview conducted by Nirav Desai for his HandsOnTeleHealth show. I wanted to thank Nirav for leading an insightful discussion; you can…
LifeLongHealth.com – A Health-Oriented Social Network for Baby Boomers
Who said social networking is just a communication tool used by generations X and Y? While many 20- and 30-year-olds go to Twitter and Facebook to connect with their friends…
