Do Readmission Rates Really Indicate Hospital Quality?
Unplanned readmissions to the hospital have been the focus of much attention…
Making “Best” Even Better
The dictionary defines best as "of the highest quality, excellence, or standing.”…
Medical Scribe Vendor Raises $2.5M
“The scribe industry is in a boom time,” Dr. David Strumpf explained…
Establish Boundaries With Difficult Patients Early, Before the Relationship Descends Into Crazy Town
Be forewarned, this is an “elephant in the room” post about dealing…
Create Engaging Content For Your Hospital
It's hard to figure out what patients want to hear. It’s harder…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Patient-Centered Medical Homes Need to Become More “Patient-Centered”
A recent study in Medical Care about Horizon BCBS’s Medical Home pilot…
Noise Reduction in Hospitals: The Value of Patient Experience Surveys
The value of patient experience surveys is intuitive to consumers, who are…
Will “Medicare As We Know It” Persist, or Will It Change?
Stephen C Schimpff, MD is a quasi-retired internist, professor of medicine and…
mHealth Practices: Plugging the Holes
The medical device market is a fast-developing sector in the U.S. healthcare…
Molecular, Genomic Diagnostic Service Lab Raising Funds for Personalized Medicine
Using DNA sequencing to help doctors and pharmaceutical companies personalize treatments for…
