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(Crowd)Funding Patients to Attend Medical Conferences?…Now That’s a Great Idea
I’m a physician and have spent a lot of time over the…
Hospitals Aim to Apply Direct Payments of Care Delivery to Increase Resources
A New York state hospital system is carefully laying the groundwork to…
Continuing Physician Education: A Key Lynchpin in Quality Care
In doing some recent research regarding the latest innovations in decision support…
A House Panel’s Outrageous Move to Keep Patients in the Dark
We know that research can be very informative to decisions we make…
Innovating The Nurse Practitioner Role in Chronic Disease Management
In a special Health Affairs report, Rachel Garfield, PhD, of the Kaiser…
Meaningful Use: Transforming Patient Engagement
This morning I sent out a press release for Tower and also want to…
ICD-10 Delay 1 Year to 2014, HHS Announces
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Announces ICD-10 Delay 1 Year…
A Mashup for Doctor Patient Relationships
A mashup, is a web page or application that combines data, presentation…
High Expectations for mHealth in Developing Countries
A recent report by the Digital Innovation in Healthcare working group states that…
When Does Life Begin? An Important Limitation of the Personhood Movement
Dear readers, I can’t resist recycling this one given the recent swirl…