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Doctors slow to embrace innovation? Maybe it’s because they own all the risk

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Doctors slow to embrace innovation? Maybe it’s because they own all the risk

June 15, 2013 12:13 pm by | 0 Comments

I recently posted about my upcoming  Healthcare Unbound presentation on why healthcare disruption is happening too slowly and requested some thoughts from my readers. This morning I woke up to receive these terrific remarks from Jeroen Bouwens which I’m sharing with permission: My theory as to what is holding back certain types ... Read more
Best Medication Related Apps

Best Medication Related Apps

June 17, 2013 6:56 am by | 0 Comments

Mobile technology has evolved to a degree where using the likes of a smartphone and/or a tablet computer is pretty much a standard among a huge chunk of the world’s ... Read more
Single or Multi Specialty Specific EMR?

Single or Multi Specialty Specific EMR?

June 14, 2013 5:45 pm by | 0 Comments

With the rise of technology usage in the Healthcare Industry, one of the biggest challenges that care providers face is the selection of Electronic Medical Records software to implement at ... Read more
The IRS has the power — and the will — to ration healthcare

The IRS has the power — and the will — to ration healthcare

June 14, 2013 7:06 am by | 0 Comments

As Americans watch congressional hearings on the Internal Revenue Service, they should ask themselves what this enormously powerful, corrupt, politically motivated agency might do with its new job of administering ... Read more
3 ways technology can help boost medical devices sales

3 ways technology can help boost medical devices sales

June 14, 2013 7:03 am by | 0 Comments

Anyone who hopes to achieve success in the medical device sales industry cannot afford to ignore the revolutionary effect that relatively recent technological advances have had on the sales process. ... Read more
The Ideal EHR and Medical Billing Integration

The Ideal EHR and Medical Billing Integration

June 13, 2013 4:01 pm by | 0 Comments

Staggering changes in the healthcare market, turbulent costs and increasing regulatory, governance and compliance challenges, entail the evolution of the United States Healthcare industry.Over the last couple of decades, industry ... Read more
Today — Beyond the walls: Managing information as it flows from hospital to home

Today — Beyond the walls: Managing information as it flows from hospital to home

June 13, 2013 6:00 am by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

Mobile technology is continuously improving, and as a result the idea of consistent quality home healthcare is possible. But it's still unclear which strategies are working best for patients and ... Read more
The future of HIPAA: No privacy protection, just government funding through fines

The future of HIPAA: No privacy protection, just government funding through fines

June 10, 2013 6:54 am by | 0 Comments

As my head reels at the implications of the IRS scandal mushrooming in Washington, the IRS's recently disclosed ability to access e-mails without warrant, the intricacy of the NSA PRISM wiretap ... Read more
The Healthcare Cost Fallacy

The Healthcare Cost Fallacy

June 8, 2013 6:14 pm by | 0 Comments

There was just another article about how a simple, relatively low cost intervention saved a huge medical cost. This one which appeared in the Washington Post Wonkblog repeated the story ... Read more
Beyond the walls: Managing information as it flows from hospital to home (and back again)

Beyond the walls: Managing information as it flows from hospital to home (and back again)

June 5, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

This post is sponsored by Verizon.Mobile technology is bringing the concept of home healthcare to life. Deciphering which strategies are just pricey bells and whistles and what emerging health IT ... Read more
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for ACOs

There is no one-size-fits-all solution for ACOs

June 5, 2013 6:57 am by | 1 Comments

By Blair Childs and Joe DamorePolicy experts and the public agree: The U.S. healthcare system needs to be transformed to provide care that is more patient- and family-centered, of higher ... Read more
The case for making your website senior-friendly

The case for making your website senior-friendly

June 4, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments (Sponsored)

As more seniors use the Internet (and the audience grows much more quickly than the general population of users), your website’s usability for this audience is paramount to the health ... Read more
Here’s How You Can Escape a Medical Billing Catastrophe

Here’s How You Can Escape a Medical Billing Catastrophe

June 3, 2013 11:06 am by | 0 Comments

Recent research has revealed that around 55% of medical bills in the United States include errors. With the surge in Electronic Health Records, more and more practices are experiencing errors ... Read more
Playing the Hunger Games – HMO style

Playing the Hunger Games – HMO style

June 3, 2013 6:36 am by | 1 Comments

One of my partners, an ear nose and throat surgeon, resigned years ago from a particularly abusive HMO. He said, ’never again,’ as did all of the reputable ENT surgeons ... Read more
Further Disruptive Changes in Health Care Delivery

Further Disruptive Changes in Health Care Delivery

June 1, 2013 10:37 am by | 1 Comments

Technology to lower costs rather than accelerate them. Smart phones to increase physician and other providers’ productivity. Fewer primary care physicians but more involvement by nurse practitioners and others. And ... Read more
Electronic Medical Records and Doctor-Patient Communication

Electronic Medical Records and Doctor-Patient Communication

May 31, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

The advent in modern healthcare technologies such as Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have allowed EMRs to come in place of traditional paper records, while promoting patient care and care quality.However, ... Read more