Two surveys released on Thursday showed many physicians don’t feel like they have adequate access to testing and medical supplies. A survey of more than 2,600 U.S. physicians showed the vast majority — 73 percent — said they were not able to test patients quickly and easily.
SERMO, a physician social network, has unveiled its "Drug Ratings" tool, which allows doctors to research, rate and share their experiences with the accessibility of specific drugs.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In another recent member poll, physicians found problems in patient diagnoses gleaned from the Internet.
This is the physician social network's first foray into non-English-speaking countries.
When it comes to childhood obesity, who is to blame?
Of the doctors polled on physician social network SERMO, only 53 percent believe that the private practice model will survive the next decade.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Editor’s note: The author is a member of the Sermo advisory board. The doctor’s lounge used to be a great meeting place for doctors. A place where only doctors could go to discuss medical cases and share the stresses of everyday practice. These days, there is just no time to go there. We see more […]
There are plenty of opinions about whether or not obesity is a disease or a disability and even the psychological implications that might come along with such labels. Turns out the difference of opinion is quite drastic between Europe and the United States. On December 18, 2014, the European Court of Justice made a landmark […]
Dave Weigel is a libertarian, right-leaning blogger who had been writing for the Washington Post. Although his politics veer right of center, he has no tolerance for the radical, wacky wing of the Republican Party (think Tea Partiers, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, etc.) Weigel was a member of the liberal-leaning listserv called JournoList (a private, […]
Boston Scientific Corp. co-founder John Abele, in the second installment of a lengthy interview, on the early days with Peter Nicholas, his take on demands for increased transparency and his frustration with some of the company’s recent low points. Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) co-founder John Abele told us about the origins of the medical device […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Scattered from Cleveland and Seattle to Virginia and Massachusetts are companies still trying to prove out a winning model to gather physicians in a Facebook -- or is it a LinkedIn, or is it a Ning? -- type of environment reserved solely for the medical community. The perceived reward is worth the pursuit, though. The leaders of these medical social networks say that their sites, if done right, are the new place pharmaceutical companies can come (and spend their marketing dollars) to connect with doctors now that ethics policies and gift bans are keeping drug representatives away.