The Wall Street Journal (A Doctor’s Visit Without the Cold Stethoscope) tested out four services that offer to put patients in quick touch with doctors for affordable clini[...]
I recently attended a charity auction and had the opportunity to bid on something that’s always intrigued me – being a radio talk show host. According to Mrs. Gl[...]
There is great value in learning about the science of social networks. As you might imagine, I believe that there is not a single facet of our lives that is not impacted by our soc[...]
The main goals when it comes to the healthcare industry today, the care of the patient in the most efficient manner possible. Time is also a factor in both the care and efficiency.[...]
Last Friday morning, I had the great pleasure to learn more about HipaaCat, a new mobile health app developed by fellow Chicago residents Dr. Gregory Dumanian, Chief of Plastic Sur[...]
FierceHealthIT highlights an example of telemedicine that I think is right on the money. A University of Pittsburgh team has trained hundreds of surgeons on procedures at th[...]
The “inflection point” of medicine—where portable devices, low-cost genetic screening, and a wealth of accurate online health information all merge to allow a con[...]
Johnson and Weston-Broome point out that much of these health disparities is caused by a lack of access to care. To close these gaps, they say “policymakers must continue to [...]
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has received the Supreme Court’s stamp of approval, healthcare providers must determine the best way to improv[...]
The fiscal challenges confronting the healthcare industry around the world requires shifting the delivery of care from expensive centralized settings to lower cost settings while s[...]