by Karen | Apr 14, 2016 | Patient Engagement, Relating to Your Patients
Millions of Americans suffer from allergies. Each spring, the headlines proclaim it to be the worst allergy season ever. In fact, there might be some truth to this, according to allergist Bryan Martin, D.O., president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and...
by Karen | Mar 17, 2016 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
José Gómez-Márquez uses toys to make affordable medical devices. A plastic gun can be to create an alarm that alerts nurses when a patient’s IV bag needs changing. And a box of Lego-like building blocks can be used to modify existing medical equipment in numerous...
by Karen | May 28, 2015 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Relating to Your Patients
Millions of Americans now have health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. “Obamacare.” As of February 2015, about 11.4 million people had signed up for insurance through the marketplaces operated by the federal government and 14 states. On...
by Karen | Apr 23, 2015 | Patient Engagement, Relating to Your Patients
Better communication with patients can affect everything from doctors’ Yelp scores to health outcomes. And there are more ways than ever for patients and doctors to communicate — health apps and patient portals are booming, and countless surveys show that...
by Karen | Mar 12, 2015 | Patient Engagement
The days of relying on patient volume to generate a profit are over. As patients take a more consumer-oriented approach to health care, attracting and retaining them is increasingly important — and challenging. With more provider and procedure choices available than...
