by Stephanie Barlas | Apr 13, 2018 | Relating to Your Patients
Why proactive patient education is imperative in value-based care It’s much easier to prevent a disease than to cure it—not to mention less costly, as well. This principle is what’s driving the value-based care movement in the U.S. Policymakers are finally accepting...
by jsopher | Dec 13, 2017 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
Along with exciting innovations come cost increases for patients and providers A lot can change in a year. That’s especially true in health care. Last December in our annual predictions post, we said that wearables had hit a rough patch as the industry struggled with...
by Brad Sopher | Sep 1, 2017 | Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients
What your patients need to know about a new law aimed at those with hearing loss A new law aims to make hearing aids cheaper and more widely used by making them available over-the-counter without a prescription or a doctor’s involvement. Is this good news for the...
by Brad Sopher | Aug 11, 2017 | Relating to Your Patients
Eye doctors can help identify early hearing loss in at-risk patients, ensuring they get treatment If our eyesight was failing, most of us would go see an eye doctor. And if our hearing was failing, most of us would…put off treatment for years, risking further...