by Michael Sopher | Jul 21, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Online eyewear retailers are capturing consumers’ interest—and dollars. Warby Parker is probably eye doctors’ biggest online competition, notes VisionWeb. The style-savvy startup has upped their game by opening up a number of retail locations around the U.S. Other...
by Brad Sopher | Jul 14, 2016 | Patient Engagement, Technology & the Internet
Screens are everywhere in our lives now, even in the exam room. More than 80 percent of doctors now use EHRs, and the hype is building surrounding new technologies in healthcare such as virtual reality. The benefits of technology are numerous—but we all know that too...
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by jsopher | Jul 7, 2016 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
We predicted that virtual reality (VR) would be a trend in health care in 2016, and it looks like we were right. Some are calling this “the year of VR,” thanks to the wave of new, relatively affordable devices now available. Market research firm IDC projects that...
by Quin Ashworth | Jun 23, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
I know the waiting room has been discussed on this blog before, but I want to approach it from a different angle. Your waiting room is the chance for you to make a great impression and own up to the promises made on your website – almost like a first date with...
by Brigitte Granger | Nov 17, 2015 | Latest Videos, Patient Engagement, Relating to Your Patients
What makes a good doctor? In a poll by Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “empathy” was the most popular answer (18%), followed by “good listener” (14%) and “compassionate/caring/kind” (13%). Empathy is critical when communicating with...
