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 Smitha Gopal | Sep 6, 2017 | Patient Engagement
Health care quality measures have raised concern among doctors – but technology could change that As recently as a decade ago, many doctors didn’t think the quality of their care could be measured. “Any attempt to do so was ‘bean counting’ folly at best or destructive...
by Rachel Bishop | Jan 19, 2017 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Doctors who do not specialize in mental health may not give it much thought. After all, if a patient comes to you seeking treatment for diabetes or cataracts, whether or not they suffer from depression or alcoholism is beyond the scope of the visit, right? Wrong....