This February the American Heart Association and Go Red for Women have teamed up to raise awareness for heart disease during American Heart Month. According to the observance’s official webpage, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women. Despite this grim statistic, there is hope: 80 percent of these deaths are preventable, and enormous progress is being […]

This February the American Heart Association and Go Red for Women have teamed up to raise awareness for heart disease during American Heart Month. According to the observance’s official webpage, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women. Despite this grim statistic, there is hope: 80 percent of these deaths are preventable, and enormous progress is being […]

Physicians should take heart! A recent survey conducted by Gallup reveals that the public holds medical doctors in high esteem, awarding them outstanding ratings in terms of honesty and ethics. In fact, compared with 20 other professions, doctors trail only pharmacists and nurses. That respect is earned daily, and as physicians are well aware, involves a willingness to risk […]

We hear the frustration: physicians want to provide the utmost care to their patients but feel they’re falling short of their own expectations. The standard 15-minute visit at traditional practices is barely enough time for brief small talk and a quick diagnosis.  Compounding the issue, as mentioned in previous posts, are federal mandates for electronic medical […]

On the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s $215 million investment in Precision Medicine – therapies and treatments tailored to individual patients – the dean of Stanford Medicine, Lloyd Minor, MD, makes a compelling case for the logical next step, Precision Health.  As he writes in Forbes, Precision Health would combine ‘high tech’ and ‘high touch’ to actually […]

Concierge-style medical practices of various specialties appear to be gaining ground among today’s influential generation, the millennials… and for good reason. Studies show that millennials prefer to spend their money on life experiences rather than material goods, and concierge medicine with its hallmark personalized care could be an appealing choice as this selective group considers their healthcare options. […]

Concierge-style medical practices of various specialties appear to be gaining ground among today’s influential generation, the millennials… and for good reason. Studies show that millennials prefer to spend their money on life experiences rather than material goods, and concierge medicine with its hallmark personalized care could be an appealing choice as this selective group considers their healthcare options. […]

Highlighted in previous posts, digital communication is being integrated into the healthcare industry. However, adoption is slow – the majority of U.S. physicians do not use emails or texts messages to communicate with patients, as cited in a recent Nielsen survey. According to an article in The Health Care Blog, several obstacles possibly related to physicians’ nonparticipation are not […]

Highlighted in previous posts, digital communication is being integrated into the healthcare industry. However, adoption is slow – the majority of U.S. physicians do not use emails or texts messages to communicate with patients, as cited in a recent Nielsen survey. According to an article in The Health Care Blog, several obstacles possibly related to physicians’ nonparticipation are not […]

Some physicians are using their cellphones to encourage their patients to make healthier choices. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that patients at risk of heart disease who received positive texts from their physicians significantly increased their physical activity levels. “There’s a really big opportunity here to use new technologies to […]