by Alamo City Cancer Council | May 20, 2016 | Health & Wellness
The Alamo City Cancer Council (ACCC), San Antonio-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was conceived by Dr. Sharon Wilks, an Oncologist and Hematologist with Texas Oncology. It serves as a resource for newly diagnosed cancer patients. The ACCC hosts an...
by Jan Tilley | May 19, 2016 | Health & Wellness
Are you an emotional eater? May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Conquer Emotional Eating! Let’s be real: to some extent, everyone is an emotional eater. The truth is, not all emotional eating is unhealthy. It is natural and normal to occasionally enjoy food to...
by Jan Tilley | Apr 27, 2016 | Health & Wellness
Fat isn’t just a nutrient essential for your body, it’s also a key player in healthy cooking! The trouble is, between the mass of misinformation and misleading advertising, it seems almost impossible to determine which oil to choose as part of a healthy diet. Oils are...
by MD News | Apr 20, 2016 | Business
The last thing a medical practice wants to face is an IRS audit. Fortunately, audit rates are low — around 1 percent — making IRS audits the exception rather than the rule. However, if your practice is unlucky enough to be audited, there are three important points to...
by Clarity Child Guidance Center | Apr 10, 2016 | Health & Wellness
When a parent learns that their child has been diagnosed with a mental illness, they may be inclined to place the blame on their own parenting skills. The truth is that the cause of a child’s mental illness is greatly influenced by a number of things, especially the...
by Jan Tilley | Mar 28, 2016 | Health & Wellness, Recipes
Stress is an unfortunate fact of life. It’s a constant topic of conversation because in some capacity it affects all adults. Our lives are dynamic, meaning they are ever-changing, and change equals stress. Even good changes can have a stressful effect. So while...
by Jamo Rubin | Mar 9, 2016 | Business
If your healthcare organization is like most, you have plans to generate the Triple Aim focus on improvements to create more revenue, better outcomes and higher patient satisfaction. While process enhancement worked in the fee-for-service era, it is a...
by Aaron Franklin | Feb 29, 2016 | Health Data Analytics
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center recently paid a ransom of $17,000 in bitcoin to hackers, according to the LA Times. The hackers used malware to infect the institution’s computers, preventing hospital staff from being able to communicate from those devices....
by Dan Greenfield | Feb 24, 2016 | Healthcare Design
As a physician, time is one of your most valuable assets. You often have 15 minutes or less to diagnose an ailment, suggest a course of treatment, and answer patient questions. All along you must be efficient and comforting, responsive but authoritative. Go over your...
by Digital Marketing Sapiens | Feb 11, 2016 | Business
How has the medical landscape of San Antonio changed in the last year? And where are we headed? Digital Marketing Sapiens met with Dr. Jayesh Shah, president of South Texas Wound Associates and the new president of the Bexar County Medical Society. In this podcast, he...
