by Jan Tilley | Nov 19, 2015 | Health & Wellness
When I was a little girl, my mother taught me the “4 BE’s:” BE positive, BE true, BE smart, and BE grateful. For the month of November, I wish to focus on these virtues of health and happiness. At my house, November 1st marks the beginning of the holiday season....
by Evan Ratner | Nov 17, 2015 | Business, Health & Wellness
It wasn’t that long ago when patients had two choices for accessing health care. You could make an appointment with your primary physician for some distant point in the future or go to the emergency department for an evaluation immediately – or at least after...
by medtomarket | Oct 26, 2015 | Medical Technologies
During the development of medical devices or medication delivery equipment, the machine eventually meets a human being. We can imagine if a product feels good in your hands, it will be easier to wield by different users or in unexpected situations. Articulating the...
by Bradley Reiner | Oct 22, 2015 | Health Data Analytics
It’s not unusual for a doctor to pick up any trade journal and read about how electronic health records are the end all and be all in documenting services and maximizing reimbursement. The U.S. government has encouraged physicians around the country to transition to...
by Dan Greenfield | Oct 20, 2015 | Business
A good bedside manner. Hard to define exactly, but it can impact patient satisfaction and improve medical outcomes. A good bedside manner is based on mutual respect, knowledge, trust, shared values and perspectives about disease and life. It’s also a useful guide for...
by Aaron Franklin | Oct 8, 2015 | Health Data Analytics
Healthcare executives sometimes question why they should invest in health analytics software when they already have reporting features available in their EHR system. As pressure mounts to demonstrate a strong return on their EHR investments, they aren’t sure...
by Jan Tilley | Sep 22, 2015 | Recipes
Pulled Pork: • 3-pound pork shoulder roast, trimmed of all visible fat • 6 garlic cloves, crushed • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed • 1 tablespoon ground allspice • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon black pepper • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1/4 teaspoon...
by medtomarket | Sep 18, 2015 | Health Data Analytics
If you have been a nurse for long, you know that hospitals have to answer to the government in some shape and form. Or I suppose they could try to not adhere to the government’s requests, but then, said hospital would lose reimbursement which amounts to lots of money....
by Jan Tilley | Sep 17, 2015 | Health & Wellness
I once had a teacher who said, “Excuses are like armpits; everyone has them and they all stink.” Well thank goodness for deodorant, but what can be done about the excuses we all make? People have all kinds of reasons for not taking action to improve their health and...
by John Seybold | Aug 25, 2015 | Business
Trust me. It’s critical to sustainable success. In 2009, “hope” may be the buzz word, but “skepticism” is the reality. With daily surprise lay-off announcements and entire industries under scrutiny and/or bankruptcy, employees and employers alike are hunkering down...
