Health care reform has ignited much debate on health care costs and how compensation should be calculated for services. Physicians and insurers alike have strong opinions about the value-based and quality-of-care metrics put in place by the Affordable Care Act. … Read More
Changes are happening in every area of healthcare, including mobile technology and devices. Tom Barnett, VP of Health Information Technology at NorthShore University HealthSystem, speaks of the need for a 'structured approach' in his article on the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and … Read More
As doctors many of you dreamed of helping the sick, the needy and the poor because it is the right thing to do. After surviving the crucible that is med school, many of you emerged with mountains of debt and … Read More
A recent study from Pew Research sheds light on just how patients are using the Internet when making health care decisions. Seventy-two percent of Internet users said they have researched health information online within the last year. One in five Internet users … Read More