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When you consider how the Internet has upended models of work and production in a number of industries, you don’t immediately think of the private medical practice. Not until now, at least. But if you can imagine no receptionist and
Unfortunately, medical data security breaches are a larger part of practicing medicine than they should be. In the 2013 HIMSS Leadership Survey, 19% of health IT professionals from provider organizations indicated their organization faced a security breach within the past
For most physicians, the nights of 2:00 a.m. “911” beeper alerts are long gone, hastily replaced by smartphone text messages, e-mails and Facebook chats. But with new technology comes new privacy issues, and in certain cases has led to some
As a whole, physicians are running from private practice like it’s the bubonic plague circa 1350. More than one-third of physicians plan to leave private medical practice within the next 10 years according to a Jackson Healthcare study. Should you
Geomedicine is an emerging field that focuses on taking geographic location and environment into account when analyzing individual and public health. While many of its applications remain in the research phase, the question still stands – will it translate from
“For a few weeks, or maybe a few months, you’ve been racked by doubt about your feelings and your future together. If you keep quiet, you’re probably going to be left unsatisfied. So bring the subject up but choose your
There has been a steady pressure on physicians to consider merging practices with their peers. The promise of improved managed care contracts and revenues from new ancillary services has always been a strong motivator. Now, it is clinical integration and
Healthcare policy makers have the challenging task of cutting costs while improving the quality of care for patients. Many times, these two opposing forces lead to very different results. But the newest movement in healthcare payments, pay for performance model
The premise behind requiring Continuing Medical Education (CME) is keeping physicians up to date – allowing for a better quality of care and increased patient safety. It’s a great concept, but until recently doctors were forced to read medical journals
While it may conjure up moving images of 1960s adolescents around the time newscasts were gradually transitioning to color, the term ‘countercultural’ means something a little different these days in the medical field. Physicians are leaving hospital employment to embark
