Telemedicine Beyond Prescriptions

Telemedicine Beyond Prescriptions

“[We] provide patients with personalized technical information that they can use to empower themselves to find the best care in their community” - Dr. Rebecca Kaltman. Interview by The Doctor’s Channel. May 21, 2015.

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Has the Doctor-Patient Relationship Become a "Prisoner’s Dilemma"?

Has the Doctor-Patient Relationship Become a "Prisoner’s Dilemma"?

The self-interested choices of the patient and the doctor frequently causes bad outcomes in healthcare, either overtreatment or under treatment. According to a team of physicians and a mathematician, treatment decision mistakes are made 42% of the time due to such conflicting interests.

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Nurses Blame Medical Errors on Interoperability Issues

Nurses Blame Medical Errors on Interoperability Issues

Much like toddlers at a playground, it is important to play well with others. That’s why, an iPhone, an iPad, a mac, and an apple watch, all talk to each other, just like android and windows devices all talk to each other. In fact, an iPhone still works even with a PC. So, how does this apply to medicine?

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The Original Primary Care

The Original Primary Care

primary care doctor was always intended to be the manager of a patient's care. However, more and more often patients simply want to see a specialist, and primary doctors have also been so burdened, that they continue to refer patients out.

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ICD-10 Deadline 2 Weeks Away, Many Groups Still Ill-Prepared

ICD-10 Deadline 2 Weeks Away, Many Groups Still Ill-Prepared

Many smaller physician practices could go out of business due to problems associated with the fast approaching ICD-10 conversion. There are about 68,000 diagnostic codes under the new ICD-10-CM codes, which is five times more than under ICD-9-CM.

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