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INFOGRAPHIC: Online Doctor Reviews

May 7, 2013 – 6:44 pm |
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Recent studies have shown an increase in online physician reviews.  Check out this infographic from Zoc Doc:

(thedoctorblog.com)
 

New Website Will Disclose Payments To Doctors

April 23, 2013 – 3:16 pm |
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By Ankita Rao
For the first time, the government will make information about financial relationships between doctors, teaching hospitals and drug manufacturers publicly available.
To comply with a provision …

Changing the Tides of Healthcare Communication with Social Media

September 20, 2012 – 10:30 am |
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By Tim Soo
Health is social. Yet, the thought of a patient tweeting about a health condition or a physician updating his or her status to …

ICD-10 Operational Impact Points in the Physician Practice

March 6, 2012 – 2:00 pm |

By Michael Calahan
I was recently addressing a group of health care providers to overview the impending transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 from an operational perspective, …

Practical Implications of Telemedicine Credentialing

January 30, 2012 – 3:03 pm |

By Lucia Francesca Bruno, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A.
For the past century, information technology has reinvented the familiar and revolutionized the art of medicine.  As health care professionals …

Should Docs Use Email to Talk to Patients?

January 23, 2012 – 11:28 am | One Comment

The Wall Street Journal today features a discussion about whether docs should use email to communicate with patients.  There are many issues to consider including …