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New Website Will Disclose Payments To Doctors

April 23, 2013 – 3:16 pm |
Doc Money

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 …

How Physicians Can Prepare for Cybersecurity Attacks and Meet HIPAA Requirements

April 16, 2013 – 11:55 am |
Cyber security

 
By Tony Jeffs
According to a recent study performed by the Ponemon Institute, nine out of 10 hospitals in the United States have suffered from an …

Video Games Improve Reading in Kids; Health in Seniors

March 6, 2013 – 3:24 pm |
Senior video games

By Brad Broker
Two separate studies have been published advancing the health benefits of video games.  In the first study, playing action video games specifically — …

Texting the Doctor? There’s An App For That

February 28, 2013 – 12:34 pm |
Apps Medicine

By Ankita Rao, Kaiser Health News
Last year Dr. Michael Nusbaum introduced a mobile application in an effort to make scheduling a medical appointment as easy …

How Healthcare Providers Can Prepare for Cybersecurity Attacks and Meet HIPAA Requirements

February 20, 2013 – 3:14 pm |
Cyber security

By Tony Jeffs
According to a recent study performed by the Ponemon Institute, nine out of 10 hospitals in the United States have suffered from an …

Doctors, Patients: Prepare for Smartphone Medicine

February 2, 2013 – 12:41 pm |
Apps Medicine

By Harvey B. Lefton, MD
We face ongoing changes in Medicine today which will alter our future practice patterns.  We all recognize the need for better communication …