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  • If your medical information is lost or stolen from your doctor, don't expect to hear about it

    Only 17% of medical practices are likely to report an incident of medical identity theft.

    Blog posts | October 12, 2011 4:30am PDT

  • Technology brings back the housecall

    A dad who had a hard time getting medical help for his baby girl started a company that puts people in contact with doctors for virtual consultations.

    Blog posts | July 13, 2011 4:00am PDT

  • HIMSS tells doctors to beware the stick

    The Obama stimulus contains sticks as well as carrots, and many hospitals are focusing on the sticks as they approach the 2010 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference...

    Blog posts | March 1, 2010 6:02am PST

  • How e-prescribing stops doctor shopping

    There are times when the refresh was just jaw-dropping. It radically changed what I did.

    Blog posts | January 28, 2010 10:36am PST

  • Windows 7 will shine in medicine

    There are no longer any excuses for doctors to have tablet PCs equipped with a pen-like stylus, an interface just as good as the clipboard and, over time, better.

    Blog posts | October 23, 2009 10:34am PDT

  • VA-tested triage for EverydayHealth

    EverydayHealth's Symptom Checker, which debuted this morning, is at the heart of a program veterans have been using for a decade to get help fast over the phone.

    Blog posts | October 6, 2009 6:00am PDT

  • The good news about WalMart

    The clinics keep longer hours than doctors' offices, and don't require appointments. My son needs a school form completed right now, but his ear canals are blocked by wax, so I'm supposed to wait...

    Blog posts | September 7, 2009 8:07am PDT

  • Condemning what the market does worse

    Few deny the Obama Administration has mangled the health care debate. On my personal blog I have compared this to how the Bush Administration handled Hurricane Katrina. But if the result is that...

    Blog posts | August 24, 2009 5:00am PDT

  • Is RealAge a scam?

    In most consumer markets there is nothing going on here. There is no scandal if I get you to fill out a form on cars and then send you a car ad. Or a travel ad. Or even a liquor ad, assuming...

    Blog posts | March 27, 2009 8:06am PDT

  • Gagging patients from online criticism

    A 9-year outfit called Medical Justice is pushing a gag order doctors can make patients sign which keeps them from criticizing the docs online.

    Blog posts | March 4, 2009 9:36am PST

  • Paper based medical care is teh sux

    Getting a common medical procedure done should be easy. When paper gets involved it all breaks down. If it takes a little stimulus to make doctors less a pain in the you-know-where, I'm for it.

    Blog posts | February 13, 2009 10:13am PST

  • Health IT opponents push Harry & Louise, but think Thelma

    Better data means better decisions. Better data means more productive doctors, more patients getting care, and a better chance you will survive what ails you. Better data, at the point of care, is...

    Blog posts | February 9, 2009 9:20am PST

  • How to stop treating doctors like mushrooms

    What we need to do is emphasize how health IT can increase the value and prestige of line physicians.

    Blog posts | February 6, 2009 10:00am PST

  • The Kibbe-Klepper challenge to medicine as usual

    Medicine is both science and art, say doctors. But for how long will it stay that way in a world where data rules?

    Blog posts | January 8, 2009 9:43am PST

  • Turns out my doctor goofed

    This is what studies like this are for, to evaluate two worthy treatments and see which works better with a lot of people.

    Blog posts | December 5, 2008 8:09am PST

  • How doctors may benefit from personal health records

    When "2 messages are coordinated to reinforce each another," the study concluded, compliance improved 12.5%, the quality of care improved, and the doctor-patient relationship was improved as well.

    Blog posts | November 14, 2008 6:26am PST

  • The real health care change we need

    A sea change is needed in doctors' attitudes everywhere concerning the value of tools we here take for granted. Doc, I know you have a Blackberry, maybe even an iPhone. Do you know you can reach...

    Blog posts | October 29, 2008 7:41am PDT

  • Placebos the right prescription for the overwrought

    The best family doctors are psychologists and trusted friends, not just gatekeepers. Some things can't be cured. People die. Conduct a practice in the real world and you learn that.

    Blog posts | October 24, 2008 8:25am PDT

  • How electronic records reach your doctor

    In medicine change comes from the top down.

    Blog posts | October 15, 2008 8:41am PDT

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