Social Media provides online platforms and comprises of various approaches like blogs, microblogging (eg Twitter), social networking (eg Facebook and Patients Like Me), video and file sharing sites (eg YouTube) and wikis. It has been documented that at least 80% patients across America seek health information online, and around 67% of all internet using Americans […]

Mobile devices have impacted the workings of healthcare professionals in various ways – time and health management, health record maintenance, patient management and monitoring, and clinical decision making, etc. The apps used by healthcare providers in medical practice are many, but have yet to be totally accepted by the professionals and even the common people. […]

Given below is an infographic representation of general characteristics of a physicians practice in US. Depending on preferences there is a percentage variation in physicians practicing in either hospital, groups, solo or have their own practice. Similar is the case about preferences with patients where 62% doctors see only Medicaid patients while 76% doctors cater […]

Smartphones are becoming a way of daily lifestyle. They are slowly taking over a lot of activities. There is an application for everything; right from managing the household expenses to managing one’s weight. Similarly, the healthcare industry is also aided by a lot of applications. There are apps which help in getting an appointment or […]

Practicing medicine in this “digital age” is quite an exciting prospect. Social media has transformed the way we communicate with each other. It has also made information easily available and has educated people a lot. Information is easily available and people are now more aware and educated about various situations. Medical practitioners are evolving and […]

2015 is all set to bring more healthcare challenges and fewer income opportunities for the provider’s office. Rising drug prices, time consuming regulatory obligations, an aging population requiring high-value care and skyrocketing medical technology costs are, in fact, mere curtain raisers.  The real grim picture lies behind the many hassles the provider’s office is posed […]

Being in – network is a good way to grow business for the providers as well as insurance companies. Moreover, even the patients can get benefited with such an association. When a patient is choosing a physician it would do him good to select a provider who is in – network with an insurance company […]

Before we start discussing about morals and ethics in healthcare let us get a clear picture of what they actually mean. Even though people use the term morals and ethics interchangeably; both actually have separate meanings. Morals stem out from an individual’s cultural beliefs and teachings. Ethics on the other hand comes from the society […]