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PHONE+ April 20, 2010 Mike Rosen |
Targeting Professional Services Companies Advanced communications solutions, tailored to meet specific business needs, can help smaller firms remain competitive and can prove to be a difference maker in servicing and retaining clients. |
PHONE+ February 4, 2010 Mike Rosen |
Rev Up Auto Dealer Service With Converged Solutions Times are tough for the auto industry and now is the ideal time for communications dealers to present auto dealers with cost-effective telecommunications solutions that can enhance customer service. |
PHONE+ January 8, 2010 Mike Rosen |
Telephony 101: Targeting Educational Markets School districts today require telephony systems that address a variety of communications needs. But with budget often being a deciding factor in upgrades, finding a system that doesn't compromise these needs can be challenging. |
Managed Care April 2001 |
Compensation, patient-care time vary widely by practice size Self-employed physicians who practice with one or more other doctors tend to spend more time in patient-care activities than solo practitioners -- and their compensation reflects that... |
InternetNews April 21, 2006 Tim Scannell |
An Active Hand in The Healing Process Hospitals are turning to the Internet and remote reporting technologies to get patients more involved in medical decision-making. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al. |
Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Ame Wadler |
PR: In the Loop Pharma marketers can help doctors stay abreast of the news. |
Managed Care October 2000 |
New Types of Internet Services Promise Physicians Increased Office Efficiency Several companies are now marketing products and services designed to streamline the management of medical practices... |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sharyn Lee |
Invisible Prescribers: What You Do and Don't Know About NPs and PAs How many prescriptions are written each year by nurse practitioners and physician assistants? Pharmaceutical companies not only fail to market to this sector, they neglect to invite nurse practitioners and physician assistants to meetings or to include them in plans for continuing medical education. |
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 |
Crusader for Clearer E-Info Entrepreneur Jonathan S. Bush -- yes he's related -- discusses how Web-based medical records can become a workable reality |
Managed Care August 2006 John Carroll |
Everyone Uses E-mail Now (Except Doctors and Patients) The doctors in GreenField Health's primary care network learned years ago that e-mail could often satisfy a regular patient's need for medical advice. Here's how the process works today, who pays for it, and when and why it makes sense. |
Science News March 28, 2009 |
Science Past For March 28, 1959 Thoughts on patient resocialization in a mental hospital during the 1950s. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Robert N. Charette |
Dying for Data A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs -- but how do you build one? The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable. |
Search Engine Watch December 31, 2010 Dean Stephens |
Health Gets Social in 2010 The role of social media in search results is influencing how health organizations attract and treat patients. |
Nursing Management September 2010 Richard Hader |
The evidence that isn't... Interpreting research When patients seek a healthcare practitioner for services, they believe that the delivered care is based on proven science. But reality is far from patient perception. In fact, most care is still based on anecdote, not evidence. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Charlene Prounis |
Marketing to Professionals: Doctor-Patient Communication Improving doctor-patient relations can lead to increased patient compliance. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin |
Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty. |
CIO August 1, 2005 Susannah Patton |
An End to Medical Forms? Patients could keep all their medical information online using iHealthRecord, a new service that Medem (a joint venture of the American Medical Association and six other medical societies) introduced in May. |
Managed Care August 2000 Frank Diamond |
Nurse Practitioners Inch onto the Field Thanks, in part, to new federal guidelines, this "invisible player" is starting to be noticed. Can NPs do more than fill niches? |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Paul Greenberg |
Medical Education: Real-Time CME News-based CME helps doctors stay on top of new medical information and changes in treatment -- before their patients do. |
Managed Care May 2003 Bob Carlson |
Shared Appointments Improve Efficiency in the Clinic Do more with less -- that's what we all must learn. In the physician's office, when patients share their doctor's time, everyone benefits. |
Job Journal August 3, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Nurse Practitioner Nurse practitioners are essential to meet the growing need for high-level healthcare. |
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
The Right Cure For Ailing Elder Care? Nurse practitioners could save the nation money - while providing quality service. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author. |
Managed Care May 2006 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Looking for a Better Way To Manage Care Can primary care physicians persuade health plans and Medicare to accept their version of the chronic care model? |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Gene Guselli |
Marketing to Professionals: The Power of Positive Feedback Boost doctors' confidence in your brand by validating their prescription decisions. |
Managed Care October 2002 Pamela L. Popp |
How To -- And Not To -- Disclose Medical Errors to Patients Health care facilities and physician practices must commence development and implementation of a disclosure policy. The policy should include a statement of the need and willingness of the patient and physician to have an open and honest relationship and a constant dialogue. |
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Deena Katz |
RVU Thinking Think of how much more positive and profitable an impact you can have on yourself and your advisory firm once you redefine how you will function within your practice and examine your relative value units. |
Managed Care May 2002 Bob Carlson |
Team-Care Approach Catching On A team approach is likely to gain ground for at least two reasons: First, demographic data suggest that the demand for health care services will exceed supply in the next decade, especially in geriatric specialties. Second, rising health care costs will increase pressures to use resources more appropriately |
CIO June 15, 2002 Megan Santosus |
The Doctor Is In -- Always By providing secure communications networks with provisions for authentication and encryption, Medem and other companies such as Healinx and Requesthealth.com hope to usher in a new age of doctor-patient electronic communication. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 29, 2015 Dina Gerdeman |
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records John Quelch discusses approaches to integrate patient data so that medical professionals and patients can make better decisions. |
CIO September 27, 2013 |
How IT Can Produce Better Patient Care For Dr. Bob Laskowski, president and CEO of Christiana Care Health System, technology means empowering physicians and patients. |
Managed Care March 2007 |
Achieving Quality Measures Yields High Bonuses for U.K. Physicians General practitioners in the U.K. make an average of about $108,000 each year, but incentives for improved quality, achieving clinical goals, and better services -- including better appointment systems -- can result in bonuses amounting to $92,000. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Maggie Helmig |
Direct to Consumer: Patient Education Reform Marketers can empower patients to start a dialogue with their doctors. |
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 |
Arming up for the Digital Revolution As a longtime advocate of new approaches to meeting customer needs in pharma, Martin Wygod sees the biggest change as the coming growth of digital platforms as the principal source of information and communication in healthcare. |
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Michael Hickins |
Health Care in Search of Connections Health care providers and the patients they serve have an ever-growing appetite for health care IT. Vendors are working on practical solutions rather than waiting for policy changes. |
Managed Care March 2002 Bob Carlson |
Getting Patients in the Door Faster Can Boost Satisfaction, Outcomes Office-based medical practice hasn't changed substantially in many years, so it's not surprising that it no longer serves consumers or physicians well... |
HBS Working Knowledge November 22, 2004 Martha Lagace |
The Changing Roles of Doctors and Patients Doctors are becoming systems managers while some patients are increasingly willing and able to care for their own conditions. The result: Changing models of healthcare delivery. |
Managed Care November 2002 Sharon Baker |
Applause, Catcalls Greet Retainer Medicine Proponents tout personalized care and easy access, and imply superior health care. Critics fear "elitist" practices. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Catherine Arnst |
The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costs. |
CIO December 15, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
Data Sharing That Benefits Customers At Children's Hospital Boston, sharing more data, securely, promises healthier, more satisfied patients. |
InternetNews March 5, 2008 Susan Kuchinskas |
Eyeing the Personal Health Portal Can Google and Microsoft transform health care the way they changed business? |
Managed Care April 2002 |
What's An E-Mail Consultation Worth? The answer depends on whom you ask. A search of news archives turns up two reported experiments with reimbursement of physicians for e-mail communication with patients... |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al. |
A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2005 Zimmerman & Fay |
Marketing to Professionals: Dr. Ambassador The pharma industry is under siege in the news media. Smart companies must create a role for physicians as ambassadors who can raise patient confidence in drugs and the pharma industry as a whole. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Robin Hertz |
The Endless Treadmill of End-of-Life Care Bending the cost curve back to valuing the cycle of life. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Susan Louisa Montauk |
The Homeless in America: Adapting Your Practice In 2004, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse placed eight guidelines from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council on its Web site. Seven of the guidelines are on specific disease processes and one is on general care. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2005 Peter H. Nalen |
Alternative Media: Targeting Audiences on the Web The most important web page to communicate with doctors and patients is the page of results that your potential customers see when they use search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!, or MSN. |