In the United States, approximately 80 percent of healthcare costs are attributed to 20 percent of the population — the chronically ill, according to MedCity News.
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Texas Specialist Center opened a walk-in, outpatient orthopedic care facility in Lufkin.
Tort reform is a huge issue among healthcare professionals, particularly physicians. It could ease the costs associated with medical practice and unnecessary tests. But if medical liability is reformed, who will police physicians? Can surgeons police surgeons?
Encino, Calif.-based mPulse Mobile, a healthcare-focused secure mobile message company, raised $1.7 million for a healthcare secure messaging tool, according to mobihealthnews.
Social media is becoming an increasingly important tool in marketing one's medical practice and engaging patients.
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A growing number of patients are seeking second opinions and are often finding them through online services, according to The Wall Street Journal.
IMS Health in Parsippany, N.J., released Nexxus Mobile Intelligence 11, the latest generation of its cloud-based CRM solution for the Life Sciences industry.
Although many physicians are communicating with patients online, the majority do not "friend" their patients on Facebook for a variety of reasons, according to CNN.
Here are nine of the most pressing problems with technology that physician practices face, according to the 2015 Technology Survey by Physician's Practice.
Scottsdale Institute has created the SI Patient/Consumer Engagement Adoption Model aimed at helping healthcare systems measure effectiveness in engaging patients and consumers in managing their own health, according to Healthcare Informatics.