Becker's Hospital Review recently published an interesting article about how "going green" can improve the bottom line for hospitals. And it seems to be working for the Mo.-based patient care facility, Heartland Health. According to "The Energy to Go Green: 5 Changes to Help the Environment and Improve Your Hospital's Bottom Line," the hospital … [Read more...]
Go Green for the Greater Good of Your Hospital
“The July Effect”
I was reading "CNN Health" online today and was taken back a bit when I stumbled across the lead sentence in the article titled, "Why you should never go to the hospital in July." The lead sentence reads, "Do not get sick in July. Why? You might die." Well, if that doesn't grab one's attention, I'm not sure what would. After reading the … [Read more...]
FDA and Its Surprising Take on Breast Implants
Last year alone, close to 500,000 American women went under the knife for breast implants, according to an article in today's issue of The Washington Post. World-wide, between 5-to-10 million women have had breast augmentation, to date (either for cosmetic purposes, or as a result of breast cancer). While physician service providers each have … [Read more...]
Five Top Technology Trends in Healthcare
The rate in which technology is influencing patient care and aiding physician service providers, is outstanding, according to the recent article, "Five hot trends in healthcare technologies," which was reported in the on-line publication, ZDNet. The articled focused on New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Professor Atam Dhawan, and how he … [Read more...]
American Medical Association Announces Policy Decision
In a press release that came out today, the American Medical Association announced that, at its annual meeting, members voted to keep the existing policy, concerning patient care and individual health insurance. The policy, which has raised some questions and controversy with AMA members, supports individual responsibility for health insurance … [Read more...]