Deseret News: As an orthopedic and spinal surgeon in training in 2004, Dr. Alpesh Patel knew there had to be a better way to detect when a surgeon accidentally nicks an esophagus or a bowel with a scalpel. It is estimated that about 10,000 nicks and leaks happen in the United States each year. Patel […]
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NY Times: For all the debate about which Web sites have the best model for reliable reviews — paid or unpaid, anonymous or real name, Angie’s List or Yelp or TripAdvisor — one thing is certain: a robust ecosystem exists online for restaurant and hotel reviews that has changed those industries for the better. So
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A practicing doctor in northwest New Jersey was also searching for the next great appeal letter, marketing piece, patient letter, recall letter, office form or policy and could never find exactly what he was looking for. He found himself making most of these forms from scratch, spending hours that he could have been treating patients,
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If you live in Detroit, and you need to go to the doctor, you now have a new option: a computer screen in Rite Aid. American Medical News: When patients walk into a NowClinic at any one of nine Detroit-area Rite Aid pharmacies, they can choose among multiple physicians to see about what’s ailing them.
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Reason: Three years ago, Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder and managing partner of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, took an initiative that would only be considered radical in the health care industry: He posted online a list of prices for 112 common surgical procedures. The 51-year-old Smith, a self-described libertarian, and his business partner, Dr. Steve
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