Can pharma align with physicians, payers and patients?
May 18, 2012
In the current healthcare landscape, physicians, health insurers and patients want to know how well a drug will work and affect total medical costs. However, according to a report published May 17 by the Health Research Institute at PwC US, information provided by the biopharmaceutical industry no longer suffices. MORE
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Business

Brand equity expected to weigh heavily in HIX environment
May 18, 2012
The newly released Harris Poll EquiTrend study revealed that consumers shopping for health insurance will strongly factor in brand equity when payers begin competing on health insurance exchanges in 2014. MORE

Technology

FCC to vote on allocating broadband spectrum for mobile body area networks
May 18, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on May 24 on whether to allow the healthcare industry to use designated broadband space to develop and deploy mobile body area networks. If approved, the move would open the door to more and better uses of wireless monitoring both inside and outside the hospital setting. MORE

Patient care

Patients need reminder on UV danger to eyes
May 18, 2012
More than 55 percent of adults in the United States lose or break their sunglasses every year, according to a new report released by The Vision Council. For these and the 27 percent of adults who do not wear sunglasses, exposure to ultraviolet radiation could put their eye health at risk. MORE

Compliance

HL7 extends membership program to caregivers
May 17, 2012
Standards development organization Health Level Seven International announced on May 16 a pilot membership program and webpage to encourage clinician caregivers to participate in the process of developing standards for EHRs. MORE

ZirMed Fact of the Month

Average A/R Days By Speciality

Click here to see the expanded table. Data provided by Revenue Cycle Management Company ZirMed.

Blog

MORE BLOGS

Like it or not, MU is underway
May 18, 2012 | Diana Manos
No matter how you feel about the federal incentive program to drive the adoption of healthcare IT, the numbers speak for... MORE
mHealth should make old healthcare 'excuses' obsolete
May 17, 2012 | Eric Wicklund
mHealth advocates should be jumping all over a newly released federal report that equates less education with more health... MORE
Retirement and healthcare costs
May 15, 2012 | Jeff Bogue
How can you account for rising healthcare costs within your retirement planning? Here are several things to consider. MORE

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In this audio interview with PhysBizTech Editor Frank Irving, Steven Zuckerman, MD, who operates a solo neurology practice in Baton Rouge, La., discusses his use of voice recognition technology. Dr. Zuckerman describes the technology’s ease of use and mentions that it helped him qualify for an $18,000 EHR Incentive Program payment.