Featured Report: Treating people with dignity and respect will make patient engagement easier and better

The Boston Globe

App aims to make caring for an ill loved one less onerous

May,30,2014

By: Callum Borchers

Renee Fry was fresh off a stint as deputy chief of staff to former governor Mitt Romney and was settling into a new marketing job in 2008 when she suffered a seizure and learned she had a massive brain tumor. “Your life just changes overnight,” she said. As did the lives of Fry’s mother and sister, who were thrust into the role of caretakers, helping her recover from a successful 14-hour surgery and managing the extensive rehabilitation she needed to regain motor function.  Read More 

Physician Practice Retail-based Health Clinics: A Benefit or Detriment to Patient Care?  May,27,2014 By: Staff
For many patients, the convenience and quick service provided by retail-based clinics (RBCs) is difficult to resist. But is it a healthy way to receive and provide patient care? In a recent Practice Notes blog, practice administrator Lean Didomenico McCallister, wrote that while such clinics have their drawbacks, they also provide useful alternatives to her practice's patients.  Read More 

HealthDataMangement Web-Based Counseling a Cost-Effective Approach for Heart Disease

May,29,2014

By: Greg Goth

Web-based and live counseling programs can effectively reduce incidents of heart disease for patients at high risk for the disease, and Web-based programs are particularly cost-effective, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.UNC officials say the work adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that nontraditional approaches to healthcare are becoming ever more important in managing health and disease. Read More

Med City News Treating people with dignity and respect will make patient engagement easier and better May,29,2014 by: Lisa Goren 
All it takes is a single visit to the doctor’s office to place one’s pride and self-esteem a dozen notches below baseline. I didn’t think much of my appointment, knowing it was just a routine scan at the dermatologist’s office, a new annual pilgrimage resulting from a diagnosis called Middle Age. Entering the room, the medical assistant asked me to undress and, as is customary, pointed to the gown and the sheet that would further preserve my dignity. She instructed me to tie the gown in the back and then she promptly left. Read More

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