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An insurer will use Jeopardy-winning Watson computer to aid diagnoses
Is this a good thing? The Wall Street Journal and Slate report that Wellpoint will capitalize on the famed Watson computer's ability to analyze as much as 200 million pages of content in as little as three seconds to aid their own nurses as well as physicians in researching diagnoses. Oncologists are
The Time is Now for ICD-10 Planning
Regulatory requirements that affect the medical practice are changing rapidly. While the primary focus may seem to be on EHR systems and meaningful use to obtain those stimulus funds, there are other mandatory system changes that need to be addressed now, starting with the conversion to ICD -10 code set.
Why aren’t more physicians wealthy?
Michael Zhuang, an investment advisor with a focus on physicians, offered an interesting point of view in a recent post on Physicians Practice. He observed that doctors often fail to accumulate significant wealth in large part because they place too much emphasis on living a "doctor-appropriate" (i.e., fancy) lifestyle, they're
Could your team be great? Aim for real.
Harvard Business Review posted a great tip today about "real teams." The pointed out that "real" teams -- i.e., groups that really work together as one -- all share three important characteristics: Shared sense of purpose Flexible skills Mutual accountability There's a great lesson here for medical practices. Physicians set the
Before you try social media marketing, try social media
Marketing via social media has many advantages for small businesses of all types. It's a non-salesy way to connect with customers at lower out-of-pocket cost to start up than traditional advertising. No wonder so many medical practices are exploring how they can get started with social media -- and no
Using stock photos? Please reconsider.
If there's one thing you can do to make a huge difference in the credibility of your website, it's using real photos of yourself and your staff instead of stock photography. Stock photos never look natural -- and can even be misleading, especially when stock photos of people with different