May 1st 2025
Telehealth enhances healthcare communication, improving patient-provider relationships and outcomes through real-time consultations, secure messaging, and remote monitoring.
‘Wild west’ of pharmaceutical sales developed as patients clamor for GLP-1s for obesity treatment.
April 30th 2025
Machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence, can sift through massive amounts of data to benefit physicians and patients.
April 22nd 2025
Earth Day and any day is a great day to analyze environmental waste in health care — and possible solutions for it.
Telemedicine had an impact equivalent to 130,000 fewer car trips each month. Researchers say this climate impact should factor into policy decisions regarding the future of virtual care.
How artificial intelligence can help primary care doctors—and their patients
AI has ability to streamline practice workflow, improve patient engagement
Morning Medical Update: Why telemedicine isn’t always cheaper; Scheduling difficulties in primary care; Intermittent fasting vs. calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes
The top news stories in primary care today.
Digital automation: A must for PCPs to win
Online options are convenient for patients and even can lead to better in-person care.
Telehealth declined while retail clinic utilization increased 51% from 2020 to 2021
Despite big decline, telehealth use still massively higher than pre-pandemic
The time is now for federal agencies to fortify cybersecurity among small and rural hospitals
As physicians focus on patient health and executives work to keep the doors open, data breaches can have serious consequences for everyone.
Remote patient monitoring: A win for both providers and patients
Technology can reduce health care costs, improve outcomes, improve practice efficiency
Health technology needs to be designed with the clinician in mind
By engaging health care providers in designing them, the next generation of products can mitigate burnout instead of causing it
The new kid on the block: The Federal Trade Commission and data sharing
Two recent settlements underscore the FTC's status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.
Telehealth can expand health care only where patients have internet access
Researchers examine disparities in areas lacking medicine and tech.
Here’s a checklist for securing mobile devices used in health care
Cell phones can be hacked, but HHS cybersecurity agency offers advice.
Physicians suffer when hospitals struggle to find digital health solutions
Hospitals know they need digital solutions, but don’t know the best way forward
New medical dictation software promises speedy production of clinical notes
DAX Express is first to incorporate OpenAI’s GPT-4 capabilities
AI gets good marks, and some edits, when transcribing patient encounters
Physicians seek best ways to reduce documentation burden that contributes to burnout.
Surprising number of people are not aware of remote health care options
Despite telehealth’s popularity during the pandemic, many still don’t about it and other home health innovations
Senators ponder more federal actions on health care cybersecurity
Minimum standards, financial aid for small systems would help, industry experts say.
AI in health care: the risks and benefits
Realizing the technology’s full potential requires understanding its advantages and challenges
Interoperability continues upswing
More than 2 million providers exchanged patient data more than 21 billion times in 2022
Ransomware still a threat, but watch out for hackers invading to steal health care data
‘Extortion without encrypting files’ is a growing risk to cybersecurity of medical computer networks.
Patient collection best practices to boost your bottom line
It’s important to understand current challenges that physician practices are facing with patient collections.
Can automation solve the prior authorization problem?
It’s clear the state of PA must change. Artificial intelligence has a role in streamlining administrative tasks.
Want to boost practice morale and productivity? Allow remote work.
Even small practices can see gains in revenue, productivity, and morale when employees are allowed to work remotely.
How to expand access to health care in rural areas
Virtual care can help connect everyone in the country to top-quality doctors
Want to find new patients? Get set up in cyberspace
Survey examines patient preferences for online presence, communications, social media.
Best Buy, Walgreens growing their primary care, home health offerings
They add to recent primary care expansions by Amazon, Walmart.
How text messaging improves patient recall and practice revenue
To successfully navigate these turbulent times, physician practices will need to look for ways to increase revenue and decrease costs to help offset losses and increasing expenses.
Who’s using remote patient monitoring, and why?
Internists have largest share of RPM claims; family doctors are third.
Five tips for maximizing data security and ensuring HIPAA compliance
Building a foundation for cybersecurity can help physicians avoid costly mistakes.
How technology can ease provider burnout and improve patients’ health care experience
From AI-powered symptom checking to virtual intake tools, recent technological advances hold promise for enhancing care delivery
Clinical communication technology is the key to overcoming lengthy wait times and overcrowding in emergency departments
Bottlenecks in care have serious implications for hospital operations. Here’s one way to relieve the pressure.
Sen. Mark R. Warner on cybersecurity: ‘Lives are at stake’
Senator discusses future of cybersecurity in health care