The study has shown that financial incentives did not improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes for patients with hypertension in primary care in the UK according to the study. I always wondered about P4P in healthcare anyway as I spent over 20 years in outside sales, now there’s the area...
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Here we go again, half off of the $4.00 prescriptions already offered by Kroger, Walmart and others. This may not sound like a big deal if you are already paying $4.00 but your data and prescription refill information is like gold and part of the reason for new programs emerging all the time to...
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I wrote this post up a couple months ago and today noticed that the doctor is still searchable on several websites. The first site here still shows the doctor along with a link that states some current news to a comment section of the website and supplied this video from You Tube. You can...
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Here’s another new telemedicine service that integrates and with PHRs so you can have your records before and after the visit, available for sharing. The company has also affiliated themselves with the new ShareCare. com website where those posing questions will get answers from both professionals and...
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Thanks to all the doctors who stop by here and if you have anything to celebrate, this might be the day to do it, or to collect a bunch of red carnations! Every year, March 30th is National Doctor's Day...yes they do have a day of their own! Say thanks to your physician today for...