Oncology Business Management

New healthcare technologies promise to make the practice of medicine safer, more efficient, more transparent, and more effective. But what happens when things don�t go according to plan?

As healthcare costs continue to soar out of control, the push to contain costs by tying physician reimbursement to patient outcomes ... is gaining momentum.

It is the fastest growing crime across the country. It affects everybody. There is little you can do to prevent it, and you can't detect it until it's too late.

Ten years ago, the first consumer health site, WebMD (www.webmd.com), was launched.

"Telemedicine," one of the latest buzzwords in the medical technology industry, is a concept that represents a paradigm shift in information management processes.

Upon hearing news of the new merger between satellite radio companies XM and Sirius, I couldn�t help but think of my own experience with satellite radio and how much I love it.

Ah, May. So glad you're here. As anyone who knows me can attest, I can't stand the change of seasons, winter absolutely stinks.

Of all the disease states requiring anticoagulation monitoring, atrial fibrillation (AF) may represent the greatest challenge to healthcare providers.

Founded in 1849, Pfizer Inc. is focused on "helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives" through "discovering and developing breakthrough medicines; providing information on prevention ...

Although life-saving advances in medicine may get the most media attention, the effects of recent improvements in healthcare information technology and the Internet are also quite important ...

MDNG Interviewed Medge Owen, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetric Anesthesia, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, and Founder of Kybele Incorporated, a non-profit ...

George Mason University Assistant Professor Andrew Carle (http://chhs.gmu.edu/directory/carle.html) coined the term "nana" technology last year as an all-encompassing name for the multibillion...

Since I can remember, I've been playing video games...

Prior to 2004, my exposure to information technology in healthcare had been limited to selling an early version of the Oracle database management system to a few hospitals.

The 23rd annual TEPR Conference & Exhibition took place May 19-23 in the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, TX.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a "leading provider of medicines to fight cancer, cardiovascular and infectious diseases" including HIV/AIDS "and serious mental illness."

Research studies published in JAMA and by the Institute of Medicine demonstrate that prescription errors account for a staggering number of deaths and adverse drug reactions in the US.

MDNG spoke with Neal Goldman, MD, assistant professor, department of otolaryngology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, to learn how he juggles practicing both...

The beat on the people, devices and companies shaping healthcare.

End-stage organ failure is a growing problem in the US, due in part to the fact that the number of available donor organs is lagging far behind the number of people (approximately 96,000...

Whether you're a medical student on the cusp of graduation, a physician who has been practicing medicine for years, or an up-and-coming healthcare information technology (IT) specialist, you...

Growing up, I spent just as much time playing indoors, setting up elaborate GI Joe vs. Transformers wars, as I did running around Wood-Ridge, NJ, with my best friend at the time, imagining we were...

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other healthcare information technology (HIT) enjoy a tidal wave of support from politicians, including the leaders of our national medical societies, who...

In last month's column, we looked at several reasons why you might want to create a practice website and explained how to register for a domain name. This month, we'll examine everal approaches to...

It's been impossible to avoid the iPhone media barrage in the wake of Apple's announcement at Macworld earlier this year. So does the iPhone live up to all the hype? Well, almost.