Browsing the archives for the patient experience category

Blue Light Special on Primary Care?

NPR and the Wall Street Journal ran stories this week on Wal-Mart’s attempt to re-shape delivery and provision of primary medical care in the U.S.The company is soliciting proposals from vendors that offer products and services designed to deliver efficient and inexpensive primary care to the market place. Then, in an “Oops” moment, the company’s VP for health [...]

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4 Comments Posted in health care finance, health care reform, humor, medical innovation, patient experience, primary care, Uncategorized
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Inside Baseball: Health Care Edition

Learning about roles in health care.

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4 Comments Posted in hospital care, patient experience, technology
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Medical Skepticism, vol. 5

Don’t push for an MRI unless you want to become a ‘surgical candidate.’

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The Doctor & The Orthodontist

How can a visit to the doctor be as smooth as one to my daughter’s orthodontist?

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Help Wanted: DIY Medicine

Do you do-it-yourself? Prefer to avoid doctors? I want to hear from you.

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10 Comments Posted in advocacy, books, computers, health & wellness, medical innovation, patient experience, personal health information, preventive health, primary care, technology
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