September 2007 | Oncology Live®

February 13, 2008

We've all seen the series of commercials pitting Apple against the PC, and although I admit they're clever and bring up some good points, I'd like to set the record straight and say that I will...

February 13, 2008

Pay for Performance (P4P) is all the rage in Congress and among employers, insurance companies, some patient advocacy groups, and certain headquarters of organized medicine. P4P currently utilizes...

February 13, 2008

A few months ago, one of my friends experienced the misery of a complete computer meltdown. He installed a software program and then everything crashed; he couldn't even get his computer to boot up.

February 13, 2008

Last year, hospitals, foundations, drug companies, and other large healthcare organizations were confused and bewildered by social media. Most could not understand why healthcare providers...

February 13, 2008

According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleep apnea brief interruptions of respiration during sleep for 10-30 seconds or longer that occur up to 400 times each night affects more than 18...

February 13, 2008

As healthcare organizations strive to comply with privacy and data requirements, they are increasingly looking to identify and implement remote access control solutions. These are necessary...

February 13, 2008

The Top 10 "Quackiest Quacks."

February 13, 2008

This month's DocMVP is Ignacio Herman Valdes, MD, MS.

February 13, 2008

Although stethoscopes have been around for nearly two centuries (Laennec invented the first model in 1816; it looked like a wooden trumpet), at first glance it would seem that not much has changed...

February 13, 2008

Mahamu Kanneh, a Liberian immigrant living in Gaithersburg, MD, was arrested in August 2004 on charges that he repeatedly raped and molested a seven-year-old girl over the course of a year.

February 13, 2008

Walk into the practice of family physician John Wilson, MD, in Daly City, CA, and you'll notice something unusual: It's a tiny space. Wilson uses just half of a 1,000-square-foot office for his solo..

February 13, 2008

Getting physicians to use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is not an easy task. Getting them to fork over thousands of dollars for one is even harder and yet EHR companies have demonstrated...