Google has Health for All
Google finally unveiled Google Health. It promises to be a whirl as the health care world decides what to do, and how to use Google Health. I was looking through the site and experimented by adding...
View ArticleDo You Do Health 2.0?
In this time of increasing health costs, falling numbers of paying patients, and overall health-related economic strain, one portion of the health sector seems to be on the move. An estimated 60...
View ArticleHands are Human, Use Them!
I'm an advocate of most things technology, and certainly appreciative of the Health 2.0 concept, whereby web tools are changing the way healthcare is delivered. I'm also a fan of hands-on techniques...
View ArticleHealthcare is Coming Over
Better Straighten Up the House! Last week, the WSJ Health Blog was abuzz about announcements by a group of high-powered companies entering the home care market. GE, Intel, Google, IBM, Microsoft have...
View ArticleIts AAOMPT!
How about we start blogging again here at NPA Think Tank! I’m off to my favorite conference of the year, the Annual Conference of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. I’ll be...
View ArticlePT 2.0: Considerations for an Evolving Marketplace
Check out my AAOMPT presentation: Physical Therapist 2.0: Considerations for an Evolving Marketplace. I will be posting the videos from the presentation after my travels. Stay tuned.
View ArticleMedicare Physician Compare Fail
This scathing blog post by Michael Millenson concerning the U.S. Government’s new site to help patients locate Medicare providers caught my eye. Medicare’s new Physician Compare was designed to allow...
View ArticleGoing social in the APTA House of Delegates: RC 23-12
Next week, the American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates will convene for the 2012 session. This year’s House will discuss and vote on a number of motions, but – as a self-proclaimed...
View Article#PhysicalTherapy Hashtag Project 2.0
With #CSM2013 only days away, #physicaltherapist twitter chat relating to the conference will continue to increase. Quotes, links, pictures, and thoughts relating to #CMS2013 will spawn far ranging...
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