2013 July/August

It may be the blockbuster drug of the 21st century. Proponents say patient engagement improves care, saves lives and cuts costs. Data are so persuasive that policymakers have addressed patient engagement in Meaningful Use measures and the Affordable Care Act. Patient engagement requires providers and patients step into new roles. Is your practice up to the challenge?

For decades, medicine has been an insider’s club, shrouded in secrecy and touted as different from other businesses. Insiders often cite clinical complexity and state-of-the-art technology as reasons for maintaining the insider’s club. But this model is on the demise.

The days of the clinical exam leading the way in evaluating Parkinson’s disease are on the way out. A better understanding of how to use imaging has led to advances in diagnosing and monitoring the condition, and may hold the key to evaluating effective treatment.

What do aviation, mattress factories, evangelism and the nuclear power industry have in common? All have important insights for improving medicine … provided healthcare is ready to listen.

3D printing has been used in manufacturing since the early 1980 but is now being used to make prosthetic limbs, stents and even a child’s heart.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will not budge on its October 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date.

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