Written by: Melissa Bailey Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and how to pose the question: “Do you have guns at home?” While … read more

  Written by: Christine Vestal, November 30, 2018 – Stateline  PORTLAND — For Portland resident Stephen Canova, thoughts of suicide came unexpectedly one December night. Then 20, a sophomore in college, unhappy and disconnected from his tightknit home community, he … read more

Written by: Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News Calvin Brown doesn’t have a primary care doctor — and the peripatetic 23-year-old doesn’t want one. Since his graduation last year from the University of San Diego, Brown has held a series … read more

Written by: Franklin Street, Richmond VA Our use of language in healthcare marketing is a key differentiator as a species. As both the beauty and vitriol of words explode across social media, every industry should take stock about the language … read more

  The transition from paper to digital health records has transformed care delivery, but challenges persist with interoperability—the exchange of electronic data among different systems. One of the central problems is inadequate patient matching; that is, the ability to accurately … read more

  Written by: Lori Waltz You and your team carefully screen all job candidates to make sure they’re a good fit. After a few weeks of medical staff training, your front office staff knows all about your specialty or your … read more

  Written by: Judith Graham, September 4, 2018 GRAY, Ga. — One by one, their names were recited as family members clutched one another’s hands and silently wept. Seventeen men and women had died within the past year at Gray … read more

  Written by: Michael Krivich Bright social, where you can see your handiwork, and revel in the brilliance of your content in attempts to influence the choice of the healthcare consumer and patients in selecting the hospital and physicians for … read more

  Written by: Tim Roberts We’ve found the essence of building a brand strategy is based on a series of simple questions. Once you start answering them, the essence of your strategy becomes remarkably clear. 1. Do you have a truly … read more

Written by: Liz Szabo Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good chance of cure. For frail nursing home residents, however, breast cancer surgery can harm their health and even hasten death, according to a … read more