Naseem S. Miller

ORLANDO – Telehealth has been around for decades, but only recently, it has begun to gain momentum, as a result of advancements in technology. Yet, there are still barriers to overcome. 

At the World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, we spoke with the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. William Morris and other leaders in the field to find out how they assessed current state of telehealth and its future potential.

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ORLANDO – Telehealth has been around for decades, but only recently, it has begun to gain momentum, as a result of advancements in technology. Yet, there are still barriers to overcome. 

At the World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, we spoke with the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. William Morris and other leaders in the field to find out how they assessed current state of telehealth and its future potential.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Telehealth has been around for decades, but only recently, it has begun to gain momentum, as a result of advancements in technology. Yet, there are still barriers to overcome. 

At the World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, we spoke with the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. William Morris and other leaders in the field to find out how they assessed current state of telehealth and its future potential.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Primary Partners, a Clermont, Fla.–based Accountable Care Organization, is among 27 ACOs in the federal government’s shared savings program. The ACO collaborates with five hospitals in four Florida counties and includes more than 60 physicians.

At the recent World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, the ACO’s CEO, a participating physician, and the CEO of a collaborating hospital share what they've learned in the process, and what advice they'd give to hospitalists and physicians who are part of an ACO or considering joining one.

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ORLANDO – Primary Partners, a Clermont, Fla.–based Accountable Care Organization, is among 27 ACOs in the federal government’s shared savings program. The ACO collaborates with five hospitals in four Florida counties and includes more than 60 physicians.

At the recent World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, the ACO’s CEO, a participating physician, and the CEO of a collaborating hospital share what they've learned in the process, and what advice they'd give to hospitalists and physicians who are part of an ACO or considering joining one.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Primary Partners, a Clermont, Fla.–based Accountable Care Organization, is among 27 ACOs in the federal government’s shared savings program. The ACO collaborates with five hospitals in four Florida counties and includes more than 60 physicians.

At the recent World Congress Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions, the ACO’s CEO, a participating physician, and the CEO of a collaborating hospital share what they've learned in the process, and what advice they'd give to hospitalists and physicians who are part of an ACO or considering joining one.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Asking your patients about where they get their health information online is the first step toward helping them become "e-patients" – engaged patients who change their behaviors to improve their health, explains Dr. Daniel Sands.

And a willingness to answer a patient’s question with "I don’t know" can be the first step to becoming an engaged physician.

Dr. Sands has coauthored the book "Let Patients Help!" with Dave deBronkart, better known as "e-Patient Dave." He’s also the cofounder and cochair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, so he knows a thing or two about engaging patients in their health care and creating better outcomes.

In a video interview during the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Sands, who is with the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, explains how physicians can use patients’ own online searches for health care answers to better involve patients in their health, and how physicians can work together with patients via technology to create a more satisfying experience in their practices.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Asking your patients about where they get their health information online is the first step toward helping them become "e-patients" – engaged patients who change their behaviors to improve their health, explains Dr. Daniel Sands.

And a willingness to answer a patient’s question with "I don’t know" can be the first step to becoming an engaged physician.

Dr. Sands has coauthored the book "Let Patients Help!" with Dave deBronkart, better known as "e-Patient Dave." He’s also the cofounder and cochair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, so he knows a thing or two about engaging patients in their health care and creating better outcomes.

In a video interview during the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Sands, who is with the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, explains how physicians can use patients’ own online searches for health care answers to better involve patients in their health, and how physicians can work together with patients via technology to create a more satisfying experience in their practices.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – Asking your patients about where they get their health information online is the first step toward helping them become "e-patients" – engaged patients who change their behaviors to improve their health, explains Dr. Daniel Sands.

And a willingness to answer a patient’s question with "I don’t know" can be the first step to becoming an engaged physician.

Dr. Sands has coauthored the book "Let Patients Help!" with Dave deBronkart, better known as "e-Patient Dave." He’s also the cofounder and cochair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, so he knows a thing or two about engaging patients in their health care and creating better outcomes.

In a video interview during the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Sands, who is with the department of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, explains how physicians can use patients’ own online searches for health care answers to better involve patients in their health, and how physicians can work together with patients via technology to create a more satisfying experience in their practices.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO — What should you do when you have a patient who is opiate dependent, but is hospitalized for an unrelated medical reason? What should you do at discharge? And how effective are the available pharmacotherapies for addiction?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Samet, chief of general internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, shared a few clinical pearls in this video interview.

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ORLANDO — What should you do when you have a patient who is opiate dependent, but is hospitalized for an unrelated medical reason? What should you do at discharge? And how effective are the available pharmacotherapies for addiction?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Samet, chief of general internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, shared a few clinical pearls in this video interview.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO — What should you do when you have a patient who is opiate dependent, but is hospitalized for an unrelated medical reason? What should you do at discharge? And how effective are the available pharmacotherapies for addiction?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Samet, chief of general internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, shared a few clinical pearls in this video interview.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO — If you’re on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, or considering joining one, there’s one type of post you should absolutely refrain from making.

In an interview at the American College of Physicians annual meeting, Dr. Matthew DeCamp, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and in the Johns Hopkins division of general internal medicine, revealed the type of post that poses greatest danger for clinicians, and outlined other tips for safely navigating social media as a physician.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO — If you’re on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, or considering joining one, there’s one type of post you should absolutely refrain from making.

In an interview at the American College of Physicians annual meeting, Dr. Matthew DeCamp, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and in the Johns Hopkins division of general internal medicine, revealed the type of post that poses greatest danger for clinicians, and outlined other tips for safely navigating social media as a physician.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO — If you’re on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, or considering joining one, there’s one type of post you should absolutely refrain from making.

In an interview at the American College of Physicians annual meeting, Dr. Matthew DeCamp, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and in the Johns Hopkins division of general internal medicine, revealed the type of post that poses greatest danger for clinicians, and outlined other tips for safely navigating social media as a physician.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – The American College of Physicians released a policy paper on April 10 calling gun violence a public health threat and asking physicians to discuss gun violence with their patients.

Physicians, however, vary in how they handle the issue, depending on where they work, or how they view the issue. In a series of onsite interviews with physicians attending the American College of Physicians annual meeting, we captured a snapshot of their own nuanced perspectives.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – The American College of Physicians released a policy paper on April 10 calling gun violence a public health threat and asking physicians to discuss gun violence with their patients.

Physicians, however, vary in how they handle the issue, depending on where they work, or how they view the issue. In a series of onsite interviews with physicians attending the American College of Physicians annual meeting, we captured a snapshot of their own nuanced perspectives.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

ORLANDO – The American College of Physicians released a policy paper on April 10 calling gun violence a public health threat and asking physicians to discuss gun violence with their patients.

Physicians, however, vary in how they handle the issue, depending on where they work, or how they view the issue. In a series of onsite interviews with physicians attending the American College of Physicians annual meeting, we captured a snapshot of their own nuanced perspectives.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – A 134-patient study of patients with stage I, II, or III cutaneous melanoma found that the DecisionDx-Melanoma test was useful for identifying a high-risk group of patients with negative sentinel lymph node biopsy results.

In a video interview, Dr. Pedram Gerami of the department of dermatology and director of melanoma research at the Northwestern University Skin Cancer Institute, Chicago, explains the best uses for the test and its patient management advantages.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – A 134-patient study of patients with stage I, II, or III cutaneous melanoma found that the DecisionDx-Melanoma test was useful for identifying a high-risk group of patients with negative sentinel lymph node biopsy results.

In a video interview, Dr. Pedram Gerami of the department of dermatology and director of melanoma research at the Northwestern University Skin Cancer Institute, Chicago, explains the best uses for the test and its patient management advantages.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – A 134-patient study of patients with stage I, II, or III cutaneous melanoma found that the DecisionDx-Melanoma test was useful for identifying a high-risk group of patients with negative sentinel lymph node biopsy results.

In a video interview, Dr. Pedram Gerami of the department of dermatology and director of melanoma research at the Northwestern University Skin Cancer Institute, Chicago, explains the best uses for the test and its patient management advantages.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – Dermatologists must get involved with their local medical societies and national groups, and they should learn more about the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges and the accountable care organizations to be fully aware of how health reform is going to affect them.

That’s the advice from leaders at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, who shared their perspectives on how dermatologists can best prepare themselves for the practice and market shifts that reform will bring. The academy itself has a comprehensive resource center on its website.

In a video interview, Dr. Marta J. VanBeek, chair of AAD Association’s Council on Government Affairs, Health Policy, and Practice, and director of dermatologic surgery at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, along with Dr. Kathryn Schwarzenberger, professor and Rex Amonette Endowed Chair of Excellence in Dermatology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, spoke about why it’s important for dermatologists to be fully aware and educated about the Affordable Care Act.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – Dermatologists must get involved with their local medical societies and national groups, and they should learn more about the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges and the accountable care organizations to be fully aware of how health reform is going to affect them.

That’s the advice from leaders at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, who shared their perspectives on how dermatologists can best prepare themselves for the practice and market shifts that reform will bring. The academy itself has a comprehensive resource center on its website.

In a video interview, Dr. Marta J. VanBeek, chair of AAD Association’s Council on Government Affairs, Health Policy, and Practice, and director of dermatologic surgery at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, along with Dr. Kathryn Schwarzenberger, professor and Rex Amonette Endowed Chair of Excellence in Dermatology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, spoke about why it’s important for dermatologists to be fully aware and educated about the Affordable Care Act.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller

DENVER – Dermatologists must get involved with their local medical societies and national groups, and they should learn more about the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges and the accountable care organizations to be fully aware of how health reform is going to affect them.

That’s the advice from leaders at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, who shared their perspectives on how dermatologists can best prepare themselves for the practice and market shifts that reform will bring. The academy itself has a comprehensive resource center on its website.

In a video interview, Dr. Marta J. VanBeek, chair of AAD Association’s Council on Government Affairs, Health Policy, and Practice, and director of dermatologic surgery at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, along with Dr. Kathryn Schwarzenberger, professor and Rex Amonette Endowed Chair of Excellence in Dermatology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, spoke about why it’s important for dermatologists to be fully aware and educated about the Affordable Care Act.

nmiller@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @naseemmiller