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Does Google give the wrong information on health care decisions?

Clearly using the internet to research any topic is valuable.

Whether it's a new book you're thinking about buying on Amazon, researching the latest and greatest high definition television, or finding the value of your used car, the internet is a wealth of information.

We all...
Would Twitter improve patient compliance?

Would a social networking notification remind you to wear sunscreen?

That was the thought I pondered today when a patient told me he would comply with a cancer prevention regimen if someone would just remind him.

Last year my partner Alan Menter and I co-authored an article on...
Does the iPhone increases patient satisfaction?

Ok, this isn't by any stretch a scientific study. But let's think about it for a moment: when was the last time you were happy while waiting to see your doctor?

When I was a kid of course we were doomed to the eternal germ infested copy of Southern Living or Car & Driver that had been...
Medicare Meltdown 3.0

So here we go again, Congress is playing political chicken by not approving to continue the current Medicare budget. Effect January 1st Medicare is slated to cut payments to providers 27.4%!