Anthony’s Healthcare Blogs
How Can We Reduce Physician Burnout
Both doctors and patients feel the effects when a clinician is suffering from burnout. This is an issue that has existed for years, but in the last seven years, there has been an increased effort to address burnout in physicians. In 2012, the American Medical...
What is the Difference Between Precision Medicine and Personalized Medicine?
Medical professionals and organizations have been working to find the best care possible for their patients. Trending terms in patient care are “precision medicine" and "personalized medicine." The term personalized medicine has been around for a while but tends to...
How Smartwatches Are Impacting the Healthcare Industry
In modern hospitals and doctor's offices, more medical professionals are using mobile devices to complete their vital tasks. Daily use of smartphones, tablets, and laptops makes it easier to do medical work quickly and effectively. However, many people don't consider...
The Difference Between Patient Engagement and Patient Experience
Patient experience and patient engagement are two of the most frequently discussed matters when dealing with improving healthcare. These phrases might sound similar, but they are actually entirely different things. Being able to fully understand the difference between...
3 Ways to Increase Time With Your Patients
No one can deny that the time doctors spend face-to-face with patients is important. The length of time we can devote to patients has been linked patient AND physician satisfaction, more appropriate prescribing practices, and even reduced risk of malpractice claims....
What is Population Health Management?
Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to address health concerns for an entire population? Well, population health and in turn, population health management makes it possible. To understand population health management, we must first define population health....
Consumerism in Healthcare
Is consumerism a big deal in the healthcare industry? Many have asked this question over the past few years, and ultimately, the answer is, yes. Healthcare companies who choose to understand the patient to increase engagement have a significant chance to rework the...
The Pros and Cons Of Telemedicine
New technologies are advancing the field of medicine that are allowing health care providers to offer better and more accurate diagnoses, decrease wait times and even keep more accurate records. As with every new technology, however, there are definite pros and cons....
What are the Impacts of Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions?
Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise all across the healthcare industry. In 2017 alone there were 115 mergers, a record number. Since 2014, the number totals in the hundreds. What’s been driving this uptick? A lot of it has to do with providing value-based care...
How NYC Hospitals are Using Nutrition to Combat Chronic Illness
Did you know that there is a direct correlation between chronic illness and dietary habits? Poor diet is considered a main cause of chronic illness. Various studies over the past few years have proven the effectiveness of plant-based diets in preventing and reversing...