Answers To Diseases

Medical Economics covers the developing world of physician social networking websites in Behind doctors’ social networking websites.
Interestingly the article begins with a story about a West Virginia physician, Danine Rydland, MD, using Sermo to search for information to help her treat one of her patients.

Fellow health care lawyer colleague, AHLA HIT member and friend, Jud DeLoss, provides an excellent overview of the Physician Incentives under the HITECH ACT.
The incentives focus on providing direct payment for the adoption, implementation and maintenance of electronic health records (EHRs) to “eligible professional” who establishes the “meaninful use” of an EHR.