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Enoch Choi, MD, took some time to discuss his thoughts about Health 2.0 and Ix.

This debate featured Don Kemper, CEO of Healthwise, and Matthew Holt, co-founder of Health 2.0, LLC, discussing information therapy and Health 2.0, and why they thought one was better than the other.

It's the patient's job to manage his or her care, while the doctor's job is to provide the necessary tools and treatment.

Cultural brokers can be an effective resource for physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat an ethnically and culturally diverse patient population.

Family practitioner Jeffrey Brenner, MD, is working to reform the Camden, NJ, healthcare system one patient at a time.

In low-income areas where educational and career opportunities are limited, the AMA's Doctors Back to School Program works to give students a vision of something bigger.

With the election of a new administration in Washington, a dialogue about transforming our healthcare system is beginning.

An interview with Tawara D. Goode, MA

Personal health records, designed to help patients keep all of their medical records in one place and make it easier for doctors to access patient files, may actually lead to inaccurate information and, as a result, improper treatment, some doctors fear.

The journal Chest will be publishing a series of five papers that discuss the need for a comprehensive approach to assessing and managing pain in the ICU.

The debate about the autism�vaccine link rages on. There have been a couple of articles posted to HCPLive.com featuring this topic.

Advocates and patients have fought for years to raise awareness of fibromyalgia in the medical community and gain recognition for it as a legitimate illness.

Much has been made of the American public's general lack of health literacy and the effect it has on patients' abilities to make informed health decisions.

A "collaborative care intervention" that includes education, symptom monitoring, and feedback for the primary care physician can lead to a reduction in pain-related disability and intensity when compared with traditional care practices.

The accusation that Scott Reuben, MD, fabricated results in more than 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals has been widely reported in the last three weeks.

The use of remote patient monitoring technology allows physicians to better monitor patients and better treat conditions before they become more acute.

The largest US financial institutions are on government life support.

President Obama has signed a stimulus bill that calls for eventually punishing physicians who do not "meaningfully" use a "certified" EHR system.

New research from the Mayo Clinic demonstrates that there is a link between insufficient levels of vitamin D and the amount of narcotic medications taken by patients who have chronic pain.

It started with an e-mail to thousands of health bloggers from Dr. Geoff Rutledge, Chief Medical Information Officer at the health website Wellsphere.

What exactly is a medical wiki, and for that matter, a wiki in general? Are these resources useful to you and your patients?

The hottest trend right now in mobile communications is location-based services on smartphones.

Who will lead the way in promoting greater adoption of e-prescribing, and how can physicians get the most out of using this technology in their practice?

A key component of health literacy is the ability to understand statistics and concepts like "probability" and "risk."

Accurate documentation and coding is essential for efficient billing and reimbursement.

Healthcare data trapped in non-interoperable clinical systems leads to flawed processes, inefficient workflow, and less-than-optimal care.

A new treatment that uses oxygen and ozone to provide pain relief from herniated disks will become standard practice in the US in less than 10 years.

A study shows that 40% of adolescents experience low back pain at least once a month.

The Common Security Framework, a Web-based set of principles that will help companies abide by federal, private, and security standards in the use of EHR and related data, was unveiled Monday.

When selecting an EHR for your practice, using an EHR consultant can save you time, money, and headaches.