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For perhaps the first time, a social networking site geared to the young medical student or resident is now just a mouse click away.

To promote adoption, MGH has taken advantage of new safe harbors in Stark rules and anti-kickback legislation to subsidize software licenses, implementation services, and support services for participating practices affi liated with MaineGeneral hospitals.

With the field of PHRs now significantly expanding to include providers, payers, employers, and information technology industry giants, such as Microsoft and Google, public awareness and attitudes regarding PHRs have changed.

Allowing your patients to manage some aspects of their medical records seems like it could save your practice valuable time spent re-keying information scribbled onto forms, let alone some cold hard cash. But there are defi nite drawbacks and kinks that have yet to be worked out.

4 Questions with... Christine Chang, Healthcare Technology Analyst from Datamonitor.com

John Goodman, Cardiology Consultant, discusses the woes of the American health care system.

Dr. Zankman discusses his involvement in a research project that requires participating physicians to digitally record patient visits for uploading to a national databank.

Despite the progress we have made as a society, stereotypes about race, ethnicity, and religion still too often affect assumptions made about racial and ethnic minorities.

Multicultural health has become an increasingly important area of study, and some states have established themselves as more proactive than others by enforcing mandates that require physicians to complete specific courses.

Sameer Badlani, MD, Instructor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospital, reviews consumer informatics and the personalized health record.

According to a recent survey by the Federal Trade Commission, 3 percent of US identity-crime victims had someone use their personal information to obtain medical services, translating to nearly 250,000 Americans victims each year. The scary reality is this story is becoming the norm rather than the exception.

The role of race and ethnicity in contemporary society is an extremely sensitive topic across many areasâ€"politics, business, entertainment, even sports. It always has been, and always will be a lightning rod for controversy.

When speculating about what my practice might look like 20 years from now, I of course immediately imagined a healthcare utopia untainted by health insurance companies and medical malpractice lawyers.

It's now clear that, regardless of the outcome of this year's Presidential contest, taxes on your income and savings will increase substantially over the next few years.

As of this writing (late February 2008), the presidential campaign is in full swing. Although Senator John McCain has virtually wrapped up his quest to become the Republican Party nominee, Democratic Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are still struggling to win their party's nomination.

When speculating about what my practice might look like 20 years from now, I of course immediately imagined a healthcare utopia untainted by health insurance companies and medical malpractice lawyers.

Nanomedicine researchers from UCLA and Northwestern University have teamed up to develop nanoscale polymer thin films that provide efficient localized drug delivery to ‘cloak' implants, rendering them invisible to the body's immune system.

Here in the Northeast, March is a month of anticipated change. After the short, cold, and dark days of February, March means still having some daylight left as we leave the office, the occasional spring tease of a mild day, and often the first signs of spring growth on the trees.

Healthcare is undergoing a transformation that is placing more responsibility and decision-making in the hands of patients. In this new healthcare world, physicians need tools that improve the...

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The Physician Office of the Future: 2020

What does the future hold for healthcare? To find out, we spoke with E-futurist Douglas Goldstein. Set aside your visions of crystal balls and tarot cards; he's not that kind of futurist.

Groups of researchers are working on a big fix for the Internet. But some want to replace it entirely. If you think it doesn't make sense, think again. It could reshape the way the healthcare industry conducts its e-business.

Science fiction stories about robots usually fall into one of two categories: "good robots" or "bad robots." In the future, we're told, the machines will either be our obsequious servants, quietly following our orders according to an ingrained code of ethics, or our malevolent adversaries, hell-bent on eradicating humankind.

Physicians are increasingly becoming required to familiarize themselves with multicultural healthcare via courses on the topic.

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MDNG: Focus on Multicultural Healthcare is pleased to announce Robert C. Like, MD, MS, director of the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, and professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has joined us as Physician Editor-in-Chief.

For perhaps the first time, a social networking site geared to the young medical student or resident is now just a mouse click away. DoctorsHangout is exactly as its name implies, and so much more.

As the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart has certainly made a name for itself in the consumer market. Now that 400 proposed medical clinics are being added to the chain's nationwide stores, Wal-Mart can add "healthcare" to its rapidly increasing portfolio.

Certified as both a Family and Adult Nurse Practitioner, Wendy Wright is employed in a private family practice in Merrimack, NH.