Peer-to-Peer Health Care: Generating Hope
More often than not, the most important part of your social media presence is not what your organization or practice has to say, but what your patients have to say – especially to one another. Peer-to-peer interaction is one of the most valuable functions of social media...
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Plantar Fasciitis and Obesity
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the band-like ligament at the bottom of the foot called the plantar fascia. This band runs from the tubercles of the calcaneus to the metatarsal heads and is responsible for helping the foot adjust to different terrains, as well as helping the foot turn...
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CMS Issues Final ACO Rules
On October 20, 2011, CMS released the Final Rules governing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). A centerpiece of discussion in the healthcare industry of late, ACOs are a significant focus of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) introduced in March, 2010.
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Novel Target Agent for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Colon cancer [CRC] is the third leading non-squamous-basal cell cancer in the western world. While it is largely preventable with screening colonoscopy, approximately 150,000 new cases of invasive disease are diagnosed annually in the US, of which one-third die.
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