Archive for January, 2007
Talk to my agent: Some physicians let others arrange the job
A small but growing number of doctors are, like athletes and actors, using agents to secure work and the contracts they want. But is that really necessary?
Increased use of portable nerve test spurs questions from insurers
NeuroMetrix has pushed hard to get its NC-stat into the hands of primary care physicians.
Companies take on unmet need for online appointment booking
Health plans and private companies are among those trying to inject some energy into a slow-growing application of health Internet technology.
Kaiser’s EMR efforts go on, without critic
Justen Deal is on unpaid leave after missing meetings to discuss e-mail denigrating the EMR project.
Bloggers’ Grand Rounds: The evolution of medicine’s netroots
Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, thought it would be a good idea to collect the best of medical blogs into a weekly digest. As medical blogging has taken off, his idea has grown more popular than he had ever imagined.