Don’t Throw the Baby Out Are you even blogging if you don’t use the phrase “new normal” somewhere within your writings these days? Whether you’ve grown tired of reading the phrase or not, the 2020 adage does sum up today’s Read More
Thinking Thursdays TIPs Improving Bedside Manner Despite COVID-19 Limitations Practice Makes Better There’s a ton of research out there regarding the benefits of good bedside manner including reducing the risk of litigation, influencing a patient’s health for the better, and Read More
Patient Collections Overhaul Last month we discussed the growing rate of financial stress among most patients in our blog post, “What to Expect From Your Patients in 2021: Financial Stress.” Feel free to give it a quick read if you Read More
What Doesn’t Kill You I hereby declare Kelly Clarkson’s What Doesn’t Kill You as 2021’s theme song. Being a song about a breakup, it doesn’t exactly translate on all levels, but the age-old adage it leaves reverberating in my head Read More
Information Bankruptcy COVID-19 has become like a sort-of “red-headed stepchild” we’re all now bound to as a result of a begrudging and undesired union. (No offense if you actually are a red-headed stepchild, but you get my point… hopefully). Whether Read More
Greater and Sustained Transformation “In 2021, transformation (and not just digital) will continue on a grander scale, bringing forth greater and sustained transformation across all healthcare settings,” write authors Arielle Trzcinski and Jeff Becker for the Forrester article, “Predictions 2021: Read More
Expect the Unexpected This week we’re starting a new series looking ahead at projected health trends for the new year. It seems a bit ironic – to be making predictions about the future right on the heels of one of Read More
Give a Man a Fish… I’m sure you know how it goes: “Give a Man a Fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Interestingly enough, the exact Read More
An Embarrassing Story The other day I was meeting someone for the first time. Judging by appearances, I estimated a good ten years of age between us – me being older. (The exact numbers aren’t necessary for this particular story Read More
An Anxious America Do you remember the first time you went to the grocery store after the initial outbreak of COVID-19? I do. I walked in wearing my mask, armed with a can of disinfectant wipes and a bottle of Read More