The repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is underway. The bill has a long way to go before becoming law, and is facing opposition from both parties, albeit for differing reasons. It has also faced criticism from several medical and professional associations across the country,
Mobile health, also known as mHealth, is a rapidly growing area of healthcare. The term refers to the use of mobile devices in medicine and public health. Medical apps aren’t particularly new, but until recently they’ve been targeted primarily towards patients; they focus on diets or medicine, or allow patients to record heart rate, blood sugar
The pathologist is in the sometimes uncomfortable position of being expected to make a ‘definitive’ diagnosis. While clinicians are often seen as undertaking an ‘art’ of interpretation and assumption, the pathologist is perceived to employ a range of tests and stains to arrive at a ‘real’ diagnosis. However, pathological reporting is rarely that simple, with
The pathology report is often the main communication tool between pathologist and clinician. It should provide all essential information on the resected specimen which will be used to guide patient treatment. With increasing complexity of diagnostic criteria and adjuvant testing, especially in oncology, the volume of required information steadily rises. Writing reports is absolutely central
In healthcare improving efficiency without negatively impacting patient outcomes is paramount. Finding more efficient workflows is critical not just to improving the patient experience but also to reducing costs and waste. Synoptic reporting has been consistently shown to be a faster, cheaper, and more accurate method of reporting than narrative transcription [1]. By providing consistently
