Pen removed from patient after 25 years — and it still writes!!
Filed under: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lighter Side, Patient/Client Communication
This case is a medical marvel — and a stunning promotional tool for some pen company. Read more
Social media in health care: Another risk to weigh
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Technology News, Special Report

Social media has real business benefits within health care — and serious negatives that can be hard to protect against — whether or not you even use the sites.
How better communication reduces patient bouncebacks
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Could patient bouncebacks be reduced simply with better discharge planning? Read more
Health-pros-only social media site takes off
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Technology News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Physicians who want the benefits of social networking without the concerns of accidental over-sharing that can lead to HIPAA violations seem to have found at least one solution. Read more
Removing blame increases error reporting
Filed under: Communication, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
New research indicates that certain ways of tracking medical error reports are more successful at encouraging people to make reports. Read more
Emergency room shooting leaves nurse, guard injured
Filed under: Communication, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A shooting at a hospital emergency room waiting area left a nurse and security guard injured. Read more
Some parents opt for ‘chicken pox pops’ over vaccines
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A federal prosecutor has issued a warning that buying lollipops laced with chicken pox is illegal. Most people would add that it’s also a terribly dumb thing to do. Read more
Study: Advanced directives work for patients and providers
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
There’s new proof that advanced directives help patients get the care they want — and ease the burden on health care providers. Read more
FSA reimbursement for OTC meds is getting easier
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
There’s new help for patients (and even employees) who want to have their OTC medications reimbursed through health care flexible spending plans. Read more
Paging Dr. Joker: No fat jokes about patients
Filed under: Communication, Ethics, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Lighter Side, Patient/Client Communication, Special Report
It may have seemed like a good idea to mock obese patients in print, but one surgeon-turned-comedian discovered the joke was on him. Read more

