By Lori Sprott, ACE-CPT It’s no secret that exercise is important for maintaining health and wellness, regardless of age. The National Institute on Aging has published its Exercise & Physical Activity guide, highlighting what staying active means and the benefits of continuing to move. Physical activity for older adults, according to the Institute, can range … [Read more...] about Active Aging
Spring 2016
Increasing Patient Engagement in Your Practice
Many patients want to be involved in managing their health care. Empowering patients to schedule their own appointments and manage correspondence, refills, and prior authorizations can lead to higher levels of patient engagement and satisfaction. Patient engagement initiatives have been found to reduce hospital visits, decrease morbidity and mortality rates, improve treatment … [Read more...] about Increasing Patient Engagement in Your Practice
A new age in oncology care…
…antibodies are allowing the immune system to destroy cancer cells. By Paul Conkling, MD Virginia Oncology Associates On March 6th, President Jimmy Carter stood before one of the Sunday school classes he teaches in Plains, Georgia, and shared a remarkable piece of information. He announced that he no longer needed treatment for cancer – less than seven months … [Read more...] about A new age in oncology care…
Why conventional laparoscopic surgery is becoming obsolete…
…and why it should. By Charles P Williams, MD, FACS, Bon Secours Surgical Specialists When laparoscopic surgery was introduced more than 25 years ago, it was heralded as a major advancement in the field of patient care. With video camera assistance and thin instrumentation, surgeons could perform certain procedures with incisions of no more than half an inch, rather than … [Read more...] about Why conventional laparoscopic surgery is becoming obsolete…
If it’s good enough for Astronauts, it must be good enough for all of us!
By Alan L. Wagner, MD, FACS Being able to determine how someone’s health is when that someone is far away requires knowing what to measure, how to measure it, and how to get that information where it needs to go. Our first American astronaut, John Glenn, had his blood pressure and heart rate measured in space during that inaugural flight, and ever since that … [Read more...] about If it’s good enough for Astronauts, it must be good enough for all of us!
