There are more than 100 million Americans affected by chronic pain according to a study conducted by the Institute of Medicine. Chronic pain affects more Americans than Heart Disease, Diabetes and Cancer combined. Most common is lower back pain in 27%, neck pain 15%, severe headache 15% and facial pain is 4%. Chronic pain affects more […]
It sounds like everyday conversation with my patients regarding various choices of therapeutic options including medications for various medical conditions, procedures or surgeries. The discussion that usually takes place about the established guidelines regarding the specific issue with its indications,safety profile explaining side effects which could be potentially experienced as well as the expected benefits […]
Everyone agrees that without Health, any amount of Wealth has no value. Also, everyone hopefully agrees that Physical Health is closely linked to Financial Health . So, adopting healthy life styles at home,work and everywhere have been proven to be a good investment to combat stress, lower incidence and complications of chronic diseases, improve productivity […]
Patients are the Healthcare consumers and thus, they expect and demand to be treated as such. Therefore, they are the major force behind technology used to serve them. EMR, ( Electronic Medical Records ) can actually cause so many problems if not implemented properly, for example, it can slow down rather than facilitate the work […]
Physicians are considered to be the ideal leaders in healthcare as they have been through tough training for many years and they are in charge of 100% of the healthcare dollars spent. They know medicine but unfortunately, they lack management skills such as strategic planning, negotiation, budget and financial decisions. There is a big need for […]
February is American Heart Month, and, as a passionate doctor fighting heart disease and stroke, I wanted to first share some facts about heart disease in America. It is still the No. 1 cause of death in the country and is No. 1 killer among African-American, Hispanic and white people, claiming more lives than all […]