The Leading Physicians of The World

Providing "always on" care through same-day appointments and extended hours and ensuring patients have accessed recommended care are just two of the 10 characteristics shared by ideal primary care practices, researchers have found. Although healthcare costs in the U.S. have increased 10-fold since the 1980s, a new reportidentifies a cluster of primary care practices in the U.S. that provide patients with high-quality care while keeping costs low. The study was released by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Stanford University's Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC). "The research that we announced proves that high-performance healthcare is not only possible, it already exists in parts of the U.S.," foundation president and chief operating officer Michael Peterson said in a press release. The foundation recently invested $200 million to examine best practices in delivering high-quality care. If all primary care practices impleme...

No matter what age you are your focus on stretches and exercises used in physical therapy can be of great benefit to your health. Below are a few tips to keep you healthy and moving perfectly during every decade: In your 20s Below are physical therapy tips for your 20s: You should make your body active for about 30 minutes a day and make it a habit for the rest of your life. You should know that regular, frequent or routine exercises can be a great way to ward off a variety of serious illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes in your future age.   Strength building and weight-bearing exercises should also be included in your weekly routine as they help build your bone density. You may realize that your bones begin losing density after age 20. Such exercises can help you avoid osteoporosis in your old age. In your 30s At the age of 30 and above, physicaltherapy and its exercises can be of great help to your health. In your 30s, your sche...

Everything makes you fat! Gluten-free food is the key to eternal youth! You need to poop ten times a day or you’ll die! You’ll find tons of equally ridiculous health claims around the internet, and you’ll actually believe some of them. Take a look at 10 common myths and find out the truth. 1   Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day No need to count cups. Research shows people who gulp a glass of H2O when they’re thirsty get enough to stay healthy and hydrated. Water-rich foods like soup, fruit, and vegetables and drinks like juice, tea, and coffee all help you get your fill. You might need to drink more water if your urine is dark yellow, you don’t go regularly, you're very active, or you live in a hot climate. 2 Antiperspirant Causes Breast Cancer Don’t sweat it! Some scientists think the chemicals found in antiperspirants and deodorants can be absorbed through your underarm. The idea is they end up in breast tissue and make tumors more likely. But the National Cancer I...

Total cost of ownership (TCO) has become one of the major concerns for healthcare ITDMs (healthcare IT decision makers) who have adopted tablets as an IT solution in healthcare. It is the time ITDMs should gain insight and address all challenges that are facing large scale deployment of tablets (more than 250 tablets). By doing this, they will help private and public organizations realize the full productivity of a computed tablet. According to an online survey of more than 200 healthcare ITDMs conducted by Dell, the cost of one tablet is approximately $499. However, the total cost of securing, connecting and managing a tablet totals to about $2230. This means that securing, managing and connecting a tablet cost about 4.5 times its total purchase price. What Healthcare ITDMs Say about Tablet Cost, functionality, security and Usage Here is what healthcare ITDMs say about tablets: Tablet Usage statistics According to a survey conducted for 200 ITDMs, here is the t...

Practice of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) allows healthcare employees to bring and use their personal devices such as tablets, smartphones and laptops into the work place. Their belief is that these devices boost morale and increase efficiency and productivity levels. With BYOD, healthcare providers can use and access hospital information and applications on their personal devices. However, healthcare facilities in the US and around the world continue to struggle with whether staff should use their personal mobile devices at work. While staff can use and access organization’s information and applications on their own device, use of personal devices has brought a variety of security threats for healthcare industries. According to a recent study, 4 out of 5 doctors regularly use their personal mobile devices in their workplace for health care purposes. It is with no doubt that these devices have been proven to have a variety of benefits such as fast access to medical records...

Healthcare is vitally important to human life expectancy, but access to it varies around the world. To help understand the difference in healthcare of each country, some factors have to be considered. These factors include: ·          GDP spending ·          Life expectancy ·          Healthcare coverage (is it universal?) ·          Hospital beds per population of 100000 and ·          Primary doctor/100 people Some large or richer countries in the world such as U.S, UK, Germany, France, Spain and Canada were chosen for analysis. Below are factors that make healthcare different in different countries        1.  Hospital beds Germany is the country which has recorded the highest number of hospital beds. This is according to recent statisti...