The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is a standard diagnostic tool created by the World Health Organization (WHO), for monitoring the incidence and prevalence of diseases and related conditions. The ICD has diverse clinical applications, and is used not just by doctors but also by paramedic staff, insurance companies, researchers and policy makers. ICD is …
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The doctor-patient relationship: How doctors can build trust
Trust takes years to build, seconds to break and forever to repair – Anonymous Trust has always been a cornerstone for effective doctor–patient relationships, as it correlates a patient’s vulnerability with the competence and intentions of the doctor. Building trust takes time and effort, but as a doctor, a strong rapport with patients will improve …
E-book: How to market your medical practice online, for free
Now that you established your medical clinic or hospital, its time to spread the word. How do you get people to know about your practice and get more patients to your clinic? Advertisting is one avenue, but why spend money on something you can get for free? By popular demand, we bring you the definitive …
How doctors can create a great first impression at their medical practice
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” – Andrew Grant For almost everyone in this world, a great first impression is everything. If you’re thoroughly captivated by a person or a company at the first meet, you become a loyalist. As management guru Peter Drucker proclaimed in The Practice of Management, “The reason …
What is cloud storage and how does it impact medical practice?
Everybody is talking about cloud technology. You’ve heard of ‘storing data on the cloud’ from smartphone makers (Apple’s iCloud being the prime example) to companies like Dropbox and Evernote that base their entire businesses on the cloud. Cloud storage is not just an emerging technology trend in the tech industry, it is also becoming popular …
6 tips for hiring a receptionist for your clinic
If you’re in need of a receptionist for your medical clinic or hospital, it’s more than just hiring someone who accepts your rate of pay. You want someone your patients and visitors are comfortable with because they will be handling and discussing sensitive & personal information. The receptionist is the first point of contact for your medical clinic, …
6 Simple Tips to Ensure Great Patient Satisfaction at your Clinic or Hospital
Healthcare is evolving and how. Gone are the days of patients choosing their doctors based on hearsay or by simply asking around. Patients are increasingly researching doctors online and reading reviews on clinics & hospitals left by other patients. (Read more: Is an online presence for doctors really important?) In this era of consumerism, healthcare …
Better Healthcare with Big Data
With the increased penetration of EMR and EHR software in the healthcare industry, there has been an explosion of patient data, including conditions, treatments, results and treatment outcomes. So we now have access to a lot of health data history, which if was analysed and processed could give us a greater understanding of the body’s mechanisms and …
How Important is Practice Management?
All the recent talk about clinic management makes us wonder how doctors of yesteryear used to run their practices and remain successful at it. It seems like they just they just came in and did their jobs, and everything else fell into place. But back then, there were lesser patients to attend to. And lesser …
How Mobile Devices are changing healthcare
The Mobile device is the embodiment of the future that we used to dream about. A device small enough to be carried anywhere, which also offers power and convenience. So its a understatement to say that it is a popular technology. Everybody’s got one, and they have it with them all the time. This makes mobile devices …