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Is Price Transparency Working?
By Ronald F. Dixon, MD Demand for price transparency in healthcare has been growing in recent years. Hospitals are now required to make pricing available in a consumer-friendly format. And while “consumer-friendly” may be in the eye of the beholder, many hospitals have followed the letter of the law. The real question: How useful is…
Simple Blood Test May Predict Long-Term Chronic Disease Risk
There’s new hope for detecting early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study. Our medical director, Dr. Suneet Singh, was interviewed for this Medical News Today article, where he provided insight about the value of lipid profiling (blood tests) to help predict chronic conditions. Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are two…
Limiting Risk With Telehealth Ahead of Holiday Travel
With the holiday season approaching, many people are making plans to visit family and travel for Christmas. With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines from stay home (as it was in 2020) to travel safely. However, given that some family members,…
How Can Innovation Save Primary Care? Podcast with Dr. Ronald Dixon
KevinMD.com | PODCAST with host Kevin Pho There is an increase in burnout among primary care physicians and staff. COVID-19 helped illuminate the issue as facilities across the country experienced an elevated number of patients. Dr. Ronald Dixon, CareHive CEO, talks with KevinMD.com on how innovation and technology can help reduce the strain on the…
High Blood Pressure
Did you know that high blood pressure is sometimes called “the silent killer?” But how can that be? There are plenty of times we can feel our blood beginning to boil, or we reach out to our healthcare team because we can tell our blood pressure is up. Let’s break down what’s going on in…
The Cost of Patient Nonadherence in Healthcare
Patient nonadherence is a costly problem to solve, especially for patients with chronic conditions. Nonadherence is the term we use when a patient either does not fill a prescribed medication or does not follow instructions for using the medication or generally adhere to physician orders. While many in the medical field still use the term…