New Investment Will Continue Telemedicine Expansion
The slow but sure growth of telemedicine continues, and with today's announcement of a new round of funding for Texas-based Access Physicians, you can bet that hospitals will continue their embrace of the technology ...
The 87th Texas Legislature Is Just Around the Corner
The 2020 General Election is less than a year away. That means that shortly thereafter, bill filing will begin for the 87th Texas Legislature, and legislators will be busy tending to promises made during campaigns.
What’s a Groundswell Anyway?
ground·swell /ˈɡroun(d)ˌswel/ noun a buildup of opinion or feeling in a large section of the population. We launched Groundswell Health earlier this year because we saw a fundamental, and fatal, mistake being made. Whether by
It’s Not Easy Being…A Hospital?!
With apologies to Kermit the Frog, it’s not easy being a hospital. The obvious challenges exist. Insufficient payments, physician relations, staffing turnover and payer negotiations. Now, major new threats have emerged that are not operational
Doing Work or Doing Well? Knowing the Difference in Audience Engagement and Persuasion.
Do You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Persuade? You have to read all the way to end of this otherwise brilliantNew York Times column on persuasion to get to the main
Institutions and Trust: A Delicate Balance with Communications that Bind Teams.
When institutions – whether private or public – fail us because they withhold information, allow immoral personal behavior to go unchecked or act in a way unbecoming to the power and responsibility they have, we
Telehealth’s growth track recognized in report
It's no industry secret that telehealth's use is growing. For years, the potential for telehealth has made itself known, bringing regulators and payors in alignment and seeking ways to seize on its potential. According to
