“Tricorders Are Not Sci-Fi Anymore:” Ten Tech Tips for Today’s Clinicians

“In the near future, we won’t just be prescribing drugs, we’ll be prescribing apps,” said physician-futurist Daniel Kraft, MD, at the recent NEXT Innovation Summit. Dr. Kraft said that a Star Trek-esque world of tricorder-enabled Dr. McCoy’s tailoring treatments and tweaking human biology based on real-time physiologic data is already here. ”It’s just not evenly distributed.” Dr. Kraft also reviewed 10 essential tech advances that should be part of any practitioner's digital tool bag.

How One Physician Changed Aetna’s Attitudes on Holistic Medicine

A few years ago, it would have been a pipe dream to suggest that a naturopathic physician might have a hand in shifting attitudes—and policies--of one of the nation's largest health insurers.

Restoring the Therapeutic Alliance

LONG BEACH, CA -- A wealth of new practice models are erupting in the field of integrative medicine, as more physicians and other practitioners seek ways of practicing that are more holistic and embracing of all aspects of their patients' lives.

How to Craft Effective Patient Ed Videos

Good go-to video resources for patient education can help you make much better use of their limited face-to-face time with patients, says practice development consultant James Maskell.

For Integrative Doctors, a New Turn On the Road to Specialty Recognition

The long and winding road toward creation of a widely recognized medical specialty in holistic medicine has taken a new turn, one that leaders of the effort believe can take physicians a lot farther toward that goal.

Holistic Marketing Mentors: Creating Systems to Beat the System!

Clinicians think a lot about organ systems, but far fewer think systematically about their own practices. That's unfortunate, because well-designed practice systems can greatly improve clinical outcomes and fiscal health, say consultants Gail Sophia Edgell & Traci Brosman.

Bringing the Genomics Revolution Into Patient Care

Escape Fire's Dr. Erin Martin on Reverse-Engineering Healtcare

Group Visits are a Great Fit for Functional Medicine Practice

Overcoming Fear of Change on Path to Practice Transformation

More than anything else, it is fear that keeps many doctors from building the kinds of practices they really want to have. Heal Thy Practice conference chairman Jeff Gladd, MD, who's built a thriving cash-pay practice in Ft. Wayne, IN, has the remedies for those fears.