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Should You Renovate Your Home Before Selling?

Should You Renovate Your Home Before Selling?

Listing a home for sale is a big decision for most homeowners. There is always the worry about whether the property will sell for the listed price and how soon a qualified buyer will write an offer. The homeowner may wonder if making some basic updates could attract...

Important Books for Healthcare Professionals

Important Books for Healthcare Professionals

Medicine is a field that's always evolving. There are so many studies, reviews, and books published every month that no single medical professional can keep up with them all. However, doctors, nurses and other front-line medical workers need to set aside time for...

How Telehealth Improves Patient Care

How Telehealth Improves Patient Care

I took the afternoon off, drove to the doctor's office, waited an additional twenty minutes to see the doctor only to have him look at my chart and tell me that my bloodwork came back looking great. I was in good health and he would see me again in six months. I was...

Three Ways Technology is Impacting Healthcare

Three Ways Technology is Impacting Healthcare

Over the past twenty years, technology has grown to impact every industry on the planet. In the modern economy, every company is a technology company. Technology is now used in every industry, from finance to hospitality to consumer goods. The healthcare industry is...

What Are the Pros and Cons of Telemedicine?

What Are the Pros and Cons of Telemedicine?

One of the hottest new trends in medicine lately has been the rise of telemedicine. This industry uses technologies like video chat and voice calls to treat patient's needs without them ever having to visit a clinic or hospital. This form of medicine does have some...

3 Ways Telemedicine Is Helping Rural Communities

3 Ways Telemedicine Is Helping Rural Communities

The denser a population is, the more cumulative dollars they have to spend on services like healthcare. Rural communities, however, have smaller populations that are more spread out, which means they have fewer cumulative dollars to spend. This, in turn, gives them...

What Are The Top Challenges Facing Telemedicine?

What Are The Top Challenges Facing Telemedicine?

The rise in health care costs for consumers has driven them to make different care choices. Some skip seeing a doctor altogether; others order generic drugs rather than the pricier name-brand choices. Some skip follow-up care while others do not go through with a...

Technology Trends That Will Change Healthcare

Technology Trends That Will Change Healthcare

The technology available in the 21st century will transform the healthcare and medicine industries in remarkable ways. It's the evolution of information technology (IT) that is primarily fueling these changes. Robotics are being produced to do the same work humans do....

The Challenges of Healthcare Accessibility

The Challenges of Healthcare Accessibility

Access to healthcare can be a major problem for many Americans, especially among the economically challenged. Men, women and children in the inner cities have to work with what's available to them, and the healthcare available in these areas is usually not enough to...