Guideway Care Sequence of Activation Exhibits at ObesityWeek 2013
This November marked an exciting time for Guideway Care. We had another successful year as an exhibitor for ObesityWeek 2013, sharing with attendees many of our innovative tools and services that engage patients, accurately record information, and drive the best possible outcome.
ObesityWeek 2013…
New York soda ban hopes to help fight obesity
This week, New York set the bar a little higher for government stepping in to fight obesity.
On Thursday, the New York City Health Department became the first local government force to step forward and ban the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces by movie theaters, food vendors, and sports…
CDC releases new map of obesity in the U.S.
The Center for Disease Control has released the results of a 2011 obesity survey and an updated map of obesity in America by state.
The newly released obesity map shows a wide range of the prevalence of obesity across America. Colorado was the state least affected by obesity with 20.7% of its resi…
Healthcare mobile technology integration on the rise
With the indoctrination of big data, and a change in the way we use it, mobile technology in hospitals and practices is becoming increasingly necessary and easier to incorporate into practical use.
According to a new report, nearly everyone from pharmaceutical reps, to nurses, to emergency room te…
How the USA would win the Obesity Olympics
If there ever was an Obesity Olympics, the USA would most certainly win the gold medal. But not in a good way. It wouldn’t be the same gold medal claimed by superstars like swimmer Michael Phelps, sharpshooter Kim Rhode, or gymnast Jordyn Wieber. The USA would win the gold medal for being the most…
Choosing a company to help grow your bariatric practice
By combining our bariatric-savvy team, tools, and online marketing services, we help you increase your reach and improve patient relationships, all the while practicing proper compliance and saving you time.
Information Tracking
Rely on us for patient acquisition and conversion. Our proprietary Le…
Is your practice mobile-friendly? It needs to be!
The technology start-up industry is seeing an uptick in entrepreneurs who want to help younger generations’ consumers use technology to solve their health care needs.
In a recent post, technology news publication GigaOM says that as new consumers are becoming of age to pay for health care, they ar…
How can health care providers use Twitter for outreach?
We’ve always thought that one of Twitter’s many exciting attributes is its search function.
Twitter recently put together an extremely insightful video regarding a computer program they wrote and used to collect and aggregate health care-related information from tweets, allowing us to know more ab…
Electronic Medical Records to be used in 2012 Olympic Games
Medical records for more than 700 United States Olympians will be managed electronically for the first time ever at this year’s London Olympic Games.
This is in great contrast to how the U.S. Olympic Committee historically shipped electronic medical records in paper form on pallets around the worl…
Patients are not happy with hospital care, says new poll
In a recent study, NPR found that people who have been hospitalized recently considered their care to be very costly and not up to quality standards.
“Sick In America,” as NPR is calling it, exposes the numbers behind patients’ recent experiences and their feedback, and the results have some hosp…
Touch technology could soon tell you when it’s time to wash up
Touch technology similar to that used on the iPad is being mimicked to monitor hand hygiene compliance and cut down on healthcare-associated infections, or HAIs.
Safe Hands, the name of new hand sanitation-monitoring technology, is being developed by the same company that brought us talking urinal…
How a medical call center can help your practice
Patient intake. Scheduling appointments. Answering questions. Verifying insurance. Seminar and event registration. Patient outreach and recruitment. Patient followup. These can all be extremely time-consuming tasks for any medical office, especially for a small-to-medium-sized practice with only a…