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Vantage Clinical Solutions launches new website for SOL Santa Cruz

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | March 26th, 2010 | No responses

Vantage Clinical Solutions is proud to announce the launch of www.solsantacruz.com, a dynamic and interactive online presence created for SOL Santa Cruz of Santa Cruz, CA.  The website and comprehensive online presence was created to meet the dynamic needs of this exciting healthcare practice which provides a unique blend of chiropractic and physical therapy care to athletes and active persons in Santa Cruz county.

The goal of the SOL Santa Cruz website…


Online reputations: An important consideration for healthcare providers

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | July 8th, 2008 | No responses

I’ve written about the impact that online physician ratings are having on healthcare providers.  The ability for patients to comment on their interactions with physicians through a channel that the whole world can see is a significant shift in power toward the consumer in today’s healthcare economy.

It is wise for healthcare providers, including physicians, to check up on their online reputations to ensure that even if they can’t control what…


Standards: The answer to widespread adoption of personal health records

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | June 25th, 2008 | No responses

As much as electronic medical records (EMR’s) have been the topic of conversation in the healthcare profession over the last 10 years, most of the buzz has been around the “potential” rather than “impact” of the technology. 

One of the main reasons for this is that there exists a lack of standards that allow for the transfer of information between EMR systems.  There are some great EMR systems out there, but for EMR’s to really…


Google Alerts: What they are and how they can help your practice

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | June 21st, 2008 | No responses

We all know Google, many of us using their search algorithms daily when we “Google” products, services or people online.  For business owners, Google has become a research tool, allowing for “quick and dirty” searches of information about themselves and competitors.

As more people are moving to the web to find information about healthcare providers (read my posts about online physician ratings here


Google Health is here

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | May 20th, 2008 | No responses

After a successful pilot project at the Cleveland Clinic, Google Health is finally available for use by the public.  Will this change the tracking of medical conditions, reduce drug interactions and improve the overall quality of healthcare communication between patients and physicians?  We’ll find out shortly.

From The New York Times:

Google enters the field of personal health records with a leading online brand, deep pockets and a wealth of technical skills.


Finding doctors (and appointment times) online

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | April 8th, 2008 | 1 response

Free market enterprise is daily finding more of a home in the healthcare industry.  Of recent note are moves by Microsoft and Google to become big players in the personal health record (PHR) market, but it’s not just the big guns that are bringing consumer-friendly tools into the heart of medical practice operations.

The Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative blog posted recently about an


“Innovation through competition”

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | March 18th, 2008 | No responses

Those were the headlines in the New York Times News Service yesterday, which I found syndicated in my local newspaper.  I couldn’t agree more.

As many are aware, Google is sponsoring a $20 million “race to the moon” for a commercial grade spacecraft that holds potential as a feasible vehicle for use by human passengers.  The premise of course, is that despite the great body of knowledge we’ve developed throughout the world, a little competition…


Google PHR test drive at Cleveland Clinic

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | February 21st, 2008 | No responses

Google is making strides with its web-based PHR by beginning a pilot test that will include 1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic.  Electronic management of the PHR is certainly on the way…

Cleveland Clinic plans to enroll between 1,500 and 10,000 patients to trial the secure exchange of medical record data such as prescriptions, conditions and allergies between the clinic and a secure