The Healthcare Entrepreneur Blog » Google http://blog.vantageclinicalsolutions.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:54:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Vantage Clinical Solutions launches new website for SOL Santa Cruz http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2010/03/26/vantage-clinical-solutions-launches-new-website-for-sol-santa-cruz/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2010/03/26/vantage-clinical-solutions-launches-new-website-for-sol-santa-cruz/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:58:05 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=979 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…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2010/03/26/vantage-clinical-solutions-launches-new-website-for-sol-santa-cruz/feed/ 0 Online reputations: An important consideration for healthcare providers http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/07/08/online-reputations-an-important-consideration-for-healthcare-providers/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/07/08/online-reputations-an-important-consideration-for-healthcare-providers/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:12:40 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=147 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…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/07/08/online-reputations-an-important-consideration-for-healthcare-providers/feed/ 0 Standards: The answer to widespread adoption of personal health records http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/06/25/standards-the-answer-to-widespread-adoption-of-personal-health-records/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/06/25/standards-the-answer-to-widespread-adoption-of-personal-health-records/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:00:22 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=134 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…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/06/25/standards-the-answer-to-widespread-adoption-of-personal-health-records/feed/ 0 Google Alerts: What they are and how they can help your practice http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/06/21/google-alerts-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-help-your-practice/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/06/21/google-alerts-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-help-your-practice/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:07:35 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=129 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…

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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.

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]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/05/20/google-health-is-here/feed/ 0 Finding doctors (and appointment times) online http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/04/08/finding-doctors-and-appointment-times-online/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/04/08/finding-doctors-and-appointment-times-online/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:32:28 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/?p=82 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 ]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/04/08/finding-doctors-and-appointment-times-online/feed/ 1 “Innovation through competition” http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:23:32 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/ 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…

]]> http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/03/18/innovation-through-competition/feed/ 0 Google PHR test drive at Cleveland Clinic http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/02/21/google-phr-test-drive-at-cleveland-clinic/ http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/02/21/google-phr-test-drive-at-cleveland-clinic/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:38:19 +0000 Tannus Quatre PT, MBA http://www.vantageclinicalsolutions.com/blog/2008/02/21/google-phr-test-drive-at-cleveland-clinic/ 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

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