A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reviewed the emerging role of email in healthcare, arguing that doctors should more aggressively offer their patients the option to communicate with each other through email. Unlike other professionals in the United States, doctors have generally resisted the adoption of email into their practices. But according to the WSJ article, email can result in many benefits to both the doctor and patient. With email capability, patients have more immediate access to the office staff and can potentially get their problems and concerns addressed more quickly. They can also maximize their cost savings by minimizing office visits and reducing lost time from work. The author further elaborates that although doctors are not permitted to submit a charge to Medicare for email communication, they can benefit by delivering better medical care which results from the ability to monitor their patients’ conditions more closely through email.
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Could this be the week Rick Santorum rises?
The former senator from Pennsylvania has been claiming that he is the better conservative alternative than Newt Gingrich to unseat Mitt Romney as the frontrunner in in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
The next round of contests will provide Santorum with his best chance to show that voters agree. Republicans in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri head to caucus sites and voting booths on Tuesday, and early polls show that Santorum may give Romney a battle.
Romney and Santorum are virtually tied in Minnesota, the state that gives Santorum the best shot at his first victory since the Iowa caucus. In Colorado, Santorum is running a distant second behind Romney but is well ahead of Gingrich and Ron Paul. He also leads Romney in Missouri, but that state’s primary will not count for delegates to the Republican convention.
Wins in Minnesota and Missouri and a second-place finish in Colorado could give Santorum reason to claim the title of Romney’s biggest challenger. … COMPLETE STORY >>
Read Edward Lee Pitts’ complete Web Extra report.
from: http://online.worldmag.com/2012/02/06/tuesday-contests-could-elevate-santorums-place-in-gop-race/
Children who feel left out, even for a little while, may be less active.
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