Doctors "know instinctively that the human side of medicine -- the attentive listening, the visual cues, the continued eye contact, and the careful history and physical exam -- is critical..." Dr. Val Jones, CEO of Better Health, wrote in a commentary piece last week. "The problem we have with EMRs is that they often interrupt the sensitive and intuitive parts of what we do. EMRs and other...
You might call her the first iPhone Doctor. If Natalie Hodge, MD, has her way, though, she won't be the last.
Hodge's start-up Personal Pediatrics aims to equip a fleet of self-starter pediatricians in major metro areas with iPhones, cloud-based practice software and the marketing know-how to court new parents, families and corporate health programs alike. The company's plan points to a growing...
