WATCH: Damara Gutnick, MD, explains motivational interviewing basics
May 23rd 2019Damara Gutnick, MD, the medical director of the Montfiore Hudson Valley Collaborative, explains the basics of motivational interviewing, a technique physicians can you use to empower patients to make healthy decisions and improve health outcomes.
Survey: Importance of virtual care to insurers is increasing
May 17th 2019A survey of members of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national trade association for insurers, shows that the importance of virtual care is increasing. The results indicate that virtual care is widely and readily available to most patients through their health plans.
NIH awards $33 million grant to develop new antibiotics
May 14th 2019The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $33.3 million grant to develop new antibiotics to treat deadly bacteria that have become resistant to current treatments. The grant was awarded to David S. Perlin, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, N.J.