Medical Calculators for Common Skiing Snowboarding Injuries
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-02-04T00:07:34+08:00Every winter, millions of people travel to the mountains to ski, snowboard, and just relax amid the beautiful scenery. [...]
How to Reduce Paperwork & Time Needed for Insurance Prior Authorizations
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-02-04T00:00:53+08:00Prior Authorization - Using Medical Algorithms to Increase Likelihood for Coverage Evidence-based medical algorithms can help to streamline processes [...]
Your Knowledge, the Right Tool, a Better Outcome…How Medical Treatment Algorithms are Shaping Modern Physicians
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T02:30:20+08:00Remember back in the prehistoric days before the Internet? Before Facebook, before Google, before smartphones? When you needed to [...]
How Medical Algorithms Can Improve Doctor Patient Communication
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-02-04T00:02:53+08:00I saw it every day while in medical school and residency; attending physicians cowered behind a computer screen, attempting [...]
The Future of Healthcare: Telemedicine, Digital Health, and Medical Calculators
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T02:32:50+08:00With an estimated 1,000,000 telemedicine consults performed in 2014, the floodgates have opened as digital health startups, established providers, [...]
Diagnosing Rare Diseases Disorders with Medical Algorithms
Chad Rudnick, MD2021-09-25T08:00:41+08:00Primary care physicians often have the unique task of deciding whether a patient who presents with an uncommon constellation [...]
How to Use Medical Algorithms During Global Disease Outbreaks
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-16T21:38:32+08:00One of the most fearful events in medicine and population health is an infectious disease outbreak. From the recent [...]
Precision Medicine Initiative & Medical Algorithms: Looking to the Future
Chad Rudnick, MD2019-08-29T04:06:59+08:00First receiving mention a few years ago, precision medicine, has entered the spotlight with a request for $215 million [...]
How Physicians Can Expand Their Clinical Knowledge Base
Chad Rudnick, MD2019-07-25T08:26:25+08:00Starting in medical school, students must learn how to quickly and successfully search through thousands of easily accessible research [...]
Using Algorithms to Assist With Medical Research Studies
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-16T22:26:45+08:00Medical research is one of the main reasons why the medical profession as a whole is able to continually [...]
Using Medical Algorithms as Clinical Prediction Tools
Chad Rudnick, MD2019-07-25T08:30:49+08:00Advances in medicine bring new imaging, technologies, medications, and the desire to have better prediction models for clinical outcomes. [...]
How to Practice Evidence Based Healthcare in Clinical Settings
Chad Rudnick, MD2019-07-25T08:32:50+08:00As physicians, we recognize the importance of evidence based healthcare. Having evidence to back up our decisions strengthens our assessments [...]
5 Medical Assessment Tools for Urgent Care
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-20T21:05:32+08:00Cold and flu season is upon us and with the increase in the number of common colds, flu-like illnesses, [...]
The Flu: Decision Tools & CDC Influenza Information
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-20T23:23:39+08:00With the turn of the leaves and cooler weather on the horizon, one of the illnesses that comes to [...]
Doctor vs. Machine: Health Symptom Checker Apps
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-10-13T05:57:44+08:00We have been comparing man to machine since, well… man made machines. In the past several years, with the [...]
How to Obtain Health Insurance Prior Authorization in 3 Minutes or Less
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:29:14+08:00Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, or office administrator, it’s likely you have dealt with the time-consuming hassle of obtaining [...]
A Hospital with No Beds? Strategy to Improve Hospital Readmission Statistics
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T00:04:23+08:00It seems counterintuitive at first, a hospital with no beds. However, this is the in which direction healthcare is [...]
ACGME Duty Hours – Do Restrictions Affect Training?
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-08-31T04:42:17+08:00There is a common discussion almost yearly that is heard around the country in academic hospitals. Older generations of [...]
Medical Calculators Online for Sports-Related Conditions
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:13:55+08:00Olympic medals, elite athletes, and non-stop television coverage. You can’t turn on the TV, read an article, or scroll [...]
Medical Algorithms for Back To School Health
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T19:32:13+08:00With the turn of the calendar to August and department stores putting out the back to school sales, it [...]
Online Medical Calculators and Pokemon Go… A Perfect Catch
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T21:11:55+08:00Depending on your age, you may or may not remember the original Pokemon craze in the United States many [...]
Use of Depression Screening Questions to Help with Diagnosis
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T21:20:22+08:00It’s no surprise that patients will often defer or deflect from certain topics while talking with their primary care [...]
July Phenomenon: Overcoming Medical Resident Anxiety
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:15:53+08:00The July phenomenon is something that is discussed every year in teaching hospitals in the United States. With the [...]
Summertime Ailments: Patients with Hot Tub Itch, Sunburns & Bites
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-25T23:41:18+08:00Preparing for Summer: Using our Medical Algorithms platform to review common situations Summer is approaching. With the warm weather comes the [...]
How to Identify Listeria Monocytogenes Symptoms, Sources, Risk Factors
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-26T00:19:17+08:00Recently, a nationwide recall of frozen food items was instituted as a result of potential bacterial contamination from Listeria [...]
Case Study: High School Sports Concussions
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-26T19:42:45+08:00High School Sports Concussions Lucy, a 15-year-old female is competing in a karate tournament a few hours from her [...]
Internet of Things Healthcare
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-04-12T02:08:09+08:00Internet of Things - Healthcare Division You may have heard the term, Internet of Things, mentioned in various articles, [...]
Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis & Spring Allergies With Health Analytics
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-04-01T00:31:40+08:00Spring is here and with a turn of the calendar, warmer temperatures, and outdoor activities, comes the symptoms of sneezing, [...]
5 Medical Calculators to Assist Students on Neurology Rotations
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-26T22:47:15+08:00For many medical students, learning about neurology and incorporating textbook information into clinical practice can be difficult. Use of [...]
Aedes Mosquitoes & Zika Virus Infection: What You Need To Know
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-26T23:18:06+08:00Recently, a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, known as Zika, has had its first known case diagnosed in the United [...]
Utilizing Medical Calculators to Think Like A Doctor
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-27T00:32:27+08:00Summary and response to the New York Times Well article: Think Like A Doctor: Thinner We present a succinct [...]
Utilizing Medical Algorithms to Think Like A Doctor: Scurvy Case
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-27T13:50:37+08:00Summary and response to the New York Times Well article: Think Like A Doctor: Limping Along We present a [...]
Utilizing Medical Algorithms to Think Like A Doctor
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-28T17:31:39+08:00Summary and response to The New York Times - Well article: "Think Like A Doctor: The Quarterback’s Headache." We present [...]
Improving Geriatric Nutritional Assessment with Medical Algorithms
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-29T14:28:05+08:00Malnutrition is a known risk factor for early hospital readmission amongst geriatric patients. Identifying and improving the nutritional status [...]
Using Algorithms with Medical CME Courses
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-13T05:56:13+08:00While spending a recent weekend at a medical conference, listening to lecturers, looking at the research posters, and earning [...]
Five Gastroenterology Calculators for Diagnosis, Prognosis, & Research
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-16T14:38:02+08:00Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical evaluation. With over 7 million [...]
5 Ways to Use Cardiology Algorithms for Monitoring & Research
Chad Rudnick, MD2022-01-16T14:51:32+08:00There have been numerous stories over the past several years highlighting how mobile health apps and devices have assisted [...]
7 Medical Algorithms to Use with Apple ResearchKit Apps
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T09:33:53+08:00“In March, 2015, Apple released an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and [...]
How Algorithms Can Help with ICD 10 Code Lookup
Chad Rudnick, MD2015-07-16T20:05:04+08:00You’ve seen it advertised through medical association emails, heard about it in the doctor’s lounge, and maybe even had [...]
How to Use Clinical Decision Support Systems for Prescription Reimbursement
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:28:00+08:00The Affordable Care Act has led to an increase in the number of people with access to the US [...]
Wearable Technology Gadgets, Medical Algorithms, & Your Doctor
Chad Rudnick, MD2015-07-16T20:09:42+08:00You probably have seen the commercials, online ads, and numerous tweets, blogs, and posts about the just released Apple [...]
Medical Tools: How to Eliminate Unnecessary Tests
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:08:42+08:00Nearly every physician who has worked in an emergency department will concur with the fact that MRI or CT [...]
How to Use Decision Support Tools in Medical School
Chad Rudnick, MD2016-12-15T10:19:15+08:00Many changes are taking place in medical school curriculums to reflect shifts in the practice of medicine and evolving [...]