Medical Malpractice Reform Just Won’t Go Away
We’re continuing along in our section-by-section analysis of the Burr-Hatch-Upton Proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and today’s topic is reforming the medical malpractice system. The goal, as…
Creating a Compelling Call-to-Action to Obtain New Patients
Call-to-action (CTA) buttons on a website are meant to catch a user’s attention and get that individual to perform an action. These buttons usually contain text that explains to the…
More Sign Posts on the Road to Connected Health Adoption
Just three weeks ago, I wrote about sign posts on the road to connected health adoption. That post was meant to help readers appreciate the subtleties of a changing environment.…
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Aging Gracefully Part 4: Comprehensive Primary Care for the Elderly
Comprehensive primary care is essential to good health, wellness and needed medical care during our elder years. It is critical to Aging Gracefully.In the last fewposts I wrote that Aging…
Cool Facts About Big Data in Healthcare
We are at a tipping point in the developed world where our ability to generate, analyze, interpret and act upon data is transforming multiple industries, governments and societies. Big Data…
On Grief, Choices and Being Mortal
The stories shared during this year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (#PSAW2015) were inspiring! In ETY’s Why Patient Safety Week Matters, Carole Hemmelgarn, Patient Advocate, shared for one of the first times…
A Medicaid Block Grant by Any Other Name Would Stink
The Burr-Hatch-Upton proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for a “transition to capped allotment to provide states with predictable funding and flexibility.” The focus of this section…
2015 CPT Coding Changes and Your Radiology Practice
2015 CPT coding changes that are taking effect will mostly cause issues with billings, and denials of billings that are not coded correctly according to the new Coding Rules. In…
NC Doctors’ Day: Thank Your Local MD
National Doctors Day is an annual event celebrating physician held every March 30th. The North Carolina Medical Society instituted an online program that welcomed patients' participation to honor physicians statewide.…
