Saving Money: Paying Cash for Health Care Even If You’re Insured
Summary: People are telling us they are paying cash for common medical procedures, even if they’re insured — and getting lower prices. Is this common? Is it legal? Why don’t…
How to Help Patients Find Your Medical Practice Easily Online
Increasingly, consumers are turning towards the Internet for health care information. According to a Pew Marketing study, more than 70 percent of American consumers researched medical conditions online in the past…
Maintain Interest, Create a Buzz: Simply Update Your Website!
In today’s digital world, a website is the first and quite possibly only thing a potential patient sees before deciding whether or not to make a purchase or use a…
The Benefit of Being a Vocal Cancer Patient
All of us want to be in control of our lives. We decide when we eat, when we sleep, and we pick our friends. When we get sick, why should…
How Does Medical Debt Affect Your FICO Score?
FICO 9 | Medical Debt and Your Credit ScoreAccording to a statement made earlier this week by FICO, the company’s analytics are undergoing major changes that will affect the way…
How Far Will Obama Administration Bend for Medicaid Expansion in Republican States?
First published on MedCityNews.com. First published on MedCityNews.com. When Pennsylvania got the Obama administration’s signoff on its Medicaid expansion plans last week, it became the ninth state with a Republican…
Hospital-Based Physicians and Revenue Cycle Management
When we talk about revenue cycle management systems it’s easiest to draw comparisons to physicians working in an ambulatory setting. This setting allows for accurate and timely charge capture of…
7 Tips to Picking the Best Nursing Program
With all of the available nursing programs to choose from, picking just one can be a difficult decision. Do you want to specialize in Labor and Delivery? Volunteer at your…
Lessons on Healthcare and Risks from the Passing of Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers made us laugh. Joan Rivers made us cry. At times, Joan Rivers made us cringe. Joan Rivers made us laugh. Joan Rivers made us cry. At times, Joan…
Medicaid Expansion: Poor States Are Subsidizing Rich Ones
State lotteries result in the voluntary transfer of wealth by the poor to the rich. It seems the Affordable Care Act is having a similar impact.In Massachusetts, residents of lower income towns like Chelsea spend…
