AHRA 2014 Keynote Highlights: Lessons for Your Radiology Department from a Fighter Pilot
Radiology’s “top guns” are being tested and success in the changing healthcare environment is dependent on your commitment to yourself, the mission and your team. This was the message from…
Traumatic Brain Injuries Are a Major Public Health Problem [INFOGRAPHIC]
We have written before about the importance of sports medicine, and how it doesn’t apply only to athletes but to recreational enthusiasts too. One of the areas we highlighted was…
The Disturbing Confessions of a Medical Scribe: Adding to the Bill
Summary: How a little bit of money can become a lot of money is described here in an anonymous blog post by a “scribe,” a person occupying this relatively new…
Leveraging Social Media to Support Your Cause
In the past few weeks, you may have come across videos of your friends dumping a bucket of ice cold water on their heads. This viral campaign isn’t just about…
Practice Pointers in the Wake of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Privacy Settlement
An OB/GYN at Johns Hopkins was fired last year after a colleague reported her suspicions about a "pen-like device" that was always around his neck, and that turned out to…
Orthopedic Revenue Cycle Management: Two Major Concerns (and How to Fix Them)
As anybody involved with revenue management will attest to, revenue cycle management is a crucial element for a physician office operation. Ensuring smooth revenue management processes ensures a well-focused, effective,…
GM Recalls Are Bad, But Medical Device Recalls Are Worse
It's bad enough when your GM SUV turns into a rolling fire hazard. It's bad enough when your GM SUV turns into a rolling fire hazard. Imagine needing, and getting,…
Whining About the Thousand-Dollar Pill
When I saw Paying for the Thousand-Dollar Pill, an anti-Sovaldi op-ed in the Wall Street Journalby the health plans’ head lobbyist, it brought back memories from my childhood when I toured…
What Healthcare Could Learn from a Technology Company
Healthcare is very different from most other industries. It is fragmented, conservative, highly regulated, and hierarchical. It doesn’t follow most of the usual business rules around supply and demand or…
Dealing with Negative Online Reviews of Doctors
Can one bad apple ruin it for the bunch? Yes, if you’re talking about online reviews. Can one bad apple ruin it for the bunch? Yes, if you’re talking about…
