The Geographic Divide: How Federalism Has Formalized Health Disparities
Jimmy Carter once said that America is not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic. We have all sorts of people here, but we want them to maintain their unique…
5 Steps to Improving Receipt of Patient Payments
Increasingly, the healthcare industry has been shifting toward patient cost-sharing, which includes high deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance. Consequently, collecting from patients has taken on a higher level of importance than…
Play or Pay: The Triple Aim for 2015 and Beyond
Summary: What will you decide for your organization beginning 2015? Will you “play or pay”?The “play or “pay” principle basically says that if employers with 50 or more full time…
The Leaked NY Times Report and Digital Marketing for Medical Devices Are Closely Related
The internal “leaked” report that created a buzzA few weeks ago a “secret” internal 96-page report was leaked. The report, titled “New York Times Innovation Report,” provides an in depth…
Gun Violence Restraining Order: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
The idea of a gun violence restraining order is being proposed in wake of the recent killings just off the UCSB campus and the warning signs that were fully recognized too late.…
Conversation About Veterans Administration’s Woes Has Not Yet Hit the Right Note
Current proposals to correct the VA’s course include firing Secretary Eric Shinseki (who resigned on May 30), ordering a criminal investigation by the FBI, and providing more funding to the…
Are ACOs the New HMOs?
ACOs: The New HMOs? Historically, HMOs are notorious for incurring poor health among patients and bolstering already bloated administrative costs. When healthcare reform was on the horizon, the promise of Accountable…
Three Ways to Calm Patients’ Concerns About Patient Portal Security
This story is all too common: another security breach leaking confidential patient information to the masses and another fine totaling in the millions—$4.8 million to be exact. This story is…
Big Distances Make the Case for Telemedicine: Recap from the Canadian E-Health Conference
Just back from the American Telemedicine Conference, and we took a short trip over the border (and back Just back from the American Telemedicine Conference, and we took a short…
A Simple Way to Improve the Profitability of a Medical Practice
Improving the profitability of a medical practice or any healthcare business that bills third-party medical insurance plans can be difficult. In fact, the constant downward pricing pressures from insurance companies,…
