Direct Pay and Concierge Medical Practice
Many physicians as they continue to practice medicine in an increasingly hostile environment attempt to remove aspects of their business which increase work loads at diminishing yields. I use…
Massachusetts Gets Ready to Tame HealthCare Costs
While much of the country braces for full implementation of the Affordable Care Act next year — wondering whether premiums will jump dramatically, providers will be overwhelmed, and insurance exchanges…
Medical Director: Characteristics of Success
The Evolution of the Medical DirectorAs healthcare continues to change, so do some of the roles within the industry, but no role has perhaps experienced a shift quite as significant…
Physician Burnout and the Enlightened CFO
Physician Burnout and the Power of an Enlightened CFOWhat your CFO doesn’t know about physician burnout is hurting you right now. They are pounding the boardroom table for projects…
Telemedicine Saves Travel and Time for Patients with Parkinson Disease
Wonder if Michael use telemedicine?A randomized clinical trial of 20 patients with Parkinson disease by E. Ray Dorsey, M.D., M.B.A., of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues suggests that…
John Wooden’s Spirit Alive and Well at MedStar Health
This week I again had the pleasure to hear Paul Levy (of the blog "Not Running A Hospital") speak at a MedStar Health Quality & Safety retreat. This week I…
Re-admissions: Is Telehealth the Answer?
Summary: Hospital readmissions are of major concern and account for a large portion of preventable healthcare costs. Is telehealth the answer or at least a viable option in conjunction with…
State Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
States are being encouraged to take the federal money and run — headlong into expanding their Medicaid program. However, this federal gravy train cannot go on forever. Chris Jacobs explains…
PQRS: Alphabet Soup with Little Meaning
I'm quoted in the current is I'm quoted in the current issue of Medical Economics, on the subject of the Medicare PQRS: Physician Quality Reporting System. I'm not a big fan…
Hospitals Ignore Bill Payment Technology and Suffer the Consequences
It is not news that technology is changing the way the world works. As in every age, young people adopt new ways of interacting with their world and thus reshape…
