Physician Office Issues
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FAMILY PHYSICIANS OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARE!
On many occasions I’ve told people that Family Physicians possess a much broader wealth of medical knowledge than any other…
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WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE?
WHEN A PATIENT DIES, WHAT’S THE DOCTOR’S ROLE? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog about the death…
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WHAT ARE RVU’S AND DRG’S? How do doctors get paid? Part 1: RVU’S
So you think Medicare pays hospitals and doctors those big fees they charge? Really? If you do, you haven’t been…
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THE FOURTH “A” IS FOR ARROGANCE
THE FOURTH “A” IS FOR ARROGANCE John Ehrlichman is the face of arrogance. In the dictionary, next to the definition…
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GOOD DOCTORS GET A’S
PHYSICIANS STRIVE TO GET “A’s” Even though many educational institutions have abandoned letter grades and adopted a “pass-fail” grading system,…
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THE CONCIERGE PRACTICE MODEL
ADDENDUM: A recent editorial in Medical Economics gave new perspective to the concierge practice model. Specialdocs, a company that transforms…
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CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MEDICAL OFFICES NEEDS HELP
When you’re no longer on the “inside” of the practice of medicine, you see what the general public has to…
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ANCESTRY DNA: Man is it Confusing!
For Christmas a year ago, I received an Ancestry DNA test kit from my daughter. I was excited to receive…
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MID-LEVEL PROVIDER: What Does That Mean?
A popular term used frequently, at least in the medical community, is “mid-level provider.” This is the name given by…
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WHITE COAT SYNDROME: Is it real?
White Coat Syndrome, or as it’s often called, White Coat Hypertension, is a true phenomenon. It really does exist. I…
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