Business/Technology

Doctors Meet to Discuss Ways to Stay Independent

Oct 19, 2017 at 01:42 pm by Staff

The fight for doctors' independence was all the talk at the AID-Florida town hall dinner meeting Wednesday night. After a busy networking hour, AID co-founder Tom Thomas ki.... Read More

Chasing Millions In Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy Up Nursing Homes

Oct 18, 2017 at 07:58 am by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added 25 beds and two kitchens to speed.... Read More

What Healthcare Needs is Another Elvis Presley Moment

Oct 18, 2017 at 07:45 am by Staff

Abhinav Shashank Perhaps in the history of music, one of the most important days is the day Elvis Presley died - August 16, 1977. He, along with this day, is remembered stil.... Read More

Advancing Your Practice's Technology Can Help Boost Practice Value

Oct 15, 2017 at 10:56 am by Staff

By Christopher Langehaug A practice valuation can be daunting. For young physicians looking to establish themselves in the world of private practice, the valuation they recei.... Read More

California Slaps Surcharge On ACA Plans As Trump Remains Coy On Subsidies

Oct 11, 2017 at 07:44 pm by Staff

  Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News California's health exchange said Wednesday it has ordered insurers to add a surcharge to certain policies next year because the Trum.... Read More

Breakthrough Medicine for All of Us

Oct 10, 2017 at 08:11 pm by Staff

By KELLI MURRAY, MedSpeaks The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently launched a pilot-project called All Of Us that will collect and study the genetic, lifestyle, and e.... Read More

Trends and Takeaways from the SHSMD 2017 Conference

Oct 10, 2017 at 07:16 pm by Staff

By JENNIFER THOMPSON This past month, several thousand healthcare strategy professionals met at the Orlando World Center Marriott for the annual SHSMD conference to discuss s.... Read More

CPA Speak: Financial Success - Sweating the Big Stuff...Literally

Oct 10, 2017 at 06:55 pm by Staff

By DALIA CANTOR, CPA I am a CPA and naturally my work is all about finances and helping my clients grow their businesses to their highest potential. I am also an Ironman fini.... Read More

MOC Requirements to be Overhauled: AID Responds

Oct 10, 2017 at 12:43 pm by Staff

With news that the American Board of Medical Specialties has decided to review and overhaul Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements, the Association of Independent Doc.... Read More

The Triple S Reinventing Healthcare: Speed, Scalability & Space

Oct 09, 2017 at 01:45 pm by Staff

Healthcare has lately been dotted with data-driven innovation. Companies with huge data warehouses like Google, Facebook, Amazon have made use of next generation technologi.... Read More

Hurricane Preparedness for Hospitals: How Much is Too Much?

Oct 08, 2017 at 03:51 pm by Staff

By SUSAN BITAR, RN, MSN The 2017, hurricane season has been an eye opener and has prompted hospitals to adapt a costly and convoluted action plan to prepare for the impend.... Read More

The Deep Dark Web

Oct 08, 2017 at 03:17 pm by Staff

By RON FRECHETTE In last month's article, Healthcare Practices Hammered by Data Breaches and Ransomware in 2017, we discussed the importance of protecting PHI and why it is s.... Read More

Wealth, Taxes & Health - A Value Proposition

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:57 pm by Staff

By DEBRA L SEPHTON My favorite quote by Isaac Newton, "What we know is a drop, what we don't, is an ocean," comes into play a great deal in my practice when it comes to clien.... Read More

Why Doctors Say Outsourcing is the Way to Go

Oct 08, 2017 at 02:05 pm by Staff

By MARK A. LANTON Long gone are the days when doctors were strictly focused on giving great patient care and maintaining the optimum health of their patients. In this presen.... Read More

Top Three Reasons Medical Practices Fail to Reach Their Goal

Oct 05, 2017 at 06:16 pm by Staff

By JAY A. SHORR and MARA L. SHORR As medical practice consultants, we have clients throughout the United States and Canada whom we assist with their operational, administrati.... Read More

High On Drugs? Anthem Cites Soaring Drug Costs To Justify 35% Rate Hike

Oct 05, 2017 at 04:55 pm by Staff

    Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a lot more pills next year. To make the case for a hefty premiu.... Read More

Lakeland Regional Health Joins Orlando Health

Oct 02, 2017 at 01:28 pm by Staff

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) and Orlando Health (OH) completed an affiliation to create an integrated regional health care system on October 1, 2017. This regional system be.... Read More

Business Matters

Oct 01, 2017 at 03:41 pm by Staff

By Erika D. Peterman FMA Managing Editor Many of the problems we deal with in medicine today are not actually the science of medicine. It's trying to get it delivered to pe.... Read More

Out-Of-Pocket Costs Often Keep Pricey New Cholesterol Drugs Out Of Reach, Study Finds

Oct 01, 2017 at 10:53 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that few.... Read More

Need An MRI? Anthem Directs Most Outpatients To Independent Centers

Sep 27, 2017 at 05:19 am by Staff

  Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer allow many patients to get MRIs or CT scans a.... Read More