Posted on May 31, 2009 by Editors
Site Aimed at Consumers By Staff Reporters As reported by Mary Mosquera on May 22 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) just proposed developing a Web site for consumers. The site is to contain facts about electronic-personal health record systems and their privacy policies. It aims to help consumers and patients [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Career Development, Information Technology, Military Medicine, Practice Management | Tagged: CCHIT, DHHS, EHRs, electronic health records, electronic medical records, EMRs, ePHRs, ePRs, medical records, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ONHIT | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 30, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Canadian Health System Alternatives By Staff Reporters In 2003, Timely Medical Alternatives Inc. was formed to help Canadians, on long medical waiting lists, to take personal responsibility for their own medical care and “Leave the queue” [the national healthcare system waiting-list]. Urgent Need According to their website, the need for private medical services is [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2009 by Editors
What is Technorati Authority and Wikio for Blogs? By Staff Reporters On Friday May 4th, 2007, Technorati.com was updated to include the Technorati Authority for blogs and listed on their Blog page and in search results. This update changed the earlier references of “N blogs link here” and “X links from Y blogs” with the [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2009 by Editors
Improving the Reporting of Adverse Events By Staff Reporters According to its website, ‘ASTER’ stands for “ADE Spontaneous Triggered Event Reporting”. The ASTER study was conceived as a proof-of-concept project for a new model of gathering and reporting spontaneous adverse drug events (ADEs). A Collaborative Project ASTER is a collaboration of the following organizations [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Career Development, Drugs and Pharma, Information Technology, Practice Management | Tagged: ADE Spontaneous Triggered Event Reporting, ADEs, adverse drug events, adverse drug reactions, ASTER, CDISC, CRIX, Dr. David Bates, Dr. Jeffrey Linder, EHRs, EMRs, FDA, ICSRs, IHE, longitudinal medical records, Partners Healthcare, Pfizer | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Editors
Medical Technologists That Stand Out in the Crowd By Staff Reporters The May 25, 2009 issue of InformationWeek listed the top Fifty Global Chief Information Officers [CIOs] from around the world and profiled them by the strategic contributions made to their respective companies. Healthcare IT Leaders Curiously, we noted these health care, medical [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2009 by Editors
Data Integrity and Health 2.0 Accuracy Concerns Linger By Staff Reporters According to its’ website, and mission statement, Google Health aims to put patients in charge of their digital health information. It’s safe, secure, and free. Triple Play of Benefits Google Health purports to: Organize health information all in one place. Gather medical records from [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Industry Indignation Index, Information Technology, Military Medicine, Research & Development | Tagged: Allscripts, Beth Israel Deaconess, CCHIT, Dave deBronkart, digital medical records, EHRs, EMRs, Glen Tullman, google, Google Health, health 2.0, Health Vault, HIPAA, medical records, Wal-Mart | 15 Comments »
Posted on May 28, 2009 by Editors
Investment Losses Cited By Staff Reporters www.HealthcareFinancials.com According to Brian Bandell, of the South Florida Business Journal on May 20 2009, Baptist Health South Florida [BHSF] could not climb out of the red in the fiscal second quarter that ended March 31, 2009. Its investment losses wiped out operating income, according to a report the nonprofit [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2009 by Editors
Independent Custom Benchmark Groups By Staff Reporters Department of Labor [DOL] regulations under ERISA, and specifically pending section 408(b)(2), requires that retirement plan sponsors obtain fee disclosures for their plans and that all fees be “reasonable” for services provided. Fiduciary Benchmarks, Inc. [FBi] was launched to support plan sponsors, advisors, consultants, record-keepers and other plan [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Editors
When is a “Journal” … not a Journal? By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ Publisher-in-Chief Allow me to begin this post by making the unusual disclosure that I am the Editor-in-Chief of a print guide in healthcare finance and economics [aka periodical or journal]. Formally, the title is: Healthcare Organizations [Financial Management Strategies]. At 2 [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Breaking News, Career Development, Drugs and Pharma, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, iMBA, Inc., Op-Editorials, Recommended Books, Risk Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: big-pharma, david marcinko, Drugs, JAMA, medical journals, Merck, Natasha Singer, pharmaceticals, Tracy Staton, Vioxx, www.healthcarefinancials.com | 8 Comments »
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Editors
An Emerging Health 2.0 Benefits Program By Staff Reporters eDocAmerica’s mission is to improve health by providing direct, online access to medical services, making it much more convenient to get the information for employees to take better care of themselves. Services Services enable employees to provide better self care, to lead to a healthier life, and [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Career Development, Financial Planning, Health Insurance, Information Technology, Insurance Matters, Quality Initiatives, Research & Development | Tagged: eDocAmerica, employee benefits, health 2.0, health 2.0 employee benefits, MD Online, online healthcare, online medical services | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2009 by Editors
Some Office Visit Schedules Linked to Insurance Payment By D. Kellus Pruitt; DDS http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/05/21/herb_denenberg/doc4a15404e56e5f308210565.txt Here is the link to an article written by Herb Denenberg titled: “Some Facts Your Dentist Doesn’t Want You to Know”. In it, he shared with his readers some information about dentistry that is hard to find. I submitted the following comment. [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Career Development, Ethics, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Practice Management | Tagged: ADA, bite wing X-rays, cavities, Darrell Pruitt, DDS, dental visits, DMD, EBD, evidence based dentistry, Herb Denenberg, UTHSC | 7 Comments »
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Editors
Direct Delivery to your Private e-mail Box By Ann Miller; RN, MHA If you haven’t had a chance to sign up for the Medical Executive-Post yet, you really should. You’ll get a helpful daily email reminder when breaking news occurs, or when important posts go up on the site. Plus; recently added new features like [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2009 by Editors
Free-Labor Experts and ME-P Contributing Authors Wanted By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] Please contact us if you are interested in becoming an ad-hoc, free-lance, independent-contractor or regular contributing author for the Medical Executive Post. Deep industry-related experience is required. All writing samples will be considered. CV submission is required. Outstanding experts may also request [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2009 by Editors
Confusing Nomenclature? By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.com Recently, John H. Robinson – a Honolulu based independent and dual-registered financial advisor who holds a degree in economics from Williams College and who has written and published numerous professional papers – essentially challenged the credibility of the College for Financial Planning. “Dr. [Somnath] [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", Ethics, Financial Planning, Glossary Terms, Quality Initiatives, Research & Development, Sponsors | Tagged: CFP, CFP BoS, college for financial planning, Dan Moisand, david marcinko, financial advisors, financial planners, financial planning association, FPA, John H. Robinson, Kevin Keller, Somnath Basu | 12 Comments »
Posted on May 22, 2009 by Editors
Perform and Improve as Needed By Patricia Trites MPA, CHBC; with Staff Reporters www.HealthcareFinancials.com There are several types of compliance audits that a medical practice, clinic or healthcare organization might need to perform. The starting point, discussed elsewhere on this ME-P, is to obtain a baseline audit. The next step is periodic audits or reviews [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Traditional D.M.E. and Turn-Over Rates By Staff Reporters www.HealthcareFinancials.com Healthcare inventory represents tangible medical items used in the delivery of healthcare services, or for patient use and resale, or durable medical equipment [DME]. A certain quantity of safety stock should always be available. Inventory ranges from normal administrative office supplies to highly specialized chemicals and [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by Editors
US Defense Department Leads the Way By Staff Reporters According to Peter Bauxbaum on May 13, 2009, the Defense Health Information Management System [DHIMS] is in the process of deploying AHLTA [Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application] Dental; a module eDR included with the new AHLTA 3.3 release. It is the U.S. military’s first integrated [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Breaking News, Career Development, Military Medicine, Quality Initiatives, Research & Development | Tagged: AHLTA, AHLTA 3.3, Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application, DHIMS, EHRs, EMRs, HIT, IT, Military Medicine, Peter Bauxbaum, US Defense Department | 12 Comments »
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Editors
Physicians Can Take More Tax Deductions Staff Reporters Now that tax season is over, it’s time for physician practices to start saving receipts and filing tax records again. The Report According to the May 04, 2009 report of Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor of Healthcare Finance News; there are more than 400 possible deductions that medical [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by Editors
Free ARRA Webinar Series By Staff Reporters Are you ready to maximize American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) opportunities in your medical practice? The Webinar Series This webinar series is designed to support physician practices as they prepare for a new health care environment. As new information becomes available, experts and health care leaders representing [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by Editors
Return to Ethridge’s Hill By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS For those who have stayed up late, here is a sneak preview of some upcoming action – hopefully attracting the best PR people BCBS of New Mexico can field – Becky Kenny and Ross Blackstone. ModernHealthcare.com - The Strong Arm? – NOT You may or may not [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, iMBA, Inc., Jobs & Employment:, Marketing & Advertising, Op-Editorials, Quality Initiatives, Research & Development | Tagged: BCBS NM, BCBSNM, becky kenny, Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico, Blue Shield, Darrell Pruitt, david marcinko, EHRs, EMRs, Martin Ethridgehill, Modern Healthcare, ModernHealthcare.com, Ross Blackstone | 7 Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Editors
The Real Budget Defecit By Staff Reporters The Obama Administration has made comprehensive health insurance, and health care, reform a priority. The goal is to transform the domestic health-care system so that it improves efficiencies, increases value and provides care for all citizens. Current Situation Recently, two important facts that all ME-P readers know, were [...]
Filed under: Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Research & Development | Tagged: Baucus-Grassley Health policy, comparative effectiveness research, EBM, evidence based medicine, GDP, healthcare costs, healthcare reform, healthcare transformation, medical variations, Obama healthcare reform, Peter Orszag | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Editors
Understanding the Risks of eMRs and Internet Connectivity By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA E-mails, PDA data, and Internet connectivity, unless encrypted, can be read by anyone. Therefore, if these items are not encrypted, physicians should be careful of what they say and how they say it, especially when discussing any patient information with other [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by Editors
Internal Quality Improvement Initiatives By Ann Miller; RN, MHA In the late 1970’s, Edward I. Koch the 105th Mayor of New York City famously asked: “How am I doing?” Opinions from CyberSpace Solicited Well, the Medical Executive Post wants your opinion about new editorial topics and channels that we may integrate into our online forum. [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2009 by Editors
Emerging Financial Doomsday Scenarios By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ Publisher-in-Chief Recently, I was pondering the extreme instability that we are facing in this country today, in the two professional sectors in which I work, live and enjoy: [1] health economics and finance; and [2] medicine and medical practice management. In other words; from healthcare [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2009 by Editors
Tabular Charts of Dollar Amounts for FAs and MDs By Staff Reporters IRS Requirements for 2008 Single Plan Family Plan Minimum Deductible $1,100 $2,200 Maximum Out-of-Pocket $5,600 $11,200 Contribution Limit $2,900 $5,800 Catch-Up Contribution (55 or older)* $900 $900 * If a spouse is 55 or older, a second HSA/MSA may be established and [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2009 by Editors
New Guidelines Released By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] According to Chris Silva, AMA News on May, 12 2009, new medical home guidelines have just been released. Physician Input Four physician organizations have developed new guidelines for medical home projects to ensure consistency and help define how a patient-centered home model should look. [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by Editors
Organizing and Analyzing Financial Data By Christy Clodwick; MHA After all medical practice management data has been gathered, organize it onto a spreadsheet or chart. This analysis report will help to determine the codes and/or health plans that should be targeted for process improvement. Focus … Focus … Focus The focus should be on the highest [...]
Filed under: Accounting, Book Reviews, Career Development, Glossary Terms, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Managed Care, Practice Management, Recommended Books, Sponsors | Tagged: CPT, david marcinko, fee analysis, fee schedules, healthcare plans, hope hetico, Medicaid, medical practice management, medical reimbursement, medicare, revenue analysis, RVU, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 14, 2009 by Editors
Real or Imagined Solutions According to David M. Cutler, of the Center for American Progress Fund [CAPF] on May 11, 2009, health care will be the major challenge to the federal budget in coming decades. Rising health costs will account for nearly all of the expected increase in government spending relative to gross domestic product [GDP]. [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2009 by Editors
General Commercial Property Insurance for Physicians By Gary A Cook; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, RHU, CFP® CMP™ (Hon) One category of property and casualty coverage is commercial or business coverage. Commercial Insurance protects against those perils and losses that a medical practitioner routinely faces in their practice of healthcare. These exposures are both wide and varied [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Career Development, Financial Planning, iMBA, Inc., Insurance Matters, Recommended Books, Risk Management, Sponsors | Tagged: BOP, business insurance, business owner's policy, CGL, commercial general liability, commercial insurance, covered perils, david marcinko, gary cook, hope hetico, property insurance | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 12, 2009 by Editors
The Great eHR Debates By Staff Writers Milliman hosts this blog to encourage an informed dialogue about healthcare reform. Healthcare is complicated, and there is no single, silver-bullet answer to the question of “How do we best improve the current system?” But thoughtful discussions will help move reform in the right direction and mend the [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by Editors
Tips for Doctors Looking for Malpractice Insurance By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] The following are buying tips for healthcare professionals who are shopping for medical professional liability insurance coverage: ** Shop well in advance of your renewal or expiration date. Your agent should have all of the necessary information to the insurer [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by Editors
Better Data for Improved Fixed Compensation By Christy Clodwick; MHA It is known that most health plans operate with fixed fee schedules. While these fee schedules have little or nothing to do with RBRVS, and most are based on a percentage of what Medicare pays, the question is: “are they tied to levels that are [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by Editors
Establishing Healthcare Presence on the Internet By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA Many physician practices are interested in creating their own Web sites to provide information about their practice to patients, the community, peers and other individuals; market their practice specialty; provide ease of access to medical inquiries or scheduling appointments; and provide links to [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2009 by Editors
Medical Practice Financial Management By Christy Clodwick; MHA To combat the climate of barriers and frustrations in medical practice today, physician executives and administrators need to create innovative ways to change and improve medical providers’ outlook in the health care marketplace. Many Barriers The barriers—federal anti-trust laws, lack of state or federal regulatory action, marketplace [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2009 by Editors
The Slow Evolution of a Healthcare Tool By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA The Internet is a constantly evolving service that continues to grow at an exponential rate, especially in physician practices. Primarily, the Internet is used as a means to electronically and expeditiously transfer data via e-mail as well as obtain information from a variety [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2009 by Editors
Review of Other Insurance Forms for Medical Providers By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ Publisher-in-Chief Obviously, not all forms of P and L insurance coverage can be described in detail on this post. However, the healthcare professional or medical practitioner should consider these other forms of commercial property and liability coverage. Directors and Officers [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by Editors
Asynchronous Data Subscriber Line versus Digital Subscriber Loop By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA Asynchronous Data Subscriber Lines ADSL is a very fast digital line provided by the telephone company. If available in your area, the ADSL provides fast connections, but generally not as fast as cable. There are various choices, beginning around 256 kbps [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by Editors
A Review for Physicians By Gary A Cook; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, RHU, CFP® CMP™ (Hon) Like the Home Owners policy, automobile insurance comes in a package (commonly called a Personal Auto Policy, or PAP) containing declarations, forms and endorsements. These are: Liability Coverage, Medical Payments coverage, Uninsured Motorist coverage, and Coverage for Damage to your [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by Editors
Understanding ASPs By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA An Application Service Provider (ASP) enables healthcare organizations to run complex software programs or applications on remote servers that can be accessed from numerous sites and by numerous devices. By installing and maintaining central, instead of on-site services, ASPs reduce the complexity, time, resources, hardware requirements, technical [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by Editors
Essentials of Risk Management By Gary A Cook; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, RHU, CFP® CMP™ (Hon) Medical professionals may not be familiar with the unique differences between the terms – property, casualty and liability. Property insurance is coverage for the loss of, or damage to, real and personal property caused by fire, theft, explosion, riot, vandalism [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by Editors
A Review for Doctors and Advisors By Gary A. Cook; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, LUTC, RHU, CFP®, CMP™ (Hon) Long-term care (LTC) insurance is considered one of the newest forms of personal coverage insurance. LTC insurance is designed to transfer the financial risk associated with the inability to care for oneself because of a prolonged illness, [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Doctors Only", Book Reviews, Career Development, Glossary Terms, iMBA, Inc., Insurance Matters, Practice Management, Recommended Books, Retirement and Benefits, Sponsors | Tagged: ADLs, Alzheimer's disease, david marcinko, elder care, elder law, gary cook, HIPAA, home health care, hope hetico, insurance, Kennedy-Kassenbaum, long term care insurance, LTC, LTCI, Medicaid, medicare, nursing home care | 8 Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Basic Access and Connectivity By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA To connect with an Internet service, the medical office will need a computer, modem, telephone line and software. The modem, either external via a connection or internal via a built-in or slot card, takes the digital signals from your computer and converts them to [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2009 by Editors
Avoiding Common Cash Flow Budget Mistakes By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief and Managing Editor] Although some doctors might view a budget as unnecessarily restrictive, sticking to a spending plan can be a useful tool in enhancing the wealth of a practice. We emphasize the keys to [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2009 by Editors
Checklist for Financial Planners By Staff Reporters Thousands of boarding homes cater to the elderly. Their operators promise to provide at least a place to sleep and food to eat. Beyond that, the services and assistance offered will vary from facility to facility. This checklist will help the financial planner or his or her client [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Estate Planning, Ethics, Financial Planning, Healh Law & Policy, Insurance Matters, Quality Initiatives, Recommended Books, Retirement and Benefits, Sponsors | Tagged: assisted living, david marcinko, elder care, elder law, eldercare, extended care facilities, financial planners, hope hetico, insurance, long term care, long term care insurance, LTCI, Medicaid, medicare, nursing homes, senior advisors, senior care, senior case managers | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 3, 2009 by Editors
Background, Education, and Certifications By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ Publisher-in-Chief The following are sample questions and information gathered for Professional Liability Coverage The Checklist **Medical specialty information by percentage of practice. **Information on medical education, including information on medical school, internship information, residency information, and fellowship information, if any. **Information on medical experience, [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2009 by Editors
Physician Use Growing Slowly By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA Handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs), such as Palm Pilot M130, 500 or 515, Sony Clie, Visor Prism or Pro, Psion, RIM Blackberry, Zaurus, iPhone, Zune and other comparable PDA OS platforms, have revolutionized the communication world this past decade. PDAs and their future counterparts are [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2009 by Editors
Readers, Visitors, Clients and Friends By Sean G. Todd; Esq. M. Tax, CFP©, CPA Greetings … This post will have nothing to do with finances / money / taxes / healthcare / the economy … or all the other things you are hearing about 24/7 – don’t stop reading though. It’s merely about the most exciting [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Editors
Mayday for Identity Theft Provisions 2009 By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS On October 22, 2008, the FTC announced that it would delay the enforcement of the Red Flags Rule for healthcare providers for six months – until May 1, 2009. A handful of attentive dentists, as well as ADA Chief Legal Counsel, Tamara Kempf, released [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Editors
Defining WANs and LANs By Carol S. Miller; RN, MBA Depending on whether the practice is housed in one or multiple-office locations and there is a need to connect multiple computers, either a local area network (LAN) or wide are network (WAN) should be part of the package consideration. The LAN The LAN is a [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by Editors
ADVERTISEMENT Events-Planner: MAY 2009 Staff Writers “Keeping track of important health economics and financial industry meetings, conferences and summits” Welcome to this issue of the Medical Executive-Post and our Events-Planner. It contains the latest information on conferences, news, and relevant resources in healthcare finance, economics, research and development, business management, pharmaceutical pricing, and physician/entity reimbursement! [...]
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