Posted on September 30, 2009 by Editors
Understanding the So-Called New York Protocol By Sheri Fink ProPublica News With scant public input, state and federal officials are pushing ahead with plans that — during a severe flu outbreak — would deny use of scarce ventilators by some patients to assure they would be available for patients judged to benefit the most from them. [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Quality Initiatives | Tagged: Allied Healthcare Products, Ann Knebel, bio-ethics, CDC, death squads, Disconnecting Ventilators, Dr. Carl Schultz, Dr. Guthrie Birkhead, Dr. Kenneth Prager, Dr. Powell, Dr. Tia Powell, H1N1 virus, IOM, Koenig and Schultz’s Disaster Medicine, Lauren Ferrante, medical ethics, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics, ProPublica News, Pulmonetic Systems LTV 1200 ventilators, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, Sheri Fink, SOFA, USDHHS, VA, Ventilator Rationing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 29, 2009 by Editors
Do it Yourself Considerations By Clifton N. McIntire, Jr.; CIMA, CFP® By Lisa Ellen McIntire; CIMA, CFP® In order to self create and monitor an investment portfolio for personal, office, or medical foundation use, the physician investor should ask him/herself three questions: 1. How much do I have invested? 2. How much did I make [...]
Filed under: Financial Planning, Investing, Portfolio Management, Recommended Books | Tagged: AUMs, Clifton N. McIntire, david marcinko, ETFs, Financial Planning, Harry Markowitz, Investing, Lisa Ellen McIntire, Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management, WRAP accounts | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Editors
Which One Just Might Work? By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS The United States’ advancement in Healthcare Information Technology, which has the potential to lead to wonderful money-saving cures through research using trustworthy interoperable health records, is currently stopped cold by patient security problems that are only getting worse. Our lawmakers cannot get around the security [...]
Filed under: Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Information Technology, Op-Editorials, Pruitt's Platform | Tagged: ADA, ARRA, Bill Lappen, CCHIT, CMS, Darrell Pruitt, David Lappen, EHRs, electronic medical records, EMRs, encryption, FTC, healthcare information technology, HHS, HIPAA, HIT, HITECH, ID theft, Newt Gingrich, PHI, protected health information, red flag rules, www.AMCC.me | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 27, 2009 by Editors
Is it Really About Quality Improvement? By Staff Reporters Health information technology (HIT) allows comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between health care consumers and providers. Broad use of HIT has the potential to improve health care quality, prevent medical errors, increase the efficiency of care provision and reduce unnecessary health care [...]
Filed under: Information Technology, Quality Initiatives, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: ARRA, CCHIT, David Blumenthal, EHRs, EMRs, ePRs, health information technology, HIT, HITECH | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 27, 2009 by Editors
Re-Publishing Guidelines By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] You can republish our articles for free, so long as you credit us, link to us, and don’t edit our material or sell it separately. Creative Commons We’re licensed under Creative Commons, which provides the legal details. (The license says “no commercial use.” We’re fine with [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Ethics, iMBA, Inc., Media Mentions and PR, Research & Development, Sponsors | Tagged: creative commons, fair use, ME-P, medical executive post, publication deails, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 27, 2009 by Editors
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc By Robin Fields, ProPublica – September 22, 2009 5:01 pm EDT Psychiatric Solutions Inc. the nation’s leading provider of inpatient mental health care is being sued by stockholders who claim the company issued “false and misleading statements” about troubles at one of its hospitals. The Lawsuit The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. [...]
Filed under: Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Healthcare Finance, Op-Editorials | Tagged: John Van Mol, lawsuit, mental health, ProPublica, PSI, Psychiatric Solutions Inc, Riveredge Hospital, Robin Fields | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 26, 2009 by Editors
A Direct Relationship By Clifton N. McIntire, Jr.; CIMA, CFP® By Lisa Ellen McIntire; CIMA, CFP® Expenses can play an important role in portfolio performance. You don’t hear much about expense ratios in an up market, like early 2007. If your account was up +28 percent, whether the expense was 3 percent or 1 percent [...]
Filed under: Financial Planning, Investing, Portfolio Management | Tagged: CFP, CIMA, Clifton N. McIntire, CMP, david marcinko, Financial Planning, Lisa Ellen McIntire, portfolio expenses, Portfolio Management, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 26, 2009 by Editors
Advertise on the Medical Executive-Post Let’s get right to the point! Reach out and impress more than 100,000 physician and nurse-executives, financial advisors, CEOs and medical management consultants in the Health 2.0 space. Our premium institutional e-journal: www.HealthcareFinancials.com and complimentary companion www.MedicalExecutivePost.com has limited sponsorship and advertising opportunities available; So, be sure to act now! Advertise [...]
Filed under: iMBA, Inc., Sponsors | Tagged: advertising, CMP www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.com, david marcinko, marketing, sales, sponsorships, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 25, 2009 by Editors
Our Newest ME-P Thought-Leader in Finance and Economics By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] Dr. Somnath Basu is a Professor of Finance at California Lutheran University and the Director of its California Institute of Finance. Dr. Basu is also a Professor of the Helsinki School of Economics Executive MBA Program. He earned his BA [...]
Filed under: Experts Invited, Financial Planning, Investing, Portfolio Management | Tagged: “Investment Planning for Financial Professionals”, Basu, Block, California Institute of Finance, california lutheran university, CFP, CFP Board of Standards, CMP, economics, finance, Financial Planning, financial planning association, FPA, Helsinki School of Economics, Hirt, International CFP Board, McGraw Hill, National Endowment for Financial Education, NEFE, Somnath Basu, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 25, 2009 by Editors
A White Paper by Jonathan Gruber; PhD Submitted by Nancy Chockley; PhD NIHCM: President and CEO Dear Colleagues, As health reform proposals become more concrete, there is renewed attention to the role of an individual mandate and issues of affordability. With this in mind, I am sending you NIHCM Foundation’s Expert Voices essay, “The Role [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Op-Editorials, Research & Development | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 24, 2009 by Editors
Seeking Collegial Input By Joshua T. Goldman MD/MBA Candidate, 2010 President & Founder, The Franklin Society President, Associated Students of the Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California | Marshall School of Business|Keck School of Medicine [760.409.4531] Dr. Marcinko and ME-P Readers, My name is Joshua Goldman and I am a 5th year MD/MBA [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Career Development, Managed Care, Practice Management, Research & Development, Surveys and Voting | Tagged: david marcinko, Franklin Society, Joshua Goldman, Keck School of Medicine, Marshall School of Business, MBA, MD, USC | 5 Comments »
Posted on September 24, 2009 by Editors
American Academy of Actuaries Report By John Park Health Care Analyst Sherlock Company jpark@sherlockco.com ME-P Subscribers Late last week, the American Academy of Actuaries released the attached paper discussing administrative functions and expenses. It is designed to provide an actuarial perspective relating to various components of comprehensive health care reform proposals. Assessment Sherlock Company benchmarks, [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Managed Care, Research & Development | Tagged: American Academy of Actuaries, Healthcare Expenses, healthcare reform, John Park, Plan Management Navigator, Sherlock Company | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 23, 2009 by Editors
Eying Contemporary Medical Ethics in Healthcare Reform By Render S. Davis; MSA, CHE And, Staff Reporters Not so long ago, a physician’s clinical judgment was virtually unquestioned. Now with the advent of clinical pathways and case management protocols, many aspects of treatment are outlined in algorithm-based plans that allied health professionals may follow with only minimal [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Career Development, CMP Program, Ethics, iMBA, Inc., Managed Care | Tagged: bioethics, Business of Medical Practice, cook book medicine, david marcinko, healthcare reform, HR 3200, HR 3400, managed care treatment algorithms, medical ethics, medical judgment, medical protocols, obama, ObamaCare, physician autonomy, Render Davis, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 23, 2009 by Editors
About NewChoiceHealth.com By Staff Reporters NewChoiceHealth, Inc. is an online comparison shopping marketplace built to provide healthcare consumers a way to save money. With NewChoiceHealth.com, consumers can easily locate medical facilities and compare medical procedure costs for services like MRIs, CT scans, mammograms, and more. Patients may shop nationwide, or right in their own local [...]
Filed under: Accounting, Ethics, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Information Technology, Managed Care | Tagged: Brad Myers, Consumer Healthcare Efficiency Indices, CT scans, healthcare price transparency, Medical Cost Action Plan, medical price transparency, MRIs, www.NewChoiceHealth.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2009 by Editors
Calling on Insurance Professionals to Expose the “Wizard” Behind the Curtain By ME-P Staff Reporters We received the following request recently. Apparently, this ME-P reader-nurse sustained a covered loss with valid home insurance property-casuality claim. It resulted in disagreement with her insurance adjuster [a common occurrence]. The adjuster cited his/her supervisor’s insistence on claim settlement and closure. The [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Ask-an-Advisor", Ethics, Industry Indignation Index, Insurance Matters, Op-Editorials | Tagged: Allstate, insurance adjuster, insurance claim settlements, insurance supplements, John Bell, Justin Owens, property casualty insurance, Tom Wilson, www.allstatesucks.com | 39 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2009 by Editors
Understanding Fundamental Principles By Staff Reporters www.HealthcareFinancials.com According to industry inventory management expert Mr. David Piasecki, healthcare inventory is a term that describes medical items used in the delivery of healthcare services or for patient use and resale. Much like Durable Medical Equipment, a certain safety margin of stock should always be available. Inventory ranges [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Glossary Terms, Practice Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: beginning inventory, cost of goods sold, david marcinko, David Piasecki, DME, Dunn and Bradstreet, ending inventory, inventory turnover ratio, ITR, medical inventory management, www.healthcarefinancials.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2009 by Editors
What it is – How it works By ME-P Staff Reporters According to Dr. Richard Mata MS, a client-server system configuration occurs when one or more “repository” computers [ known as “servers”] store large amounts of data but perform limited processing. Communicating with the server(s) are client workstations that perform much of the data processing and often have graphical [...]
Filed under: Information Technology, Military Medicine, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: ARRA, client servers, EHRs, EMRs, GUIs, health information technology, HITECH, IT, rack servers, Richard Mata MD, VA, Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture, VistA, www.healthcarefinancials.com | 9 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2009 by Editors
Our Newest ME-P Thought-Leader By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive-Director] Leila M. Hover, D. Med. Hum, has a varied background having worked in OB/GYN and as a Clinic Supervisor in a Planned Parenthood Center. She served as Director of a hospital medical library, and then as Director of Scientific Information in several medical communications/advertising organizations. [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Ethics, Experts Invited | Tagged: Atlantic Health System, bioethics, concierge medicine, Dr. Lee Hover, Information Developers, Leila M. Hover, Overlook Hospital | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 20, 2009 by Editors
A Subset of Managerial Accounting www.HealthcareFinancials.com By ME-P Staff Reporters Managerial and medical cost accounting is not governed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as promoted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for CPAs. Rather, a healthcare organization costing expert may be a Certified Cost Accountant (CCA) or Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) designated by [...]
Filed under: iMBA, Inc., Practice Management, Health Economics, Accounting, CMP Program, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: CPA, cost accounting, CCA, OMB, CMA, managerial accounting, generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP, Financial Accounting Standards Board, FASB, Certified Cost Accountant, Certified Managerial Accountant, Cost Accounting Standards Board, CASB, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OFPP, 48 CFR, CAS 101, CAS 102, CAS 505, CAS 506, NAICS | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 19, 2009 by Editors
We wish all our Jewish Subscribers a Happy and Healthy New Year 5770 The Shofar is a ram’s horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Get [...]
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Posted on September 19, 2009 by Editors
Take it … from a Forensic Dentist By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS For those who might be interested, these two plaster models are proof David Koresh died in the Mt. Carmel disaster. Please allow me to offer I have been a forensic dentist since shortly after graduating from dental school in 1982. I have helped [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by Editors
America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009 By ME-P Staff Reporters Senate Finance chair Max Baucus finally unveiled his health-care bill. Baucus is the last committee chairman to weigh in on reform, largely because he has spent months wrangling with Republicans for their support. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell immediately denounced the bill, [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Ethics, Experts Invited, Healh Law & Policy, Quality Initiatives, Videos | Tagged: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, Baucus Bill, healthcare reform, Max Baucus, Mitch McConnell, obama | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 18, 2009 by Editors
A Potential New ME-P Feature [Beta] By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive-Director] A private online ME-P blog channel allows you to express yourself in a completely safe, protected, and secure environment. Enjoy the public benefits of the ME-P, as well as the private journaling benefits and experience of writing your daily thoughts and ideas on [...]
Filed under: Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, iMBA, Inc., Research & Development | Tagged: david marcinko, ME-P, personal blog, private blog, private channel | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2009 by Editors
With Apologies to Flickr By ME-P Staff Reporters A New Feature Launch [Beta] We are proud to introduce an exciting new Medical Executive-Post feature called the ME-Pr. Our goal is to aggregate and help subscribers make their blog related photographs available to those in our ecosystem who appreciate them; comical or sad, interesting or ironic, [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, ME-Pr | Tagged: ME-Pr, photo sharing | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2009 by Editors
Origins of Diagnostic Related Groups By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Editor-in-Chief] The Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) was introduced by the federal government in October, 1 1983, as a way to change hospital behavior through financial incentives that encourage more cost-efficient management of medical care. Under PPS, hospitals are paid a pre-determined rate [...]
Filed under: Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Practice Management | Tagged: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, david marcinko, diagnosis-related group, DRG, HCFA, ICD-10-CM, ICD-9-CM, medicare, Medicare Prospective Payment System, PPS | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 16, 2009 by Editors
Brian J. Knabe MD of Savant Capital Management By Max Alexander Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2245 Lots of doctors get burnt out dealing with the business end of medicine. But Brian Knabe, a family practice physician in Rockford, Ill., had such a passion for crunching numbers that he became a financial planner. Knabe, 42 years old, [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Doctors Only", Breaking News, Career Development, CMP Program, Health Insurance, iMBA, Inc., Media Mentions and PR | Tagged: Brent Brodeski, Brian Knabe MD, certified financial planner, certified medical planner, CFP, CMP, CMP www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.com, financial advisor, savant capital management | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 16, 2009 by Editors
Politically Involved Physicians By Staff Reporters Docs4PatientCare is a grassroots organization of concerned physicians committed to the establishment of a health care system that preserves the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship, promotes quality of care, supports affordable access to all Americans, and protects patients’ freedom of choice. Mission According to their website, Docs4PatientCare urges patients [...]
Filed under: Career Development, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Health Insurance, Quality Initiatives | Tagged: Barry Zisholtz MD, Carl Capelouto, D4PC, Docs4PatientCare, Fred Shessel MD, Hal Scherz MD, healthcare reform, HR 3200, HR 3400, Joanne Thurston CPA, MD, Mike Koriwchak MD, ObamaCare, Ron Anglade MD, Scott Barbour MD, Terry Murphy MD, Tod Rubin MD | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Editors
Watch that Signatory – Read that Contract By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] Did you know that Federal and state laws require Registered Investment Advisors [RIAs] be held to a fiduciary standard? To satisfy this extremely high legal standard, an advisor must act solely in the best interest of the client, even if [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Doctors Only", Ethics, Financial Planning, Investing, Op-Editorials, Portfolio Management | Tagged: Bernie Madoff, brokerage account, certified medical planner, CFP, Chris Cox, CMP, david marcinko, fiduciary, financial planner, FINRA, IAs, iMBA, investment advisor, NAPFA, NASD, registered investment advisor, registered representatives, RIA, RRs, SEC, stock broker, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | 5 Comments »
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Editors
Advancing Medical Practice Success with Strategic Relationships By Staff Reporters To be efficient in healthcare delivery today, doctors must partner and understand the resources and affiliations that are available to them. Here is a brief list of several healthcare trade associations and leading industry vendors submitted for your review. AHIMA The American Health Information Management [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Glossary Terms, Information Technology | Tagged: Advanced Technology Institute, AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association, American National Standards Institute, ANSI, ARRA, ATI, Booz Allen Hamilton, CCHIT, david marcinko, DHHS, EHRA, EHRs, EMRs, health information technology, Health Level Seven, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, HHS, HIMSS, HITECH, HITSP, HL7, IT, Microsoft Healthcare Users Group, MSHUG, Nationwide Health Information Network, NHIN, obama, ONCHIT, SDO, Standards Developing Organization, WEDI, Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, www.healthdictionaryseries.com | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 14, 2009 by Editors
Illustrative Case Model – Are You CMP™ Worthy? By Staff Reporters The Hope Outreach Medical Clinic (HOMC) is a private, for-profit, single specialty medical clinic in a south-eastern state. It submitted its bi-annual Request for Proposal (RFP) to continue its current managed care fixed-rate contract. Upon review of the RFP, however, Sunshine Indemnity Insurance Company, [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Ask-an-Advisor", "Doctors Only", CMP Program, Healthcare Finance, Managed Care, Practice Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: capitation, economic profiling, fixed rate medical reimbursement contracts, HMO, Managed Care, marginal cost, marginal profit, marginal revenue, MCO, SOC | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 14, 2009 by Editors
It’s the Government – Silly By Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] By far, our federal government is the largest purchaser of healthcare services, according to Robert James Cimasi MHA, AVA, CMP™ of Health Capital Consultants, in St. Louis, MO; and many others www.HealthcareFinancials.com Obama Care Although the government faces immense pressure to control healthcare [...]
Filed under: Drugs and Pharma, Health Economics, Managed Care, Military Medicine, Op-Editorials | Tagged: david marcinko, healthcare reform, HR 3200, HR 3400, Indian Health Services, Managed Care, Medicaid, medicare, Obama care, Prison Healthcare, prospective payment systems, resource-based reimbursement, robert james cimasi, SHIPs, VA System | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 13, 2009 by Editors
Some Consultants Emphatically Say … No! By Staff Reporters Nope! So says Andre’ Cappon, Guy Manual, Stephan Mignot and Seth Varnhagen of the CBM Group, Inc; a consulting firm in Manhattan, New York. In fact, while writing in Registered Rep – a trade magazine for FAs in September 2009 – they estimate that long-term real [...]
Filed under: CMP Program, Financial Planning, Investing, Portfolio Management, Recommended Books | Tagged: Andre’ Cappon, CBM Group Inc, CFP, CMP, fiduciary advisory, financial advisors, Guy Manual, Ibbotson, registered representative, Seth Varnhagen, Stephan Mignot, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 13, 2009 by Editors
For ME-P Members Only? By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CPHQ, CMP™ A glaring fact staring us in the face is that the financial services industry, and the healthcare industrial complex, is in flux. Some financial advisors are leaving the business. And, some mature doctors are retiring early [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Doctors Only", Alerts Sign-Up, CMP Program, Experts Invited, iMBA, Inc., Marketing & Advertising, Media Mentions and PR, Research & Development, Sponsors, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: CFP, CMP, david marcinko, DDS, DO, DPM, FA, financial advisors, healthcare reform, hope hetico, MD, wealth managers, www.certifiedmedicalplanner.com, www.healthdictionaryseries.com, www.medicalbusinessadvisors.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 12, 2009 by Editors
Business of Medical Practice Ann Miller; RN, MHA [Executive Director] Please contact me if you would like to serve as a peer-reviewer for the third edition of our popular textbook, “Business of Medical Practice”. Link: http://www.springerpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_id=23759 If interested, please email me and send in a bio. A non-disclosure agreement is required. Email: MarcinkoAdvisors@msn.com In return [...]
Filed under: "Ask-an-Advisor", Book Reviews, Experts Invited, iMBA, Inc., Media Mentions and PR, Research & Development | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 11, 2009 by Editors
My Laundry Wish List for all US Healthcare Stakeholders By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] As President Obama speaks, prods and cajoles, and Congress returns to session to begin work again on HR 3200-3400 or similar, I believe that for any healthcare reform effort to work successfully for the American people – not necessarily [...]
Filed under: Career Development, Drugs and Pharma, Healh Law & Policy, Health Economics, Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Information Technology, Interviews, Managed Care, Op-Editorials | Tagged: ADA, AMA, CCHIT, CPT codes, CRNAs, david marcinko, dentists, DNPs, DNV, ER, evidence based medicine, expert based medicine, Fox news, Health Insurance, healthcare reform, hospitalists, HR 3200, HR 3400, HSAs, JCAHO, malpractice reform, medicare, never-events, NPs, nurses, obama, osteopaths, P4P, podiatrists, politics, retail medical clinics, RNs, tort reform, townhall meetings | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 10, 2009 by Editors
Where is the ADA’s Representative? By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS He or she should have been talking with me long ago. I have the audience and I’m giving you that opportunity I promised you, Dr. Donald Cohen. Rest Easy I’m aware that I possibly make you uncomfortable, considering how “unprofessionally” I’ve publicly treated lesser devoted [...]
Filed under: Information Technology, Practice Management, Pruitt's Platform, Quality Initiatives | Tagged: ADA, American Dental Association, Darrell Pruitt, DDS, dental records, DMD, doctoroogle.com, Dr. Donald Cohen, eDRs, EHRs, ePRs, health information technology, HHS, HIPAA, HIT, IT, kelly McLendon, medical records, Olivia Wann, PennWell, Sharalyn Fichtl, Travis Criswell | 8 Comments »
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Editors
Calling all Administrators and Management Consultants - Are You CMP™ Worthy? By Staff Reporters The new administrator for the ABC Medical Clinic understood that all inventory costing methods were acceptable to use in his Durable Medical Equipment [DME] department. LIFO, FIFO, specific identification, and the average cost method are all attractive methods under different circumstances in the business cycle, [...]
Filed under: "Advisors Only", "Ask-an-Advisor", Accounting, CMP Program, Ethics, Practice Management, Taxation | Tagged: cost accounting, costing methods, DME, durable medical equipment, FIFO, inventory costing methods, inventory management, LIFO, specific identification | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Editors
Traditional Command-Control Option Dying Out … Slowly! By Staff Reporters NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recently introduced a new personal electronic health record [eHR] enabling patients to access medical information wherever and whenever they need it. Called myNYP.org, the system uses Microsoft’s HealthVault and Amalga technologies to offer patients the ability to select and store personal medical information [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Information Technology, Research & Development | Tagged: amalga, Columbia University Medical Center, eHR, electronic health record, electronic medical records, eMR, ePHR, healthvault, microsoft, myNYP.org, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2009 by Editors
Interview with David B. Lumsden; MD By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] Dateline: Baltimore Maryland, August 10, 2009. About David B. Lumsden MD Dr. David Lumsden; MS, MA practices general orthopedic surgery and trauma as a board certified surgeon and partner with Orthopedic and Hand Surgery Associates in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his training [...]
Filed under: Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Health Insurance, Sponsors, Touring with Marcinko | Tagged: American Affordable Health Choices Act, David Lumsden, david marcinko, healthcare reform, HR 3200, Obama care | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2009 by Editors
Top Five Issues from the Longman Report By Staff Reporters Here are the top five quotes from the Longman Report. The author, Phillip Longman, is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and the author of: “Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care Is Better than Yours as well as The Next Progressive Era: A Blueprint [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Information Technology, Military Medicine, Practice Management, Research & Development | Tagged: digital medical records, EHRs, EMRs, health information technology, HIT, New America Foundation, Obama Administration, Philip Longman, VA, www.healthdictionaryseries.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 7, 2009 by Editors
More on End-of-Life Political Decisions from a Different Perspective By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] The recently controversial booklet Your Life, Your Choices begins by saying, “There’s only one person who is truly qualified to tell health care providers how you feel about different kinds of health care issues—and that’s you. But, what [...]
Filed under: Breaking News, Ethics, Healh Law & Policy, Health Insurance, Military Medicine | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 6, 2009 by Editors
Illustrative Case Model - Are You CMP™ Worthy? By Staff Reporters The fictitional Washington Hospital is embroiled in the healthcare reform debate and interested in implementing an electronic health record (EHR) for its major clinic areas. The flagship hospital currently utilizes a legacy-based system and several of the clinics have independently purchased software programs to provide [...]
Filed under: "Ask-an-Advisor", CMP Program, Information Technology, Practice Management, Subscribe CD-ROM Journal | Tagged: EHRs, EMRs, health information technology, healthcare reform, HIPAA, HIT, Obama Administration | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 5, 2009 by Editors
Join Us! HOT STUFF FOR YOUR BRAIN! Be sure to subscribe to the ME-P. It is fast, free and secure. Channel Surfing Have you visited our 50 topic channels? Established to facilitate idea exchange and link our community together, the value of these topics is dependent upon your input. Please take a minute to visit. And, to [...]
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Posted on September 4, 2009 by Editors
Still Showing Signs of Weakness By Sean G. Todd, Esq; M. Tax, CFP©, CPA The weak economy is continuing to place strain on the housing market, despite the Government’s attempt to alleviate foreclosures, as the number of Americans who have fallen at least 30 days behind on their home loan payments jumped 44% in the second [...]
Filed under: Accounting, Alerts Sign-Up, Breaking News, Financial Planning, Retirement and Benefits | Tagged: ARM loans, ATM, Employee Benefit Research Institute, fixed-rate mortgages, home mortgages, housing, Jay Brinkmann, mortgage debt, mortgages, retirement, Sean G. Todd, sub-prime loans, variable-rate mortgages | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 3, 2009 by Editors
Stress Testing Results a Decade Later By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; CPHQ, MBA, CMP™ By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CPHQ, CMP™ We are often asked by physicians and colleagues; medical, nursing and graduate students, and/or prospective clients to see an actual “comprehensive” financial plan. This is a reasonable request. And, although most doctors who are [...]
Filed under: "Doctors Only", Book Reviews, CMP Program, Experts Invited, Financial Planning, Investing, Recommended Books | Tagged: broker, certified financial planner, CFA, CFP, CFP Board of Standards, CMP, CPA, david marcinko, financial advisor, financial plan, Financial Planning, hope hetico, RFC, stock broker, wealth manager, www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner, XFP BoS | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 2, 2009 by Editors
Another New Governmental Machination? By Staff Reporters A Regional (health information) Extension Center [REC] is similar to a Health Information Organization [HIO] that brings together healthcare stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs Health Information Exchange [HIE] among them for the purpose of improving health and care in that community. Fundamental to this definition [...]
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Posted on September 2, 2009 by Editors
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Posted on September 1, 2009 by Editors
Edgar Allan Poe, Church Hospital, Johns Hopkins and Me By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™ [Publisher-in-Chief] Dateline: Baltimore Maryland, August 7, 2009 To the entire world, Church Home and Hospital, formerly known as the Washington Medical College, was where Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849. Located in Upper Fell’s Point, it was also [...]
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Posted on September 1, 2009 by Editors
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