Your Online Reputation Is Costing You A Fortune. Here’s Why. In today’s technology-driven world, people check the internet for reviews before trying any product or service - including doctors. Physicians often overlook their online reputation but this is a huge mistake. Even a slightly negative online reputation can cost you a fortune. Believe it or not, nearly three-quarters of your patients will search for you online before ever calling in to make an appointment! Do you have the best online reputation possible? If not, you are costing yourself money everyday. A poor online reputation leads to lost patients and lost ... September 27, 2017 General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Latest Attempt at Repeal and Replace Falls Short Republican efforts in Congress to “repeal and replace” the federal Affordable Care Act are back from the dead. Again. While the chances for this last-ditch measure appear iffy, many GOP senators are rallying around a proposal by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), along with Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Read More... September 27, 2017 General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anthem’s Prediction of 30% Rise in Drug Costs for 2018 Raises Questions Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a lot more pills next year. To make the case for a hefty premium hike in the state’s individual insurance market, Anthem Blue Cross has forecast a 30% jump in prescription drug costs for 2018. Such a sharp increase is nearly double the estimates of two other big insurers, and it runs counter to industry trends nationally. Read More... September 27, 2017 Blue Cross, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Updated Editing of Always Therapy Services - MCS This MLN Matters Article is intended for therapists, physicians, and certain other practitioners billing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for therapy services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Services furnished under the Outpatient Therapy (OPT) services benefit – including SpeechLanguage Pathology (SLP), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Physical Therapy (PT) – are subject to the financial limitations, known as therapy caps, originally required under Section 4541 of the Balanced Budget Act (1997). Read the entire article August 2, 2017 Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
The problem of martyrdom in medicine I recently read the award-winning physician essay in Medical Economics entitled “Lunch is for Losers,” about the sacrifice that physicians make for patient care. As I read this doctor’s reflections of keeping crackers and candy bars in his lab coat pockets because he didn’t have time to eat during his med school days, it reminded me of the GYN attending I had in my residency who loved to cheerfully tell bleary-eyed interns: “You can sleep when you’re dead.” Read More... July 24, 2017 General 0 0 Comment Read More »
