Authors


Jeff Goldsmith

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Solving physician burnout: The two keys

Health systems cannot impose a new order on physician communities. Attempting to do so without meaningful physician input will increase their sense of disenfranchisement and aggravate burnout.


Rose Schneider Krivich

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Top DPC mistakes physicians can learn from Brian Forrest, MD

In this podcast, Dr. Forrest highlights the failures he has experienced over the years since starting a DPC practice, and explains how other physicians can learn from his mistakes.


Darin Painter

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Smart planning helps practice succeed with EHR

An Atlanta, Georgia-based physician taps into his business acumen to make an EHR system work for his practice.


Derek Kosiorek, CPEHR, CPHIT

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Ensuring a smooth transition to your new EHR system

Entering into a relationship with an electronic health records vendor is like entering into a marriage. You need to select a partner with whom you can get along and trust, communicate openly, and who will have your back when times get tough.


Chris Mazzolini

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The benefits of a physician MBA program

Many physicians are eager to find a way to transform health care in a way that better benefits both patients and providers. They would be well served by enrolling in an MBA program designed for doctors.


Judy A. Calle, QPA, APA

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Which retirement plan is right for your practice?

A carefully selected retirement plan can provide financial security for owners and employees while lowering a practice’s tax burdens


Robert E. Schiller, JD

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Now what? Steps physicians must take after calling it quits with a health plan

Your practice successfully terminated participation in a health plan that no longer represents a good value proposition for you. Here are some things to think about as you become a non-participating provider.


Robert L. Mabee, RPh, JD, MBA

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Controlling healthcare costs means getting back to the basics

Repealing the Stark Law is a good first step, but more must be done to put doctors back in charge of patient care.


Pamela Lewis Dolan

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10 tips to assess Revenue Cycle Management vendors

Outsourcing revenue cycle management can ease strain on practices, but physicians must study the details before signing a contract.


Deborah Walker Keegan, PhD, FACMPE

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Restructuring the U.S. healthcare delivery system

Pharmacy chains purchasing payers will alter the healthcare landscape.


Renee Dowling
Renee Dowling

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2024 ICD-10 changes: What you need to know

There are 395 new diagnosis codes, 25 deletions and 13 revisions that go into effect October 1, 2023.


Robert Uzzo MD, FACS

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How to utilize a sophisticated medical risk model in estate planning

Just as the medical profession strives to manage health and disease risks to ensure sound health, the estate planning profession strives to manage risks to ensure a client and his or her family's financial health and wellbeing.


Albert E. Gibbons, AEP

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How to utilize a sophisticated medical risk model in estate planning

Just as the medical profession strives to manage health and disease risks to ensure sound health, the estate planning profession strives to manage risks to ensure a client and his or her family's financial health and wellbeing.


Daniel Orlovich, MD, PharmD

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3 modern financial tips for new attending physicians

Congratulations on becoming a new attending. To jump-start your career, you'll find innovative ways to save on student loan payments, protect yourself with essential insurance products and supercharge your retirement savings.


Jack Tsai, MD

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Addressing social determinants of health the key to better compliance

You truly have to walk a mile in a patient’s shoes to find out the true barriers to improving their well-being.


Akhil Saklecha, MD

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Taming the Wild West of mobile healthcare

Within the past decade, over 165,000 mobile health apps have launched, with thousands more on the way.


Alex Tse, MD

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Leverage the Annual Wellness Visit

The annual exam is significantly underutilized, but provides opportunity for both physicians and patients to make preventive care a priority.


John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA

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Doctors need data to drive cost and quality decisions

Here are three recommendations for health systems looking to improve physician engagement with data and evidence.


Glen R. Stream, MD

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A prescription for prevention

Here’s one prescription you might not mind writing-one for fresh fruit and vegetables.


Tom Friedman, MPA

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Value-based care will add fire to physician burnout

Value-based care and related metrics are one more thing physicians don’t need to deal with. Here are three possible solutions to make things easier.


John Rother, JD

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From volume to value: Primary care delivers

There are numerous models for primary care delivery successfully saving money while also improving patient outcomes.


Cheryl Alkon

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Understanding the business of medical marijuana

It is crucial for physicians to know how to legally handle what is still considered an illegal substance in some jurisdictions


Julia Andrieni, MD, FACP

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Three phases to remedy physician burnout

To reduce burnout and increase the joy of medicine, Houston Methodist promoted engagement, team autonomy, and ownership.


Michael Udwin, MD, FACOG

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Three phases to remedy physician burnout

To reduce burnout and increase the joy of medicine, Houston Methodist promoted engagement, team autonomy, and ownership.


Ray Hillen

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Mitigate security risks for medical devices

Three precautions to more effectively protect your practice from potential cyberattacks


Jackie Rogers

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MIPS: Understanding and addressing topped-out measures

Learn four key strategies to prepare for and leverage topped out measures to maximize reimbursement under CMS’s Quality Payment Program.


Debra Shute

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Recognizing cyber threats

How to train staff to fend off hackers or data breaches.


Craig M. Wax, DO

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LEGALCARE for all

An analogy to help lawyer politicians understand healthcare and its financing


Hoala Greevy

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HIPAA compliance: Is email archiving necessary?

Email archiving is an automated process for preserving and protecting all inbound and outbound email messages (as well as attachments and metadata) so they can be accessed later. In other words, email archiving is storing and making them searchable.


Jacob Grimes, JD

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Significant MIPS changes physicians need to know

Don’t let inaction on your part result in lost Medicare revenue. Know the major changes in the MIPS program for 2018.