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Making changes to long-term care policiesAre there any types of policies that allow me to change my policy benefits in the future?
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Increase your profits with better codingThe way to optimize your earnings is to optimize communication with your coding and billing staffs. It's a key to successful practice that cannot be overstated: Prioritize internal communication. Listen to your team. Provide feedback. Strategize together.
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Telemedicine program tested in MinnesotaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota?s 10,000 employees and family members are part of a new pilot program testing the insurer?s Online Care Anywhere program. The program is designed to allow patients access to medical care from home or work via computer or phone.
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Should you add weight and nutrition management to your practice?Weight management and nutrition counseling may offer a way to help your patients—and your practice—become healthy.
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Q&A: When patients refuse to provide social security numbersPatients are not required to provide their social security numbers, even if your practice asks them to do so.
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Q&A: When patients refuse to provide social security numbersPatients are not required to provide their social security numbers, even if your practice asks them to do so.
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A doctor's guide to E/M codingGetting paid for providing medical services is complicated, and there's often an assumption that doctors have a basic understanding of evaluation and management (E/M) codes. Here are the tools you need to start applying the guidelines with confidence.
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Student loan consolidation offers advantagesThinking about consolidating your student loan? Discover the advantages and disadvantages.
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Practice owner or hospital employee?Market and regulatory pressures and shrinking profits are leading many physicians to sell their practices and become salaried employees. Get the keys to making the right decision for you.
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Tips from physicians on how to be productive with EHRsPhysicians tell Medical Economics their favorite tips for EHR use.
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6 things you need to know about the MU2 final ruleNew revisions have been made to meaningful use. See what you need to know before the January effective date.
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Why physicians need a good financial adviserHaving a relationship with a good financial planner brings a “best of” team of advisors to help you achieve your life goals.
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Viewpoint: Tracking Fed's impact on inflationGovernment's fiscal policy can positively and negatively impact economy.
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A Kentucky doctor shares his story of treating Iraqi detaineesIn many ways, it was like practicing in a Third World refugee camp, where you have no choice but to adapt quickly to countless shortcomings.
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Healthcare is not just treating a disease; it is taking care of a human beingThe patient should see a friend in his doctor, not a stranger with a white coat and a stethoscope.
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Viewpoint: Why empathy is necessary in medicineA physician looks at how doctors communicate with their patients and urges his colleagues to think about how their actions might affect patients.
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Reduce asthma-related hospital readmissions with improved preventive care, patient engagementImproved efficiency in allergy testing and management can close a critical gap in care for patients struggling to control their symptoms.
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Discovering the 'heart of care'After surviving testicular cancer, a doctor in his prime struggles to adjust to life after the cure, until he recalls his own physician's empathetic care. Read the 5-step process to compassionate care this author found in his own darkest moments.
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Occupational medicine: Making it work for youIf you find yourself working longer hours for less money, these physician-entrepreneurs have a suggestion: Start an occupational medicine practice. Here's how they did it.
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Occupational medicine: Making it work for youIf you find yourself working longer hours for less money, these physician-entrepreneurs have a suggestion: Start an occupational medicine practice. Here's how they did it.
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6 keys to practicing multicultural medicineNowadays, many doctors' offices resemble cultural melting pots. With these suggestions, you, too, can enhance your practice in such a diverse setting.
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Investigate retirement fund options when joining hospital systemIt's important to keep tabs on your retirement accounts when making a job transition. See what you need to think about when moving from a solo practice to a hospital system.
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The best new software for your PDAIt wasn't too long ago that many of us toted around a cell phone, pager, PDA, and a laptop-a veritable RadioShack holstered at our waists. Now most of these devices can be consolidated into a single cell phone.
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A new day for doctors with addictionsIn the past, few physicians who were addicted to drugs or alcohol admitted their problems openly for fear of losing hospital privileges or medical licenses. With more support systems than ever today, doctors have a place to turn for help to fight the disease that is addiction.
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ASCO: Study examines Medicare expenditures for cancer treatmentsCancer is the second most costly medical condition in the United States behind heart disease, and a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) sought to better understand Medicare costs.
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Improving the patient experience can build up your practiceWhat can you do to keep patients happy? Medical Economics asked the practice management experts for their advice.
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Fighting flu vaccine misconceptionsA new poll suggests that misconceptions about the flu vaccine are at a three-year high, despite the fact that more patients seem to be receiving the vaccine. Find out what physicians can do to clear the air.
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Evidence-based medicine may interfere with an understanding of nutritionEven a basic understanding of current nutrition science and human health allows a physician to use food as medicine and to counsel patients to avoid unhealthy foods.
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How to prevent employee embezzlementTake steps to help prevent employee embezzlement. Find out the warning signs on how to detect fraud.
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Considerations when buying a practiceIRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed
