No military commander likes the idea of getting to within sight of a goal only to see defeat snatched from the jaws of victory due to the mutineering of key personnel. If that sounds a bit melodramatic, well, folks in the medical world generally tend to respond best to military idioms, so it helps to […]
2009
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A consultant once asked me “What is the purpose of your business?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? Pause a second before you actually answer. My response to her question was, “Keeping customers satisfied.” And I think that this would apply to you as well – regardless of your specialty. A colleague of mine […]
Tagged with: ira blumenthal, medical practice management, patient experience
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Saving Darwin by Karl W. Giberson
Book Review by Jose Gaudier, MD Of all the great ideas of science, Evolution has been scrutinized more than any other. There is overwhelming evidence to support it, and lack of any scientific data against evolution. Despite this, however, fundamentalist religious groups, guided more by misconceptions rather than their faith, promote limitations on the teaching […]
Tagged with: intelligent design, karl giberson, saving darwin
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Going to Court – Do You Have A Choice?
Every time the administration changes in Washington, physicians wonder what impact it will have on their professional lives. One of the more closely-watched issues is tort reform. An article written by the AMA takes a look at a pilot project run jointly by a county Medical Society and Bar Association in Pennsylvania. This was created […]
Tagged with: mediation, medical liabillity, medical malpractice, tort reform
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Cartoon of the Month – March
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In this week’s Featured Podcast (number 5) we talk with Alan Reider of Arnold & Porter LLP about the Federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA). Mr. Reider specializes in healthcare, regulatory, and compliance law and he walks us through a significant piece of legislation regarding the new transparency required in the relationships between physicians and […]
Tagged with: Federal Physicians Payment Sunshine Act, pharma
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Washington Update – Latest Healthcare & Regulatory Law from Alan Reider of Arnold & Porter LLP This Issue: The Federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act Feds and States cracking down on improper relationships between physicians and drug companies What medical practices should be aware of Can accepting a pen from a rep get you in […]
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Genome by Matt Ridley
Book Review by Jose Gaudier, MD At a time that I was getting myself organized to review the topic of genetics and get more acquainted with some of the new information, this book suddenly appeared. It is a simple but fairly comprehensive book on one of the most amazing discoveries of the last 150 years. […]
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Cartoon of the Month – February