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An article in the Washington Post discusses a rising debate over whether or not reimbursement cuts in Medicare will have a drastic effect on physicians or their patients as many medical advocacy groups are warning. Some prominent healthcare analysts – including some from an independent agency advising Congress – say that the …the problem is […]
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A post on Zocalo Public Square by Ken Murray discusses the issue of how doctors handle terminal illness. Surprisingly, to me anyway, is that most physicians surveyed forego heroic measures in contrast to the advice they typically give their own patients. As I commented on their site, most physicians don’t get enough training in end-of-life […]
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From our partners at Software Advice comes this resource on Medical Billing Software for Macs. Although the vast majority of practices use EMR and practice management systems that run on a Windows platform, increasingly more physicians are opting for software that runs on the Mac OS. They have a comparison of different software systems available. […]
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Guest Post: Emily Matthews Electronic medical records (EMRs) in the medical office setting are growing at a faster pace than ever before. With rapidly advancing technological features and integration capabilities, it doesn’t take a master’s degree to see that using EMRs allow for more efficient and profitable management of today’s medical practice. EMRs benefit you […]
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According to an article on Reuters Health, “Flagging medical errors through a system that emphasizes a lack of punishment and maintains anonymity yields more reports than a traditional method of reporting errors, a team of doctors has found.” After introducing the new system at a pediatric clinic in North Carolina, the number of reported mistakes […]
