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Medical practices that are considering recruiting new physicians may want to consider the following fact: most residents will ultimately practice in the state in which they trained. The Florida Statutory Teaching Hospital Council, which represents Florida’s six teaching hospitals, says that about 70% of residents end up practicing in the community in which they do […]
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Recent studies suggest that larger physician groups not only have advantages over smaller groups and solo practices when it comes to negotiating contracts but they may also offer better quality of care. According to a report in American Medical News, larger practices are more likely to result in the “public practice of medicine”, where peer […]
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The new federal pay-for-performance pilot program may prove to be short-lived.On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA). A broad tax reform omnibus that also included a number of key health care measures, the bill authorized the establishment of a pay-for-performance program known as […]
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After designing the physical layout of your office network, it’s time to start making some decisions about its logical design. The logical design is basically the network’s intangible structure and function. In this month’s article, I’ll provide some guidelines on creating an efficient, flexible and smoothly functioning logical network. Strive for Flexibility A good rule […]
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Even if you haven’t yet made the leap to full electronic medical records (EMR) implementation, chances are you’re already using a computerized system for scheduling, billing, or other administrative functions. And unless you only have one computer in the office, it’s likely that the computers are connected by some sort of network.
