by Michael Sopher | Jan 21, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
The health care job market is booming. In 2015, the industry added an average of 40,000 jobs a month, almost double the 2014 rate, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). What does this mean for your medical practice? To hire and...
by Smitha Gopal | Dec 10, 2015 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR incentive program may have started out strong, but as we approach Meaningful Use Stage 3, it’s losing steam. While CMS issued a final rule on MU3 requirements in October, physicians’ organizations have called...
by Michael Sopher | Nov 5, 2015 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
Most doctors have encountered them at some point: a patient’s complaining spouse, controlling daughter, or aggressive son-in-law who questions every care decision. Dealing with difficult caregivers is a common issue. There are 93 million family caregivers in the U.S.,...