by Michael Sopher | Feb 4, 2016 | Relating to Your Patients
In our recent post on how to hire and retain staff, we emphasized the importance of workplace culture – the “secret sauce” that attracts employees and customers to a business. Nowadays, having a company culture that emphasizes excellent customer service is crucial,...
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 | Dec 3, 2015 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients
In the U.S., with a population of 300 million, patients undergo around 15 million nuclear medicine scans, 100 million CT and MRI scans, and almost 10 billion laboratory tests each year. “Often, these are fishing expeditions,” writes Atul Gawande, New Yorker staff...
by Smitha Gopal | Nov 12, 2015 | Patient Engagement, Relating to Your Patients
Informed consent is a routine part of health care, yet it is one of the most misunderstood concepts even among experienced doctors, reports the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). What informed consent is not: just having patients sign a form. What informed...
