by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 18, 2009 | Headlines
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 16, 2009 | Headlines, Innovation, Social Media
Nextgov.com’s Bob Brewin reported June 8, 2009 that the Military Health System (MHS) has added social networking tools to its web portal serving 1.4 million people on active duty. The social networking tools are designed to connect with the 18-24 year-old...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 15, 2009 | Headlines
In March 2009, PBS’s documentary program Frontline aired “Sick Around the World”, a look at healthcare in five capitalist democracies: the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland. The documentary attempts to answer the question...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 11, 2009 | Headlines
Statement to the press by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan 11 June 2009 World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Ladies and gentlemen, In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 10, 2009 | Human Resources
My personal list of new employee orientation best practices has been shaped by my experiences in private practices as well as hospitals. Every organization has different resources to draw upon, but each group has core goals that must be fulfilled by a good...
