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This is a guest post from Joe Hage, CEO of medical device marketing consultancy Medical Marcom. My friend Michael Paquin is a fellow of HIMSS, the Health Information Management Systems Society, and an expert in EMR connectivity, Meaningful Use, and the pitfalls of...
Mary Pat: If you remember, my friend Bob decided he wanted to become a medical coder and asked for help. He chose Allied Schools because he felt he made a connection with the people at Allied and they also offered an attractive payment plan. Bob has started the...
In health care, we are "blessed" with an abundance of rules, policies, standards and laws. In Health Care Regulation in America: Complexity, Confrontation, and Compromise, Robert I. Field, professor of health management and policy at Drexel University School of Public...
CMS Announces 90-Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA Transaction Standards Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced that it would not initiate enforcement action...
A personal health record (or PHR) is an individual electronic health record that is stored securely on the Internet so it can be accessed by medical providers and caregivers who have permission. PHRs allow the storage of all critical health history information in one...
Mary Pat's Note: This post has always been popular because it answers one of the most burning questions in Healthcare: "How can I improve my bottom line?" If you have used any of these ideas in your practice- or have some of your own to share- let us know in the...
Record retention can be a significant problem for healthcare groups. Different federal and state regulations require different retention schedules for medical records and other medical-service related documents. Many managers and physicians are confused on how long...
I lost power in my home and office from last Saturday until this past Thursday evening due to an unexpected snow storm. What did I learn about being resilient over these last few days, and what are the lessons that can benefit all leaders? My family and I returned to...
Mary Pat's Note: This first ran in 2009 and it continues to be a visitor-favorite! If you are using it and added your own rules to it - leave us a note in the comments and share your own "Golden Rules." Sometimes employees do not understand...
At Manage My Practice, we have always been fascinated by the opportunities created when innovation and technical advancements are applied to the Healthcare system. The intersection of technology and medical practice has always been one of the most exciting spaces in...
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