I have had multiple conversations recently with people who were genuinely trying to understand why their doctor’s office operates the way it does. They wonder why it takes so long to get an appointment with their doctor, and then why the actual appointments seem so rushed. Many of them suspect the physician is pre-occupied with [...]
Right now the U.S. Senate is considering the House amendment to H.R.4213. This bill is an attempt to close some of the loopholes created by ARRA, the stimulus package. It includes many provisions, including changes to physician Medicare reimbursement, extension of unemployment taxes, COBRA, Satellite Television, and a potential tax increase of 15.3% for small [...]
Be honest. Has it crossed your mind to sell your practice to a hospital or retire rather than deal with the pain of implementing and using a new electronic medical record (EMR) system? Two of the biggest reasons physicians are hesitant about implementing electronic medical records are 1) the cost of implementing a system and [...]
