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Doc’s new doc(umentary) aims to illuminate the challenges of the ER — and the EHR
All Things Considered (NPR) has a great story that I think any doctor or healthcare professional will find worth a listen (~5min). Emergency physician Ryan McGarry talks about the new documentary film he directed called Code Black, which goes behind the scenes at always-busy LA County Hospital's ER. Click here
Windows XP – It’s time to move on and quickly!
Since April of this year, Microsoft has ceased to offer security updates for Windows XP which means that practices with even a single network-connected pc running Windows XP are violating HIPAA and ineligible for meaningful use. If any of your computers are using XP, you should move immediately to replace
Didn’t win a complimentary copy of Laurie’s ebook? There’s another way to get one.
If you weren't one of the 100 lucky winners of my medical billing service ebook, Get the Best From Your Medical Billing Service (Management Rx), you might be able to borrow it for free. If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can borrow the ebook for free for up to
It’s a great time to be a medical billing professional
During our webinar with Kareo (@gokareo, #kareowebinar) today on choosing and managing a third-party medical billing service, one of our attendees commented that it seemed like we were predicting that billing professionals were going to lose their jobs in droves, thanks to the trend toward outsourcing medical billing. Nothing could
Reminder: Tips for choosing and managing a medical billing service (free webinar)
Reminder: I'm presenting a free webinar this Wednesday, June 18 (10AM Pacific, 1PM Eastern) with Kareo, offering tips to maximize the benefit of outsourcing your medical billing . Whether you're already using a third party billing service or just considering switching to one, this webinar will provide you with ideas,
The minimum wage conversation and your medical practice
A few months ago, when the idea of raising the federal minimum wage over $10/hour first became a hot topic in the news (with some federal workers even getting a minimum wage bump), we worked with an internal medicine practice in a rural area that had many employees earning around