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The faulty statin risk calculator: more on using your website and EMR to communicate
Well, the new, evolving, confusing statin news appears to be a gift that keeps on giving. (Only practices that are fielding loads of calls from confused patients are probably considering it just the opposite. An anti-gift that keeps on giving perhaps?) In case you haven't heard yet, the New York
The surprise statin news is a perfect use for your website or social media space
The recent, confusing, conflicting news about new statin guidelines presents a perfect opportunity for your practice to use technology to solve a pressing problem -- and engage with patients. To recap briefly, new statin guidelines were released on Tuesday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Remember, EFT is best
Mary Pat Whaley at Manage My Practice has posted great information about payers 'encouraging' practices to accept payment by virtual credit card, instead of by check or EFT. This method of payment is not a good deal for practices. Merchant fees are deducted from credit card payments -- meaning a
Could the ACA-mandated grace period be problematic for your practice?
Many practices already suffer losses from surprise payment retractions by health plans. These can occur when patients attempt to exploit system update lags after leaving their employer (and therefore the employer's plan) or the grace period after failing to maintain payments on their own policy. (So, the patient knows he's
Obamacare scam alerts: a great use for your site and social media
A few days ago, Megan McArdle of Bloomberg offered a helpful introduction to the emerging scams inspired by Obamacare. Scary stuff. Spreading the word about these risks is a great way to connect with patients and reinforce that you're watching out for them. And it's a great use of your
Medicare Advantage plans dropping doctors: what does it mean?
News reports have been trickling in over the past couple of weeks -- growing in number -- about Medicare Advantage (MA) plans dropping doctors. First, we heard about UnitedHealthcare in CT dropping doctors -- then news came out about the same carrier dropping patients in NY, FL, RI, NJ, and,