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Interview with Dr. Chris Rangel of RangelMD.com
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Discussion includes early history of medical blogging; if physicians are "happy"; views on choosing medicine as a career; patients views about physicians and what they go through; balancing patients expectations in providing personal care vs. managing time; blogging as a physician and blogging in general; advantages and disadvantages of using a blog as a tool to market a medical practice.
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Interview with Medical Blogger and Resident Maria of intueri.org
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Discussion about the phenomena of blogging, specifically in medicine. Topics include reasons for, and value of medical blogging; the generational gap between the older medical establishment and the new crop of physicians; the doctor-patient relationship.
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Avoiding Common Billing Pitfalls: Non-Physician Providers
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Jennifer Bever, a member of the consulting team of Karen Zupko & Associates, based in Chicago, works extensively with medical practices, primarily in Orthopaedic practices to review and improve billing and collection processes. In this podcast, Jennifer reviews billing protocols for non-physician providers (Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists), differences between "direct" and "incident to" billing for non-provider physicians, and common pitfalls for this area of billing. Jennifer also shares practical guidelines for medical practices to ensure they are following the appropriate guidelines for correct billing.
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Time-of-Service Payment: Customer Service and Cash Management
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By Tom Hajny: This editorial outlines the rationale behind time-of-service payments, the psychological aspects of getting patients to pay their bills, and the major obstacles (and practical hints) to implementing time-of-service collections with office staff.
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How Well-Informed Patients Make Better Patients with Dr. Jeff Gruen of Revolution Health
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Dr. Jeff Gruen, Chief Medical Officer of Revolution Health discusses How Well-Informed Patients Make Better Patients. In this 20 - minute podcast Dr. Gruen discusses why patient education is so important, the types of patient education materials patients should have and how physicians can work with patients to provide quality patient education materials. He also gives examples of how well-informed patients are better patients (with better clinical outcomes).
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