JAMA: Costs Associated With Physician Billing And Insurance-Related Activities
In a time-driven activity-based costing study in a large academic health care system with a certified electronic health record system, the estimated costs of billing and insurance-related activities ranged from $20 for […]
Older Americans Are Hooked On Vitamins Despite Scarce Evidence They Work
By Liz Szabo April 4, 2018 | Kaiser Health News When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid […]
Ott, MD: “Why medical professionals have potty mouths.”
By Kristin Prentiss Ott, MD | KEVINMD | Physician | May 15, 2017 While Muzak plays (think Kenny G covering John Mayer) and courteous expressions like “excuse me” and “thank you” are […]
HHS Releases Final Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameters for 2019
April 17, 2018 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/17/2018-07355/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2019 On April 17, 2018, the 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters was published in the Federal Register. These final regulations adopt most of the proposed regulations, […]
Software NEWS | Fitbit, Inc. to Acquire Twine Health
Acquisition brings Fitbit’s leading brand and community of millions together with Twine Health’s clinically proven health coaching platform to drive better health outcomes and ultimately, lower healthcare costs SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fitbit, […]
HSAs | Employee Benefits Research Institute: Has Enrollment In HSA-Eligible Health Plans Stalled?
Has Enrollment in HSA – Eligible Health Plans Stalled ? By Paul Fronstin, Ph.D., Employee Benefit Research Institute Both the number of health savings accounts (HSAs) and enrollment in HSA-eligible health plans […]
DPC Journal SPOTLIGHT: Health Club Software, Billing, Meet Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks Software Development, Inc. is a registered ISO/MSP of First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha, NE 1463 Berlin Turnpike Berlin, CT 06037 Toll Free: (866) 278-6750 http://www.healthclubsoftware.com At Twin Oaks Software, […]
Don’t Get Tripped Up By The IRS Tweak To Health Savings Accounts | KHN
By Michelle Andrews April 3, 2018 It’s tax time, and this week I answered questions from readers about the penalty for not having health insurance as well as changes to health savings […]
Stat: Bezos Has Invested In Direct Primary Care. Could It Be In Amazon’s Future?
Stat: Bezos Has Invested In Direct Primary Care. Could It Be In Amazon’s Future? It’s the stuff disruptors dream of. A group of Seattle doctors and investors had a plan to revolutionize […]
NEW! EP. 89 | Part 1: DocPreneur Podcast | Spotlight on Nurse Practitioner DPC, Meet KC Devine Raver, FNP-C
By Michael Tetreault, Editor Today, we catch up with one of the most dynamic and unique individuals you will ever meet in healthcare. It is my pleasure to introduce you to KC […]
Medical Marijuana’s ‘Catch-22’: Federal Limits On Research Hinder Patients’ Relief
By Marisa Taylor and Melissa Bailey, April 12, 2018, KHN, Kaiser Health News By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and […]
CRAIN’S: Denver’s Paladina Health starting to make waves in Northeast Ohio
By TIMOTHY MAGAW | Jan 27, 2018 A few Northeast Ohio employers are looking westward for a solution to rising health care costs. Enter Paladina Health, a Denver-based primary care outfit that […]
Boomerang Patients | How many former patients end up subscribing later?
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REDCROSS, MD: “Vitamin D Supplementation Is a Critical Tool For Disease Prevention …”
NEW YORK, April 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Despite the spring and summer seasons, the likelihood that Americans are getting enough vitamin D from the sun or dietary sources like fatty fish […]
EDITOR | Dear DOCTORS, “You can’t sacrifice your practice for one person.”
“Why is that America’s Best Places to Work NEVER include a Doctor’s office? You can’t afford for your staff to burnout. But, you can’t sacrifice the organization for one person … even […]
DPC Journal Poll: Should DPC Be In Part, Defined By Price?
DPC Journal Poll: Should DPC Be In Part, Defined By Price?
FORBES | But what if you and your loved ones are healthy?
By Russ Alan Prince, FORBES, Contributor People join concierge medical practices for a number of reasons. One very prevalent reason, for example, is to help them deal with chronic conditions such as […]
The American Heart Association’s innovative solution personalizes cardiovascular condition management with tailored engagement to improve population wellness and reduce readmissions
Digital cardiovascular disease CarePlans appeal to patient’s motivations to drive adherence, better health DALLAS, April 10, 2018 — Patients battling cardiovascular diseases, and even people hoping to prevent heart disease and stroke, […]
DENIALS, POLL | How Often Is A Recommended Treatment, Diagnostic Test or Surgery Denied By Your Patients’ Insurance Company?
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Amazon shelves drug sales: CNBC
Source, CNBC, April 17, 2018 Amazon’s reported plan to start selling prescription drugs has been shelved over concerns that the category was more challenging than the e-commerce giant expected, CBNC says, based […]
DPC Journal SPOTLIGHT: ImagineMD Announces New Website Launch
The new completely redesigned website offers visitors richer insight into the company’s value proposition of better healthcare at lower costs. CHICAGO, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ImagineMD (www.imaginemd.net), a direct primary care medical […]
EDITOR: “Patient’s Google You and Read Your Comments Online. Your unkind comments give you an easy laugh now but they will remove your ability to speak healing later.”
A personal challenge: Say something positive about your colleagues outside of DPC too. Patients are reading what you write and post online. Are you proud of your words and do you use […]
TECHNOLOGY | TRENDING | “HealthTap for Good” Provides Access to Doctor Consultations Free of Charge
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — HealthTap, the world’s first Health Operating System powered by the largest network of interactive doctors and Artificial Intelligence today launched HealthTap for Good, a […]
