Calling Responsible Parties to Task for their Role in the Opioid Epidemic
Doctors, pharma companies, and patients - all have a role to play in how we overcome the opioid crisis that has gripped the nation.
What do doctors want from the Surgeon General?
Dr. Jerome Adams has been sworn in as the nation's 20th Surgeon General and these areas should be his priorities.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
MACRA Regulations Out, Ensuring the Demise of Private Practice
Last year, Congress passed the MACRA bill into law ending their ill-devised SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) formula. Basically, this was a formula to decide how to reimburse health care providers but they miscalculated. It never worked from the onset and after a decade, MACRA was devised to “fix” it. When MACRA was rolled out, the […]
Obamacare marketplace is unstable
Tuesday, UnitedHealthcare announced that they suffered huge financial losses and are pulling back from Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges. UHC is one of the largest players in the exchanges but will be remaining in just a handful of states next year. The losses expected, according to CEO Stephen Hemsley, are expected to exceed $1 billion […]
Obamacare Fails to Stave Off Healthcare Bankruptcy
In the hopes of averting the economic healthcare crisis, the federal government passed into law the burden that all Americans attain health insurance coverage. Healthcare spending remains the largest expenditure in the US economy. Few people would argue that our system is broken and in need of repairs. Yet, the fix that the Affordable Care […]
Are Insurance Company Formularies Disrupting Informed Consent?
Informed consent is a very important issue in healthcare these days. As patients are viewed more and more as consumers, they must be informed of all the details in order to make the best decisions for their own health. But, are insurance company formularies disrupting informed consent? Before I prescribe a medication to a patient, […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Meaningful Use is not dead: It’s reincarnated
Last week, CMS’s acting administrative director Andy Slavitt made an announcement that the Meaningful Use(MU) Program as we know it is effectively over. Many people rejoiced at the “death” of MU. They failed to listen to all of his words. He did not say that MU is dead. He said it is being replaced with something […]
Doctors dislike technology because it delivers a fast-food future for healthcare
McMedicine: Like eating too many Big Macs, it may decrease the health of many lives.
Doctors as chess pieces (and other physician-minded 2016 healthcare predictions)
Let's make 2016 the year that patients and doctors take back medicine.
Physician-Assisted Suicide: What Step Did We Miss?
California recently legalized physician-assisted suicide and, no doubt, other states will soon follow their lead. While this may alleviate patient suffering, are we really at the stage where we allow physicians to help patients commit suicide? In fact, only 52% of doctors polled on SERMO (the largest social network exclusive to doctors) believe it should […]
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
What is contributing to doctors’ burn out?
As the ICD-10 rolled out last week, healthcare professionals felt the fear of the unknown. Many wondered if we will be paid for our work or we will toil away uncompensated until the glitches in the new system get repaired. Unfortunately, ICD-10 is not the only mandate wearing us down. Over the last few years, […]
Do Doctors Need Life-Long Learning?
There exists much controversy surrounding the MOC ( maintenance of certification) program that doctors need to comply with in order to keep their board certification. Every specialty has its own regulatory requirements. Over the past year, doctors cried out against this inefficient and costly burden placed on us. Yet, no one heard us. Doctors are […]
Is Maintenance of Certification a concept that’s reached its end?
It was a bad idea done for bad reasons and should not reach a rightful end.
Kim Kardashian is not a role model for medical advice. She’s just using you.
Celebrities do not actually care about your health. They are trying to become famous and make money.
Will a healthcare hero rise out of the election of 2016?
Every week leading up to the election of 2016, it seems there are more political candidates joining the large field of Presidential candidates. Despite the fact that the healthcare system is struggling, there are no any clear plans on repairing what ails it. The next President stands to drive the direction our healthcare system follows. […]