Tannus Quatre

Tannus Quatre writes on Healthcare Entrepreneur, a blog by Vantage Clinical Solutions, a health-care management consulting firm based in Oregon and Colorado.

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Medical practice owners: 6 Web sites worth visiting

While the list of online resources relevant to the private practice owner is virtually too large to be defined, the resources provided in this article will provide practice owners and managers with more useful information and tools than can digested in a single sitting. These resources are meant to be browsed, bookmarked, and referred to periodically, and they should certainly be consulted for the sake of your practice when it’s necessary to simply “look it up.”

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A private practice website that attracts

As the relevance of the internet continues to grow for both practices and patients, the need to keep up to speed with a number of essential elements required for good website development is of paramount importance.

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.

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New Medicare Web site launches

A new version of Medicare’s consumer website was released today, located at www.medicare.gov. The new site is part of a series of steps the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking to facilitate use of the website by seniors and those who care for them. Among features included in the improved website are […]

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Private practice is dead? Not quite

I don’t buy it. An article in the New York Times this weekend titled, “More Doctors Giving Up Private Practices,” told the story of an increasing number of physicians who are finding their “bliss” through employed, salaried positions, rather than at the helm of their own private practice. The reason – increased costs, decreased pay, […]

Health IT

Gen X and Y providers continue to push the edge on Facebook

Tannus Quatre says young providers should "by all means, connect with friends online â€“ connect with strangers." But, too often, these same physicians forget their reputations are at stake.

Health IT

Online doctor reviews and how patients are using them

A blogger from Healthcare Entrepreneur point out that physicians "likely have many patients in your practice this very day who would be honored to provide you with the highest of online marks...if they only knew where to start." The trick is to know what your patients are already saying and make sure your most pleased patients are speaking about you online.

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Electronic health records: Panacea or problematic?

Are electronic health records a panacea? No, says Tannus Quatre on the Healthcare Entrepreneur blog. Should they be adopted now? "Yes - if we can find the financial and operational resources required to keep the doors open to our practices while administering a safe and organized transition to the technology."