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There is much made of leadership. What it is, what it is no? What are the essential ingredients, what are the habits of successful leaders, how do leaders think, what do they read, how do they handle stress?…and the list goes on. But the reality is for all the similarities... Read More

So the statistics since the ACA start-up tell us that Emergency Department visits are up. What?? Wasn’t that kinda the point; reduce ED visits in favor of office visits with Family Practice Providers as the reality of insurance encourages better healthcare behavior? Well. Yeah,... Read More

When considering which positioning aid or devices are best suited to a patient’s needs, doctors and radiologists can choose from a wide range to enable correct patient positioning for accurate diagnostic imaging. Radiology positioning devices are available in disposable foam or... Read More

Take a look at the variety of small practice business models that exist today: And the number of provider delivery models is growing every day. Traditional models of a single provider simply buying a building and starting a practice is almost extinct. These models continue to... Read More

Value is a word that gets bantered about on a regular basis.  Generally value can be defined as “importance, worth, or usefulness of something.” In healthcare, it is defined by a number of different markers.  For patients, the value of healthcare may mean wellness.  For Providers... Read More

Receiving the right healthcare begins with having the right information in the right hands.  To those who see multiple providers, coordination of care may be the difference between consistent improvement and no improvement in chronic illnesses.  It may also help identify changes... Read More

We don’t make a lot of New Year’s predictions, but we are happy to make this one: 2014 will be the year the get-well-quick mentality driving corporate and individual health choices implodes…and people start taking genuine steps to be healthy. The way to ensure that 2014 is your... Read More

Sunday on Meet the Press, both the President of Mayo Clinic and the CEO of Cleveland Clinic were discussing healthcare in 2014.  Both made these observations: Everyone will be paid less in 2014 for services. Healthcare delivery models must become more efficient. Payment for... Read More

As you look at your accounts receivables over the past 3 years, you have to see that the reimbursements are trending downwards.  Some specialties are more affected by these lowering trends than others; but all practices have to contend with lower reimbursements at the same time... Read More

In this week’s blog on Performance Management Cycle, step 1 will be discussed- Planning. Health care management personnel and teams must set clear expectations and goals for performance and this occurs during the Planning stage of PMCs. Without clearly outlined goals and... Read More