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EHR Copy and Paste Can Get Physicians Into Trouble
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- Leigh Page
Physicians have lost hospital privileges and paid fines for copying and pasting information into EHRs, say sources.
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Receiving Unfair Negative Patient Reviews Online? These Apps Pledge Relief
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- Leigh Page
After negative online reviews, physicians can use apps to solicit positive reviews from patients, but the practice is not common.
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Prior authorization software: Saves time but hurdles remain
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- Leigh Page
The automation works, but the software can be costly and may not work for all practices.
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Could your practice be more profitable if you outsource?
- Author:
- Leigh Page
Some practices have used outsourcing to solve problems like high staff turnover, tight budgets, and inefficient use of staff.
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Kidnapping and treatment risks come with medical tourism
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- Leigh Page
"Many medical tourists don't have a choice. They cannot afford the U.S. price for the procedure, even if they have health insurance, because they...
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Malpractice risks for docs who oversee NPs or PAs
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- Leigh Page
Even in states that have abolished requirements that NPs be physician-supervised, physicians may still be liable by virtue of employing the NP.
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Docs struggle to keep up with the flood of new medical knowledge. Here’s advice
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- Leigh Page
The sheer number of new studies may even force some doctors to retreat from areas where they have not kept up, according to a physician professor...
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Legal and malpractice risks when taking call
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- Leigh Page
Physicians who violate the bylaws may have their privileges restricted or removed, and could be sued for malpractice even if they never treated...
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You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
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- Leigh Page
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
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Why private practice will always survive: Seven doctors who left employment tell why
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- Leigh Page
“If you have the motivation, you can do it. Depending on your competence, you can outsource as much or as little as you want.”
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Should you sell your practice to a private equity firm?
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- Leigh Page
Private equity firms expand practices to receive more favorable reimbursements and achieve economies of scale.
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Violent patient throws scalding oil on MD; other patient dangers
- Author:
- Leigh Page
“Even though he was handcuffed to the bed, he heaved an oxygen tank into a window. He said he would be coming back to kill me.”
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‘Can I survive without payments from insurers?’
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- Leigh Page
“A client recently told me that if he couldn’t open a concierge practice, he might have to quit medicine. And he’s only 51.”
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Docs find new and better ways to cut EHR documentation time
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- Leigh Page
Speech-to-text software is still the most popular solution, but more physicians are now using human scribes, driven by the decisions of some large...
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10 things not to do in a medical board hearing
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- Leigh Page
Most complaints are dismissed with no action taken, but some complaints don’t go away because doctors mishandle them.