What Is All This Talk About Laser Therapy?
The laser (Light Amplified Stimulated Emission of Radiation) recently had its 50th birthday. As an interesting historical twist, this technology was first called Light Oscillated Stimulated Emission of Radiation or “Loser”. This was never going to work, so the name was quickly changed to Laser. It’s a good thing, because Laser Therapy is a winner!
Medicare Changes Coming for 2011
There are several changes in Medicare, which are required by the Healthcare Reform Bill, which took effect on January 1, 2011. These changes largely affect the amount paid by Medicare for Medicare participants for drugs and doctors’ services. Here is a brief recap of the changes which occurred on January 1, 2011:
- Free annual
End of Life Counseling- The Same as Death Panels ?
New Medicare regulations allow for annual “end-of-life” counseling as part of the annual wellness check-up covered by Medicare as of January 1, 2011. This end-of-life counseling, covered in Section 1233 of the Healthcare Reform Bill passed by the House, but not included in the final bill signed into law by President Obama, is the section of t
End of Life Counciling-- The Same as Death Panels ?
New Medicare regulations allow for annual “end-of-life” counseling as part of the annual wellness check-up covered by Medicare as of January 1, 2011. This end-of-life counseling, covered in Section 1233 of the Healthcare Reform Bill passed by the House, but not included in the final bill signed into law by President Obama, is the section of
Are You a Physician or a Doctor?
Semantics? Or is there a tangible difference between the two words and professions?
The dictionary claims that there is difference between the two words, then later says that the two are interchangeable, at least in the US. So which one are you?
A physician (technically speaking) is a person skilled or involved with ‘physic’. Phy
Cloud-Based EMR – Is it New? Is it Better?
As if medical practices don’t have enough to worry about with EMR implementation, now they have to decide what kind of EMR system to get: a client-server-based system or a web-based system. The former is the kind that most of us are familiar with. You purchase a computer server, buy a license for the EMR software, install said software on your s
High Incidence of Suicidal Thoughts Among Surgeons
According to a post on FiercePracticeManagement, a study by the Mayo Clinic found “a staggering one in 16 surgeons has contemplated suicide.” This is about double that of the general population. Although surgeons have several factors which typically would make them less prone to these thoughts – highly educated, most are
Doctors: Is Your Senior Partner Senile?
According to a report by FiercePracticeManagement, one-third of physicians in the US today are over the age of 65. And there are concerns about the impact that cognitive impairment in these doctors has on patient care. A 2006 study found that “patient mortality for complicated procedures was higher when the surgeon was over age 60.”
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EHRs and Quality of Care
Recently there has been some buzz about a study out of Stanford University, which appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, stating that there was no significant improvement in quality of care using electronic medical records systems compared to paper record, with the exception of diet counseling for adults.
However, as pointed out in an articl