Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: June 20, 2024
Traditionally, these cards were used to help cover procedures insurance didn't cover -- such as cosmetic procedures -- but over the years, they hav...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: May 23, 2024
The FTC reasoned that non-compete clauses constitute restraint of trade, and eliminating them could potentially increase worker earnings as well as...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: April 22, 2024
In last month’s column, I discussed employees who are “clock watchers” and how to address this issue in your practice if it exists. He...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: March 19, 2024
Generally, clock watchers — sometimes referred to in modern parlance as “quiet quitters” — radiate a palpable sense of “I don’t want to be here.”
News
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: February 15, 2024
You might ask, if the terms in an LOI are not binding, why bother with one at all?
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: January 22, 2024
We can work to overcome this institutional taboo against staying home when we do get sick. Work out a system of mutual coverage for such situations...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: December 14, 2023
The lack of information sharing among different EHR systems has been the technology’s greatest unmet promise, according to the survey.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: November 15, 2023
Nothing provides as much benefit – relative to its comparatively low cost – as the original marketing tool, word-of-mouth patient referrals.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: October 19, 2023
A multitude of generative AI products with potential medical applications are now available, with new ones appearing almost weekly.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: September 15, 2023
Some AI-based tools are available to use in your office right now, with no “existential” threat to anybody.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: August 15, 2023
There really are too many tasks and not enough hours in the day. How can you get through them without falling into the multitasking trap?
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: July 18, 2023
Employees generally like the PTO concept, because most never use all of their sick leave.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: June 14, 2023
You may think that your computer vendor is responsible for safeguarding your data, but third parties can only do so much.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: May 15, 2023
Many potential patients are searching for your services online, so your website cannot be an afterthought.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: April 17, 2023
Standards most applicable to medical offices are those dealing with personal protective equipment, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication, and ...
