News
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: December 12, 2017
RSS feeds are an efficient method of staying current on all the subjects on the web that interest you – medical and otherwise.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: November 15, 2017
Have you ever run across an unfair or even malicious comment about you or your practice on one of those “doctor-rating” web sites? Some curmudgeon,...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: October 18, 2017
Since the first MIPS “performance period” ends on Dec. 31, Dr. Eastern provides the basics on getting up to speed on MACRA and MIPS.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: September 18, 2017
Despite the lack of consensus on the issue, establishing guidelines on email communications with patients in our practice is a good idea, according...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: August 16, 2017
A few simple measures can help prevent and uncover a large proportion of dishonest behavior in the office.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: July 17, 2017
Be prepared before you fire an employee.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: June 15, 2017
What can physicians do to avoid “bad hires” in the office?
News
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: May 16, 2017
It is worth the considerable effort to minimize the problem of patient no-shows in your practice.
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: April 18, 2017
In the struggle to understand and comply with new regulations, it’s easy to neglect older ones. Recently, I suggested reviewing your practice for p...
Opinion
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: March 17, 2017
What to consider when negotiating a contract, including choosing the right attorney, “ambiguous provisions,” conditions of employment, compensation...
Article
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: February 2, 2017
Use your birthday as a reminder to review your will and other aspects of estate planning.
Article
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: January 17, 2017
As third-party payers become stingier with their payments, it becomes more and more important to hold them accountable for decisions that impact pa...
Article
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: December 19, 2016
Since writing about the new MACRA bureaucracy, and the Morton’s Choice facing private practitioners between Scylla (the Merit-based Incentive Payme...
Article
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: November 16, 2016
Much speculation has already been written on what a Trump administration may look like, but comparatively little has been said about the potential ...
Article
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Publish date: October 19, 2016
Since yet another significant percentage of your Medicare reimbursements will be at risk under this new bureaucracy, an introduction to MACRA is in...
