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EHR Copy and Paste Can Get Physicians Into Trouble

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: April 12, 2024

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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: February 29, 2024

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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: October 18, 2023

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

Publish date: August 1, 2023

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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: July 25, 2023

"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 o...

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Malpractice risks for docs who oversee NPs or PAs

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: April 6, 2023

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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: March 3, 2023

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 o...

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Legal and malpractice risks when taking call

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: October 31, 2022

Physicians who violate the bylaws may have their privileges restricted or removed, and could be sued for malpractice even if they never treated the...

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You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: October 17, 2022

“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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: September 30, 2022

“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?

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: August 15, 2022

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

Publish date: July 18, 2022

“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?’

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: June 24, 2022

“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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: May 6, 2022

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

Author:: Leigh Page

Publish date: February 2, 2022

Most complaints are dismissed with no action taken, but some complaints don’t go away because doctors mishandle them.