Posts Tagged ‘Medical Practice’

Managed Care Pros and Cons

Managed healthcare in today’s world seems to be leaning in favor of the insurance carriers, not the provider or patient. Patients are not allowed to see the doctor of their choice unless the doctor is in their network. Providers are not allowed to join those networks because the insurance carriers state their “panels” are full [...]

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PCTs Refuse to Fund Extended Opening Hours

PCTs that want practices to extend opening hours without paying them for the extra work have been condemned by GPs.
Under a scheme being rolled out across seven PCTs in the North East London SHA, practices will be offered cask to cover additional staff costs to enable them to open from 8am to 8pm for six [...]

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Numb, Dizzy and Normal: Deceptive Words in Medical Practice

“Doctor, my arm went numb.” This sounds like a clear communication, doesn’t it? Most physicians would interpret this complaint as meaning that the skin of the arm lacked full sensation. But maybe the patient meant that the arm had extra sensations, like tingling or shocks. Or even that the arm’s muscles became weak.
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An Explanation of Medical Billing Software Prices

Medical billing software prices can vary widely depending on the size and scope of your practice and the software package you choose. Medical billing software is offered in many forms to the discerning customer. Innovations in the technology of medical billing software have created a new benchmark of digital accuracy. There are many packages [...]

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Medical Insurance Billing Software

Medical insurance billing software, also called electronic claims software, is now one of the most important elements of a successful medical practice. Medical insurance billing is no longer as time consuming as it once was. Now you have the opportunity to electronically file insurance claims quickly and resolve issues easily. You can spend more [...]

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User Friendly Medical Billing Software

Medical billing software is easier to use today than ever before. Innovations in the technology of medical billing software have created a new touchstone of digital accuracy. Once a complicated text-based interface filled with awkward textual fragments, today’s electronic medical billing suites are slick, undemanding, and intuitive, finally generating documents your patients can easily understand.
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Customers Say the Electronic Medical Record is the Safer Choice

The management of medical transcription, medicare billing, cpt codes, and other medical records has typically consisted of wall to wall files of paper records. According to a recent survey conducted by Accenture, most health care consumers feel that switching to the electronic medical record would improve the quality of health care and the security of [...]

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Discussion of the Human Body Defense System

The human body is constantly challenged by bacteria, viruses, parasites, solar radiation, and pollution. Stress from emotional or physiological occurrences is other challenges to maintain a healthy body. Normally we are protected by the body defense system, the immune system, primarily the macrophage, and sufficiently comprehensive nutritional requirements to maintain health. An excess of negative [...]

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