Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

Jobs in healthcare predicted to wane with reimbursement alterations

Healthcare jobs will take a hit as reimbursement shifts, according to a Boston Business Journal report. The transformation in how care is paid for will create new jobs while eliminating others, placing many in danger of losing their employment. If the position increases quality and reduces costs, it will most likely be kept, according to the report.

October 23, 2013

Internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon coming to Cleveland

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Centerand Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine announce today that internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, Soon J. Park, MD, will join the two institutions October 14. Dr. Park will serve as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at UH Case Medical Center, Co-director of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Instituteand the Jay C. Ankeney Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at CWRU School of Medicine. The Case Western Reserve appointments are pending final approval from the university’s Board of Trustees.

October 16, 2013

New Epocrates Provider Directory Connects Clinicians to Clinicians

Continuing its tradition and commitment to providing health care professionals with convenient mobile access to the information they need at the point of care, Epocrates, Inc., an athenahealth company (Nasdaq:ATHN), today unveiled the new Epocrates Provider Directory. Now, Epocrates members can quickly and easily identify other clinicians for consultations and patient referrals. Historically, Epocrates has built its brand on a one-to-one relationship with its members. With the Provider Directory, Epocrates is laying the foundation for its members to connect with each other.

October 16, 2013

Practice Fusion Guarantees 2014 Meaningful Use

Practice Fusion, the nation's largest electronic health record (EHR) platform, today announced a guarantee that its free EHR will be 2014 Meaningful Use-ready by the end of 2013. With 100,000 medical professionals currently active each month, the company will instantly become the largest population of physicians equipped for Meaningful Use Stage 2 when certification testing is completed later this year. The guarantee is backed with an offer to pay up to $5,000 in EHR costs for any new customer who switches to a different EHR if Practice Fusion's certification timing is not met.

October 16, 2013

MiracleWorkers.com and EMSI Release the List of Hot Jobs in Health Care

Has your job search stalled? Do you not know where to send your resume? MiracleWorkers.com, a division of CareerBuilder, along with Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) has released a list of Hot Jobs for Health Care, based on occupations with the greatest job increase between 2010 and 2013.

October 8, 2013

Extra-large CT big enough to scan cars

Transmission issues, faulty alternators and failed catalytic converters are not the type of diagnoses radiologists are used to making; then again, mechanics aren’t used to putting cars through CT scanners, either.

October 8, 2013

MITA Applauds Signing of Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act into Law

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today applauded President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Committee Ranking Member Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), House Natural Resources Committee Chair Representative Richard  “Doc” Hastings (R-WA), former Committee Ranking Member Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and current Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) for working together to sign the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act into law (H.R. 527) and prevent the premature closure of the Federal Helium Reserve.

October 7, 2013

Philips collaborates with Accenture to create first proof of concept for delivering vital patient data via Google Glass

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Google Glass™ head-mounted display for researching ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing surgical procedures. The demonstration connects Google Glass to Philips IntelliVue Solutions and proves the concept of seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass, potentially providing physicians with hands-free access to critical clinical information.

October 3, 2013

Around the web

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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