Stepping Up

Doctors Hospital COO takes office March 17 as ACHE Regent-at-Large

On St. Patrick’s Day in the Windy City when the Chicago River is dyed green, Valerie Powell-Stafford, FACHE, a healthcare leader with strong ties to Tampa and Sarasota, will officially become a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Council of Regents... Read More

 



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Stepping Up
Stepping Up
On St. Patrick’s Day in the Windy City when the Chicago River is dyed green, Valerie Powell-Stafford, FACHE, a healthcare leader with strong ties to Tampa and Sarasota, will officially become a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Council of Regents...

 
Suncoast Healthcare Executives 2012: A New Year, A New Focus
Does anyone remember Landry’s on the Causeway? Meeting there every other month for drinks, food, networking and healthcare programs? Dessert sponsored by a local healthcare vendor?...
 
5010 – Why Practices Should Update
Ongoing change continues to be the norm in the world of healthcare as the industry is undergoing major shifts that are changing the way things are done in practices across the country...
 
Negotiating Medical/Dental Leases
The decision to lease office space is an important financial and business decision that requires consideration and competency.  Leases are typically for an extended period of time, from 3 – 10 years and it is important to address each of the issues listed below in your negotiations and in the Lease document itself...

 
Top 5 Issues for Physicians to Follow in 2012  | Ron Present, CALA, CNHA, is the healthcare services practice leader for Brown Smith Wallace LLC, one of the Midwest region’s most prominent locally owned full-service public accounting firms. INSIDE Public Accounting has recognized Brown Smith Wallace nationally as a Top 5 Fastest Growing Firm in the $20-30 million net revenue category. To reach Present, call (314) 983-1200 or email RPresent@bswllc.com.
Top 5 Issues for Physicians to Follow in 2012
What’s next?! By now, you’ve heard that another bipartisan committee has failed to accomplish its primary objective. The “Super Committee” was created as a compromise between Republicans and Democrats to raise the U.S. debt ceiling in August 2011...
 
Maximum CPT® Allowable Every Time | Dana R. Bellefountaine Jr. is the President of CodeToolz, helping providers receive fair pay for the work and services they provide. Visit us at www.CodeToolz.com web-portal, as well as www.USAHealthcareCosts.com.
Maximum CPT® Allowable Every Time
Most experts agree that the contractual relationships between healthcare providers and managed care organizations (MCO’s) have not matured as expected from a strategic, financial, or operational perspective...
 
Managing Risks VIII | Editor’s Note: This article marks the eighth in a risk management series with Timothy R. Bone, president of Florida-based MedMal Direct Insurance. Florida Medical News addresses some of the most common non-clinical problems by objectively approaching each issue and its resolution via the scientific method. This process includes providing an “outcome goal” or objective, and then offering a relatively simple approach to data-gathering via chart review, observations, or simple surveys.

The series flows from the following known fact: as much as 80 percent of all medical malpractice lawsuits are generated from non-clinical issues in the practice of medicine.
Managing Risks VIII
Using the scientific method to address non-clinical risk management issues concerning incident reports
 
RX for the Bottom Line | Minerva DeJesus and Auriana (Audi) Reyes founded Simple Solution Billing, a medical billing company in Orlando. They have a diverse medical background with more than 20 years of experience helping physicians control their finances while maintaining control of their practice. For more information on acquiring higher reimbursements for services rendered, contact SSB at simplesolutionbilling@yahoo.com.
RX for the Bottom Line

How to Have Better Vision for your Practice

It’s essential to have a vision of how you –the physician – want your practice represented. Perception is reality, so how do you want the local community to see you? ...

 
Obesity Focus

Duking It Out
Duking It Out
New orexin findings pit brown fat v. white fat in search for novel approach to obesity and diabetes
 
REIMBURSEMENTS/ACOs Focus

Good Medicine is Good Business | 2011 Pulse Report, Press Ganey, Patient Satisfaction, Quality Improvement, Healthcare Profitability, Pay-for-Performance, Transparency
Good Medicine is Good Business
Subheading: Latest Pulse Report underscores link between quality patient care and profitability

 

Amid continuing uncertainty and concern surrounding healthcare reform, potential cuts to federal funding and the search for sustainable reimbursement methodologies, Press Ganey’s 2011 Pulse Report uncovered a little good news … providing quality patient care increases profitability...


 
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Factors Linked to Age of Onset of Menopause Identified
Title: Factors Linked to Age of Onset of Menopause Identified
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Caffeine May Alter Women's Estrogen Levels
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Bucs' New Head Coach Schiano: 'It's Trust, Belief, Accountability' - The Ledger

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Bucs' New Head Coach Schiano: 'It's Trust, Belief, Accountability'
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(CHRIS O'MEARA | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) By Rick Brown TAMPA | The place was the same, but there was something different about One Buccaneer Place on Friday. The place that serves as the practice facility and offices of the Tampa Bay Bucs, the team that ...
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Conservative Florida lawmakers consider abortion waiting period, other ... - Tampabay.com

Conservative Florida lawmakers consider abortion waiting period, other ...
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"Other doctors are not in the business of killing human life," countered Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, who was recognized by the Christian Coalition of Florida in 2009 with its Faith and Family Award. Burgin's bill, HB 277, would require a ...

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Body in coffin found in Florida storage - UPI.com

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Body in coffin found in Florida storage
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A client of U-Stor Self Storage in Clearwater was informed her possessions would be auctioned in lieu of rent and pointed out her grandmother was in a blue coffin in the non-air-conditioned rental unit, the Tampa Bay Times reported Friday.
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