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Podcast: Politics and Healthcare 2008
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In this 20-minute podcast, Owen Dahl, MBA, FACHE, CHBC, author of Think Business! Medical Practice Qualtity, Efficiency, Profits discusses the current issues facing our representatives in Washington including -- his best guess on the 10.5% Medicare issue, the difference between national health insurance and single payer insurance, who are the key players to watch in Washington, the changes in DC that will have an impact on private practices, and how physicians and adminstrators can keep in touch with their representatives and how they can get involved on a local level.
http://www.thinkbusiness.md
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Interview with Medical Blogger and Resident Maria of intueri.org
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Discussion about the phenomena of blogging, specifically in medicine. Topics include reasons for, and value of medical blogging; the generational gap between the older medical establishment and the new crop of physicians; the doctor-patient relationship.
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Health Literacy in the Medical Practice
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Interview with Gloria Mayer, RN, Ed.D., President & CEO, Institute for Healthcare Advancement. In this timely podcast Dr. Mayer discusses the focus on health literacy and the surrounding problems of patient compliance with regimens, patient understanding of medical problems and the tricky aspects of identifying patients who have difficulty reading. Gloria Mayer reviews the "Ask Me 3" program - 3 basic questions that health professionals should answer for every patient. She discusses problems affiliated with medical jargon and she also shares practical tools and innovative solutions to combat low health literacy.
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Recognizing and Dealing With Impaired Clinicians Part II - Treatment Options
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Medical licensing boards and clinical societies encourage (and most boards require) physicians to report colleagues reasonably suspected of not practicing safely and competently. Failure to report unsafe, incompetent, or illegally acting clinicians can seriously damage patients, the profession, and the doctor himself/herself. Good-faith reporting is generally protected from lawsuit.
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Negotiate Contracts Carefully With Part-time Doctors by Daniel M. Bernick, J.D., M.B.A.
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Medical practices will increasingly need part-time physicians and indeed are becoming aware that many doctors prefer or require only part-time employment. This podcast sketches the emerging demographic patterns fueling this trend and discusses some of the contractual details to consider in terms of salary, benefits, liability coverage, and noncompete covenants.
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