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New healthcare legislation moves fast in Congress
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationAs the Trump presidency continues to move through its first 100 days, another campaign promise is beginning to come to fruition — the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act. The replacement healthcare bill, titled "The American Health Care Act," was recently introduced and has now successfully passed a second House committee. The bill will soon move to a full House vote, while Senate leaders are pressing for a Senate vote before Easter break, which starts April 7.
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Collaboration in Texas: Ensuring patient access to virtual visits
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe Texas Medical Board has wrangled with telemedicine companies on policy covering virtual patient and practitioner visits. It came to a showdown in 2015 after the Medical Board adopted a policy requiring physicians to meet with patients in person prior to providing virtual medical care.
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Making sense of the political conflict surrounding healthcare
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThere are significant risks to crafting new legislation without bipartisan and public support. Former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation — the Affordable Care Act (ACA)— did not have bipartisan support, but it was passed when Democrats controlled the federal government. Now that power has swung to the Republican Party, we expect changes, if not an outright repeal of this legislation.
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US still lagging in future life expectancy
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite incredible medical advancements, increased health knowledge and a higher mean income, the United States continues to lag behind other developed countries when it comes to the health of its citizens. In a new study published in The Lancet, researchers examined statistical data from 35 industrialized countries to forecast national age-specific mortality and life expectancy based on birth in 2030.
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Remote patient monitoring expected to explode, but at what cost?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationLike most aspects of healthcare, mobile technology seems to be soaring up, up and away, like one of our favorite superheroes. No birds, no planes, just the projected rise of connected medical devices — the use of which is supposed to sharply increase in the next half-decade, according to a new report.
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The case for free dental services
Sarah Moore Oral & Dental HealthcareWhile you certainly can't run a business on the basis of free services, there is a strong case to be made for periodically offering up your services without charge. If you're wondering how to build your business, keep employees happy, and fully immerse yourself as a member of your local economy, offering regular community services for free is an excellent way to do it. A closer look reveals a raft of benefits for doing so.
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Why dentists are not typical tenants
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcareDentists are not your typical commercial tenants. As a niche group with explicit professional space requirements, dentists need an effective office lease written with provisions unique to the business, while providing long-term protection and runway for the practice's success.
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Manual business transactions costing healthcare billions
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe move to digital record keeping has helped the healthcare industry reduce costs by improving efficiency. However, there's still a good deal of money to be saved with even more adoption of electronic business transactions in healthcare, according to the 2016 Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) Index.
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5 easy and effective strategies for minimizing dental debt
Sarah Moore Oral & Dental HealthcareAs with any business, getting paid is crucial. An obvious statement, but one that many dental practices don't seem to take to heart, judging by their approach to billing. Unfortunately, a "good service and hope for the best" mentality simply won't cut it.
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Can your landlord relocate your dental practice?
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcarePicture this: You've built or bought your dream dental practice, amassed a loyal patient roster and are enjoying the fruits of a successful dental practice. Having found a space that works for your business, you feel lulled into a sense of security by what you thought was a good, solid dental office lease.
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