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In our high-tech age, the doctor still knows best
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareLike many industries, healthcare has been impacted by technology in ways that were previously unimaginable. Today, heart attacks are diagnosed and treated in record times, people can monitor their blood pressure and even their ECG from their smartphones, and patients can get a rough idea of their potential diagnosis by entering a few symptoms in a computer database before seeing a doctor.
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Career change in healthcare: Transitioning to your true calling
Brian Bauer Healthcare AdministrationIt's no secret the healthcare industry is experiencing explosive job growth with the increasing demand for health services. Technology seems to bring us into the future faster with each passing year, and with these advances come new methods of performing old tasks and new opportunities to fill roles that were inconceivable not so long ago.
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Lease negotiation tips for startup dental offices
Alain Sabbah Oral & Dental HealthcareOne of the key steps in starting or opening a dental practice is selecting an office location and negotiating the terms in the dental office lease presented by the landlord. Lease terms can have a huge impact on the finances of your dental practice both in the short and long term.
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The $100,000 mistake you can’t take back
Alain Sabbah Oral & Dental HealthcareMeet Dr. Jim Brown. Dr. Brown has been associating for several years, and is now ready to branch out and open his own dental practice. He's found a location in a busy retail center, nestled in a residential neighborhood with no competing dentists in the vicinity; he's in great shape to begin a long and fruitful career.
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Use of health IT and online services remains low with seniors
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe news is in, and research suggests what we may have already known. Individuals 65 years and older do not use the internet for their healthcare searches, and the number adopting digital health tools remains low, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the Medical Association.
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Tips to lower dental office occupancy costs
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcareIt's increasingly challenging to keep costs low when managing a dental practice, but controlling expenses should be a high priority. Reducing overhead by improving efficiency, maximizing revenue and cutting unnecessary expenses is a good place to start.
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Option to extend your lease: How dentists benefit
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcareIs your dental office lease approaching its renewal deadline or expiry date? Before you groan at the thought of an office lease negotiation with your landlord, consider this as an opportunity that can place you in control of your continued success. Specifically, you’ll want to look at the fine print of the "option to extend" or "renew" provision in your dental office lease. These renewal "options" give you as the tenant the right to continue leasing your space for an extended period of time.
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As final rule on MACRA nears, some call for delayed rollout
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was designed to change the way healthcare is paid for. True to government form, it is about a 1,000-page rule drafted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that is meant to provide the working guidelines of its implementation.
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Act now, reap later: Preparing for a dental office lease renewal
Jeremy D. Behar Oral & Dental HealthcareSmart dental office lease negotiations require long-term strategic planning and a proactive approach. Like poker players who analyze their hands and anticipate the dealer's cards, dentists who prepare for lease renewals and begin negotiations ahead of time are more likely to come out winners.
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Google is making it less scary to search your symptoms
Cait Harrison Science & TechnologyWhen you've come down with a few symptoms of illness, what better way to self-diagnose than just googling them? Chances are, you've probably done it. Google says 1 percent of all its searches (totaling millions) are symptom-related.
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