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Interview with Dr. Chris Rangel of RangelMD.com
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Discussion includes early history of medical blogging; if physicians are "happy"; views on choosing medicine as a career; patients views about physicians and what they go through; balancing patients expectations in providing personal care vs. managing time; blogging as a physician and blogging in general; advantages and disadvantages of using a blog as a tool to market a medical practice.
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Time-of-Service Payment: Customer Service and Cash Management
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By Tom Hajny: This editorial outlines the rationale behind time-of-service payments, the psychological aspects of getting patients to pay their bills, and the major obstacles (and practical hints) to implementing time-of-service collections with office staff.
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Interview with Medical Blogger Dr. R.W. Donnell
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SoundPractice interviews Dr. R.W. Donnell of "Notes from Dr. RW" medical blog, a hospitalist in Northwest Arkansas. Discussion includes how and why Dr. Donnell started blogging, effects on him as a physician and person, evidence based medicine, hospitalists vs. non-hospitalists, complementary and alternative medicine, spiritual review of systems.
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The Role of the Medical Office Manager
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Interview with Richard Blanchette, Executive Director, PAHCOM (Professional Association for Health Care Office Management). Mr. Blanchette describes the day-to-day responsibilities of the office manager, the mission of PAHCOM in its support of physicians and medical practices, guidelines for physicians on hiring a qualified office manager, physician "partnering" with the office manager and the future of the profession of medical office management. More info can be found at www.pahcom.com.
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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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