by Chris Phillips | Apr 11, 2024 | Blog, Medical Practice Management, News
In February, one of the largest clearinghouses of medical information–patients and providers alike–fell victim to a cyber attack. Change Healthcare, a division of Optum under the UnitedHealth Group umbrella, is responsible for an incredible amount of data that changes...
by Chris Phillips | Mar 15, 2017 | News
The 21st Century Cures Act is a sweeping medical bill that was passed in early December 2016. The legislation, accounting for $6.3 billion, promises to help pay for cancer research, fund the fight against opioid abuse, give money to mental health treatment, and assist...
by Chris Phillips | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, News
It’s been a time of upheaval in healthcare. Today is a far different, almost entirely new, industry than what existed simply ten years ago. The transition to ICD-10, widespread adoption of electronic health records, sophistication of data science… all of these are...
by Chris Phillips | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog, News
A woman was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002, which later spread to her brain. She was 44, a vegetarian and had never smoked. Things looked grim, to say the least. She was introduced to a drug called getfitinib, which was created as a “genetic smart weapon” to...
by Chris Phillips | May 4, 2016 | Blog, News
The field of telemedicine got a big boost when a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators led by Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., introduced a bill that would eliminate restrictions on Medicare telemedicine coverage. Proponents applaud the move, saying...
by Chris Phillips | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, News
According to a recent report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), states that chose not to expand Medicaid experienced an increase last year in physician reimbursements. The increase for primary care doctors was 3.3 percent, and the increase for surgeons...
