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    No-shows

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: May 16, 2017

    It is worth the considerable effort to minimize the problem of patient no-shows in your practice.

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    Opinion

    Don’t forget HIPAA

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: April 18, 2017

    In the struggle to understand and comply with new regulations, it’s easy to neglect older ones. Recently, I suggested reviewing your practice for...

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    Opinion

    Contract negotiations

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: March 17, 2017

    What to consider when negotiating a contract, including choosing the right attorney, “ambiguous provisions,” conditions of employment,...

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    Article

    Estate planning

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: February 2, 2017

    Use your birthday as a reminder to review your will and other aspects of estate planning.

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    Article

    Appealing rejected claims

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: January 17, 2017

    As third-party payers become stingier with their payments, it becomes more and more important to hold them accountable for decisions that impact...

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    Article

    Should you continue to participate in Medicare?

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: December 19, 2016

    Since writing about the new MACRA bureaucracy, and the Morton’s Choice facing private practitioners between Scylla (the Merit-based Incentive...

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    Article

    How will Donald Trump change health care?

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: November 16, 2016

    Much speculation has already been written on what a Trump administration may look like, but comparatively little has been said about the potential...

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    Article

    MACRA

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: October 19, 2016

    Since yet another significant percentage of your Medicare reimbursements will be at risk under this new bureaucracy, an introduction to MACRA is...

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    Don’t forget about OSHA

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: September 16, 2016

    Given the bewildering array of new bureaucracies that private practices have been forced to contend with in recent years, it’s easy to forget...

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    Don’t sell your practice short

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: August 16, 2016

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    Setting up your own RSS feed

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: June 16, 2016

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    RSS feeds

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    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: May 16, 2016

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    Your online reputation

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: April 19, 2016

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    Sharpening the Saw

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: March 21, 2016

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    HIPAA Enforcement in 2016: Is Your Practice Ready?

    Author:
    Joseph S. Eastern, MD
    Publish date: February 16, 2016

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