News
No-shows
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
It is worth the considerable effort to minimize the problem of patient no-shows in your practice.
Opinion
Don’t forget HIPAA
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
In the struggle to understand and comply with new regulations, it’s easy to neglect older ones. Recently, I suggested reviewing your practice for...
Opinion
Contract negotiations
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
What to consider when negotiating a contract, including choosing the right attorney, “ambiguous provisions,” conditions of employment,...
Article
Estate planning
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Use your birthday as a reminder to review your will and other aspects of estate planning.
Article
Appealing rejected claims
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
As third-party payers become stingier with their payments, it becomes more and more important to hold them accountable for decisions that impact...
Article
Should you continue to participate in Medicare?
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Since writing about the new MACRA bureaucracy, and the Morton’s Choice facing private practitioners between Scylla (the Merit-based Incentive...
Article
How will Donald Trump change health care?
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Much speculation has already been written on what a Trump administration may look like, but comparatively little has been said about the potential...
Article
MACRA
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Since yet another significant percentage of your Medicare reimbursements will be at risk under this new bureaucracy, an introduction to MACRA is...
News
Don’t forget about OSHA
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
Given the bewildering array of new bureaucracies that private practices have been forced to contend with in recent years, it’s easy to forget...
News
Don’t sell your practice short
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
News
Setting up your own RSS feed
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
News
Your online reputation
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
News
Sharpening the Saw
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
News
HIPAA Enforcement in 2016: Is Your Practice Ready?
- Author:
- Joseph S. Eastern, MD
