Meeting Dan Buri – Author of Pieces like Pottery
Hello after a few weeks away and I’d like to introduce Dan Buri to the Thursday Throng. Dan is a writer who has recently published his first collection of short fiction, Pieces Like Pottery. It’s an exploration of heartbreak and redemption and the San Francisco Globe recommended it to readers and saying, “It hits you in the feels.”
What is one thing that no-one would usually know about you?
When I was younger, I used to “play” Star Wars with my three older brothers. My oldest brother would be Luke Skywalker. My second oldest brother would be Han Solo. My brother just older than me would be Chewbacc...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 17, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews anthology author interview Source Type: news
Medicare Unveils Far-Reaching Overhaul of Doctors' Pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — Changing the way it does business, Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it pays doctors and other clinicians.
The goal is to reward quality, penalize poor performance, and avoid paying piecemeal for services. Whether it succeeds or fails, it's one of the biggest changes in Medicare's 50-year history.
The complex regulation is nearly 2,400 pages long and will take years to fully implement. It's meant to carry out bipartisan legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama last year.
The concept of paying for quality has broad support, but the details have been a c...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - October 14, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Tags: News Mobile Integrated Healthcare Source Type: news
3 Tips for EHR Efficiency from a Solo Practitioner
(MedPage Today) -- A primary care physician describes the EHR system workflow that works for his practice (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 18, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How Much It Actually Costs To Live Like A Healthy Celeb
(Photo: Instagram/@LeaMichele)
By Katie Maguire for Well+Good
There was once a time when celebs shied away from revealing how hard they worked to stay in shape. (These abs? Oh, gee I don't know. I, like, never go to the gym and practically live on pizza....) But now they are taking to social media to showcase--and make their followers incredibly jealous of--their post-workout sweaty selfies and juice bar runs.
It's easy to view their online sharing as a road map to wellness (collagen powder smoothies and Rise Nation workouts, a la Jennifer Aniston, anyone?), but have you ever wondered how much it really costs to live lik...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 7 Hard Truths About Aging That Everyone Should Know
We’ve updated this post that ran a few years ago because, as we all know, every day is a new learning opportunity ― and we feel smarter now. Plus once in awhile, it’s good to share collective wisdom. Here are seven life lessons about aging worth being reminded of:
1. Small aches can sometimes be ignored.Growing older is not a pain-free process. Knees stiffen up. Feet sprout bunions. And fingers that once flew over the keyboard with the greatest of ease now sometimes cramp up.
Most likely, none of this will kill you, which is why I say: Do your best to just keep moving. One of my biggest worrie...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Things Solo Travel Teaches You
This post originally appeared on National Geographic.
I still marvel I didn’t drop stone-cold dead from embarrassment during my first solo travel experience. As a 20-year-old, I booked a spontaneous trip to Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. I didn’t want to go alone, but none of my friends had the time or money to go with me.
Everything went wrong from the start. Poor planning landed me in the only available room in town, a backpacker bunk room occupied by two German men who didn’t speak English. On a guided tour of Kakadu National Park, I fell for every prank my Australian guide pulled....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 2, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Changes to shore up small practices under new Medicare payment system
The final rule for the new Medicare payment system is expected by November, yet the draft rule issued in April has many physicians in small or rural practices concerned that proper considerations have not been taken to set them up for success.When Congress enacted the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), it recognized the unique challenges of small and rural practices and required that special consideration be given to these practice types. But, theproposed rule provides only limited flexibility for small and rural physicians, which may jeopardize their ability to successfully participate.The infamous “t...
Source: AMA Wire - August 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Hope Solo Shows Off Zika Defense Armor For Rio Olympics
Hope Solo isn’t messing around for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
As the goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team, Solo’s tenacity and focus between the posts will be on display next month in Rio. But off the field, Solo is taking the medical threat surrounding the games themselves just as seriously, and rightly so. The Brazilian strain of the Zika virus poses a major threat to Olympic athletes, as it can result in future birth defects and pregnancy complications for adults of childbearing age.
Not sharing this!!! Get your own! #zikaproof #RoadToRio pic.twitter.com/y3d8hnuEjk— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) July...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rationing healthcare: More than half of US doctors say no to clinical services
More than half of US physicians included in a national survey have withheld certain medical interventions with small benefits from their patients because of the cost-implications these hold. Such rationing behavior is more prevalent among physicians in solo practice, and less so among doctors with liberal leanings. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
6 Things Obama Can Teach Us About Self-Care In Stressful Times
You are not the president of the United States. But chances are you too have real stressors in your life that make it feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders.
There’s a way to break free. Upon examining the daily routine of President Obama, it becomes clear that the commander-in-chief lives a life carefully constructed to avoid burnout, promote wellbeing and remain as stress-free as possible. Below are a few moves from his presidential playbook you can borrow in order to do the same:
1. Learn how you recharge best (even if it’s alone).
Extroverts gain energy from being around other peop...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Making sense of value-based healthcare and how medtech companies should respond
This study showed tremendous benefit in terms of reduced re-hospitalizations, reduced ER visits, and an almost million-dollar savings in cost as a result of those reductions. This was ased solely on a telemedicine intervention in patients who had just been discharged.
So I think telemedicine will be used to help manage the post-acute space increasingly to provide better care, but also to save money. That’s going to be critical, obviously, in the new healthcare world.
SCOTT: Dan, before we move on to a couple of these other programs that fit under this bundling umbrella, anything else to add that you think is worthy of me...
Source: Mass Device - July 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog Dorsata medsider Source Type: news
As solo practices fade, this Lake Oswego doctor would rather go on his own
Dr. Jay Douglass, a Lake Oswego internist, occasionally receives notices about job openings that pay much more than what he earns as a solo practitioner.
But he’s never tempted to cast his lot with a large medical practice.
“I know I could quit my job and get a raise,” Douglass said. “But this allows me to practice medicine the way I think it should be practiced.”
That way includes spending as much time with patients as he needs to and not feeling he has to rush to see a set quota of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 14, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Docs to CMS: MACRA is too complex and should be delayed
The proposed federal regulations to implement the MACRA health care reforms are too complex, too onerous on small and solo practices, lack opportunities for many to participate in alternative payment models, and should be delayed for a full year, at least.
That was the message that emerged from... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 9, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Docs to CMS: MACRA is too complex and should be delayed
The proposed federal regulations to implement the MACRA health care reforms are too complex, too onerous on small and solo practices, lack opportunities for many to participate in alternative payment... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 9, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Here's What Happens To Your Medical Bills When Your Doctor Joins Forces With A Hospital
For much of the history of U.S. medical care, hospitals and physicians have existed as separate financial entities. Physicians in the U.S. have typically been self-employed, as solo or group practitioners and not as hospital employees. An internist like me might have admitting privileges to several local hospitals. When we admit patients to one of those hospitals, we bill insurance for our services. The hospitals send insurers separate bills for hospital-related expenses. Physicians and hospitals have depended on each other to conduct their business, but they have done so while largely maintaining their financial independe...
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Peter Ubel Source Type: news
