Practice Management News

House Republicans introduced two bills Monday night to replace the Affordable Care Act. The new plan will no longer penalize Americans for not having health care insurance, but will allow insurers to impose a surcharge of 30% for those with gaps in their health plan, according to the Washington Post.

In this guest commentary, Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) Health Policy Chair, Lawrence Kim, MD, discusses transformation of the health care market and two recent initiatives that could significantly and positively impact gastroenterologists and the patients they serve. Kim practices at South Denver Gastroenterology and serves on the Governing Board of the American Gastroenterological Association as well as the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the leading accreditor of ambulatory endoscopy centers.

President Donald J. Trump is said to be considering picking former HHS official Jim O’Neill to lead the FDA, a move that would signal the administration is serious about loosening regulations on the drug approval process.

ATLANTA – We need to look at how much it costs us to do business, Owen Dahl, MBA, FACHE, LSSMBB, said at MedPro 360. “We don’t often understand how much it costs us to see a patient, for example,” he said.

ATLANTA – A big part of the change in health care will be in redefining where health care happens, Daniel Kraft, MD, physician-scientist and inventor and entrepreneur in clinical practice, biomedical research and health care innovation, said at MedPro 360, prior to SECO.

ATLANTA – Dennis Snow, a customer service expert and veteran from the Walt Disney World Company, suggests that practitioners should define three things that they want patients to say about the service provided. “That becomes your brand,” he said at MedPro 360, prior to SECO. “What’s happening within the practice is really the culture,” he said. He suggests hiring carefully and training relentlessly to get the intended results. “Service excellence is nonnegotiable. We need to be coaching our people and recognizing them when they are living the service values."

ATLANTA – Amie Remington, general counsel, and John Slavich, director of human resources, both from Landrum Human Resources, offer their expertise on navigating challenges in human resources, here at MedPro 360 prior to SECO. “Immigration is a very hot topic, and two easy ways to stay compliant is by using the new I-9 Form, which came out on Jan 21, and utilizing the E-Verify program, which is a free federal program to see whether employees are legal to work in the U.S.,” Remington said.

ATLANTA — Ask your best employees questions about their job, then use that information as a benchmark for when you are interviewing candidates, customer service expert Dennis Snow said.

In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald J. Trump laid the broad strokes for replacing the Affordable Care Act while still ensuring access to health care coverage for everyone.

About one-fifth of young medical microbiology and infectious disease trainees and specialists surveyed in Europe say they have been bullied at work, while many also report being worn out and frustrated, according to a recent study.