Posted on December 9th, 2009 by ffortin
Katherine Treadway, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, gave an inspiring presentation this month at the MMS Ethics Forum.
Her talk, “Matter of the Heart: Humanism in Practice” made a compelling argument for returning humanism to the center of medical care.
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Posted on October 21st, 2009 by ffortin
The six state medical societies of New England sponsored a webinar to inform physicians and medical office staff about a national auditing program that will impact health care providers. This session described the national Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, a component of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.
The goal of the RAC [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2009 by ffortin
Physical disability can affect patients of any age and arise from many sources. Among the causes are sports injuries, conditions affecting the muscular and skeletal systems, neurological trauma such as head or spinal cord injury, stroke, or neck and back pain. The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats such disabilities is called physical medicine and [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2009 by ffortin
Stroke: The Brain Attack
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer, and is the number one cause of adult disability. Each year about 700,000 people suffer a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A stroke can cause paralysis, speech problems, loss of sensation, difficulties with [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2007 by ffortin
Tim Schmidt of Managed Care Consulting Group provides an overview of physicians’ options for filing a claim from the national Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement. From a teleconference held for MMS members on Sept. 14, 2007.
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