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June 16, 2009
Consulting Management Platform | /news.glgroup.com/CM/Request/Requests.aspx?type=a
How CMS defines meaningful use of electronic medical records will shape (1) the availability for federal incentives to physicians and other health care providers, (2) the scope and nature of use of electronic medical records, and (3) the options for using health information technology to achive...
OIG Issues Modified Position on Stark Self Disclosure Protocol
March 26, 2009
OIG Open Letter to Health Care Providers | www.oig.hhs.gov
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an Open Letter to Health Care Providers making several changes to the Self-Dislcosure Protocol relating to the physician self referral law or Stark Law.
Trademarks do more than signify source
December 10, 2008
Trademarks help protect against consumer confusion | www.reporternews.com
The article is a decent first cut at an important element in brand building. Brands incorporate trademarks but are not the same. Trademarks signify source (that's why they are adjectives not nouns) but brands incorporate the history of a company, its reputation, customer service, quality etc. ...
Apologies and Alternative Dispute Resolution
June 26, 2008
Doctors Say ‘I’m Sorry’ Before ‘See You in Court’ | www.nytimes.com
In addition to the ethical and educational benefits, the cost savings resulting from straight talk with patients and their families that avoids litigation can be extraordinary. For health care institutions considering this approach -- as they should -- both the effectiveness and the savings may ...
Voodoo Economics and Wishful Thinking
May 23, 2008
A plan to reduce the price of oil 60% | www.silobreaker.com
As H.L. Mencken once wrote, "There is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong." Here, based upon a single, uncited study, the author argues that because a "1 percent change in the production of oil produces a 10 percent change in price," oil prices would...