I was recently asked by a medical practice manager how Operational Strategies differs from other management

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is a federal statute signed into law on March 23, 2010.  The law includes numerous health-related provisions to take effect over a four-year period.  The changes include expanding Medicaid eligibility, subsidizing insurance premiums, providing incentives for businesses to provide health care benefits, prohibiting denial of coverage/claims based on pre-existing conditions, establishing health insurance exchanges, and support for medical research. The costs of these provisions  Read more »

Last fall I arrived at a client hospital site and felt as though I had fallen into the land of Winnie the Pooh.  The manager of the department seemed to focus only on patient privacy issues, very similar to Pooh with his honey. Read more »

I know we don't usually get political around here, but there is no denying that health benefits are a significant aspect of the entrepreneurial experience. Can I afford to provide benefits to my employees? Can I afford not to? The health care debate has significant impact on businesses large and small, and that impact has not been as big a part of the debate as I think it deserves. I'd like to share with you a letter I just sent to my Representative, Michael McCaul which raises some issues around health care reform that I don't think have been adequately addressed by either party. Read more »