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The Physician Inventor: Missing Out on Opportunities is Patently Absurd
April 29th 2008Necessity is the mother of invention. It's that way in every facet of the business world, where the value of a company is no longer based on real estate assets and machinery, but instead measured in terms of its intellectual property assets and patent holdings.
The "Go-To" Book for Investors
April 27th 2008If you're a physician-investor looking for a book that will dramatically improve your chances of making money in the stock market, John Bogle's Little Book of Common Sense Investing is it, according to reviewer Burton Malkiel, who is himself the author of a classic guide to investing, A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
Top 10 Mistakes Physicians Make Regarding Malpractice
April 26th 2008Malpractice. It looms over every medical practice and even the most conscientious physician shutters at its thought. It only takes one mistake, one disgruntled patient, or one unfortunate outcome to compromise a doctor's livelihood.
A "Chilling" $7 Million Settlement
April 25th 2008A Florida radiologist who operated several imaging centers in Boca Raton has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a healthcare fraud lawsuit. The suit charged that Fred Steinberg, MD, the owner of the imaging centers, billed for CT scans that were never performed, performed CT and
Smart Renovations in Down Times
April 25th 2008It's unlikely the real estate market will return to the fever pitch of the mid-2000s anytime soonâ€"and maybe that's not such a bad thing. But even though homes are languishing on the market, it's not a bad time to make sensible renovations that will better position your property when times improve.
Telemedicine: Is It Working For You?
April 24th 2008Hospitals are projected to be understaffed in excess of 40,000 positions once the US health IT (HIT) agenda is fulfilled and hospitals adopt higher levels of technology. there's only around 108,390 IT professionals currently employed in healthcare. Is this number a bit shocking?
RTCA Streamlines Practice Operations
April 23rd 2008Imagine driving up to your bank's ATM machine. You slide your bank card into the slot, key in the transaction you wish to make, and your withdrawal, deposit or transfer is completed within seconds. Not too hard to imagine, right? People do it every day and don't give it a second thought.
EMRs Help Doctors' Bottom Line
April 21st 2008James Welters, MD, is chief medical officer with Northwest Family Physicians, an 18-doctor, 100-staff, single-specialty group with three offices based in suburban Minneapolis. James Saul, MD, is an internist at a private practice in Parma, Ohio. The practice consists of two other internistsâ€"Saul's wife and his father-in-law, both part-timersâ€"and three full-time medical assistants.
Commodities Investing: Choices & Challenges
April 20th 2008Trading Places, the hit 1983 film starring Eddie Murphy, provides an entertaining view into the world of commodities, a realm then known only to masters of the universe. While using Eddie Murphy's character as a would-be straw man, two high-rolling brothers played by Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy made millions trading pork belly futures and other commodities contracts before getting their comeuppance.