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Establishment To Pharmacists: "Stay In Your Lane!" Me: "No, I Don't Think I Will." 😎🚀 When I entered pharmacy, powers-that-be warned me to keep head down and stay obediently in my lane. But suffering patients revealed brokenness that compelled me to stray. Through virtual consults, I fostered relationships that uplifted spirits and reversed chronic conditions when "gold standard" options failed them. By coordinating cross-functional teams, I increased continuity for people lost navigating fragmented journeys. We filled gaps and upgraded care. Entrenched systems fought desperately to maintain control as our efforts gained steam. Outdated policies protected status quos rendering neighbors invisible. Yet closing our eyes to the forgotten would violate the oath we took to care for all people. So rather than acquiesce to calls urging me "back in my lane", I kept charging ahead courageously. Because restricted mindsets restrict healthcare progress. And pharmacists possess exactly the expertise communities need when care falls devastatingly short. We cannot passively accept systems designed for financial interests over human needs. The suffering demand more. It's time to step up and pioneer solutions shaped by the compassion in our hearts. Who is with me? Reform awaits disruptors focused squarely on transforming patient experiences through innovation!

How will your Medical Practice create revenue sustainability in 2024? With changes to the Medicare 2024 physician fee schedule (read more here https://lnkd.in/gGPziipQ), OPPS & ASC Proposed Rule updates (read more here https://lnkd.in/gXibMWQZ), and so much more. As the New Year approaches, you have multiple internal and external considerations. Let's chat about where your Practice stands and which area is most critical for your revenue cycle focus. Schedule a complimentary conversation to create your One Page Action Plan (OPAP) tailored to your needs and goals. Click the link to schedule your discussion with one of our Founders, Michelle Wier, MBA, FACMPE today: https://lnkd.in/gAzxeDBB #HealthcareSuccess #RevenueOptimization #OnePageActionPlan #MedicalPractice #Physicians 

4medica co-founder and CEO Dr. Oleg Bess recently wrote in Medical Economics about the serious dangers of misidentifying patients in electronic health records, a problem that plagues far too many healthcare organizations. “Low-quality patient data is a glaring weakness in our health care system,” he writes. “It’s more serious than it appears on the surface and shouldn’t be dismissed as anything as simple as a practice having to distinguish between patients Jon Smith and John Smith.” As a practicing gynecologist with nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Bess has seen longtime patients in his practice misidentified in medical records. In his Medical Economics byline, Dr. Bess details the many reasons why patient records can be duplicated or filled with errors. He advises primary care providers (PCPs), who typically are the first point of contact in a patient’s health journey, to take specific steps to ensure patients can be accurately identified by other providers. Dr. Bess recommends that PCPs standardize patient registration forms and include multiple identifiers. “You know who your patients are; help make sure everyone else who cares for them does, too,” he writes. Read Dr. Bess’s Medical Economics byline in the link below. https://ow.ly/Zb2b50PSvg2 | #PatientMatching #HealthDataQuality #PrimaryCare

There has been a substantial amount of misinformation on the Physician Associate/Assistant Profession. Astounding in that much of it cannot be substantiated. Since 2020, when the first book Patients at Risk hit the market, there has been a firestorm of criticism and toxic exchanges between physicians, NPs, PAs and other providers. The AMA added fuel to the fire with the AMA Recovery Plan for America's Physicians released in June 2022 that contained a pillar that specifically stated the goal was to "stop the scope creep of non-physician providers". Various groups have attacked training, safety and liability of the non-physician providers. Many of the same groups ignore the severity of healthcare provider shortages and offer no viable options to address the issues. So how did we get here? Not overnight and it will probably take a decade or more to fix the healthcare issues in America and Internationally.  Read the published article or watch our podcast discussing the manuscript and the issues it addresses. The link to the article is located at: https://lnkd.in/eetETibR An overview of the article can be viewed or listen to at: https://lnkd.in/eAsRbcRe

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! Ever wondered about the repercussions of inaccurate cost projections in Life Care Planning? As someone with two decades of experience in the Medical Records Review industry, I’ve witnessed the detrimental ramifications of inaccurate cost projections! These errors can lead to  ➡ Financial jeopardy ➡ Legal disputes ➡ Compromised life care 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Comprehensive Medical Records (MR) and Attending Physician Statement (APS) Summaries champion the cause. Meticulously crafted summaries offer Life Care Planners the detailed insights they need to make accurate cost projections. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲! The MR and APS summaries offer clear and structured insights into the complete medical history of the vulnerable individual. These reports clarify the individual’s past and current medical condition, the diagnosis, treatment options, and anticipated future needs. Accurate cost projections can change the lives of every individual with the care they deserve while not jeopardizing your financial standing as a Care Planner. Clear and concise medical record reviews can go a long way in establishing this! Do you agree? Let us discuss. #APSsummaries #MRsummaries #InscribeSolutions #LifeCarePlanning #InaccrateCostProjections #MedicalRecordsReview

While in senior management at the Greenville Health System years ago, we created a hospital-doctor affiliation system that is worth revisiting because it may help us understand our current medical care situation and a way to prioritize patient well-being going forward. If we define medical care as the perception patients have of our healthcare system, then our situation is dire as 70%-90% of the populace have an unfavorable opinion of their medical care. As we have established, lack of availability, corporatization, depersonalization, exploitation of non-clinicians and poor communications seemingly conspire to undermine patient well-being. And while all of these are important, none is probably more contributory than the clinical burnout experienced by doctors who have lost autonomy and the sense of meaning in their work. This brings us to the hospital-doctor affiliation classification I helped create, and one that grants various degrees of doctor autonomy.

How will your Medical Practice create revenue sustainability in 2024? With changes to the Medicare 2024 physician fee schedule (read more here https://lnkd.in/gu-d4nxr), OPPS & ASC Proposed Rule updates (read more herehttps://lnkd.in/g4jpf3i2), and so much more. As the New Year approaches, you have multiple internal and external considerations. Let's chat about where your Practice stands and which area is most critical for your revenue cycle focus. Schedule a complimentary conversation to create your One Page Action Plan (OPAP) tailored to your needs and goals. Click the link to schedule your discussion with me today: https://lnkd.in/gjE5TW9f #HealthcareSuccess #RevenueOptimization #OnePageActionPlan #MedicalPractice #Physicians 

The guidelines for medical billing in internal medicine continue to adapt, reflecting advancements in medical knowledge and changes in healthcare policies. This guide has been created to shed light on the best practices in medical billing within this specialty, aiming to exchange compliance, optimize reimbursements, and ultimately support the delivery of high-quality care for healthcare organizations. #medicalbilling #internalmedicine #healthcare #Neolytix