Medscape recently conducted a survey to figure out which physician specialties are experiencing the most burnout, and more importantly, why? Sifting through the data shows us that the doctor’s interactions with their patients is not the root cause, as most people would think. The issues at hand are the following: 1. Too many Bureaucratic Tasks […]

Last September, Massachusetts Governor Patrick nominated Kathleen Meyer to fill a Board of Registration in Medicine position that oversees doctor discipline.  This of course wouldn’t be an issue a majority of the time, but Kathleen is married to Andrew Meyer.  Andrew is one of the state’s leading medical malpractice plaintiff attorneys, and this is seen by […]

The New York times recently had a great article about addiction medicine and the controversial drug Suboxone and it’s generic relative buprenorphine used to treat opioid addiction. The article highlights how addiction medicine is fraught with many controversies –from the drugs used to treat addicts to the controversial clinics to the controversial physicians running them. […]

Most of us agree that transparency in health care is a desirable thing, but how does one actually accomplish that? What can a health care provider do that would be meaningful and significant? A new organization, Who’s My Doctor, started in October 2013, is making it easy for providers to be transparent with their patients […]

By Paul J. Nyden Staff writer http://sundaygazettemail.com

The Insurance professionals only source for News MphasiS Healthcare Solutions (MHS), a provider of health benefit management and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced today that it has entered into a three-year agreement with Resolve Health Plan Administrators, LLC (“Resolve”), based in Ormond Beach, Fla. Resolve is a third-party administrator (TPA) which provides claims management […]