Power Your Practice

A number of professionals will get back to you on answers to certain questions – consultants of various sorts, lawyers, general contractors and even accountants. Don’t be surprised if they bill you by the hour, either.

However, because of the urgency of the occupation, physicians must make critical decisions on the fly at the point-of-care (POC), meaning data entry during the patient encounter. But doctors all-too-often don’t have the relevant data to come to the most informed conclusion.

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Another week, another dollar. Two days off and we get back to the hustle. On Sunday, you get your meds ready, in case you’re stuck with a case of the Mondays.

Until you remember that next week is Thanksgiving and you have two federally-mandated holidays to fully enjoy. Power Your Practice will do the same this year, meaning next week will only feature two articles. We guarantee they’ll make up for it, though.

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Earlier this week, writer, public speaker and futurist Alex Steffen tweeted about social policy and a number of controversial topics during the short time since the 2012 Presidential elections.

Noted for his progressive green-friendly ideas, Steffen raised some interesting points. For example, rapid climate change results in even more rapid shuffles for alternative energy sources. Hydraulic fracking, for instance, has been linked to abnormally high numbers of adverse health effects in rural central New York and Pennsylvania communities.

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You’re on the fence about joining an Accountable Care Organization, as if you’re stuck on a med school acceptance letter all over again. Perhaps you thought law school would’ve been a better decision at one point. Perhaps you think joining an ACO isn’t for you right now.

Perhaps. But perhaps it’s also true that you’re open to suggestions. The road to long-term healthcare reform begins with the Medical Shared Savings Program (SSP), an initiative brought forth by the ACA.

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