We are on the verge of a crisis in geriatric medicine.
Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Health Care?
Socioeconomic Disparities in Otolaryngology: No Easy Explanations, No Easy Answers
Coding: It’s All in the Details
Getting reimbursed properly for performing procedures is all in the details, especially in areas that can be confusing to code.
‘Mind-Body-Spirit’: Holistic Otolaryngologists Have a Different Perspective
Of the more than 13,000 health care providers who are members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, exactly three of them officially practice holistic otolaryngology as members of the American Holistic Medical Association, which itself is only about 1,000 members strong and just now entering its 30th year.
What If They Gave Universal Coverage and No Doctors Came?
The growing numbers of politicians and special interest and consumer groups pushing health insurance for all often neglect-and sometimes penalize-the people they need most for such plans to succeed: America’s physicians.
Dr. Michael M. E. Johns: A Statesman of Our Time
When Dealing with Insurers, Electronic Payment Tools May be an Otolaryngologist’s Best Friend
The business side of medical practice can sometimes be a bigger challenge than ferreting out a difficult diagnosis.
More Employers Switching to ‘Consumer-Directed Health Care’ as Way to Control Costs
Plagued by annual increases in health-care premiums for their employees that regularly reach double digits, some US companies are exploring the role of consumer-directed health care with the goal of fostering healthier workers who are more accountable for their own health, thereby reducing the costs of company-provided health insurance.
The ABCs of CPT Coding
Important aspects of coding and reimbursement for otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons-including some controversial coding issues-were covered in the American Rhinologic Society (ARS)’s Patient Advocacy Panel here at the 2006 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM).