Tag: QMEs

  • California Medical Evaluation: QMEs, AMEs, & IMEs

    California Medical Evaluation: QMEs, AMEs, & IMEs

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    In California, when a worker gets injured or sick while working, they are entitled to workers’ compensation. To claim this right, the injured employee must undergo evaluation, including a medical examination for the purpose of determining where and how an injury may have occurred, as well as how severe it may be. There are, however,…

  • California DWC to be investigated for Malfeasance

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    \ …..The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), California State’s authority responsible for protecting workers that get injured at work, has been lined up for investigation regarding possible malfeasance that may have resulted in the deterioration of their workers’ compensation system. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (Bakersfield) has ordered the State auditor to mount an inspection after allegations…

  • 4 TIPS FOR  A SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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     There is more to operating a medical practice than just dealing with patients; on top of providing actual medical services, it is of equal importance for physicians to know how to run a successful business. Without adequate business skills, a doctor’s practice will suffer setbacks and run in a wasteful and disorganized fashion – affecting…

  • US PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCING LOWER CAREER SATISFACTION RATINGS DUE TO UNDESIRABLE LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK  

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    A recent study by the International Journal of Health Services suggests that the leading cause for low career satisfaction ratings for physicians in the US has nothing to do with the actual work of medical practitioners – but with the administrative work that comes with it. Furthermore, it seems to only be getting worse: The…

  • 5 TECH TRENDS THAT WILL  REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICINE IN 2020

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    …..Rapid technological development has changed the world more than ever over the last thirty years, and advancements only seem to be picking up steam. One of the biggest beneficiaries of tech development is the Medical industry, as doctors and patients alike learn to rely on new software, improved machinery, and the Internet for quicker and…

  • HOW TO IMPROVE ON QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE

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    …..More and more Americans each year are gaining awareness on the need for improvement in the quality of healthcare they are receiving, as rising costs and an increased visibility of medical errors heighten the risk of patients receiving expensive, but ineffective, treatment. Prices are already too high as it is – so not being able…

  • PHYSICIAN REVIEWS:  RECEIVING UNFAIR ATTACKS ONLINE

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    …..This is the age of social media and it has never been easier for practices to connect with people anywhere in the world – and while that sounds like a great thing, it has sometimes proven to be troublesome. Online reviews have become one of the main factors that can influence whether a person decides…

  • FIVE BENEFITS OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN HEALTHCARE

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    …..The healthcare industry, just like nearly every other industry, is discovering just how much easier life has become with cloud computing – a versatile solution that allows for remote accessibility to servers that secure and contain massive amounts of data. Ever since the Electronic Medical Records mandate was introduced, healthcare providers all over the US…

  • AUDITOR FINDS DWC FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER QME PROCESS

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    …..According to the much anticipated report of Auditor Elaine Howle on the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) mishandling of the California Workers’ Compensation system, the DWC failed, in several different ways, to entice and maintain a healthy number of qualified medical evaluators (QME’s) needed in order to analyze comp claims – thereby impairing workers’ ability…

  • FIVE HACKS TO A BETTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

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    …..It has never been easy to run a successful and efficient medical practice. In 2018, patients spent an average of only 17 to 24 minutes per appointment while doctors struggled to balance practicing medicine and managing the practice. It is common for physicians to find themselves forever in a rush at the end of the…