WSJ: When James Loden, an ophthalmologist, recently peered into a patient’s eyes, he was evaluating her for laser surgery to correct her vision. But her eyes were sharp enough to have already scanned Dr. Loden’s office, noting a small water stain on the ceiling in the hallway, the technician’s missing name tag, and that exactly […]
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Medical technology is always changing, and we can thank people like Dr. Kim Manwaring. He has invented the Ferromagnetic Wand. It a type of scalpel that cauterizes while cutting, minimizing the amount of blood loss that occurs during surgery. Unlike current electrosurgical tools, the wand uses a paper clip-like tip coated with a special alloy
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This is part two of a two part interview. If you missed part one of this interview, you can read it here. My guest today is the author of a new book called How to Start Your Own Medical Billing Service. Gina Thatcher has been medical billing since 2002 and has owned and operated her
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My guest today is the author of a new book called How to Start Your Own Medical Billing Service. Gina Thatcher has been medical billing since 2002 and has owned and operated her own medical billing company since 2005. In the eleven years that she’s been in the business, she’s amassed a wide range of
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About twelve years ago Dr. Keith Swanson, 78, retired and planned to go overseas to do missionary work. After talking it over with his wife, he instead reopened his small town Iowa practice and started working for donations! KETV has a great little video of Doc’ Swanson that I wasn’t able to embed. Click over
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This press release from Doctors Express is interesting because of which aspects of the medical experience they’re highlighting their different approach to. Doctors Express, the first ever national urgent care franchise, has awarded a territory to a local businessman who plans to revolutionize medical care in the Sacramento area with a new concept in healthcare.
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The following is a guest post by Bahram Nasehi. A quick look at the offers on daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social might indicate that the dental industry is either in serious decline or currently over-saturated with new doctors. As a practicing dentist myself, I know first-hand the difficulty that my practice and
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Forbes: Alfred E. Mann, for which the Institute is named, is an American inventor himself. As a medical device entrepreneur who helped create the pacemaker, insulin pumps, and cochlear implants, he became a billionaire. With his wealth, he decided to give back by founding institutes that foster medical technology creation. Three Alfred E. Mann Institutes
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With your life racing at break neck speed, chances are you don’t have time to sit all day in a doctor’s office. Enter the high tech house call, where from the convenience of the computer in your home or office you have a video appointment with a doctor. You talk about your health problem via
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PhillyBurbs: When her mother and mother-in-law both experienced serious health problems, Vikki Dargenio looked for a medical professional who could help them through the complex and often confusing maze of specialists, doctor appointments and treatment options. When she couldn’t find anyone locally who provided the service outside of a healthcare setting, Dargenio ended up giving
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