Effective tracking and recall systems are lifesaving processes engineered to ensure timely follow up on patients, referrals, laboratory results, and imaging studies.

The physician-patient relationship is strengthened when physicians respect the patient’s need for modesty and privacy, when they care enough to educate the patient on the nature of sensitive procedures before performing them, and by using chaperones when conducting intimate physical exams.

When it comes to identifying subpoenas, they really are more in a family than a genus simply because they come in so many different varieties. That said, there are traits common to all subpoenas we can discuss.

The Digital Revolution has changed and is continuing to change medicine. There are many drivers of these changes: digital/technological advancements, changing demographics, and societal shifts to digitization. In response to this changing landscape, CMS modernized its Medicare physician payment plan and quality reporting program effective January 1, 2019.

 It’s no secret that healthcare workers are at an increased risk for needle stick or sharps injuries, especially nursing staff, doctors, and lab workers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 needle stick injuries occur each year, many going unreported.