Prior authorizations is more than just frustrating and time consuming, it also adversely affects patient care. See the latest news on this on link below from the AMA 1 in 3 doctors say prior authorizationContinue reading
Category: In the News
Physician “Burnout” a Huge and Ominous Problem
http://www.massmed.org/News-and-Publications/MMS-News-Releases/Physician-Burnout-Report-2018/ Burnout among the nation’s physicians has become so pervasive that a new paper published recently by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts Medical Society andContinue reading
How to Combat High Drug Pricing
Pharmaceutical companies overcharging A recent JAMA article, “The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States,” had some interesting points on reform. While I do believe in a free market and capitalism, as theyContinue reading
Athena and ER Policy
This article from the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch shows how insurance companies make policy that puts profits first and patients last: In the past year, the health insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield drew attentionContinue reading
My Asteroid
Asteroid 133537mariomotta was discovered 2003 Oct. 7 by L. Buzzi at Schiaparelli. It was awarded to Dr. Motta by the International Astronomical Union, as recommended by the American Astronomical Society.