So there I was last week... Smiling to myself. Patting myself on the back. Thinking all the while, "I've got this virtual medicine coding thing down." Yeah. Riiiiiiight. Medical coding is challenging enough. First, you have to figure out how complicated the patient encounter is. This is based on how many checkboxes you can click … Continue reading Into the Weeds of Virtual Visit Coding
So there I was! I had spent the past several days in scrambling to figure out how to convert my elective varicose vein practice into a telehealth model to keep my business afloat... I had staff to pay. I had empty office space to use. And I had a schedule in the next few weeks … Continue reading …and Action! The Virtual Reality of Patient Encounters
So with the recent health crisis, global economic collapse and all-around doom, physicians are faced with a challenge -- How can you deliver care when you can't be in the same room as your patient? Or your staff? As a surgeon, how can you offer procedures to patients who need them? What criteria are you … Continue reading Lights, Camera…
Oh boy... It's been awhile since I started this blog. My initial purpose for writing as The Lonely Surgeon was to help docs who perhaps missed some classes in business and management along the way survive in the wilderness of medicine. Now that my MBA is complete and I have some time to devote to … Continue reading Staying Afloat: Elective Practice in the Socially-Distanced Age
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