Medical Practice Trends

In this in-depth podcast interview, we speak with Jeff DeGraff PhD, Founder of the Innovatrium Institute and clinical professor of business at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross Business School, co-founder of Dominos Pizza and acknowledged as the 'Dean of Innovation.' He tells us what he thinks innovation truly is and how it can be used to shape the future of healthcare.

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[actual length 40:22]

[New video added] MPT Podcast 44 - High-Deductible Health Insurance, with guest Steven Schimpff MD, author of "The Future of Healthcare Delivery". Dr. Schimpff describes the pros and cons of different types of health insurance coverage. This Issue (10:13): What is high-deductible health insurance? Why is health insurance different than other types of insurance coverage? How do high-deductible plans affect utilization? Click the play below button to hear the podcast. Click the down arrow to download the MP3 file. [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$podcast/MPT_podcast_44.mp3" title="MPT Podcast 44 - High-Deductible Health Insurance, with guest Steven Schimpff MD, author of The Future of Healthcare Delivery." ]

[New video added] MPT Podcast 44 - High-Deductible Health Insurance, with guest Steven Schimpff MD, author of "The Future of Healthcare Delivery". Dr. Schimpff describes the pros and cons of different types of health insurance coverage.

This Issue (10:13):

What is high-deductible health insurance?

Why is health insurance different than other types of insurance coverage?

How do high-deductible plans affect utilization?

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In this in-depth podcast interview, we speak with Claus Risager, CEO of Blue Ocean Robotics, based in Odense, Denmark, about some of the latest trends in robotics and their emerging influence in the healthcare industry. Click the button on the player below to listen [actual length 29:39] [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$indepthpodcast/Claus_Risager_podcast_FINAL.mp3" title="Trends in Robotics for Healthcare, with guest Claus Risager, CEO Blue Ocean Robotics" ]

MPT Podcast 15 - Why Your Practice Still Needs a Brochure, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com This Issue: How brochures can market your practice to other practices Increasing the number of 'touches' with prospective patients Giving consumers better, clearer information [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$podcast/MPT_podcast_15.mp3" title="MPT Podcast 15 - Why Your Practice Still Needs a Brochure, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com" ]

MPT Podcast 15 - Why Your Practice Still Needs a Brochure, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com

This Issue:

How brochures can market your practice to other practices

Increasing the number of 'touches' with prospective patients

Giving consumers better, clearer information

MPT Podcast 43 - Primary Care - A Non-Sustainable Business Model , with guest Steven Schimpff MD, internist and author of "The Future of Healthcare Delivery". Dr. Schimpff discusses the present and future of primary care medicine and what is being done to ensure its survival. This Issue (10:03): Why the ratio of primary care doctors to specialists in the US is unique among most developed countries Why primary care doctors are positioning themselves out of a job and what can be done about it? What do current graduates want in terms of lifestyle? What does the trend in concierge medicine mean? Click the play button to hear the podcast [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$podcast/MPT_podcast_43.mp3" title="MPT Podcast 43-Primary Care - A Non-Sustainable Business Model" ] Right-click to download

MPT Podcast 43 - Primary Care - A Non-Sustainable Business Model , with guest Steven Schimpff MD, internist and author of “The Future of Healthcare Delivery”. Dr. Schimpff discusses the present and future of primary care medicine and what is being done to ensure its survival.

This Issue (10:03):

Why the ratio of primary care doctors to specialists in the US is unique among most developed countries

Why primary care doctors are positioning themselves out of a job and what can be done about it?

What do current graduates want in terms of lifestyle?

What does the trend in concierge medicine mean?

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MPT Podcast 25 - HIPAA 5010 Compliance and ICD10 Changes: What You Need to Know, with guest Mike Meikle of Hawkthorne Group Consulting. Mr. Meikle discusses new HIPAA regulations and why medical practices need to be aware of them, as well as a significant change to coding with the upcoming ICD10 codes. This Issue (5:34): Is your practice ready for HIPAA 5010 compliance? How ICD10 may result in an increase in costs and complexity Some resources to help guide your practice through the transition Why some of these changes apply even if you are not using EMR [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$podcast/MPT_podcast_25.mp3" title="MPT Podcast 25 - HIPAA 5010 and ICD10 - What You Need To Know" ]

MPT Podcast 26 - Social Media and the Medical Practice, with guest Joseph Kim MD, President of Medical Communications Media Inc. This Issue (9:41): How specialty social media can be valuable for physicians Should you engage your patients on a social media site? How to stay on the right side of the law Patient portals and communicating safely with patients Click the play button to hear the podcast [smart_track_player url="http://mptaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/$emed$podcast/MPT_podcast_26.mp3" title="MPT Podcast 26-Social Media and the Medical Practice" ] Right-click to download