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Adopting Innovation I sat down with Jim Bross, a long-time healthcare executive who has held leadership roles over hospitals, brings experience/expertise in regulatory compliance, and finance. He is bringing that knowledge to RevenueSphere, a consultancy focused on helping healthcare organizations navigate successful adoption of technology to solve their most pressing challenges with the most appropriate […] The post Adopting Innovation – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) On this week’s episode we continue our series with Medical Association of Georgia, talking about the changing reimbursement picture for physician practices by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare's new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will change, yet again, physician reimbursement over the next couple of years […] The post Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Pre-pregnancy and Prenatal Genetic Testing We continue our twice-monthly series with Women’s Telehealth’s Tanya Mack. She caught up with Certified Genetic Counselor, Rachel Klein, of GenPath Diagnostics. The topic of discussion was focused on pre-pregnancy and prenatal genetic testing, when it makes sense, the difference between screening and diagnostic tests, how to deal with results, […] The post Pre-pregnancy and Prenatal Genetic Testing – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) Dr. Doug Patten is the chief medical officer of the Georgia Hospital Association, which is the leading advocate for Georgia's hospitals and health systems. GHA supports the efforts of its members as they strive to improve access to health services, improving the health of all Georgians. Dr. Patten was a […] The post Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Zika Virus The Zika virus has been making news over the past year as we approach the coming Olympics in Brazil, a known location heavily populated by the species of mosquito known to carry the virus. I sat down with Dr. Patrick O’Neal of the Georgia’s Department of Public Health, and Dr. Cherie Drenzek, Epidemiologist […] The post Zika Virus – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Azalea Health This week we started our twice-monthly series with Tanya Mack, CEO of Women’s Telehealth. Her first guest was CEO and Co-founder of Azalea Health, Baha Zeidan. Azalea Health is an EMR company that launched in 2008 in Valdosta, GA. Since then the company has enjoyed steady growth and has been recognized as one […] The post Azalea Health – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Value-based Payments Kimberly J. Rask, M.D., PhD is the chief data officer at Alliant Health Solutions, which is a nonprofit companythat supports quality improvement in public sector health care programs under Medicare, Medicaid and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks across the Southeastern U.S. Dr. Rask is a primary care physician andhealth economist. She also holds […] The post Value-based Payments – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Adopting Innovation I sat down with Judy Mod and Trent McEwan of RevenueSphere. We are in the midst of a significant business transformation - as organizations are redefining their own path to adoption - from recognition of pain through problem resolution. What’s broken? The fundamental shift in the way buyers are now adopting technology is […] The post Adopting Innovation – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Georgia’s Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine I hosted Dr. Bill Craver to talk about the Georgia campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Craver is the dean and chief academic officer of the osteopathic medical program at the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is also known as GA-PCOM, in […] The post Georgia’s Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Surviving With Incurable Breast Cancer This week I sat down with breast cancer specialist, Dr. Amelia Zelnak, of Atlanta Cancer Care. We talked about patients dealing with incurable breast cancer or they have a malignant recurrence. Pfizer, maker of several medications used to treat various cancers, have launched an initiative, “Breast Cancer: A Story Half […] The post Surviving With Incurable Breast Cancer – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Telemedicine Today’s technology, particularly internet, communications, and mobile platforms, is empowering disruption in the traditional healthcare delivery model. Telemedicine is an emerging trend that shows no sign of slowing and my guests on this episode focus on this platform for delivering high quality care. In some ways, mobile technology is bringing us full circle. The […] The post Telemedicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. John Johnson of WellCare of Georgia talks diabetes WellCare of Georgia and Diabetes Dr. John Johnson is the Senior Medical Director at WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - which is one of the Medicaid CMOs in Georgia. His areas of responsibility include utilization review, care management, quality improvement and clinical outcomes. Dr. Johnson graduated from the University […] The post WellCare of Georgia and Diabetes – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. Mark Beaty and Dr. Manny Rodriguez I was joined in studio by facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Mark Beaty, and I spoke with infectious disease physician, Dr. Manny Rodriguez about the Zika virus. Dr. Mark Beaty specializes in elective aesthetic facial procedures to improve or reconstruct facial blemishes and flaws. Today we know there is […] The post Dr. Mark Beaty and Dr. Manny Rodriguez – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Project DAN and Georgia’s 911 Medical Amnesty Law We continued our series with Medical Association of Georgia this week, talking about Project DAN and Georgia’s 911 Medical Amnesty Law. Dallas Gay and Dr. Shonali Saha were my guests. MAG Foundation ‘Think About It’ campaign Community Chair Dallas Gay and Shonali Saha, M.D. - an adolescent medicine […] The post Project DAN and Georgia’s 911 Medical Amnesty Law – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health Care Fraud and False Claims I hosted 2 False Claims Act legal experts on this week’s MAG edition of Top Docs Radio. You’re going to want to check out what they have to say, as it could mean the difference between practicing medicine or not, in the end. Scott Grubman is a partner with […] The post Health Care Fraud and False Claims – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Cash Flow For The Medical Practice I sat down with David Wiener, aka "Mr. Cash Flow" on this week's episode. I connected with David first on LinkedIn a few weeks ago. After learning more about the various ways he is able to help a medical or dental practice recapture revenue that is currently being lost, […] The post Cash Flow For The Medical Practice – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

MAG’s MEP 401(k) We continue our series with Medical Association of Georgia, hosting Kevin Rainwater of Atlanta Capital Group to learn about MAG’s MEP 401(k) plan. Kevin Rainwater is a managing partner with Atlanta Capital Group, specializing in retirement planning. Kevin began his career in the financial services industry more than 16 years ago. He […] The post MAG’s MEP 401(k) – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. Scott Beach On this week’s show I sat down with interventional cardiologist, Dr. Scott Beach, of Heart & Vascular Care, with offices in Johns Creek, Cumming, and Canton, GA. I’ve known Dr. Beach for several years through the practice I was working for (Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia). Our physicians have worked with him on […] The post Dr. Scott Beach – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy Wednesday 1/27 was Physicians at the Capitol Day for members of Medical Association of Georgia. I caught up with two MAG members who traveled to the capitol to engage with legislators, Dr. Jim Barber, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Bill Clark, opthamologist. We talked about the Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy, an educational […] The post Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Representative Sharon Cooper I hosted MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and Georgia State Representative, Sharon Cooper. We talked about 2016 legislative priorities affecting healthcare in the state. More information soon! Special Guests: Sharon Cooper, Rep. Dist 43, Georgia State House of Representatives (R) MA Education MSN, Nursing Authored 2 books on psychiatric nursing Chair, […] The post Representative Sharon Cooper – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.