LETTER FROM
BC
OUR CEO
ADVANTAGE
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At the time of writing this, Hurricane Matthew is on its way through the Caribbean. Our Governor has issued a state of emergency and coastal citizens are on the move, evacuating the SC low country. Our hearts and prayers go out for all of those who have already been affected by this (Haiti and Cuba) and for those who are in its path. Something else that has hit close to home is the death of Jacob Hall,
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the Townville Elementary student who was shot by a teenager last week. Townville, SC is about 30 minutes away from us and we have several friends of friends who were directly affected by this tragedy. I know I have mentioned before that I have twin daughters, but I may not have mentioned that they are elementary school aged, so this has been a particularly hard situation for all of us here. We are all praying for Jacob’s family to find the strength to move forward and find some kind of peace within this awful tragedy. Now onto happier topics…This issue is once again jam-packed with a wide variety of topics for you to enjoy. We continue with the second part of a couple of articles that we started with last issue. Maxine Collins and Shirley Kretz from CoreMD Partners continue with their Spotlight on DME; David Jakielo with his series on Challenges Facing Every Medical Billing
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Company Today; and Patrick Phillips provides us with his second installment of How to Plug the Leaks in Your Cash Flow. I hope you’ve been able to get some great information out of all of these articles. It truly is our pleasure to bring them to you. Our cover this issue has been written by Sean Weiss with contributions from Frank Cohen. We are excited to have Sean writing for us again as he has been keeping busy traveling the country in his role at DoctorsManagement. In his article this issue, Sean discusses reasons why physician practices are still suffering. I’m sure you’ll appreciate his insight. We also have articles discussing the CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, updated Flu Shot information, and Patient-Centered Medical Home. This is an interesting issue! I hope that you are all staying safe and please have a wonderful, peaceful holiday season.
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