How hip are you to textspeak? GM had me stumped for quite a while. I kept receiving emails that started with the greeting “GM” and I had no idea who GM was. After 50 emails it finally occurred to me … [Read more...]
Hardship Roundup: A December Stocking Stuffer
With only 10 shopping days left before Christmas, I thought we would add one more item to your year-end to-do list. Last week Diana Strubler walked us through a very nice review of the current status … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Stage 3: Is It Final or Not?
On October 6 of this year, CMS released a ruling that revised Stage 2 and also included the new requirements for Stage 3. However, in a rare move, they added a 60-day comment period to the Stage 3 … [Read more...]
Kidney Health Initiative (KHI): Joining Forces for Kidney Disease Research
LIVE from D.C….it’s KHI! Okay, so it’s not as exciting as “LIVE from New York, it’s Saturday Night,” but do you know about the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI)? In some respects, like Saturday Night … [Read more...]
Nephrology Recruitment: Finding a Good Match
How did your parents meet? My parents met while taking the same college class, and I met my husband Frank while taking Organic Chemistry. But that was a distant 33 years ago and times have changed. … [Read more...]
Nephrology Fellowships: Where Have All the Nephrologists Gone?
During my internal medicine residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC) it was not uncommon to cross paths with Dr. Carl Gottschalk. My recollection of the Kenan Professor of Medicine is of a … [Read more...]
Physician Compare: The Train Has Left the Station
The 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) mentioned the Health and Human Services requirement to establish a Physician Compare website by January 1, 2011. This deadline was one of several … [Read more...]
