London: A Brilliant Week

London: A Brilliant Week

It was such a big week for London and I was glad to be there drinking Pimm’s with locals. Although everyone talks about the famous Harrods being like our Bergdorf Goodman, I was very happy to be shown Harvey Nichols. Not for the shopping, but rather the food hall, it...

The Role of State Boards of Dentistry

by guest contributor, Mark R. Brengelman, JD, MA This article provides an initial perspective on the role of state boards of dentistry, which exist in each state and which regulate the practice of dentistry as a health care profession.  This article begins as a...

Something Smells Phishy

Phishing is a common fraudulent practice that involves, “sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers”. Phishing is an example of deceptive social...

Clinical Documentation vs. Patient Care

The keystone of Clinical Documentation Improvement is that quality documentation often results in quality continuum of care, and while this is true, many physicians report that paying too much attention to documentation actually leads to poor patient care. This poses...

Investigating Health Plan Overpayments

Picture yourself balancing on top of a fence with vast expanses of land, each with their own set of governance, visible to you from both sides. You’re straddling the fence, your legs occupying each of the divided spaces. Where do you stand? It depends on which way the...