The article about Pediatric Associates in CA has a nugget with a potentially outsized impact: the implication that VFC vaccines…
News 5/9/22
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CareCloud reports Q1 results: revenue up 19%; adjusted EPS of $0.23 vs. $0.19, beating revenue and earnings expectations.
HIStalk Practice Musings
Lovers of the English language and its history will enjoy “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams. It’s a bit of a slow burn that gives readers a glimpse into the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Begun in 1857, the first full 10-volume set was published in 1928. A second edition was published in 1989, and a third is underway. Told from the perspective of a fictional female character, it offers insight into the “lost” words of womanhood told against the backdrop of the British suffragist movement and World War 1.
Celebrating National Nurses Week? This list of historical fiction featuring nurses is sure to keep these indispensable healthcare professionals top of mind. I’m just over halfway through the 11 seasons of “Call the Midwife,” and have been dying to read the book from which it was birthed. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was, for some reason, absent from the list.
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People
Let’s Talk Interactive names Luiz Mota chief marketing officer.
Announcements and Implementations
Mental Health Resources implements Cantata Health’s Arize EHR at its facilities in New Mexico.
Ellichman Vein & Vascular Center (TN) has implemented Kareo’s clinical and billing software, and PatientPop’s practice growth technology. The two vendors merged last year.
Government and Politics
Physician Partners of America, a practice management company with offices in Florida, Texas, and California, pays $24.5 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare by billing for medically unnecessary testing and offering its pain management physicians kickbacks for ordering and conducting the tests.
Sponsor Updates
- EClinicalWorks publishes a new customer success story featuring Innova Primary Care, “How Healow Payment Services Transforms Collections.”
Blog Posts
- “Clickbusters” can bust more than clicks (Nordic)
- How interoperability can support value-based care (Nordic)
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