Emergency Medical Doctor

Senator McCain's Health Care plan says that the problem with healthcare is that it is too expensive and that there are 47 million who are uninsured. The McCain plan wants it to be easier for families to get the insurance they need.  This will be done with a tax credit of $2500 for individuals and $5000 for families. You choose the ...

This article per Reuter's reveals something that I am not surprised about. Physicians especially in their privat offices are not using computers to document patient records, write prescriptions or to track patients' routine preventative care.  Working at a facility where in the Emergency Department we do use all computerized systems I would ...

This is a shocking and depressing subject. Not that it has been that long since I was in college or even Medical School  for that matter, but things do not get any less expensive.  Along those lines, I came across this excellent College Savings Calculator.  I know many of you may be skeptical. There are financial calculators for ...

The below changes begin on 1/1/06, thanks to the American College of Emergency Medicine and the authors below for putting this together.  Your best bet is to attend one of ACEP's Coding courses.  Anyone who is doing their own billing, coding or even if you are just a pit doc and want to be sure your charting meets coding ...

So here it is despite the fact that you pay for liability insurance in New Jersey, if your insurance company goes belly-up, you will be personally liable for whatever they cannot pay.  I guess being a consumer of a product really does not matter. You would think that being a consumer of a product, liability insurance, and then the company ...

Seems there are a lot of university programs offering MBA degrees for the medical profession. I get literature for them on a regular basis. Those of you have read my blog know I have taken courses with ACPE in a pre-MBA program. I have found this fairly useful practically.  The question is will a degree help you advance your career.  I ...

I have mentioned Suze Orman's comments in my blog in the past,  and here is another bit of sage advice.  Paying off debt, limiting excesses, and getting rid of credit cards is key. Oh, and by the way don't count on Social Security.

It amazes me how many well-educated, smart and talented people, are living paycheck to paycheck.  If this is you, I warn you this is a roadmap for disaster. Suze Orman writes a lot of great articles, this is just one.  Read it, learn it and live it. EMDoc