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Is Change Coming? The President-Elect Appoints a Healthcare Reform Czar

Rick Creveling — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:04:21 +0000

Apologies from your blog host for a temporary slow-down on posts. The holiday preparations and year-end responsibilities always seem to combine into a “perfect-storm” of lost time.

Any how, I thought that the appointment of former South Dakota Senator,Tom Daschle, by President Elect Barack Obama as Health and Human Services Secretary and especially as Health Reform Czar deserved a mention here.

This certainly is not the first presidential attempt to address issues in America’s healthcare system, however some feel that the effort could not be more timely. Needless to say, there is a lot of stake for many in Delaware’s healthcare community. Not only do we face unknown changes in the quality of healthcare receive as consumers, we face potential momentous changes in our careers. What new responsibilities and requirements an restrictions are to come?

Daschle’s recent book, Critical: What Can We Do for the Health-Care Crisis?, may provide some insight on things to come. Some feel that he favors a single-payer approach as used in many other industrialized nations. This, according to many critics, is paramount to practicing socialized medicine. This certainly can open up major flood gates of debate, and perhaps it is time to get the discussion started. Is real reform coming? Is it best to throw out what we have and start over, or is there some middle-ground that works? Please register and post your thoughts!

Critical Care

Rick Creveling — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:02:38 +0000

One of the themes of last week’s DMGMA luncheon centered on the challenges presented by caring for difficult patients. Several attendees spoke up about belligerent patients – some who used abusive language with office staff, while others used threatening behavior during office visits. Our speaker alluded to a general lack of civility in today’s society. Threatening such patients with discharge is one way of dealing with these patients. What experiences have you had with these situations in your practice? Any horror stories to share here? I’d love to read a few success stories and suggestions.

Greetings from your new blog host!

Lori Rhoads — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:42:29 +0000

My name is Rick Creveling and I work for King Medical Systems. Every day I speak with clients on ways to improve their practice operations. Nearly every day I also speak to the same people about the value of DMGMA membership.

I’m starting my third year of DMGMA membership and look forward to contributing to this important group in a new and exciting way. My goal for this blog is to make it a place to share ideas and educational content to benefit members of Delaware’s medical community, as well as to provide an introduction of DMGMA to prospective members.

I welcome your comments and suggestions to make this blog useful and relevant. Please don’t be surprised to hear from me in the near future seeking educational content to post. Thanks in advance for your help!

Help Grow the DMGMA

Lori Rhoads — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:34:34 +0000

Many DMGMA Members ask “How can we help the organization?”.

The answer is simple. Increase our membership! Some members have had great success with several initiations to increase membership, and DMGMA’s visibility in the healthcare community. At the June half-day meeting, a drawing was held, and two prizes were awarded to members who helped the recruitment efforts. There is never a bad time to help us grow the membership at DMGMA! And membership growth helps us add fresh ideas and new programs.

If you know someone in the health care industry who is not a member of the DMGMA, talk to them about the benefits and what you have gained by being a member. If they are interested in taking the next step, please forward their contact info to the DMGMA. People in our “prospect” list will receive periodic postcards and email newsletters updating them on what’s happening at DMGMA, and encouraging them to join us.

Thanks for making this a wonderful organization!