While I always intended my blog to be more like the random thoughts of Doggie Howser (if you don’t know what I am talking about, you need to brush up on your random TV trivia!), I will do my best on this blog to focus on professional ramblings that might be of interest to others. I will also coordinate the postings here with those on Twitter. But in the meantime, I will include nostalgic aspects of starting my health career with Neil Patrick Harris who played a boy genius and all around good kid.
So what can you expect from this blog? Every week, atleast two articles will be posted that focus on current events in health care. Most will focus on federal work, although some will focus on developments in the State of Maryland but will always include a broader impact. Topics that appeal to a broader audience (including patients) and are of a short nature will be featured in podcast format on YouTube.
Some topics that I already have planned are:
- Accountable Care Organizations and how they differ from other models already started, like Medical Homes
- Calendar of federal regulations for 2011
- Assignment of Benefits, also known as “Pay the Employee”
Upcoming regulations that are scheduled to come out:
- HIPAA Privacy update
- Standardization of EOBs
- Health insurance transparency
- OIG Civil Monetary Penalty enforcement
If you have suggestions on topics, please email them to info@SearfossAssoc.com and I will work them into the publication schedule. As noted in the Content Sharing Policy, you may feel free to link and print this content. If you want to republish it, please follow the publication instructions.
“Kissed my first girl. Lost my first patient. Life will never be the same again…”
- Personal Journal of Doogie Howser, M.D. , Sept. 22, 1989, “Pilot” episode 1, Season 1.
