Narrowing the Language Gap in Medical Tourism: Communications Guidelines for Physicians Part 3: Culture, language and pain Ways of describing pain and even the intensity of pain are both linguistically and culturally dictated. While both patient and physician may understand one another regarding the main concepts of pain, their ways of describing (and...
Physician Alignment and Integration-ACO Development (Video)
Maria Todd, author of Physician integration and Alignment, IPAs, PHOs, MSOs, ACOs and beyond discusses physician alignment & integration and addresses factors to consider when hiring consultants for ACO projects. ...
Value-based Purchasing: Patient Experience Performance Measurements (Part 2)
Managed Care Expert Maria K Todd, author of the Managed Care Contracting Handbook, explains how under VPB, both patients’ perceptions of care and medical care are tied to reimbursement. ...