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Mammography Guidelines Change
This is a dicey topic. If you stick with the science, it makes sense for the population at-large. Then again, I've seen too many women in their 30's and 40's get breast cancer.
Opinion: This dog won't hunt for long. Keep checking for lumps and hopefully Medicine will catch up with safer, more effective technology to tip the scales on the right side of the risk:benefit analysis.
Medicare Mandates Across-the-Board Cuts for Doctors
Opinion: We don't think we should have to decide between our seniors' health and our own family's basic needs. Medicare is holding doctors hostage due to the fatally-flawed SGR (Sustainable Growth Rate) formula. Thankfully, over the recent holiday break, Congress passed legislation to stall the cuts for two months. Paradoxically, as we march ahead toward meaningful healthcare reform, the more de-valued healthcare professionals seem to become.
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 We Welcome Auna Katherine!
It is with great joy that we announce the birth of Healthy Auna Katherine, who was born to Jessica and Scott on December 10, 2009 at 1:42 p.m. weighing 7# 3oz.
ResponsiCareSM Selected AQAF Study Site for Preventive Health Measures
ResponsiCareSM Presents Medicaid Quality of Care Metrics
Objectively, how well do we keep patients healthy and out of the hospital?
In point of fact, on a recent Medicaid audit* of our practice, our office visit rates were higher, but our average number of covered and non-covered days per 1000 were 15.47 compared to an expected 80.56. That means that, on average, our peers in the State have 5.21 times more potentially-preventable hospital days per thousand patients than we do! Further, the same audit showed that on a per-member-per-month (PMPM) basis for our patient panel, only $16.44 was spent PMPM versus an expected PMPM cost of $86.81 for our peers. That means that we keep our patients out of the hospital more and save the State's taxpayers $70.37 per Medicaid patient on a monthly basis. Multiplying that by our current panel size of 226 members, we save Alabama's taxpayers approximately $191,000.00 yearly just by taking good care of our patients in the outpatient setting! You're welcome.
*Based on dates of service 01/01/2009 through 6-30-2009
Re-Certified!
Dr. Anderson has successfully re-certified as a specialist in Family Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine. The new certification period is through 2016.
Last Updated: March 8, 2010 |
In Our Opinion...
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Our Endorsement for Governor and Why
Opinion: The civil war is over. Really. Let's make Alabama the progressive state it deserves to be.
Gubernatorial Candidate(?)Ron Sparks: I Want to Bank Where You Bank!
$500,000 loan and not even $80,000/year in income? Seriously?
Mr. Sparks, where did you find this cool bank that seems to ignore basic lending principles? Does your bank know something about your finances that we don't or does your bank know something about the election that we don't? Either way...not good. Maybe you've convinced them that this gambling thing is the way to go!
More Low-Hanging Fruit: Just Ban Guns
Suicide, homicide, school shootings, injuries, hunting accidents, psychological costs, increased healthcare costs, increased insurance rates, judicial costs, costs of incarceration, costs of capital punishment.
Do we need more reasons?
Opinion: We think you can find something better to do than kill things.
False Prophet Pat Robertson's Views on the Earthquake in Haiti: Typical Evangelical Garbage!
Our Very Sincere Opinion: Haitian Earthquake Victims Need Help, Not Contrived "Christianity."
Morgan County Website Gets an "F" Rating for Governmental Transparency by the Sunshine Review
Opinion: No surprises here! If you care, you'll help change it. Shouldn't your local government be more transparent? Read more...
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