In fact, California's medical malpractice insurance industry has become so bloated due to this cap, that «as little as 2 or 3 percent of premiums are used to pay claims» and «the state's biggest medical malpractice insurer, Napa -
based The Doctors Company, spent only 10 percent of the $ 179 million collected in premiums on claims in 2009.»
Not exact matches
Other early seeds include the hot diabetes - drug
company Intarcia Therapeutics (which I wrote about in November) and the Jonathan Bush - helmed athenahealth (now worth nearly $ 5 billion), which has become a prominent force in the age of the cloud -
based doctor's office and hospital.
London -
based Babylon Health, which has raised a total of $ 85 million, started as a telemedicine
company, enabling
doctors to make diagnoses via video and allowing patients to rate the quality of each interaction.
Chunyu, a Chinese mobile healthcare app
company that connects patients and
doctors, raised $ 50 million from China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Rushan Venture Capital under DunAn Holding Group, Pavilion Capital run by Temasek, and BlueRun Ventures, and HealthEdge, a provider of a cloud -
based or on - site integrated financial, administrative and clinical software platform for healthcare payers focusing on medical claims and benefits management brought in $ 30 million
«Any mobile or web developer can tap PokitDok's APIs to build out a healthcare
based application or service, ranging from consumers scheduling a
doctors» appointments, connecting to insurance
companies for eligibility checks, or quick payments or referrals in the
doctor's office»
You can also judge a man
based on his
company and the reverend
doctor king was a good friend with a great man who happened to be openly gay.
Pratima skincare is a New York
based company that is established by
Doctor Pratima that specializes in ayurvedic medicine and even offers spa services on site!!
Researchers say the higher use of broad - spectrum antibiotics by the telemedicine
doctors may be a result of direct - to - consumer
companies practicing conservatively,
based upon limited diagnostic information about their patients.
A transformative cancer therapy
based on modified immune cells has lured
doctors,
companies, and patients alike, but many are hitting a frustrating roadblock: generating enough of these chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)- T cells to meet surging demand.
FAMILY
doctors could instantly detect a range of diseases — from breast cancer to MRSA — using a hand - held device being developed by the UK -
based R&D
company Cambridge Consultants.
According to a report in 2012 by BMJ, a London
based medical journal, for every dollar pharmaceutical
companies spent on «basic research,» they put another $ 19 toward marketing and greasing
doctor's palms.
Based on the survey, which included 477 people and was funded by pharmaceutical
companies, the NPF now recommends that
doctors ask psoriasis patients these seven questions.
Dr. Greger, Instead of asking
doctors to recommend a plant
based diet to patients with disease, would it not be better to approach the insurance
companies.
Insurance Our naturopathic
doctors are not currently recognized as eligible healthcare providers by any Maryland -
based insurance
companies, and so can not directly bill insurance for services.
When insurance
companies pay
doctors based on their prescribing patterns, you may not be told about potential medication side effects.
One advocate of this approach is Tal Frank, the Atlanta -
based president of PhysicianLoans, a
company focused on providing
doctors with home loans.
If it is expected for employees to take care of personal affairs during work time that do not take up much time --- such as scheduling a
doctor's appointment — why shouldn't they be able to send their attorney an e-mail, particularly if they work for a
company that blocks personal web -
based e-mail?
The insurance
company will require a specialist» medical report before agreeing any settlement — and this will be
based on the
doctor's opinion.
Client
base consisting primarily of professionals and high - net - worth individuals including fellow members of the legal profession, accountants,
doctors, academics,
company directors and entrepreneurs who find themselves facing criminal allegations.
«When I joined the
company, most of our products were print -
based, but we have moved to digital products such as solutions that help accountants complete tax returns more efficiently or that make it easier for
doctors to create a treatment plan at the bedside.
Sometimes, workers compensation insurance
companies can be really sneaky about the IME and tell injured workers that
based on the IME report that they can go back to work, they don't need surgery, and so on, even when the injured worker's
doctor says otherwise.
The Insurer may subject a claimant to medical examinations for several reasons and subsequently may deny one or more benefits
based on the opinion (s) of medical
doctor (s) who assess the injured victims on behalf of the insurance
companies.
For instance, insurance
companies may refute your injury claims on the
basis that your
doctor had not been approved by the
company.
However there are
companies that will approve you
based on well controlled A1C levels, and regular
doctor's visits.
If you have a pre-existing medical condition and the
company knows about it, they'll decide whether or not to extend coverage
based on how well your
doctor says you are doing.
You have to remember that a
Doctor telling you that you are healthy and an insurance
company saying you are healthy aren't
based on the same factors.
Also, your US -
based travel insurance
company will only reimburse you for the covered benefits, including the medications, that you have purchased with a proper prescription of a US -
based licensed medical
doctor / service provider.
The Canada -
based smartphone manufacturing
company has signed into partnerships with Cisco Systems and ThoughtWire to provide
doctors and nurses in a unit of the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital with a portable alert and messaging system.
Work in a team with
Doctors and Veteran Nutritionists in the formulation of diet supplements
based on
company research findings.
Once the exam is complete the
doctor will provide the results to the background screening
company («pass» or «fail»)
based on the employers criteria.
Once the employment physicals have been completed, the
doctor will provide the «pass» or «fail» results to the background screening
company based on the employer's criteria.
IT Support Engineer — Ellis Memorial Hospital — Sacramento, CA — February 2015 - present • Provide desktop support for more than 300
doctors, nurses, and hospital technicians • Maintain and troubleshoot network of 500 computer and mobile devices • Create internal documentation for software / Cloud -
based application use • Cable new hospital wing and integrate into larger network, migrating user accounts from previous systemComputer Support Specialist — LearningTech — Austin, TX — January 2013 - June 2015 • Set up new user accounts on the content management system, email exchange server, and trouble ticket system • Provided in - person and remote support to more than 50 customers • Ran help desk and resolved issues with guaranteed response time of 24 - 36 hours • Set user permissions following
company security guidelines
Medical assistants who are mainly office -
based have a different set of responsibilities, including filing (patient records), filling out insurance forms, billing for
doctors» and laboratory services, trouble - shooting claims by speaking directly with insurance
company representatives, ordering medical and office supplies, advising patients about privacy (HIPPA) laws, scheduling patients» office visits and medical tests and balancing cash drawers.