“Electronic Health Revenue” is Key To Independent Practice Success

Integrative medicine in an independent private practice can still fly, even in a difficult economy, as Dr. Jeff Gladd of Ft. Wayne, IN has effectively proven. The key, says Dr. Gladd, is to develop new income streams and to get paid for currently uncompensated practice time.

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Crowd-Sourcing Health: The Intersection of Social-Media and Medicine

In a world where free Wi-Fi and portable handheld devices give us access to a technologically enabled collective-consciousness, practitioners and patients alike are able to tap an unprecedented amount of published research, expert opinion, and anecdotal experience. There's no doubt that the social media revolution is influencing healthcare---for better and for worse! [ ...Read More]

Tired of “McMedicine?” Heal Thy Practice Will Highlight Paths to Healthier Healthcare

Now, more than ever, it's essential to come to grips with the business aspects of health care--especially if you want to practice holistically. Holistic Primary Care's fourth annual Heal Thy Practice conference, Nov 9-11, 2012, is primed to help you meet today's challenges with practical, field-ready strategies for implementing holistic modalities, strengthening your fiscal health, and delivering a genuine healing experience. [ ...Read More]

Heal Thy Practice 2012 to Highlight “Lessons Learned” from Leading Integrative Clinics

A thriving, economically-viable integrative practice is the dream of many clinicians. Reaching that ideal can be very challenging. Fortunately, road maps are emerging from holistic clinics, large and small, all over the country.  HPC's fourth annual Heal Thy Practice conference at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Nov. 9-11, 2012, will provide a valuable opportunity to learn from clinicians who’ve found ways to create and maintain healthy and health-centric practices.

 

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Dietitians vs. Nutritionists: Licensure Battles Underscore Growth of the Field

As more Americans seek professional nutrition guidance, a contentious turf battle has heated up between registered dietitians and other non-RD nutrition counsellors. RD organizations in several states are pushing for legislation that would restrict practice of nutrition counseling only to those professionals who meet RD credentials. [ ...Read More]

Concierge vs Insurance? Many Practices are Doing Both

The relationship between concierge practice models and standard insurance-based practice is often presented as an all-or-nothing, either-or dichotomy. In reality, many practices are doing both, according to a recent survey.

 

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With a Hybrid Model, a Holistic Physician Finds Path to Practice Freedom

Dr. Mark Holthouse, a family physician near Sacramento, CA, was looking for a way out of insurance-based practice so he could freely implement holistic modalities. The concierge model seemed dicey; total direct-pay would exclude many patients. Then he discovered Physician Care Direct, with it's flexible hybrid model. In this interview, Dr. Holthouse describes his practice transformation. [ ...Read More]

Don’t Worry, Be Appy: Gleaning the Best Holistic Health Apps

In the last year, there's been an explosion in the number of medical or health-related apps available to smart phone and mobile computer users. Everything from home sleep monitoring to food label analyzers is now available in app form. That's on top of hundreds of medical apps for doctors. Do they really help improve health? Is anybody regulating them? HPC's new tech-maven, Sarah Showalter, wades into the flood of health apps to find out. [ ...Read More]

Heal Thy Practice to Return to Long Beach in 2012

HPC's Heal Thy Practice conference will be returning to the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel next Fall!  The 4th annual conference will be held from November 9-11, 2012. Dr. Steven Masley, founder/director of the Masley Optimal Health Center, will be returning to the helm.

"The response to the 2011 conference was extremely positive from attendees, exhibitors and faculty alike," says conference producer and HPC's publisher, Meg Sinclair. "The program provided an excellent combination of clinical skill-building, nitty gritty practice development, and inspirational experiential sessions. The Renaissance really made us feel at home, coming through with truly fantastic healthy food.  We're excited to be returning."

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Heal Thy Practice to Return to Long Beach in 2012

Clinical skill-building, nuts & bolts practice management, and experiential vision-questing combined to make HPC's third annual Heal Thy Practice conference a truly transformative weekend. In the words of one attendee: "I came here saddened. I now have hope!"

We are happy to announce that Heal Thy Practice will be returning to the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in 2012. The 4th annual conference will run from Nov. 9-11. Once again, Dr. Steven Masley, founder/director of the Masley Optimal Health Center, will be at the helm.

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