Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 4:55PM | Published on Jun 8, 2017 | Productivity, Urgent Care
Medical Practice Management for Poor Profits During a recent medical practice management consultation, I listened to an owner of a hybrid family medicine/urgent care practice lamenting – “We’ve been open for 4 years. After about the first 2 years...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Jun 23, 2016 | Occupational Medicine, Worker's Compensation
Successful Occupational Medicine Programs As with many other industries, in order to run a successful occupational medicine program, “service” has to be delivered from the customer’s perspective. You’ve set up your center and trained your staff for drug screens,...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Jul 26, 2015 | DOT Exams, Neuro
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can have lasting effects on a driver’s memory, reasoning, sensation, communication and understanding, and cause emotional issues including depression, anxiety and personality changes. I have examined a driver who has history of auto...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Aug 26, 2014 | DOT Exams, Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers
Here is an example of a CPAP compliance report. This is from the user/drivers PAP memory chip, usually an SD type card they can produce or report from or their CPAP machine vendor can get it for them to present to their doctors, or a code generated from the machine...
Last updated Apr 10, 2021 at 5:19PM | Published on Jul 22, 2013 | DOT Exams
Cardiovascular questions that come up on DOT exams: With history of unrepaired aortic aneurysm or thoracic aneurysm, am I to require ultrasound at the yearly recert? what about echocardiogram every 2-3 years with aortic valve replacement? With an unrepaired aortic...
