Archive for January 2013
NMMMA February 2013 Educational Session – Health Care Reform – The Affordable Care Act
Angus McRae – Angus McRae Insurance by Richard Stokes Angus McRae is the President and founder of Angus McRae Insurance. He started his firm over 20 years ago and brings a wealth of insurance knowledge and expertise to his clients and business partners. For February’s North Metro Medical Managers Association meeting, Angus is going to…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: “Excel – Swap Columns & Rows with Ease”
by Richard Stokes This week’s tip comes courtesy of our NOC Manager, Steve Guthman – I do have to give credit where credit is due. Spreadsheets, spreadsheets, spreadsheets………..We all use them, some of us more than others and I think it’s safe to say that most of us only use about 10% of what Excel…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: What’s the Craze with Waze?
by Tony Rushin I don’t go for the cool, new app just because someone mentions it. My time – just like your time – is too valuable to waste learning a new app that may have limited productivity gains. My rule of thumb is to wait until three people I know and trust tell me…
Read MoreUPDATE: Use of Predictive Coding for e-Discovery in Litigation
A lot has happened in the six months since our previous blog post on this topic; including a brief mention on 60 Minutes this past Sunday. Although Da Silva Moore was the first case to endorse the use of predictive coding, a more recent federal case (re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Product Liability Litigation (W.D. La July 27, 2012) may…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Windows 8 Is Upgrading Worth the Hassle?
by David Gracey With a big splash, Microsoft launched its latest operating system, Windows 8, last fall. Windows 8 has clearly set the tablet market in its crosshairs in an effort to keep up with the fast moving design upgrades from Apple. The Win8 interface has been completely revamped to maximize the benefits of a…
Read MoreNFMGMA January 2013 Educational Session – Negotiating Your Payer Contracts
Penny Noyes – Health Business Navigators by Richard Stokes Now that 2013 is here and we’ve had a week or two to dust of the holiday haze it’s time to get back to business. Our first speaker for 2013 is Ms. Penny Noyes – CEO and founder of Health Business Navigators. Penny has been working…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Revo – Uninstalling Unwanted Applications
by Richard Stokes Have you ever had an application on your computer that you’ve decided was no longer needed and, in an effort to clean up your PC, you tried to uninstall it but to no avail? For whatever reason, the message you got said that either the windows uninstall program didn’t remove it or…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Evernote – 3 Keys That Make It So Powerful
by Tony Rushin According to the University of Scranton, as cited on “Statistic Brain”, here were the top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for 2012: 1) Lose Weight 2) Getting Organized 3) Spend Less, Save More 4) Enjoy Life to the Fullest 5) Staying Fit & Healthy 6) Learn Something Exciting 7) Quit Smoking 8) Help…
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