Today’s podcast interview with Dr. Karen Nichols, focuses on osteopathic medicine and how osteopaths are different from traditional medical doctors. In the next 30 minutes Karen will talk to us about the whole person approach to osteopathic medicine, treatment and care. Learn about the rise of awareness and practice of osteopathic medicine and what we […]
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Today’s podcast interview with Donna Weinstock, from Office Management Solution, a Chicago area provider of solutions and services for medical offices, focuses on current trends and topics in medical practice management. In the next 30 minutes, Donna will talk to us about her approach to running a business and healthcare practice and offer examples of […]
Read more...The Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section Council welcomed Brian Clauss, Director of The John Marshall Law School Veterans Clinic at its council meeting on November 18. The Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic provides free legal assistance when a veteran has been improperly denied benefits by the Veterans Benefits Administration. Clauss shared how […]
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There is big news in the overhaul for nursing home condition standards. Last month, “the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule to revise the requirements that Long-Term Care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.[i]” The Law Firm of Michael V. Favia & Associates, P.C., works […]
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On Saturday, November 5, at the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, board member Michael V. Favia, of and with A Safe Haven Foundation, recognize Rotary International and the incoming 2016-2017 President, Mr. John F. Germ, as A Safe Haven Foundation’s 2016 Humanitarian Business Association and Humanitarian Leadership of the year. Both Rotary International and […]
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Nursing home administrators and management work diligently to protect the health and safety of residents. Despite everyone’s best efforts and rendering the best care, accidents can happen, and can be the result of mechanical failure. One of the tasks performed by healthcare staff during routine care should be the inspection and maintenance of mechanisms used […]
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How much did it cost you to become a licensed and practicing healthcare professional? While doing the math, in addition to the hard cost of tuition for many years of school, remember to include the opportunity cost of all else you may have done to earn money while you dedicated your life and career path […]
Read more...The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is responsible for the regulation and oversight of professionals in Illinois. The IDFPR has a duty to the people of the State of Illinois to ensure that its licensed professionals meet the guidelines and standards of professional practice. In healthcare practice, like others, when an individual […]
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Michael V. Favia and Michael V. Favia & Associates, P.C., are Of Counsel to Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. (QPWB), the full-service business law firm with offices located in several U.S. states and overseas.[i] QPWB maintains a Dedicated Medicare Compliance Group and works with insurance carriers in connection with direct and indirect claims involving […]
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Physicians must complete residency training, practicing medicine in a hospital or clinic under the supervision of an attending physician before being allowed to practice alone without direct or indirect immediate oversight. Many remember the television show, House M.D., staring Hugh Laurie, the attending physician who challenged resident doctors, some of whom, were terminated or simply […]
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