Diagnostic Partners

11/02/2016

Diagnostic Partners is hosting a Panel Discussion here at the National Conference! We have a great group of well renowned panelists ready to roll up their sleeves on Patient Engagement Lessons from Innovative Disruptors!

11/02/2016

National MGMA Conference

07/21/2016

Four Obstacles to Good Patient-Doctor Communication

Four Obstacles to Good Patient-Doctor Communication http://hubs.ly/H03K3nF0

Good patient-doctor communication should never be discounted as a mitigating factor. It is integral to establishing a caring relationship with the patient.

07/07/2016

Nine Ways to improve costumer service in your practice

Nine Ways to improve costumer service in your practice http://hubs.ly/H03yCxt0

When your patients feel cared for, understood, acknowledged and validated, they will continue to put trust in you; they will come back because they are comfortable with what you are telling them about their health and well-being. This is the ultimate goal of customer service: to encourage repeat bus...

03/31/2016

How Are practices Streamlining Care and Improving Quality?

How Are practices Streamlining Care and Improving Quality? http://hubs.ly/H02y5J40

At its best, a patient-centered medical home offers an array of benefits—improved safety, more efficient use of resources and opportunities to participate in payment incentives.

03/24/2016

Reasons Large Employers Choose High-Value Medical Practices

Reasons Large Employers Choose High-Value Medical Practices http://hubs.ly/H02tWpB0

But there's another reason physicians should get behind the effort: Large employers are choosing high-value medical practices.

03/17/2016

Are Ancillary Services Worth Considering for Your Practice?

Are Ancillary Services Worth Considering for Your Practice? http://hubs.ly/H02q4YW0

Ancillary services make healthcare more accessible and convenient for consumers, offer physicians opportunities for professional growth and can prove profitable for your practice.

03/10/2016

5 Things You Need to Know About Accreditation for United Healthcare

5 Things You Need to Know About Accreditation for United Healthcare http://hubs.ly/H02lbpg0

United Healthcare, which insures more than 35 million people across the country, is dedicated to ensuring that the imaging procedures for which it reimburses practices are safe, properly performed, accurate and necessary.

01/28/2016

Top Ways for Practices to Save Money on Annual Wellness Visits in 2016

Top Ways for Practices to Save Money on Annual Wellness Visits in 2016 http://hubs.ly/H01-bS70

Since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2011, there has been an increased focus on promoting annual wellness visits as a way to improve Medicare patients' overall health and reduce health care costs.

01/21/2016

Cost Containment in the Accountable Care Organization Model

Cost Containment in the Accountable Care Organization Model http://hubs.ly/H01WsVR0

Each of these Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) strives to provide higher-quality care, improve care coordination for patients, and make cost-efficient health care decisions in order to save money by reducing unnecessary procedures and hospital admissions. When they do, Medicare and insurance companies reward them by giving them a share in the savings.

01/19/2016

Becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice

Becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice http://hubs.ly/H01TGJ10

There are many reasons for your practice to focus on Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) services.

01/07/2016

What Your Practice Needs to Know About the Upcoming Anthem Changes in 2016

What Your Practice Needs to Know About the Upcoming Anthem Changes in 2016 http://hubs.ly/H01NFCV0

What changes are coming with Anthem that you need to know about?

12/09/2015

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12/09/2015

Diagnostic Partners

10/03/2012

NYC medical homes outperform other providers in quality measures, costs

PCMH is outperforming!

http://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_articles&article=35274

An observational study of New York City patients receiving patient-centered medical home care revealed lower healthcare costs and utilization rates than those of patients receiving care outside medical homes, according to research published in the September issue of American Journal of Managed Care.

06/18/2012

Maryland Medical Group Management Association Inc: MediNews 2012

http://www.marylandmgma.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=85

The Maryland Medical Group Management Association (Maryland MGMA) provides the most comprehensive, timely and relevant education, valuable resources and networking opportunities for medical practice management professionals across clinical specialties and practice size.

05/24/2012

Uncovering the bottom line of ancillary services - - ModernMedicine

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=772863

Faced with declining reimbursements, rising costs, and growing patient demand for "one-stop shopping," some primary care physicians have been expanding their ancillary service mix to build practice profitability. Here's how to decide whether ancillaries will help your practice succeed.

04/10/2012

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/providence-medical-group-becomes-dayton-ohios-first-large-scale-pat

Providence Medical Group Becomes Dayton, Ohio's First Large-Scale Patient-Centered Medical Home: PMG & Diagnostic Partners Team Up to Provide On-Site Cardiovascular Imaging Services

03/07/2012

http://diagnosticpartners.com/assets/files/CMA%20Today%20-%20Twelve%20Tips%20For%20Working%20With%20

"Twelve Tips For Working With Third-Party Providers (Maximize The Practice-Provider Relationship" - Joshua Penn, MD & Carolyn Weidell

02/24/2012

We are looking to add a full-time sonographer in Atlanta, GA.

Full Time w/Benefits,No Weekends,Holidays or On-Call

Requirements: Echo Registry(RDCS or RCS) / Willing to Become Vascular Registered (RVT or RVS)..
We Offer:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
401K
Flexible Scheduling
All Studies read by Board-Certified Cardiologists
Travel benefits & gas card
CME benefits
Relocation assistance
Please email resume to: icardiorecruiting@gmail.com
Please add "Atlanta Technician" to Subject Line.

02/24/2012

Echo & Vascular Registered Sonographer

We are looking to add a full-time sonographer in Houston, TX.

Full Time w/Benefits,No Weekends,Holidays or On-Call

Requirements: Echo Registry(RDCS or RCS) / Vascular Registry(RVT or RVS)..
We Offer:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
401K
Flexible Scheduling
All Studies read by Board-Certified Cardiologists
Travel benefits and gas card
CME benefits
Relocation assistance
Please email resume to: icardiorecruiting@gmail.com
Please add "Houston Technician" to Subject Line.

Diagnostic Partners is an industry-leading diagnostic service provider, supplying in-house testing solutions to physician offices and clinics across the nati...

11/04/2011

The Future of Cardiovascular Diagnostics: Impact of Technological Advances on Growth Opportunities a

Report Available on Future CV Diagnostics and Market Outlook

The Future of Cardiovascular Diagnostics: Impact of Technological Advances on Growth Opportunities and Future Market Outlook.

10/13/2011

Circ: Size of left atrium is mortality predictor in mitral regurgitation

Left atrium size is mortality predictor!

In mitral regurgitation caused by flail leaflets, left atrium with a diameter of 55 mm or more is associated with increased mortality under medical treatment, independent of the presence of symptoms or left ventricular dysfunction, according to a multicenter study published in the September issu...

10/05/2011

Cardiovascular Business October 2011

AAA: To Screen or Not to Screen?!

PATIENT MANAGEMENT › BY KAITLYN DMYTERKO AAA: To Screen or Not to Screen? Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have very few warning signs or symptoms, making untreated patients ticking time bombs. In fact, 80 to 90 percent of patients with a ruptured AAA die before ever reaching the hospital. While mo...

09/09/2011

ACOs: Creating the Medical Home

Dr. Joshua Penn, MD comments on Medical Home in 'Medical Office Today':

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have become one of the most discussed provisions of the new health law that was passed earlier this year. Scheduled to launch in January 2012, the aim of the ACO initiative is to assemble different elements of care for the patient such as primary care, specialis...

09/06/2011

Video: 'The Last Heart Attack'

Dr. Sanjay Gupta refers to Imaging/Ultrasound used to eliminate heart attacks:

http://www.cnn.com/video/ #/video/podcasts/gupta/site/2011/08/29/sgmd.last.heart.attack.cnn?iref=videosearch

08/29/2011

We are looking to add a full-time sonographer in Houston, TX.

Full Time w/Benefits,No Weekends,Holidays or On-Call

Requirements: Echo Registry(RDCS or RCS) / Vascular Registry(RVT or RVS)

We Offer:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
401K
Flexible Scheduling
All Studies read by Board-Certified Cardiologists
Travel benefits and gas card
CME benefits
Relocation assistance
Please email resume to: icardiorecruiting@gmail.com
Please add "Houston Technician" to Subject Line.

07/20/2011

Study: Patient-centered medical home can better diabetic outcomes

Patient-Centered Medical Home - providing coordinated primary care led by physicians.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care model can increase the percentage of diabetes patients who achieve goals that reduce their sickness and mortality rates, according to study findings published in the June edition of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

06/29/2011

Diagnostic Partners presents:

“Appropriate Use, Improving Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction for Primary Care Cardiovascular Imaging” –Speaker: Joshua Penn, MD, FACC, CEO, Diagnostic Partners, Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group

7/21/11–6pm: Meet & Greet, 7pm Presentation & Dinner
, Tyson’s Galleria, 1714U Intern. Dr., McLean, VA
RSVP APurks@DiagnosticPartners.com

05/12/2011

Stock Market & Financial News - BusinessWeek: Fairfax Family Practice Points to Diagnostic Partners’

Diagnostic Partners featured in Businessweek, Reuters, CNBC, etc.

Get breaking financial news & the latest stock market news on the U.S. Read the latest financial headlines and stock market information.

04/08/2011

Diagnostic Partners & Berkeley HeartLab present:

“New Paradigm in CV Risks; Using Genetics & Advanced Cardio Testing to Improve Outcomes” - Speakers: Bradley Bale, MD & Amy Doneen, MSN, ARNP, Founders, The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center.

4/13/11 - 6pm: Free CIMT scans, 7pm Presentation & Dinner
, Tyson’s Galleria, 1714U Intern. Dr., McLean, VA

RSVP APurks@DiagnosticPartners.com

04/08/2011

JASE: Echo can ID subclinical cardiac dysfunction

Journal of the American Society of Echo finds echocardiography reveals subclinical cardiac dysfunction resulting from risk factors before detection of disease.

Among a large group of low-risk patients, echocardiography revealed associations between age, high body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and high-density lipoprotein with cardiac function, suggesting subclinical cardiac dysfunction resulting from risk factors well before the detecti

03/23/2011

Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Sadly, entertainment legend Elizabeth Taylor passed away today from congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Learn more about congestive heart failure:

Congestive heart failure information including causes, types, symptoms, and treatment.