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Increase Your Health Care Literacy with Two Guides
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations When pressed, can you explain what coinsurance is? Can you describe an in-network Out of Pocket maximum? Do you know the difference between copays and deductibles? If you’re not sure what any of those terms mean, you’re in the majority, according to a blog post on WashingtonPost.com today. […]
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Good Conversations Lead to Good Health
Without good communication between doctors and patients, health suffers. Are you prepared for your next checkup?
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The Perils of the Great Outdoors
Don’t let a tick spoil the fun of a camping trip. Learn how to avoid them, check for them, and remove them before you set up camp.
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Is Raw Milk a Safe Bet?
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations As part of his duties as a professor of chemistry at the University of Lille, French scientist Louis Pasteur was tasked with using his knowledge to help solve practical problems encountered by local industries. When the father of a student asked for assistance in his efforts to […]
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Savor the Season
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Summer in Georgia is a bountiful time. Farmers parked on the side of the road peddle produce, and their presence can cause a traffic jam usually only seen on 285. In the summer, the cash crop Atlantans crave is a fresh peach. The thought of a ripe […]
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Healthy Bank Accounts
Neglecting your health negatively affects your bank account. Preventable diseases cost Americans billions of dollars every year.
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Flu Season Starts Early and Hits Hard
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations 2013 has brought with it a severe flu season. After 700 reported cases of influenza and four flu-related deaths, the mayor of Boston declared a state of emergency in the city. At this same time last year, there were only 70 reported cases of the flu. Higher […]
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Exercise over the holidays
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations November (September for some eager retailers) kicks off the holiday season. Weeks and weeks of indulging with family and friends means extra calories coupled with more relaxing. Studies once claimed that on average, most people gained five to seven pounds. The news isn’t that bad! In 2007, […]
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HIPAA Risks and Social Media
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Is your practice using social media to stay in touch with patients and reach out to new ones? If so, you’re one of many in the medical community expanding into digital society. The New York Times recently profiled a doctor who goes one step […]
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In Office Dispensing
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations Let me start off with an quick note on the decline of general practitioners. There is a shortage of general practitioners in the United States, a fact that we wring our hands over periodically. General practitioners are becoming scarce thanks in part to the rising cost in […]
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Using the Internet to your advantage
By David Martin, President and CEO of VeinInnovations A long time ago, before the Internet, the only way to find a good doctor was to ask a friend. Now the web is littered with sites to match patients with doctors, along with reviews. For a practice like mine, boosting SEO (search engine optimization) is critical. When a […]
