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Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy Wednesday 1/27 was Physicians at the Capitol Day for members of Medical Association of Georgia. I caught up with two MAG members who traveled to the capitol to engage with legislators, Dr. Jim Barber, orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Bill Clark, opthamologist. We talked about the Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy, an educational […] The post Georgia Physicians Leadership Academy – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Representative Sharon Cooper I hosted MAG CEO/Executive Director, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and Georgia State Representative, Sharon Cooper. We talked about 2016 legislative priorities affecting healthcare in the state. More information soon! Special Guests: Sharon Cooper, Rep. Dist 43, Georgia State House of Representatives (R) MA Education MSN, Nursing Authored 2 books on psychiatric nursing Chair, […] The post Representative Sharon Cooper – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Cryotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer On this week’s episode I sat down with award-winning Atlanta-area breast surgeon, Dr. April Speed regarding treatment options for breast cancers, including cryotherapy. She shared what motivated her to enter the medical field as her chosen profession and how she is pleased to have brought her expertise in treating […] The post Cryotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia On this week’s episode with our partner, Medical Association of Georgia, MAG CEO, Donald Palmisano, Jr., joined me in studio. We hosted Jeff Fusile, the recently-appointed President for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. Jeff joined the company in the lead role, coming over from Anthem in November of […] The post Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Insurance Reimbursement This week’s show was part of our monthly series with MAG and we focused our conversation on legal issues around commercial insurance reimbursement for physicians. Former insurance commissioner for the state of GA, attorney, and expert on the subject, John Oxendine, joined me in the studio to talk about some important things physicians […] The post Insurance Reimbursement – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health Insurance Mergers On this week’s episode I continued my monthly series with Medical Association of Georgia. MAG CEO, Donald Palmisano, Jr., and MAG delegate from Bibb County, Dr. John Rogers joined me in studio to talk about the challenges and concerns arising from recently-proposed mergers between large health insurance companies that will significantly reduce […] The post Health Insurance Mergers – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Self Funded Insurance Plans On this week’s episode I sat down with Alan Conner, of Your Professional CFO. Alan is a tax and accounting expert who works with a wide range of companies and professionals, including physicians. I met Alan a few weeks ago in the hall of our office building. After learning about how […] The post Self Funded Insurance Plans – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Interventional Radiology We talked interventional radiology with Dr. John Lipman of Atlanta Interventional Institute on this week’s show. Interventional radiologists are radiologists who are trained to perform a wide array of procedures using various radiologic images to guide their work. In fact, as Dr. Lipman explained, it was interventional radiologists who invented the technology to […] The post Interventional Radiology – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Telemedicine We sat down with legal expert on healthcare matters, attorney, Sidney Welch, of the Polsinelli law firm on our monthly episode with Medical Association of Georgia. What is it? How is it utilized? And, what are the licensing, regulatory, and legal concerns around it? Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) has stressed that it is essential for […] The post Telemedicine – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Apex Animal Hospital On this episode I sat down with Dr. Kimberly Cary and her office manager, Jamie Cary. We talked about their rapidly-growing Austell animal hospital that has seen rapid expansion of their patient base due to referrals from happy clients. Kimberly explained there are numerous health issues that can be transmitted between humans […] The post Pet Health – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Clostridium Difficile On this week’s episode we talked about one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections: Clostridium Difficile, or “C. Diff.” I sat down with Dr. David Dickensheets, infectious disease specialist with Infectious Disease Services of Georgia in his Cumming, GA office. According to the CDC nearly half a million persons experienced a Clostridium difficile […] The post Clostridium Difficile – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Pre-diabetes This week I featured a long-time friend of the show, Dr. Ellie Campbell, of Campbell Family Medicine, located in Cumming, GA. We talked about a topic I am hopeful many of our followers will both listen to and share: Pre-diabetes. How many times have you gone for your annual check-up and been told, “Your […] The post Pre-diabetes – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

ICD-10 This week I continued my monthly series featuring experts from Medical Association of Georgia. Our conversation focused on the upcoming implementation of ICD-10 codes, which will significantly change how we document and are reimbursed for care provided to our patients. I sat down with Dr. James Dunnick, a former practicing cardiologist of over 25 […] The post ICD-10 – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Trauma Surgery On this episode of Top Docs Radio, I sat down with Dr. Doug Lundy, an orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics to talk about trauma surgery. Dr. Lundy shared the fact that he initially had plans to have a career in the military as an officer in the Army. We talked about the fact […] The post Trauma Surgery – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Dr. Priyah Rudolph On this episode of Top Docs Radio I hosted Dr. Priyah Rudolph, medical oncologist with Georgia Cancer Specialists. Dr. Rudolph practices in the Athens, GA office for the group and has expertise with several forms of cancer. She shared her poignant story about how she came to choose oncology as her specialty […] The post Dr. Priyah Rudolph – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Radiation Oncology On this week’s show I sat down with Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Chad Levitt. We talked about how he decided he wanted to go into radiation oncology as his chosen field of practice. He shared how he enjoyed the fact that the specialty allowed him to call on his liberal arts schooling, helping him […] The post Radiation Oncology – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits The phrase medical malpractice causes most people's pulse to quicken. For a physician being named in a medical malpractice case is one of the worst events in their life. This week we discussed medical malpractice in Georgia and how physicians can avoid it. For the past 23 years, Dan has specialized in representing physicians […] The post Medical Malpractice Lawsuits – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Ketan Patel DPM For 33 years Ankle & Foot Centers of Georgia has served the Atlanta community. Their nationally-renowned group of doctors specialize in the full spectrum of care for the lower extremity at 22 area locations across Metro Atlanta. As members of The Piedmont Clinic the group is noted for excellence in patient care […] The post Ketan Patel DPM – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Loving Arms Cancer Outreach Over the past year we’ve talked about cancer on several occasions. We have hosted physician panels, sharing how to prevent cancers and how they’re diagnosed, and treatment options patients have to choose from. We’ve also spoken with cancer survivors who have come on the share their stories about being diagnosed, and […] The post Loving Arms Cancer Outreach – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Health IT and Accelerating Innovation This week I sat down with experts from the healthcare IT sector. John Mamon is the CEO of mPoweredIT, an outsourced IT company that devotes expertise to the small to mid-sized medical practice, helping them manage their computer hardware, infrastructure, and software needs for far less than it typically costs […] The post Health IT and Accelerating Innovation – Top Docs Radio appeared first on Business RadioX ®.