Leadership is often portrayed as the ability to inspire others, make decisions, and confidently lead from the front. We celebrate leaders who take charge, create vision, and influence those around them. But there’s a leadership truth we don’t discuss nearly enough: The best leaders are also exceptional followers. Some people view leadership and followership as … Read more
One of the greatest challenges in healthcare compliance is understanding that not all guidance carries the same legal or regulatory weight. Too often, coding discussions become debates over what a particular article, webinar, payer bulletin, or educational publication says, rather than recognizing where that information fits within the broader framework of coding authority. For compliance … Read more
Over the past few years, the workplace has gone through a significant shift. Expectations around service, work ethic, and professional relationships are not what they used to be, and for many of us, that shift has required a reset in how we think about work. For a long time, the foundation was clear. You worked … Read more
JM Jennifer McNamara CEO, Healthcare Inspired LLC | May 2026 During May Mental Health Month, healthcare organizations ask important questions about their staff, patients, and communities. But one question often goes unanswered: who is checking on the physicians who are holding so much of this system together? They Are Carrying More Than Patient Care Physicians … Read more
When did leadership become optional and employee preference become policy? Remote work gave employees more flexibility. It did not make them the ones in charge. Somewhere along the way, too many employers stopped leading and started reacting. They got so afraid of losing people that they began treating every employee preference like a business requirement. … Read more
From the specialty side, I see the same problem again and again: modern Western medicine still treats the mind and body as if they belong in different conversations. Patients do not come to us that way. They come with pain shaped by anxiety, recovery slowed by depression, chronic disease affected by stress, and treatment plans … Read more
Most of us have heard someone say, “My workplace is toxic.” But lately a new term has been entering the conversation: workplace mobbing. Unlike a single difficult boss or coworker, mobbing describes a pattern of collective bullying when multiple people repeatedly target one employee with criticism, exclusion, rumors, or sabotage. The term was first used … Read more
Providers often ask whether they can bypass Medicare rules and charge patients cash instead of billing Medicare. While the idea may sound straightforward, the reality is heavily regulated. Understanding the differences between participating, non-participating, opted-out status, and statutory exclusions is essential to staying compliant. Medicare Enrollment Follows the Provider Medicare enrollment is tied to the … Read more
In December 2016, Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255) to accelerate medical research, streamline FDA approvals, expand mental-health services, and establish robust health-IT interoperability standards. Now fully in force, the Act has delivered more than $6 billion in NIH funding and introduced requirements designed to eliminate “information blocking” among certified electronic … Read more
When a patient undergoes surgery with a 90-day global period, the timeline includes the day before surgery, the day of surgery, and the 90 days following the procedure. This creates 92 days within which the global surgical package applies. For example, if surgery is performed on March 3rd, the global period would begin on March … Read more