Dr. Daniel H. Dahan is recognized as the nation’s leading expert authority on medical integration. He is the senior consultant for Consultants Of America, which manages over 1,250 offices in 45 states. He is also the author of The Ultimate You: 356 Ways You Can Improve Your Life; and has 52,000 daily listeners on his free “Daily Wisdom” podcasts. Learn more at www.dahan.com or send an email to drdahan@consultantsamerica.com.
Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.
Two closely related viruses of herpes simplex, HSV-1 and HSV-2, can infect the human body. HSV-1 mostly infects the gums and skin, although it can cause more serious infection in the brain. HSV-2 mostly infects around the genital area. Infection with the virus can be unsightly and painful, especially for HSV-2.
What’s the simplest way to ensure prompt payment for your claims? Ensure that the insurance payer has no reason to deny them. Submitting a “clean claim” from the start can have a more significant impact on your net collections than any other step in your billing workflow. Net collections and accounts receivable (AR) can improve significantly when claims are clean from the start.
