GPO membership: It’s more than just product discounts
Authored by Cornerstone Partners GPO Managing rising drug costs, declining reimbursements and the pressure to demonstrate improved outcomes: the pressures...
Surprise Eggs
From our NORM Healthy Manager... Hi Everyone! I hope everyone had a hoppin’ Easter and a happy Passover that was...
Artist and RA: NORM Board Member, Shari Wilson and Raoul Dufy
Aimed Alliance
Aimed Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to protect and enhance the rights of health care consumers and...
Spring into Action
From our NORM Healthy Manager: We have finally made it through the winter. Some of us endured a cold winter,...
Artist and RA: NORM President Andrea Zlatkus and Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I have admired Renoir for many years. I would visit the Philadelphia Art Museum where his works caught my eye and spoke to me, as I have always...
Love yourself!
From our NORM Healthy Manager: Welcome back to the blog! Ah, Valentine’s Day...some might say it’s just another holiday to...
Artist and RA: NORM Board Member, Melanie Scott and Paul Klee
Because I am German myself I thought it would great to be able to introduce everybody to Paul Klee, a...
New year, new you? I don’t think so!
Ahh, New Year’s Resolutions. I can’t tell you how many times I hear them as a trainer. From my own...
Artist and RA: NORM Communications Specialist Ginny Inman and Gaudí
Check it out! Gaudí's Casa Mila with the helmets on the roof. All photos courtesy of Ginny Inman.
Dedicated December Challenge #1
- As a speaker at the first ad hoc meeting of rheumatology practice managers gathered in a single small room at its infancy a decade ago, I’m amazed to see how NORM has blossomed into a high energy organization of depth and professional meetings with parallel break-out symposia between plenary sessions. NORM has truly come of age. This is where the “business” of rheumatology gets learned. The ”guildmanship” for rheumatology practice management is now strong.- Paul H. Caldron, DO, FACP, FACR, MBA, Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates
- In a time of demanding changes in the management of medical practices in the US, NORM has been a lifesaver to the community of Rheumatology practices. NORM has allowed our practice to stay ahead of the many demands of CMS and others payors and has ensured that our practice remains cognizant of new issues that arise in HIPPA compliance, human resources and medical billing to name a few. Sending our Practice Manager to NORM's conferences has been cost-effective and beneficial to our practice because she returns to our office with an abundance of information that otherwise would have taken months to compile. Every Rheumatology practice that wishes to stay on top of emerging issues in practice management should consider sending a member of their staff to NORM's conference.- Michael S. Rosen M.D., Chester County Rheumatology PC
- Thanks to all those wonderful people in the NORM Network who respond to emails, offering their advice, experience, time, and support ... I haven't even been a member a full year yet and I am amazed at the dedication of everyone who responds to helping via emails and the NORM Organization itself! I have barely had a chance to explore the resources and I have yet to really dive into requests for help still I am silently learning so much and do occasionally offer what I can! Thank you all!- Cheryl Piambino, Kenneth E. Bresky, DO