Every one of us feels a high level of anxiety when we are made to wait. In grocery stores, we jockey back and forth to the line we perceive is moving the fastest and easily get frustrated when we choose the “wrong” line. When driving, we will swerve across multiple lanes of traffic to avoid a line at a toll booth or ...
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There’s certainly a lot of buzz surrounding the word “holistic” in the field of medicine lately. For the purposes of what I am talking about in this article, I assume that all, or at least most, doctors take a holistic approach to medicine. Meaning that they can think across many of the body’s systems, understanding how one condition or component affects the others, and considering each aspect of a patient’s ...
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I just received a Groupon for dental services. I have seen Groupon’s in the past for medical services and I can’t figure out how selling medical services via a social coupon (the generic name for Groupon like sites) is legal. This is dangerous, uncharted territory. Consult your attorney before running a Groupon.
As I run practices in New York, I will focus on the their statutes. New York has some of ...
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