News Releases


   Savvy Medicine President authors 'An American Journey: Life Lessons for parents of immigrant children' To see book cover click: here.

         December 2011

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Part time surgeons paper" .          October 2011

   Savvy Medicine President speaks June 16th 2011 on "Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? An Overview of Physician Alignment Trend" .         

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Physician Hospital Integration" .          April 2010

   Savvy Medicine President moderates panel on 'Healthcare Reform & your practice' at the Medical Center of Newark, Ohio on June 23rd 2010         

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Physician Hospital Integration" .          April 2010

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Diversity in Vascular Surgery: Adapting to America's New Face " .         

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Revenue Cycle" .          November 15th, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President co-authors "Coming shortage of surgeons" .          September 24th, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President publishes. "Medicare Primer". "here" .          September 1st, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President publishes "'Marketing Strategies". "here" .          September 1st, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President co-authoring "The coming shortage of surgeons: Why they are disappearing and what we can do about it" "> here.


        

   Savvy Medicine President presentation at at the American Surgical Association April 23rd, 2009. "The Estimated Cost of Training the Future Surgical Workforce". "is here" .          April 28th, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President hosts and moderates SERMO discussion board
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         February 4th, 2009

   Savvy Medicine President in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch on shortage of Surgeons
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         January 22nd , 2009

   Savvy Medicine President publishes in Physicians Practice in July/August 2008 issue on
'What went wrong.........' here
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         July 13th, 2008

   Savvy Medicine President publishes paper on Specialty Hospitals in "Surgery" May 2008 issue
         May 10th, 2008

To read abstract click: here.



   Savvy Medicine President publishes letter to the editor in Modern Healthcare responding to Ingenix possible price fixing
         March 17th, 2008

To read letter click: here.



   Savvy Medicine President publishes new article in Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
         February 9th, 2008

Savvy Medicine's President publishes article on "Physician as Hospital Chief Executive Officer" . To read article follow link: Physician as Hospital CEO.





   Savvy Medicine President speaks on "After all tomorrow is another day. An optimistic view for physicians"
         January 21st, 2008

Bhagwan Satiani MD, MBA, FACHE Professor of Clinical Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Invited speaker at Clark County Medical Society, Springfield, Ohio Monday, January 21st, 2008 at 6.30 p.m. Topic: "After all tomorrow is another day. An optimistic view for physicians"




   Savvy Medicine President speaks in Houston on Stark, Anti-kickback & Anti-trust Law
         October 20th, 2007

Bhagwan Satiani MD, MBA Professor of Clinical Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Invited speaker at Indian Doctors Association Saturday, October 20th, 2007 at 6.30 p.m. Topic: Anti-kickback, Anti-trust, Changes in Stark Law



   MGMA publishes Savvy Medicine 3-Volume Set "The Smarter Physician"
         October, 2007

2007 - The MGMA has publishes Savvy Medicine's three-volume set of books under the title of "The Smarter Physician". Please contact the MGMA to purchase a copy of this for yourself, your residents or physician-family member at The Smarter Physician. . The books are also available at websites such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble
The Smarter Physician Series is an exceptional addition to any physician’s library. The three-volume set presents need-to-know information about your practice, legal, reimbursement and personal finance topics in a clear, comprehensive manner, and offers extra value through an array of helpful appendices and additional resources in an accompanying CD.
The book is a 3 volume set for physicians. PROMOTION CODE : SAT07RF00 (zeros not o) Follow links for each volume and MGMA website for 20% discount pricing for all 3 volumes

VOLUME 1
Individual & corporate taxation, Tax status of hospitals, ABC’s of human resources, Understanding and negotiating physician employment contracts, Joining and leaving a practice What is a practice worth?, Successful Physician-hospital relationships, Leadership challenges for physicians, The malpractice process, NP Data Bank & buying malpractice insurance Gain sharing, Ethical guidelines in dealing with pharmaceuticals & vendors, Stark and anti-kickback laws, The Whistle-Blower Act
To purchase this volume follow link: The Smarter Physician Volume 1.

Volume 2
The private health insurance system , How Medicare works , The resource-based relative value system, getting paid, coding, billing, , The revenue cycle Financial statements and financial decisions, Physician compensation , Pay for performance, Cost/volume/profit analysis
To purchase this volume follow link: The Smarter Physician Volume 2.

Volume 3
Financial planning, Investments: Stocks, bonds, diversification, asset allocation, risk, fees , Asset correlation, Retirement planning Life & disability insurance, Estate planning, educational saving accounts, , Managing your life, time and career
To purchase this volume follow link: The Smarter Physician Volume 3.

   Topic: "After all tomorrow is another day. An optimistic view for physicians"
         Speaker at Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, September 20th, 2007, 7 a.m.


   Savvy Medicine President speaks in Phoenix on Pay for performance
         June 6th, 2007

Bhagwan Satiani MD, MBA Professor of Clinical Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Was the invited speaker at Grand Rounds, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency Program Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 7 a.m. Topic: Pay for performance: what the fuss is all about



   Savvy Medicine President Speaks in Houston
         April 28, 2007

Savvy Medicine's President spoke on the topics of Pay-For-Performance and Stark Law to the Indian Doctors Association of Houston (TX).





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