Abby Norman

My name is Abby Norman and I am a healthcare blogger. With over 10 years of experience in the medical field, I have developed a passion for helping others understand the complexities of healthcare.
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Addressing Medicare Cuts

Yesterday, the house made a fascinating bipartisan decision to repeal the current…

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Strategies for Payer Negotiation

“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear…

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Top 5 Facts About CPPA Accreditation

The changes to the healthcare model in the US necessitates a change…

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How to Recover from a HIPAA Breach

If you find yourself in the midst of a HIPAA breach, your…

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The Real Cost of Specialty Pharmacy

The Buzz About Specialty PharmacyIf you’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about…

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The Real Cost of Data Breaches

Industry Spends Over $6B Annually on Data BreachesIn the wake of the…

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Helping Patients Quantify Their Health Data: The Quantified Self Movement

The Quantified Self MovementThe Quantified Self Movement was started back in 2007…

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6 Ways You Might Be Unwittingly Making a HIPAA Violation

Patient Privacy + HIPAAWith all this talk about making patient records more…

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How to Engage Physicians with the New ACO Benefits

Doctors and ACO Benefits, “What’s in it for me?”While the myriad ways…

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The Most Important Quality Improvement Measure: Patient Follow-Up

Key Metric: Patient Follow-UpOne of the biggest misconceptions in medicine right now,…

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