Erik Williams, COOOct 20, 20201 minIt's Flu Shot Time!!With all of the concern around the COVID-19 virus, it's difficult to remember that flu is still a major risk this time of year. And now...
Ronnie Shalev, MDOct 16, 20192 minHow To Spot Errors In Your Medical BillUnderstanding your health insurance bill can help save money and catch errors. A recent NerdWallet analysis of 2013 hospital audits by...
Ronnie Shalev, MDOct 3, 20192 minUnderstanding Your Medical BillNothing creates more anxiety than getting a medical bill in the mail. Medical bills are notoriously difficult to make sense of and to...
Ronnie Shalev, MDSep 26, 20192 minDanger! Vaping can cause serious lung injuryThere has been a recent outbreak of vaping-related injuries and deaths in the last several weeks. Over 530 cases of severe respiratory...
Ronnie Shalev, MDSep 19, 20192 minSuicide Prevention Awareness MonthMental illness touches millions of lives on a daily basis. 20% of adults will experience some form of mental illness, have suicidal...
Ronnie Shalev, MDSep 11, 20194 minPart 2 Series: Billing questions you should ask before having a procedureAsking the right billing questions ahead of a procedure can save you from getting a surprise medical bill!
Ronnie Shalev, MDSep 6, 20195 minPart 1 Series: What questions should I ask before having a procedure or surgery?Many of us have seen a specialist and been told that we need a procedure or a surgery to fix a medical problem. After the shock wears...
Ronnie Shalev, MDAug 28, 20193 minUS Medical Tourism Can Save Money on Healthcare Have you ever considered leaving the city or the state in order to have surgery? When most people find out that they need surgery, they...
Ronnie Shalev, MDAug 23, 20192 minBundled Payments Save Money on HealthcareBundled payments save money on healthcare.
Ronnie Shalev, MDAug 15, 20193 minIs Your Medicine Cabinet Stocked With The Right Supplies?From my experience in working in the ER, most people don’t have the basics in their medicine cabinets. There are some very important...
Ronnie Shalev, MDAug 8, 20192 minAmbulance Rides are Expensive!Did you know that one ambulance bill could be financially devastating? I have reviewed patients' bills for short ambulance rides that...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJul 31, 20192 minSummer Safety: Which Sunscreen Should I Use?With summer time activities in full gear, you should be stocking up on the most important thing...sunscreen. Although sunscreen should be...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJul 24, 20192 minPharmacy Benefit Managers: Basics 101 Have you ever wondered why certain drugs have a different price at one pharmacy versus another? Ever heard about a pharmacy benefit...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJul 18, 20192 minIs this a Medical Emergency?As an ER doc I often wonder “why did this patient come to the ER?” I see patients that come at 4am for a week long cough. Why? Or I see a...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJul 11, 20192 minTelemedicine-Expanding Access to Care at an Affordable PriceDid you know you could ask a doctor a medical question from your living room? Yes! You could be sitting in your pajamas in the middle of...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJun 24, 20192 minSummer Safety: Drowning Prevention What do Granger Smith and Bode Miller have in common? Unfortunately, their commonality is a sad one...both celebrities lost a child to...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJun 21, 20192 minSummer Safety: Preventing Heat Exhaustion Working in the ER over the summer months in Texas, I see many patients with some variant of heat exhaustion. Most people associate heat...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJun 13, 20192 minWhat is Direct Primary Care?As healthcare in America has become more corporatized, physicians have suffered an incredible burden. They have more administrative work...
Ronnie Shalev, MDJun 5, 20192 minSummer Safety Series: Mosquito PreventionSummer is here and so are the mosquitoes! Mosquitos are not just annoying but they are potentially dangerous insects that carry multiple...
Ronnie Shalev, MDMay 30, 20193 minPaying with cash could save you money! Did you know that you can save money on healthcare by paying cash and not using your health insurance? Most people don’t know that they...