SK&A Blog

Mary Waldron
Marketing Manager, Copy & Video Production, SK&A

by Mary Waldron
April 30, 2013

With a continued dedication to healthcare data quality, SK&A had its primary databases validated by third-party auditor BPA Worldwide for the 17^th consecutive year. BPA Worldwide is the global standard for verified audience data and media knowledge. The company verified SK&A’s Office-Based Physician, Hospital and Pharmacy databases last January with results available now. 

Mary Waldron
Marketing Manager, Copy & Video Production, SK&A

by Mary Waldron
April 18, 2013

In the Physicians Practice 2013 Staff Salary Survey, responses from a sample size of medical offices suggest that roughly 60 percent of practices have halted hiring or reduced their staffs within the last five years.

Patty Evans
Account Executive, SK&A

by Patty Evans
March 26, 2013

They are the things that go bump in the night; yes…IT goblins and ghouls. According to iHealthBeat, well over a quarter of healthcare CIOs list their top concern as EHR implementation, and it makes them quiver in their beds.

Mary Waldron
Marketing Manager, Copy & Video Production, SK&A

by Mary Waldron
March 21, 2013

There’s been a lot of news lately about physicians ditching their private practices to bask in the security of large healthcare systems, and it seems that the trend is on the rise.

Mary Waldron
Marketing Manager, Copy & Video Production, SK&A

by Mary Waldron
February 27, 2013

Now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally issued the long-awaited final regulations for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, what’s next? Starting August 1, 2013, companies will have to report all “payments and other transfers of value” made to healthcare providers to the government. While pharmaceutical and medical device companies are working feverishly to get their aggregate spend and disclosure solutions in place for the deadline, what are doctors planning?