The On-the-Job MBA: A Surgeon Decodes Healthcare's Money

Insure the Engine: Why Your Income Needs Coverage

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161473/fan_mail/new] Aaron Brooker, a physician disability insurance specialist at LeverageRx, makes the case that income is the vehicle driving everything else you own. He breaks down own-occupation and partial-disability coverage, the exclusions that ambush residents, and the riders that quietly determine a policy's worth. A practical guide to protecting the one asset most professionals overlook until it is too late. LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-brooker-dia-dif-777911184/] See More ChalkTalkJim Episodes [https://jfjordan.com/chalktalkjim/]

The On-the-Job MBA: A Surgeon Decodes Healthcare's Money

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161473/fan_mail/new] Dr. Erica Urquhart spent a decade running a private orthopedic practice before going to business school, and by the time she got there, she had already earned what she calls an on-the-job MBA. In this episode, she walks through how physicians are forced to learn reimbursement by trial, why algorithmic denials are quietly reshaping practice income, and what patients can do to follow the money in their own care.  LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-roweurquhart/] See More ChalkTalkJim Episodes [https://jfjordan.com/chalktalkjim/]

Why Your Eyes Are Drying Out in the Screen Age

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161473/fan_mail/new] Dr. Pam Theriot, an optometrist and dry eye specialist, explains how the modern screen habit is quietly damaging our eyes. She breaks down why blink rate collapses from 21 times a minute to just 7 when we stare at a display, how the oil glands in our eyelids atrophy over time, and what every screen user can start doing today to protect their long-term vision. LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamtheriot/] Website [https://www.pamtheriot.com/] See More ChalkTalkJim Episodes [https://jfjordan.com/chalktalkjim/]

You Can Own a Patent and Still Get Sued

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161473/fan_mail/new] Patent attorney James Gourley walks through three IP concepts that trip up healthcare innovators: the first-to-file system that rewards speed over invention dates, the freedom-to-operate opinion that protects you from willful infringement damages, and the one-year disclosure clock that has killed more patents than any examiner ever has. Practical guidance for medical device, biopharma, and digital health teams. Website [https://www.caglaw.com/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgourley/] See More ChalkTalkJim Episodes [https://jfjordan.com/chalktalkjim/]

We Only Get Paid If Patients Get Well

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2161473/fan_mail/new] Cooper Zelnick of Groups Recover Together explains how an outpatient model built around small-group community and value-based contracts is reshaping addiction care. He walks through the pivot from cash pay to insurance, the metrics that matter to payers, and why getting paid only when patients get well unlocks the workforce investment that drives industry-leading outcomes. Telephone: 888-858-1723 Website [https://joingroups.com/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-zelnick-30124254/] See More ChalkTalkJim Episodes [https://jfjordan.com/chalktalkjim/]