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• Future of online admissions. I'd like to create a virtual registration
process. Imagine if patients could complete their medical history online, enter-
ing all demographic and insurance information. Insurance verification would
occur behind the scenes and communications would be sent to patients with
their expected deductible and/or coinsurance. They'd then be prompted to
either make a payment or set up a payment plan electronically. All of the other
forms that we ask patients to sign or acknowledge on the day of surgery would
be reviewed and acknowledged online. Mobile messages would direct patients
as to what actions they need to take and when, and would tell them when to
K I C K E R
New Orleans is credited with creating the sweet sound of the
soulful south, so there's no wonder the city teems with live jazz
performers. A few spots worth checking out:
• Preservation Hall in the French Quarter (
preservationhall.com
)
is jazz's mecca and the epicenter of the Crescent City's music
scene. The distinctive sounds of Mardi Gras and funeral dirges
filter through the heavy night air. New Orleans jazz legend Louis
Armstrong once said, "Preservation Hall. Now that's where
you'll find all of the greats." It's where a young Harry Connick
Jr. tickled the ivories before fame and fortune made him a household name. The hall doesn't
serve food or drink, just straight jazz during 3 nightly shows at 8:15 p.m., 9:15 p.m. and 10:15
p.m.
• The Spotted Cat Music Club (
spottedcatmusicclub.com
) sits on the famed two-block
stretch of Frenchmen Street, where jazz lovers stroll to the sweet blasts of top hometown
musicians.
• While second-lining between the French Quarter and Frenchmen, bop into the Balcony
Music Club (
frenchmenstreetlive.com/the-balcony-music-club
) for an eclectic mix of
local brass sound. Or maybe you want to improvise your way through the night like the
city's underground stars, following your ear to create your own magical night of music.
Experience the Birthplace of Jazz
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