Physicians – Page 30 – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 28 2010

LA Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Spurred in part by the law, many independent providers across the country are racing to mold themselves into the kind of coordinated teams held up as models for improving care.

Jul 27 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The number of physicians in California has been increasing faster than the state’s population, but not as fast as the state needs, especially as both state and federal legislation strive to increase the number of people who receive healthcare services.

Jul 26 2010

Urban Institute

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Urban Institute: How will physicians be affected by health care reform?

Jul 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Under current procedures, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pay for more than 7,000 types of physician services, identified in codes developed by the American Medical Association. But the term “complicated conversations” doesn’t apparently come up.

Jul 20 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Upset about the federal government’s elimination of pay for specialty consultations, about one in five physicians has eliminated or cut back on accepting new Medicare patients

Jul 20 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The nation’s healthcare system has four overarching goals: wellness, high-quality care, access to care, and a stable health system. Most healthcare providers wouldn’t argue, however, that there’s a fifth goal— getting paid fairly for the care that’s given

Jul 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Many worry there won’t be enough physicians to care for the estimated 30 million more patients who will be insured under the health law passed earlier this year. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates a shortage that could reach 150,000 doctors by 2025

Jul 14 2010

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

$96 million in grants will be doled out by the Department of Health and Human Services on July 1 to hundreds of health-profession programs at colleges and universities nationwide

Jul 12 2010

Politico

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Months after delivering its crucial endorsement of the health care overhaul, the American Medical Association has found itself with fewer friends on Capitol Hill and more critics questioning its lobbying savvy

Jul 09 2010

next.gov

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A new study by the Heritage Foundation aims to point out that federal workers are paid 30 to 40 percent higher than their private sector counterparts.

Jul 07 2010

Physicians and Defensive Medicine

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

One approach to lowering health care spending is to lower the costs of doing business for providers. One big item in those costs is malpractice insurance. Cutting malpractice costs could…

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Jul 02 2010

Leapfrog Group

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

LeapFrog Group: Computer physician order entry systems (CPOES) can potentially miss half of routine medication orders and one third of potentially fatal medication orders

Jun 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Congress approved on Thursday a bill that averts for six months a planned reduction in fees paid to doctors who treat Medicare patients. The House voted 417-1 to pass the measure, a week after the Senate confirmed it unanimously.

Jun 24 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Physicians who want to communicate more easily with their patients—but aren’t ready to open up an IT business in their back office—are turning to online solutions.

Jun 24 2010

New York Times

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The University of Michigan Medical School has become the first to decide that it will no longer take any money from drug and device makers to pay for doctor’s coursework doctors

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