Physicians – Page 31 – Healthy Skeptic

Jun 24 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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New report finds while most specialists continued to receive higher overall compensation than their primary care counterparts, some specialists reported flat or falling compensation

Jun 24 2010

Bloomberg

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Hospitals will be required to reduce physician interns’ working hours and be inspected yearly to ensure the first-year doctors are properly supervised and getting enough time off

Jun 24 2010

AMA Rates Health Plans

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The American Medical Association does an annual survey of claims processing and payment practices by large health plans. The AMA's interpretation of the results needs to be taken with a…

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Jun 22 2010

New York Times

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Geisinger now pays the salaries of extra nurses in doctors’ offices to help patients with chronic diseases stay on top of their conditions – WellPoint, Aetna and Cigna are also flirting with the concept

Jun 18 2010

The Hill

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Tax Extender Bill – “They live in a delusional world — they lost their minds,” said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).

Jun 18 2010

The Hill

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The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee reached agreement this evening on a six-month Medicare “doc fix”

Jun 17 2010

Early Medical Home Demo Evidence Not So Great

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The medical home is one of the hot concepts which is supposed to improve quality and lower costs. Many demonstrations are under way. A special issue of the Annals of…

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Jun 17 2010

New York Times

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When Congress aims to reduce Medicare spending, lawmakers often rely on cutting the prices they pay doctors and hospitals – but a new study shows how that approach may have limited success

Jun 17 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Today’s graduate medical education system needs to do more to prepare physicians to make a mark on delivery and payment system reform and to increase the value of healthcare.

Jun 16 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Doctors across the country find themselves – once again – putting their Medicare claims on hold while they wait for Congress to take action.

Jun 15 2010

Washington Post

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One in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged, the American Medical Association reported Monday

Jun 15 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Physicians worried about the 21% cut in Medicare and TRICARE payments that started June 1 were the subject Saturday of President Obama’s weekly address in which he called for “permanently reforming” the way physicians are paid

Jun 15 2010

Retainer Services for Uninsured Persons

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Physicians are experimenting with retainer-like payments for uninsured patients. It appears that this may be attractive to many uninsured persons and may allow physicians to accrue more revenue than they…

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Jun 14 2010

Washington Post

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Overlooked in the conversation since the passage of the health-care law is a particular group of boomers: doctors and nurses who are itching to call it quits

Jun 11 2010

New York Times

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When a doctor recommends a test or a procedure, most patients simply go where the doctor tells them to go. Even if a patient does want to comparison-shop, there is no easy way to obtain complete and useful information

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