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NewsCMS says doctors earned $16.7M on P4P demo
You've gotta love it when CMS gives out money above and beyond the usual reimbursement rates--and it's even better when the bonuses involved work out for pretty much everyone involved. That's the Read more...
GA doctors sue state for access to contract terms
For the last few years, a group of physicians has been working to force the health insurer administering Georgia's state employee health benefits plan to disclose what it pays physicians around the Read more...
CoxHealth to pay $60M to settle with feds
Springfield, MO-based health system CoxHealth has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve a myriad of charges related to its financial relationships with referring physicians and its Medicare billing Read more...
Case study: Kaiser physicians go on sales calls
It's not often that prospective health plan members get pitched directly by a physician. But at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, that's exactly what's happening. The HMO has launched a program under which Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Tool calculates ROI on quality programs; Doctors resist e-mailing patients; and much more...
> A new tool could help health plans and providers demonstrate the return on investment from quality improvement. Read more...
Trend: Medical prices set to jump again
While medical prices fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2007, observers say that health costs likely will shoot up again, soon. According to an article in the journal Health Affairs by author Read more...
Cigna pays for more retail clinic services
Cigna has expanded the number of retail clinics for which it will reimburse services, making it more likely that its peers will add such clinics to their provider list. The health plan already Read more...
MD groups struggle with Medicare incentive goals
It looks like the initial stages of a new CMS demonstration project have turned out to be something of a disappointment. In April 2005, CMS began offering annual bonuses to 10 physician groups if Read more...
Case study:Hospital creates patient-sharing network
If you're a provider in the Boston suburbs, you stand a chance of losing your patients to the high-prestige hospitals and specialists found in the city--which houses, among other institutions, Read more...
Study: CMO compensation up in 2006
Total pay for chief medical officers was up across the board in 2006, though modestly within medical groups, hospitals and integrated health systems, according to a new study. CMOs with managed care Read more...
| Press ReleasesLouisiana Health Care Practitioners Selects ChartLogic EHR for 4 Rural Health ClinicsSALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ChartLogic, a leading provider of EHR solutions to small and mid-sized medical groups, announced today that Louisiana Health Care Practitioners has selected the Read more >> Abrazo Health Care Implements Aegis Health Group’s Physician Relationship Management SolutionPHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Abrazo Health Care, part of Nashville-based Vanguard Health System, has engaged Aegis Health Group to establish a physician relationship management program. One of Read more >> MEDNAX Expands Credit Facility to $500 Million and Extends Through 2016FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), the national medical group specializing in neonatal, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology, other pediatric subspecialties and Read more >> CapitalCare Medical Group Chooses OptimizeHIT Software for Physician and Clinician Electronic Health Records (EHR) TraininImplementHIT flagship product to help enable rapid adoption and meaningful use to nearly 300 doctors and clinicians NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ImplementHIT announced today an agreement to provide Read more >> MEDNAX 2011 Third Quarter Conference Call/Webcast Scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, 2011FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE:MD), will host an investor conference call and Webcast on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss results from Read more >> |
