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NewsMGMA 2009: Social media plays larger role at '09 conference
Social media has gradually become more and more important to the healthcare world, spawning conferences of its own such as last week's Health 2.0 get-together in San Francisco. Though technologies Read more...
MGMA 2009: Facing down the reform question mark
This year at MGMA, practice managers and physicians are coming together at a very tense time--a time when, in theory, Congress may be fixing to stand the industry on its head. Medical groups are Read more...
Doctor-owned facilities at turning point
Over the next several months, I'm going to be watching the market closely to see how doctor-owned facilities do. On the one hand, they have a track record of profitability, but on the other, there's Read more...
Study: Physicians turn to hospitals for help
An AHA study has found that physicians are turning to hospitals for help as they struggle with financial burdens and lowered incomes. The study, which surveyed 736 hospital chief executives, found Read more...
Long-held hard feelings undermine physician-hospital relationships
You know, you look at the history of relationships between hospitals and physicians, and you begin to think that hospitals are from Mars and medical practices are from Venus--or maybe from Cleveland, Read more...
CA group announces 2007 P4P results
California healthcare group Integrated Healthcare Association has announced the 2007 pay-for-performance program results and performance award winners. The IHA found that clinical quality and Read more...
Hospital, MD hiring continues
Hospitals and medical groups continued to add to their employee rolls last month, unlike many companies in other sectors of the troubled U.S. economy. Hospital employment grew 0.1 percent in Read more...
Big questions face doctors at MGMA meeting
As will some of you, I'll be attending the upcoming Medical Group Management Meeting this October 19th through the 22nd in San Diego. Those who have attended the show know that it's big, busy and Read more...
Catch me at HFMA ANI 2008
Folks, I'm excited to say that next week I'll be attending the Healthcare Financial Management Association's HFMA ANI Read more...
Study: Patients don't typically use online ratings
Though physicians fear that their business will be adversely affected by off-the-cuff online ratings, few patients actually make use of such ratings, according to new research. A Harris Interactive 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 >> Archimedes, Inc. Partners with Minnesota Health System to Deploy Individualized Guidelines and Outcomes (IndiGO) Platform– IndiGO Program Underway at Fairview Health Services – SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Archimedes Inc., a healthcare modeling company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Read more >> President of CHOICE Administrators Exchange Solutions to be Key Presenter at “Building the Exchanges: Seeking the RiORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kevin Counihan, president of CHOICE Administrators Exchange Solutions, will be a key presenter at an October 27 webinar discussing the development and nature of Read more >> athenahealth Launches VaccineViewSM; Reveals that Pediatricians are Reimbursed Below the Full Costs of Certain Vacci--- Under-reimbursement for costs of vaccinations is straining physician practices; potential public health threat looms as vaccines account for 20-30% of pediatric practice expenses WATERTOWN, Read more >> John Muir Health Included in CalPERS 2012 NetValue HMO NetworkWALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- John Muir Health’s non-profit medical group, the John Muir Physician Network, is now participating in Blue Shield of California’s (Blue Shield) CalPERS Read more >> |
