medical practices
Hospitals, practices using locum tenens physicians more often
In what some deem a troubling sign that the primary care physician shortage is getting worse, a growing number of hospitals and practices are working through temp agencies to get their staffing needs... Read more...
Case study: NY health plan, group test 'medical home' model
While there's much discussion of the "medical home" model at industry meet-ups, few health plans have gotten to the point where they're actually putting their money where their mouth is. Albany,... Read more...
Judge overturns GA's medical malpractice damages limit
A Georgia judge has struck down the state's cap on monetary awards in medical practices, a move that could remake the state's 2005 tort reform law. The judge held that the state's $350,000 cap on... Read more...
Trend: More free-standing EDs opening
In recent years, the number of freestanding emergency departments has grown dramatically, climbing 23 percent from 2005 to 2006, according to the American Hospital Association. These EDs treat many... Read more...
Trend: States try to counter pharma drug marketing
As we reported last year, a small but growing number of advocates have begun working to provide their own brand of drug education to doctors--without the sales message that pharmaceutical companies... Read more...
Illinois AG re-files medical practices suit
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has re-filed an antitrust lawsuit which claims that two medical practices conspired to reject new Medicaid patients. The suit previously had been tossed out by... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Would IOM clinical guidelines be killed by politics?
While many observers are praising the Institute of Medicine's proposal that the U.S. develop a central, national initiative for determining best medical practices, they're also raising some... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Tenet signs BC of Calif. contract; Analyst predict WellCare sale; and much more...
> Tenet has struck a multi-year contract with Blue Cross of California covering 16 California hospitals. Read more...
Medical practices get the squeeze in '08
If you're a physician-businessperson, it's looking like 2008 is going to be a particularly tricky year to navigate. Not only will physicians face a 10.1 percent Medicare cut, Medicare may also cut... Read more...
Study:MD overbooking can help bottom line
On the surface, it sounds counterintuitive, but apparently medical practices that overbook patients have some operational advantages. A new study suggests that if they handle things right, clinics... Read more...
