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NewsHospitals invest in employing MDs, but stakeholders question value
Staffing your health system with fully employed physicians should ultimately improve coordination of care, and perhaps boost overall quality…right? Not so fast, according to survey results Read more...
Report: Five medical home recommendations for states
The "medical home" concept is all the rage these days, as many health leaders believe that it can cut costs and improve patient management. The question, however, is what model works best, as the Read more...
Trend: Arizona providers de-installing electronic medical records
Here at FierceHealthcare, we tend to leave the bits and bytes stuff to our sister publication FierceHealthIT. But we thought the following story was important enough that you might want to hear about Read more...
Readers respond: Non-profit hospitals the wrong target
Recently, I wrote an editorial suggesting that maybe the not-for-profit hospital model was getting outmoded. At the very least, after all, it's clear that it's getting tougher for legislators, 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...
CMS 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...
Medical testing board to offer doctor of nursing certification
Starting in the fall, doctor of nursing practice graduates will be able to take a certification test that proponents predict should become the standard for DNPs. The test, which is being developed by Read more...
CT restricts use of 'silent PPOs'
Connecticut's legislature has joined a growing trend by adopting measures setting limits on insurers' practices of renting access to physician networks, taking a fee from the renting party while Read more...
Louisiana MDs win legal battle over patient record disclosure
A group of Louisiana physicians have won their battle to keep their patients' records out of the hands of a pharmaceutical company--though they may face future challenges on the issue. The dispute Read more...
Lack of PA reform bill leads to higher med mal costs
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) is taking a unique tack on healthcare reform--one which, in essence, holds doctors hostage. He's telling the state's physicians that until there's an agreement on Read more...
| Press ReleasesSix California Physician Groups Selected As Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations by Department of Health and Human ServiCalifornia leads the nation in innovative healthcare initiative LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) announced today that US Department of Health and Read more >> Consolidation of Physician Group within Health Systems to Lead to Access Barriers for Pharmaceutical RepresentativesMemphis, TN Market Overview Now Available from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports Read more >> In Face of JCAHO Ban of Physician Texting, TigerText Says, “Yes You Can”TigerText Will Protect PHI While Enhancing Patient Care LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which provides accreditation for more Read more >> IO Announces Contract with the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, NantWorks LLC and National LambdaRailPHOENIX, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IO, the leading provider of next-generation modular data center technology and services, announced today that it has been awarded a contract with the Chan Read more >> Orion HealthCorp Gets High Marks From ClientsMedical billing and practice management service provider's annual client survey shows Orion HealthCorp clients satisfied nationwideATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion HealthCorp, Inc., a Read more >> |
