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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...
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...
Errors force BCBS of TN to postpone doctor ratings
Dogged by complaints that its data was inaccurate, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has put its planned doctor rating program on hold. During a 60-day review period BCBS gave doctors, the physicians... Read more...
Stark case proceeds against SC hospital
A judge has given the U.S. Department of Justice the go-ahead to pursue a pending whistle-blower lawsuit against a South Carolina health system. A surgeon filed the whistleblower suit against Sumter,... Read more...
Trend: Lack of surgeons squeezes hospitals
In previous decades, medical schools put a cap on student enrollment, believing that controls imposed by managed care plans would reduce demand for physicians. Instead, what's happened is that such... Read more...
