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NewsAMA malpractice survey reveals docs most at risk
Hospital leaders, take note. Your older, male physicians pose greater malpractice risks than your younger or female doctors, according to a report released yesterday by the American Medical Read more...
Red Flags Rule enforcement delayed until year's end
The Federal Trade Commission announced this morning--one business day before the June 1 enforcement date--that physicians will be granted yet another temporary reprieve from having to comply with the Read more...
Medical practice revenues down in 2008, MGMA says
Last year, revenue for medical practices fell, marking the first time in several years the industry has seen such a decline, according to new research by the Medical Group Management Association. 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...
Size, trust key to MDs in choosing billing firms
A new survey suggests that size and trustworthiness of the company are key factors when physicians choose a medical billing firm. Other factors that matter to physicians include that the billing Read more...
160-physician group joins Essentia Health
Essentia Health of Duluth, MN is picking up a 160-physician practice which will add an additional 22 clinics to its footprint. The Dakota Clinic/Innovis Health, a Fargo, ND for-profit physician group Read more...
AMA fights physician Medicare cutsThe American Medical Association has begun its latest no-holds-barred campaign to make Congress cancel a scheduled Medicare reimbursement cut. As part of its campaign, AMA is publicizing the results of its survey of 9,000 physicians, which found that more than half would to limit the number of Medicare patients they accept if the planned 10 percent cut is implemented. (Sure, there's a bit of grandstanding going on here--but the pain is real, too.) Patients aren't the only ones who would … Read more...MD groups seek new Medicare rate formulaThe current system Medicare used to gradually bump up reimbursement rates for physicians isn't fair, and should be replaced by one which takes physician practice costs into account, a group of 87 medical organizations told Congress. The group, which includes the American Medical Association, notes that hospitals and nursing homes are paid based on their costs. However, physicians are paid based on a formula known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR), tied to the U.S. economy, which has … Read more...CMS may target 'inefficient' doctorsAdding yet another wrinkle to the agency's complex relationship with doctors, CMS may begin profiling physicians and targeting those it deems inefficient sometime next year. Herbert Kuhn, acting deputy administrator of CMS, told a House subcommittee that the agency will have the data and computer capacity available to do the tracking as soon as mid-2008. To monitor efficiency, CMS would compare levels of tests physicians order for certain types of patients to tests ordered by other … Read more...NY hospital sues health plan, claims conspiracyA Brooklyn hospital has decided to sue one of New York city's largest health plans, arguing that the plan conspired to wrongfully deny coverage. Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center says that it was forced to eat a major portion of costs that were really the financial responsibility of Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP). The hospital has filed a civil racketeering lawsuit contending that HIP teamed up with physicians and others to deny coverage. Specifically, the … Read more... | Press ReleasesAlbany Area Primary Health Care Selects eClinicalWorksTo Date, 400 Community Health Centers (CHCs) Use eClinicalWorks for Electronic Health Records WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, Read more >> Greenway Selects Dell for Cloud-based Hosting of PrimeSUITE EHRPhysician Practice Customers Provided Secure and Scalable Clinical, Practice Management and Data Sharing Care Coordination through Dell Services DeploymentCARROLLTON, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >> PatientKeeper CEO to Speak at Piper Jaffray Health Care ConferencePaul Brient to highlight PatientKeeper’s physician-centric software for enhancing physician productivity and patient care at hospitals and medical practices WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Read more >> Adventist Health System to Drive Care Improvement with Premier Healthcare Alliance Clinical Outcomes DataPremier’s QualityAdvisor™ solution helps reduce HACs, mortality, readmissions and costs while addressing physician practice evaluation CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Adventist Health System, the Read more >> Multiple States and Vendors Agree on Standard Health Data Connectivity SpecificationsWorkgroup defines "plug and play" connections between electronic health records and health information exchangesNEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of states and vendors focused on Read more >> |
