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Facility fees continue to bedevil patients
As we've noted previously in this publication, charging patients both physician and facility fees isn't popular with consumers. Many consumers feel taken by surprise, and often rather angry, when... 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...
Study: Patients often not informed about abnormal test findings
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has drawn a disturbing conclusion--that physicians frequently don't tell patients when they have an abnormal test result. The researchers,... Read more...
Doctors getting flexible with payment arrangements
When the economy falls apart, doctors feel it, up close and personal. These days, with a vicious recession still lingering like a cloud over the country, physicians are finding that even prosperous... Read more...
Doctors going back to house calls
If you're not a boomer, it's likely you've never seen a doctor in your home--after all, house calls have been out of vogue for quite some time--but of late, there are signs that this may change.... Read more...
Physicians struggle to keep their practices afloat
Physicians' practices are seeing revenue falling this year instead of rising like last year, no doubt because of the slowing economy. So what are they doing to try to stay afloat? A survey of 75... Read more...
Retail clinic firm agrees to support MD group standards
The Little Clinic--based out of Brentwood, TN--which runs more than 40 retail clinics inside of Kroger and Publix supermarkets, has agreed to formally adopt proposed clinic standards established by... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Metro Boston practices, hospitals form new system; Officials dispute PA cancer link; and much more...
> A group of suburban Boston medical centers and physician practices have come together to form a new health system. Read more...
Study: Number of small practices decreasing
Physicians are increasingly practicing in single-specialty groups of six to 50 physicians, rather than the old-school groups of one or two physicians, according to new research. A report by the... Read more...
EMRs show promise in easing malpractice cost
After years of hope and speculation, healthcare providers finally are seeing some evidence electronic medical records can ease the risk of malpractice suits and the burden of liability insurance... Read more...
