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Case study: Midwest physicians seek hospital ownership deals
Physicians are looking to make substantial investments in two financially-struggling Midwest hospitals, both of which will be majority-owned by doctors if the deals go through. In one case, an Read more...
City of Boston creates primary care referral service
In one of several steps it's taking to improve access to primary care, the city of Boston's health department is starting a telephone referral service which will direct residents to primary care Read more...
Study: Primary care MDs don't know when to recommend defibrillators
A new study suggests that one of the key reasons few patients who need them get implantable defibrillators is that primary care doctors often don't know when to recommend them. Right now, between Read more...
Case study: Cinci hospital joint ventures with doctors
Convinced that the deal offers something that benefits everybody, officials at Cincinnati's Deaconess Hospital are transforming the hospital from a traditional acute-care facility to a joint venture Read more...
Trend: Medical home funding sources grow
While the notion of a "medical home" has been bubbling up through the healthcare industry for some time, it's still something of a new idea for many consumers, who've never lived in an era when Read more...
MGMA: Specialty, PCP compensation grows slowly in 2007
According to a new study, it appears that while some specialists did well in 2007, most physician pay increases weren't anything to write home about. According to data from the Medical Group Read more...
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...
PA health plans pay PCPs to track care
A group of Pennsylvania health plans have come together to create a program paying family doctors and other caregivers to manage patient care more closely. Among other things, the program will make Read more...
Study: Acute shortage of adult primary care MDs coming
A new study appearing in the journal Health Affairs attaches some numbers to a problem we all see coming--the growing U.S. shortage of primary care physicians. According to the study, by 2025 the Read more...
Trend: Young MDs seek new practice options
Historically, doctors in training have been encouraged to see medicine as their entire life, not just something they do--and to make themselves available around the clock for patient care. But this Read more...
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