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NewsSpecialists question ACO integration, show reluctance to join
Organizations representing oncologists and other specialty physicians are expressing some concerns about how accountable care organizations will be regulated, reports AIS Health. Officials with U.S. Read more...
Medical tourism siphons off highly skilled medical workers from local markets
Medical tourism is putting stress on health systems in southeast Asian countries, IRIN reports. Some 2 million international patients go to countries such as Thailand and Indonesia for healthcare Read more...
Grassley: 'Public option' a 'deal-breaker'
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) said yesterday that he hopes he and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) can introduce a health bill to congress by the summer that would allow congress to set minimum standards for Read more...
South FL emergency depts cited for denying care
Five hospitals based in South Florida's Palm Beach County were recently cited for denying treatment to 30 patients entering their emergency departments last year. While these incidents reflect 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...
ASCs get boost in Georgia
Just yesterday, we got news of a decision which could endanger the future of ambulatory surgery centers in New Jersey. Today, meanwhile, we learn that things might get a lot easier for ASCs in Read more...
Study: Specialists order more imaging within specialty
A new study suggests that physicians who refer patients for imaging within their own specialty order more often than physicians who refer to radiologists. The study, which appears in the November Read more...
Despite fears, Medicare cuts didn't harm cancer care
When Congress changed the way Medicare paid oncologists in 2003--cutting reimbursements by 30 to 40 percent--critics charged that patients would have less access to care. However, a new study Read more...
New Orleans physician ratios back to normal, finally
After two years, the ratio of physicians to consumers in the New Orleans area finally seems to be getting back to normal, according to a new report. However, health care still isn't as accessible as Read more...
On-call payments for ED coverage challenged
Increasingly, hospitals are looking at paying specialists to provide on-call coverage for their emergency departments. However, it looks like a new advisory opinion issued by the HHS inspector Read more...
| Press ReleasesOver 30,000 Physicians Use Doximity to Securely CollaborateIn Just Seven Months Professional Medical Network Signs On 5% of US MDs, Double that of LinkedIn SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Doximity today announced it is the largest Read more >> |
