Health Law & Policy
Despite strong push-back from some medical groups, the plan recently proposed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to address physician payment is not all bad news for primary care physicians (PCPs). Although the group is calling for a 10-year freeze on Medicare payment increases, it also supports repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula, which disadvantages primary care. Find out how MedPAC also proposes to realign payment to reward PCPs. » More |
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Does every silver lining have a dark cloud? President Obama is calling on Congress’ deficit-reduction “supercommittee” to fix Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR), which puts primary care at a significant financial disadvantage. Yet he also is seeking $248 million in Medicare payment cuts. What does the president intend in his proposal for “reducing overpayments?” » More
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Technology
Feel as if you are drowning in regulations and confusing data in your transition to an electronic health records system? A federal agency is throwing you a lifeline with a new Web site that offers check lists, tasks, process flow charts, and assessments. Read on to find out more and bookmark the Web address. » More
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Doctors’ Writing Contest
Share your knowledge and expertise, and you could win $2,000!
Do you have a story to tell your fellow physicians? Or do you have proven advice or suggestions on how to thrive in this new era of healthcare? If so, enter your article in our Doctors’ Writing Contest for a shot at the grand prize, which includes $2,000, a crystal award, and $500 to donate to the healthcare charity of your choice.
The runner-up and winners of the Best Practice Solution and New Doctor Award categories each will receive $1,000 and a crystal award. Honorable mentions also will be awarded!
For more details and the official rules, visit www.MedicalEconomics.com/contest. The deadline for submissions is November 1. |
Practice Management
Information-sharing through electronic health records can create opportunities to improve treatment of individual patients as well as delivery of healthcare in the nation. Those advantages come with some risks to patient privacy, however. A federal agency is coming up with new standards to increase safeguards; find out how they are likely to change the way your practice records and shares information. » More |
Technology
How do you “like” this? If you are typical of most physicians, you are using Facebook and possibly other social media sites for personal and professional purposes. Although physicians find that social media has some advantages for patient care, they also expressed some continuing concerns that you may share. » More |
Liability & Risk Management
Teaching hospitals need the costs of significant cutbacks in residents’ duty hours to be offset by savings in preventing adverse events. A new study, however, suggests that internal medicine residents continue to report significant burnout. You may be surprised to find out how much financial strain, not just work stress, contributes to that problem. » More |
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