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Next phase of EHR incentive program begins

By James F. Sweeney

If you've adopted electronic health records (EHRs), you can now take the next step toward receiving Medicare's EHR incentive payments. Read full article.

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Bill would post Medicare billing data online

Your Medicare data billing will be online for all to see if a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate becomes law. Read full article.

Office-based doctors support 4 million jobs

Office-based practices like yours supported 4 million jobs nationally in 2009, according to a new report from the American Medical Association. Read full article.

Blue Cross Blue Shield to expire May 31

Time is running out for you to settle any outstanding billing disputes with Blue Cross Blue Shield under the terms of a class action settlement reached with the insurers four years ago. Read full article.

More physicians to choose employment over independent practice

A majority of physicians believe more doctors will choose employment over independent practice in the next two to three years, according to a new study by ModernMedicine.com and McKesson. Read full article.

Reformed Medicaid must emphasize primary care, says ACP

Coordinated primary care should be at the center of any Medicaid reform, according to the American College of Physicians. Read full article.

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Let your voice be heard through Medical Economics

We're looking for a few good writers/speakers who would like to write and talk about Primary Care at a Crossroads, or who would like to be part of our Voices of Primary Care Board and receive periodic surveys asking you how things are going—and how you feel they should be going. For more information please see From the Editor notes from editor-in-chief Tara Stultz here and here.

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