For hundreds of thousands of primary-care physicians across the country, the era of unreimbursed evaluation-and-management, or E&M, care may finally be coming to an end.
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The Obama administration's one-year delay in the employer mandate continues to generate confused and contradictory responses that ignore the collapse of the employer-based insurance system.
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Neonatologists registered the biggest increase in pay among the 23 specialties tracked in the 20th annual Modern Healthcare Physician Compensation Survey.
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WellPoint is set to crash two Top 10 lists—the number of members' records exposed in a security breach, and the size of the federal settlement amount paid as a result.
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For hundreds of thousands of primary-care physicians across the country, the era of unreimbursed evaluation-and-management, or E&M, care may finally be coming to an end.
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Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, a small not-for-profit hospital in Ontonagon, Mich., last year generated about $1 million in revenue from a federal program that allows safety-net providers to purchase deeply discounted drugs.
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Sending seriously ill emergency room patients to outpatient observation—already under fire for the financial pain it inflicts on Medicare patients—obviously hurts hospitals' bottom lines, since they don't collect the higher inpatient fees.
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New, consumer-governed, cooperative health plans created by the healthcare reform law face some early challenges as they propose rates for plans they will offer for the first time in October. But higher-than-expected premiums suggest better long-term...
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Maintaining a happy and healthy workforce of nurses and other staff is becoming more of a priority as hospitals face budget cuts and staff reductions that can alienate tenured workers.
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Dissatisfied with previous cost and quality efforts, computer chip giant Intel Corp. has entered an unusual direct contract with Presbyterian Healthcare Services for a narrow-network, accountable care-style arrangement for its employees in New Mexico.
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Once again, a critic who says he was reprimanded for confidentially raising concerns about doctors' pay has turned into a whistle-blower for the federal government.
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A July 8 article, “Repositioning reprocessing”, incorrectly cited an FDA statement about in-house reprocessing of reusable medical devices. It was not about third-party reprocessing of single-use...
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Asking 15 experts to solve a $200 billion-plus problem that has stymied federal lawmakers for decades seems challenging enough. Add to that task a deadline of less than three months, a bitterly divided Congress and a battle-weary administration.
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Neonatologists registered the biggest increase in pay among the 23 specialties tracked in the 20th annual Modern Healthcare Physician Compensation Survey.
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The Obama administration's one-year delay in the employer mandate continues to generate confused and contradictory responses that ignore the collapse of the employer-based insurance system.
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If you believe the critical battles over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) are being fought among politicians, you're wrong. The real fight is taking place in doctors' lounges at hospitals across the country.
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The July 8 editorial “Ethics of medical enhancement” ignores the possibility that people with mental illness who take psychotropic medications may be somewhat dysfunctional and...
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A list of the 20 most prescribed pharmaceutical products ranked by total number of retail prescriptions in 2012. Source: IMS Health. Published July 15, 2013, p. 34.
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Garry Menzel will join DaVita Healthcare Partners as CFO in September. Menzel, 48, will start at the Denver-based company as senior VP of finance and then officially begin serving as CFO after the company files its third-quarter financial results. Since 2008, Menzel has served as COO and CFO...
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Outliers loves going to London, especially for the performing arts. And while the Royal Albert Hall may be the first place visitors think of when they want to hear a good performance in London, they might get more of a unique experience down the road at Royal Brompton Hospital.
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“I'm sure it's tempting for those who have stood against reform and progress from the beginning to see this as a chance to rip Obamacare apart. The irony of objecting to the delay of a program you've been trying to stop is, no doubt, lost on this room.”—Rep. Jim...
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Shortly after the Chicago Blackhawks captured the National Hockey League championship June 24, defeating the Boston Bruins on the road, the sport's legendary trophy began a road trip of its own.
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A July 8 article, “Repositioning reprocessing”, incorrectly cited an FDA statement about in-house reprocessing of reusable medical devices. It was not about third-party reprocessing of single-use...
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