A Special Feature on the nation's compensation for healthcare executives, selected titles. Source: Sullivan, Cotter and Associates. Published August 12, 2013, p. 24. FULL STORY »
A shortage of information technology workers is a big concern in the healthcare industry. So it's no surprise that the professionals trained and capable of providing security for that digital information are also in short supply. FULL STORY »
Doctors asked to assess options for reducing healthcare costs were not exactly enthusiastic about replacing the system that pays them based on the volume of tests, exams and procedures they perform. FULL STORY »
The American Medical Association has responded sharply to a July 20 Washington Post investigative article that found that the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) has overvalued many procedures by overstating the amount of physicians' time required to perform them. Washington Monthly... FULL STORY »
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, Calif., claimed a legal victory after a judge struck down a controversial voter-approved initiative that limited what the public hospital could pay administrators. FULL STORY »
Medicare is accelerating plans to initiate a controversial program that pegs a portion of doctors’ pay to the quality of their patient care. FULL STORY »
A New Hampshire woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired from a hospice after making allegations about fraudulent billing. FULL STORY »
Republican and Democratic leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the latest version of a draft bill to repeal Medicare's sustainable growth-rate formula calling for a five-year period of stable payment increases as physicians transition into new payment models. But lawmakers... FULL STORY »
Doctors who own private practices are looking for a way out. Fed up with their rising business expenses and shrinking payouts from insurers, many are selling their practices to hospitals. FULL STORY »
The American Academy of Family Physicians is catching some heat for its participation on the American Medical Association Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee, or RUC. FULL STORY »
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