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This year was anticipated as the final dash toward the 2014 rollout of the healthcare reform law's major provisions. But the healthcare industry is also coming to the realization that 2013 will probably be remembered for more fiscal fights and deep federal cuts.
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Following are the titles and affiliations for the 100 nominees for Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare for 2013.
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The American Medical Association has named New England Journal of Medicine Publisher and Managing Director Thomas Easley as its new senior vice president of periodic publications, which puts him in charge of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the JAMA Network of medical journals and...
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With the recent passing of Jerry Nelson, the voice of Sesame Street's Count von Count, I'm compelled to note that the 2012 edition of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list had 18 first-timers, eight 11-timers, 78 men, 22 women and 25 doctors (20 men and five women).
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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The selection of a president-elect, a speech by the outgoing president noting the organization's influence in Washington, and the unveiling of a strategic five-year plan and a new hire to help implement it were the highlights of the of the first day of the 167th annual American Medical Association...
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Although the future direction of the U.S. healthcare system remains uncertain as the nation waits for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the nation's oldest and largest physician organization has a roadmap for where it will go in the next five years.
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Two organizations representing the country's doctors and practice managers reiterated their position that Congress should repeal the sustainable growth-rate formula and outlined alternative approaches to the current Medicare physician payment system.
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Getting excited about the American Medical Association's 1% increase in membership is almost like getting riled up about the Chicago White Sox getting back to .500 after a three-game sweep of the Cubs.
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In Texas, “ICD-10” and “compliance deadline” are becoming fighting words.
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