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Issue 7, May 8, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 'Rapid' rise in physicians ­seeking to sell practices

  Physicians—not hospitals—are taking the initiative in seeking hospital-based...

• Physicians, chiropractors still out of alignment

  Chiropractors and medical doctors have been clashing for years and there's no end in sight. The...

• Email improves patient experience

  Less than one-third of doctors reported emailing with patients in 2012 despite a number of benefits.

• Managing physicians may be impossible

  If management's about taking better care of patients, physicians are a ready audience. If it's...

• Former ACP president: 'We have to be more ­efficient'

  Past president of the American College of Physicians says that among physicians' toughest...

• Internists aim to end 'assault' on patient-physician relationship

  Physician society has a two-pronged plan to continue to advance the progress being made in...

• Whose data is it, anyway?

  Physician specialty societies that gather their own quality data are growing concerned about...

Issue 6, May 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Experiment engages primary care patients and providers

  At the 2013 Association for Health Care Journalists Conference, a panel of New England primary care...

• Does primary care need to be retooled?

  The president of Partners Healthcare and a Harvard University economist contend that primary care...

• Physicians say quantity of EHR alerts 'excessive'

  Doctors are missing three in 10 patient test results generated by electronic health record systems...

• The rush and resistance to tech

  Resistance to new technology may be futile, but it remains an issue for healthcare.

• IPAB repeal arguments weak, for now

  Removing Congress from the process of making decisions about Medicare payments might be a way to...

• Colonoscopy 'potentially inappropriate' for 30% of seniors

  Some providers are overusing colonoscopy for screening purposes in older adults. Research shows...

• EHR a money-loser for most physicians

  Adopting electronic health records (EHR) appears to be a money-losing proposition for most...

• SGIM calls for end to fee-for-service

  Fee-for-service medicine is a financially unsustainable payment model that should be phased out by...

Issue 5, May 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• CBO analysis renews calls for SGR repeal

  A Congressional Budget Office analysis lops $107 billion from the cost of eliminating the...

• AMA issues five patient safety guidelines

  The American Medical Association's five guidelines outline physician responsibilities during care...

• Enhance your online reputation

  In an interview, social media guru and author, Kevin Pho, MD, points out some of the biggest...

• Meet the hybrid concierge medical practice model

  Under the hybrid model, doctors merge elements of traditional and concierge medical practice...

• ID adverse drug reactions by phone

  An automated phone system and pharmacists' follow-up calls identify and catch adverse drug events...

• Cancer misdiagnoses surprisingly common

  Asked to estimate how often a misdiagnosis or incomplete characterization occurs in oncology...

• Physician groups urge caution on 90 treatment methods

  The updated list of recommended "don'ts" from 17 medical societies urges caution on an...

Issue 4, April 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Efforts to bolster rural primary care residencies fall short

  The federal government's efforts to train more physicians in primary care and get them to practice...

• Malpractice cases gobble 11% of doctors' time

  Over a presumed 40-year career, the average physician spends more than 4 years—about 50...

• Is concierge medicine finally ready for takeoff?

  A fear of major reimbursement cuts and other factors are building toward a "crescendo" of...

• Illinois physician named 'Country Doctor of the Year'

  Internist, pediatrician, and licensed pharmacist Neil Nelson, MD, is on call 24/7 to attend to the...

• RAND walks back HIT savings estimates

  Expectations about the safety and efficiency of healthcare information technology have not been...

• Providers push for slower Stage 3 MU rollout

  The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives summed up the feelings of many...

• Fewer consultations means higher costs

  A study of Medicare claims data suggests that eliminating payments for consultations commonly...

Issue 3, March 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Growing need in primary care workforce

  A study published in the November/December 2012 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine...

• Fiscal fix needed for physician training

  The Association of American Medical Colleges is worried about potential funding cutbacks that could...

• Medical practice costs creep higher

  An MGMA-ACMPE report finds a "64% increase in total operating costs for multi-specialty practices...

• Electronic medical records drive physicians to stay, go

  Some primary care physicians are embracing electronic medical records to keep their private...

• Payer rankings don't tell providers' stories

  A close look at satisfaction scores healthcare providers assign to payers reveals that medical...

• Commentary: In gun debate, physicians edge closer to front lines

  In light of the mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, the American Medical...

• Group purchasing can boost revenue, reduce costs

  Physician practices don't typically devote much time to purchasing and inventory management...

• Beware social media's pitfalls

  Clinicians and patients, speaking in their authentic voices on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, can...

Issue 2, February 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Physician pay wars' winners and losers

  Family practitioners stand to receive a 7% reimbursement increase while pathologists will lose...

• Dialing up physician networks

  With physicians eager for hospital positions, and hospitals trying to align their clinical care...

• Young doctors spend 13% more than older physicians

  Older doctors can teach younger, less experienced physicians a lesson or two about cutting costs by...

• Disruptive remedies for the physician shortage

  Extended roles for non-physicians is a direction toward which many hospitals and health systems are...

• MGMA: Payment uncertainty dampens physician spending

  At the Medical Group Management Association conference in Texas, one concern is common—the...

Issue 1, January 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Better practice efficiency comes with automation

  Encounter forms, charge tickets, note cards … when it comes to physician documentation of...

• Six in 10 physicians would quit today

  Downbeat survey results show widespread discontent among doctors, who are are choosing to work...

• Physician groups warming up to HIEs

  Two reports show health information exchanges gaining ground among doctors as barriers—lack...

• Health insurers betting on urgent care centers

  As insurers seek ways to control the price point at the entry level of the healthcare system...

• Should you extend your practice hours?

  Primary care practices that offer evening and weekend appointments can capture business that might...

• Antibiotic use, costs show wide regional variations

  A report finds large differences in antibiotic prescribing practices in outpatient settings by...

• Prescription drug abuse rates hound providers

  by Jacqueline Fellows

• One in three providers avoids flu shots as stakes rise

  by Cheryl Clark