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Doc shortage to blame for Veterans scandal?
As Veterans Affairs hospitals struggle to employ enough primary care physicians to treat their expanding patient base, the department's woes highlight two important industry-wide trends.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 2, 2014 -
Should ACOs make support payments to medical homes?
Medical homes' provision of primary care is an indispensable part of ACOs' efforts, according to a new study, but the question remains if the capital is in place to make these investments.
By Anne Zieger • May 29, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Number of non-physician providers in practices growing
And it's no wonder. Medical practices that hire NPPs tend to perform better financially — and accrue a host of other benefits.
By Anne Zieger • May 28, 2014 -
Value-based payments: Bad for the industry?
Assuming that it should become the dominant mode of health plan contracting just doesn't make sense.
By Anne Zieger • May 27, 2014 -
Hospital ownership of physican practices leads to price, spending growth
Looser forms of vertical integration, however, had different study results. Not only did prices and spending not increase, but admission rates dropped.
By Anne Zieger • May 22, 2014 -
CMS proposes extensions to meaningful use
But will the administration be able to move the rule through the approval process fast enough to prevent providers from facing penalties this year?
By Anne Zieger • May 21, 2014 -
Doctors benefit from embracing review sites
25% of US adults surveyed said they'd consulted a physician rating site. Some physicians think a proactive approach can turn online reviews into a marketing tool.
By Anne Zieger • May 20, 2014 -
Tenet launches nationwide urgent care chain
The hospital company is betting big on out-patient services, calling the market "fast-growing and high margin" — and doubling their number of urgent care clinics.
By Anne Zieger • May 19, 2014 -
Major retailers, hospital chains strengthen ties
Wal-Mart, big drugstore chains, and even some grocery chains are cutting deals with health care systems to take advantage of increased demand as more Americans obtain health insurance.
By Randy Lilleston • May 19, 2014 -
EMR usage shoots up at federally qualified health centers
The pace of health IT implementation at FQHCs has actually outpaced many large physician groups — and what's more, many are on track with meaningful use criteria.
By Anne Zieger • May 19, 2014 -
MA House proposes looser health IT requirements
The Massachusetts Medical Society believes the new rules would prevent the disenfranchisement of 10,000 physicians who can't achieve MU.
By Anne Zieger • May 15, 2014 -
California bill would permit undocumented immigrants to practice medicine
The legislation allows licensing boards to accept taxpayer identification numbers rather than Social Security numbers.
By Anne Zieger • May 13, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Rural health care: efficient, safe and a lot cheaper
Despite an ongoing "rural health crisis" that has resulted in closures across the nation, rural hospitals are on average less expensive and more efficient than their urban counterparts. Healthcare Dive took a trip to an isolated town in the mountains of eastern Tennessee to find out why.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 8, 2014 -
Prices are higher when hospitals own medical practices
When hospitals engage in vertical integration, prices seem to rise significantly, according to a study in Health Affairs.
By Anne Zieger • May 6, 2014 -
Survey: Doctors using search engines more often to make clinical decisions
...but according to the same survey, patients who also use online resources often misinterpret what they read, which causes tension in the doctor-patient relationship.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
CMS sets ICD-10 changeover deadline for Oct. 1, 2015
CMS quietly announced the new deadline as part of a nearly 1,700-page proposed rule on 2015 inpatient payment policies released Wednesday.
By Anne Zieger • May 1, 2014 -
Premier urges CMS to set ICD-10 deadline at Oct. 1, 2015
In a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, Premier Healthcare Alliance argues that the new code set will "improve quality while safely reducing costs."
By Anne Zieger • April 30, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 facts to consider before filing for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
ACOs must determine not only whether they can create savings sufficient to justify enrollment in the short term, but also how they will continue to operate a value-based model after they have maxed out their efficiencies.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Five states where nurse practitioners' privileges may be expanding
In response to widespread primary care physician shortages, many states are implementing legislation that would put NPs in a position to fill the gap.
By Anne Zieger • April 28, 2014 -
Study: Clinics lower costs for payers, providers
Health clinics can help save money by cutting down on ED visits, the Penn State Altoona study concluded.
By Anne Zieger • April 25, 2014 -
Tax fraud epidemic against physicians
KrebsOnSecurity reports that an unusual number of physicians across the U.S. have been the victims of tax fraud this year. The AMA suggests that the spike is targeted at professionals in general.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 25, 2014 -
Kentucky uses HIE to divert Medicaid 'super-utilizers'
State officials found that 4,400 Medicaid recipients were classified as super-utilizers, visiting the ER 10 or more times at a cost of $34 million.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 24, 2014 -
Hospitals face new competition for nurses
Nurses have more out-of-hospital employment options than they did even a decade ago, and hospitals will need to compete on a new level to maintain recruitment.
By Anne Zieger • April 22, 2014 -
Patients seek specialty care outside of ACO network
According to the study published in JAMA Internal Care, the number of beneficiaries going outside their assigned network was greater for higher-cost beneficiaries.
By Anne Zieger • April 22, 2014 -
ACOs require big investment to survive
To succeed in the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care, newly-minted ACOs need to learn from those with experience, such as Geisinger Health System and Kaiser Permanente.
By Anne Zieger • April 22, 2014
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