Medical Groups: Page 63
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More than 800K physicians get MACRA reporting reprieve for 2017
The change came after the CMS used an updated formula to estimate providers' Medicare revenue.
By Les Masterson • May 14, 2017 -
Report: Seniors healthier, but retirement savings will matter for future results
Nearly three-fourths of working adults age 50 to 64 and 62% of retired seniors over 65 have not built up adequate health savings to meet future needs.
By Meg Bryant • May 12, 2017 -
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Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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Optum sees path to Mass. market with Reliant purchase
Reliant officials said in a release that aligning with Optum would allow the medical group to expand and grow, modernize clinical facilities, attract top medical talent and access advanced data analytics.
By Meg Bryant • May 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Nurses are burnt out. Here's how hospitals can help
Studies have found that overworked nurses lead to more medical errors and lower patient satisfaction.
By Les Masterson • May 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Some hospitals may not survive AHCA: 3 thoughts on the House vote from a healthcare attorney
"We're going to see a crisis in access to care. We're going to have care deserts," if the AHCA is passed as written, said Delphine O'Rourke, a managing partner at Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.
By Jeff Byers • May 5, 2017 -
Advocate Health Care preps $200M cuts amid financial pressure
The news follows a failed merger with the Northshore University HealthSystem.
By Jeff Byers • May 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The care delivery times are 'a-changin': The need for competition in a consolidating hospital industry
"It's important to have policies in place that enable and support competition so healthcare markets can work as well as they possibly can," Martin Gaynor, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University, recently told Healthcare Dive.
By Jeff Byers • May 3, 2017 -
JAMA: Physicians received $2.4B in industry-related payments in 2015
Surgeons received a “higher value of payments” than primary care doctors, as did male physicians compared to female physicians.
By Les Masterson • May 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How patient portals can improve patient engagement
“There are a lot of workflow challenges, and the low bar within Meaningful Use hasn’t motivated a lot of practices to try and promote [portal] adoption and use,” says Chilmark Research’s Brian Eastwood.
By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017 -
Partners Healthcare, Persistent Systems to develop open-source platform
The digital platform will be based on SMART and FHIR specifications.
By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2017 -
Compensation report highlights pay disparities based on gender, geography
Rural and lower cost cities tended to have higher physician compensation than higher cost areas, Doximity's Physician Compensation Report found.
By Jeff Byers • April 26, 2017 -
Report: Physician assistants' salaries average more than $100K
Physician assistants in specialties like dermatology, emergency medicine and critical care medicine command the highest salaries, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants reported.
By Meg Bryant • April 25, 2017 -
PlushCare unveils 'first-ever' EMR for telehealth
The online urgent care company hopes to alleviate administrative burden with the physician-designed product.
By Ana Mulero • April 21, 2017 -
Healthcare leaders crown employee cybersecurity awareness as primary threat concern
Most healthcare organizations use a variety of methods to mitigate cybersecurity risks, a survey conducted by HIMSS Analytics for Level 3 Communications found.
By Meg Bryant • April 20, 2017 -
Healthcare M&A value down, volume up in 2017 so far
A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers comes on the heels of a $6 billion buyout of Medtronic's product line and as Care New England positions itself for an acquisition.
By Jeff Byers • April 20, 2017 -
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'Business is challenging right now': How Intermountain's CEO looks to bend the healthcare cost curve
"We're not here to make money. We're not here to build fancy buildings. We're not here for our own personal gratification. We're here to care for others," Dr. Marc Harrison recently told Healthcare Dive.
By Jeff Byers • April 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why the threatened AHRQ is vital to the hospital industry
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s budget is less than 1% of everything spent on health research and just 0.016% of all spending on healthcare. But Trump's proposed budget would do away with it.
By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why more providers are seeing value in medical scribes
"Medical scribes are EHR data managers that give back lost time to doctors," Physicians Angels President Kevin Brady said.
By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017 -
Texas Health Resources tops list of 30 'Best Workplaces in Health Care'
These organizations are "serious about creating a great workplace and comfortable with transparency," according to Fortune partner Great Place to Work.
By Ana Mulero • April 13, 2017 -
Hospital-based physicians provide more unnecessary services
Community-based primary care providers were less likely to order imaging exams and specialty referrals, according to a study of 31,000 appointments.
By Luke Gale • April 12, 2017 -
Survey: Most docs recommend breast cancer screenings for women in their 40s
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's breast cancer screening guidelines, which were updated last year, say mammograms should be optional for women in their 40s.
By Ana Mulero , Luke Gale • April 10, 2017 -
32 organizations to pilot CMS Accountable Health Communities model
The organizations will implement and test the AHC Assistance and Alignment Tracks over a five-year period.
By Meg Bryant • April 7, 2017 -
IBM names blockchain adoption principles
Blockchain’s value increases as its network grows, the company says.
By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2017 -
Report: Doctors spend half their time on computer tasks
Payment reform should take into account providers' time on desktop medicine, the researchers say.
By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The CMIO role will evolve as health systems' needs change
“Demand management is a never-ending tsunami,” says VCU Medical Center CMIO Colin Banas.
By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2017
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