Archive for May, 2010

Two-Year Evaluation Finds Medical Home Pays Off, Improving Primary Care And Cutting Cost

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

In a two-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative, transforming primary care into a “patient-centered medical home” model paid off…
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The Practice Of Medicine: Changes Are Evident — From Med School Training And Technology To Concierge Medicine

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

News outlets report on issues affecting physician practices: Kaiser Health News, in partnership with The New York Times, explores what medical students are taught about health care costs: “Doctors in training have traditionally been insulated from information about the cost of the tests and treatments they order for patients – in fact, for decades, the subject was virtually ta…
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Bar Code Technology Reduces Medication Administration And Transcription Errors

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors, as well as potential drug-related adverse events, says a new study funded by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study is published in the May 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine…
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Georgia Tech Students Sweep Health IT Coding Challenge

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Key to the future efficiency of the United States’ health care system is effective implementation of new technologies, such as electronic medical records (EMRs), as well as dovetailing those technologies with the human care and decision-making that is so critical to good medicine…
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Obama’s Health IT Leader Says Doctors Will Embrace Change

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Irene Wielawski writes for Kaiser Health News that electronic medical records may be as important as stethoscopes.Obama’s Health IT Leader Says Doctors Will Embrace Change. “Dr. David Blumenthal was not happy to find a new computer installed on his desk when he showed up for work one morning eight years ago at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston…
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Hospitalists Help Coordinate Care, Reduce Hospital Costs

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

The New York Times reports on hospitalists, members of “America’s fastest-growing medical specialty. Over a decade, this breed of physician-administrator has increasingly taken over the care of the hospitalized patient. …
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When does converting an IRA make sense?

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed
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Medical tourism liability may fall on domestic doctors

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

When a U.S. resident is sent abroad for treatment by a managed car company, does a patient have any
available recourse if he or she is a victim of negligence?
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Considerations when buying a practice

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

IRA conversion, practice buying considerations are addressed
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Coding versus billing skills

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Get your questions answered on coding and billing skills, as well as what to consider before taking
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