Hospitals have increasingly acquired physician practices during the past decade, arguing that doing so helps them coordinate care and control costs. However, when hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured...
A provision in CMS’ new rule to modify or eliminate unnecessary regulations will ease requirements for physicians in small Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), as well as Rural Health Clinics (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), according to the agency. Part II of CMS’ Regulatory...
By the time James King, a former physician living in Billings, Montana, filed his taxes, his identity had already been stolen. As a consequence, his return was rejected, he said. A growing number of physicians across the country have reported being victimized by what appears to be the same...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Preliminary Bureau of Economic Analysis figures show that household healthcare spending surged during the last quarter. But if healthcare spending is rising so fast, why is healthcare job growth flat? Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times Economy Hub offers some possible answers to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Hospitals have increasingly acquired physician practices during the past decade, arguing that doing so helps them coordinate care and control costs. However, when hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured patients...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
With the changing demographics of the hospital medical staff comes growing challenges. Now HCPro is offering a pair of resources to help you meet these challenges. Next week you’ll have an opportunity to get answers to your questions about aging physicians and fair policies.
