Primary care physicians (PCP) are in a difficult spot these days. Paid less than specialists, many jam their schedules with 15-minute appointments to bring in cash. Hospitals are buying up clinics, and some independent physicians are eager to join and leave the business-side headaches to someone...
Community factors explain a substantial amount of variation in hospital readmission rates, according to a study reported in Health Services Research earlier this week. The study assessed the effect of county demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, access to care, and nursing home...
This Editor’s Note is from a blog by William F. Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP, senior vice president of quality and professional affairs for Upper Allegheny Health System and co-author of The Medical...
The latest Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Experience Report shows significant increases in participation in two voluntary programs. More than 430,000 professionals participated in the PQRS and more than 340,000 in the eRx programs, according to...
The biggest challenges to widespread mobile health adoption in the United States are reimbursement and lack of regulatory clarification. However, despite these challenges, the mobile health industry is expected to experience tremendous growth over the next few years and address many of the...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this month released a position paper in which the agency urges the opening of healthcare markets to a broader range of providers. In the paper, “Policy Perspectives: Competition and the Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses,” the FTC urges...
