| HealthLeaders Media PhysicianLeaders - June 17, 2010 | A Shameful Silence Over Physician Exams |
View as a Webpage | Subscribe for Free |
 |
 |
A Shameful Silence Over Physician Exams
Joe Cantlupe, Senior Editor
Christine K. Cassel, MD, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine, is "sickened and dismayed" that 139 physicians solicited and shared examination questions over the past several years. She's also upset that thousands of physicians who took a New Jersey-based exam preparation course may have been aware of the conduct, but did nothing about it. [Read More] |
 |
| |
June 17, 2010 |
|
 |
|
|
Editor's Picks
|
Obama Calls for Permanently Fixing Physician Payment Formula
President Obama has weighed in on the 21% cut in Medicare and TRICARE payments that started June 1, saying in his weekly radio address that there is a need for "permanently reforming" the way physicians are paid. The proposed cuts are not only "jeopardizing our physicians but our seniors' healthcare," Obama says. [Read More]
Hospital Seeks To Terminate Five Hospital Workers For Privacy Breaches on Social Media
An Oceanside, CA, hospital isn't happy with how some of its employees use Facebook. The Tri-City Medical Center has moved to terminate five employees and disciplined a sixth for using "social media to post their personal discussion concerning patients."
[Read
More]
MedPAC Cites Concerns with GME Structure, Urges Focus on Out-of-Hospital Settings
Today's graduate medical education system needs to do more to prepare physicians to make a mark on delivery and payment system reform and to increase the value of healthcare, the Medial Payment Advisory Commission suggests in a new report. [Read
More]
CMS Will Attempt Recovery of $1.7 Million overpaid in Psychiatric Patient Miscoding
Hundreds of acute care hospitals with psychiatric inpatient units may face federal review to recover an estimated $1.7 million that the facilities were overpaid because of incorrect code, according to an Office of Inspector General audit. [Read
More]
Join the HealthLeaders Media Council
If you want even better insight into what your peers are doing as healthcare experiences seismic changes, this is an opportunity you can't afford to pass up. The HealthLeaders Media Council is comprised of the nation's leading healthcare executives who collectively provide the most unbiased industry intelligence available. As a HealthLeaders reader, we invite you to qualify to become a member by completing a brief survey.
Join fellow Council members to:
- Share your knowledge of the industry by contributing to brief online surveys
- Access survey results and research reports in advance
- Pose questions to solicit colleagues' opinions on your organization's most pressing challenges
- Receive quarterly HealthLeaders Media Webcasts ($1,500 annual value) as a thank you for your participation on the Council
|
|
Business Rx
|
Three Essential Steps To Deal With Disruptive Practitioners
Unchecked bad behavior among practitioners can lead to anything from dings on accreditation surveys to costly legal battles with patients. Medical staffs looking to improve their disruptive behavior policies may use the following three tips as a starting point. [Read
More]
|
Sponsored Headlines
|
Mayo Clinic radiology process transformation: Mayo Clinic transforms the way it processes and interprets medical imaging results to enable more accurate detection.
| |
Best practices in complex patient care decisioning: From clinical alert notification and clinical trial management to staff scheduling and claim processing, providers are transforming core processes through intelligent decisioning.
| |
Smarter healthcare virtual scenario: Access the smarter healthcare virtual scenario to see first-hand how process improvement can lead to new, enhanced levels of healthcare delivery.
| |
: Read this brief to see how smarter collaboration can streamline processes, improve communication and deliver outstanding customer service.
| |
: Your Web presence may be the only way customers and partners get work done. You need to make those interactions count.
| |
: The IDC recently did a study comparing the total cost of ownership of in-house portal development with that of portals developed with IBM® WebSphere® Portal.
| |
|
Physician News
|
New MRSA Survey Seeks Updates on Trends, Tactics in Infection Control
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media - June 16, 2010
In-Hospital Mortality Rates Higher for the Uninsured
Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media - June 14, 2010
NY/NJ Pediatric Surgeon Named AMA President-elect
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media - June 16, 2010
Hospital Sends Letters to 3,400 Patients About Possible Endoscopic Equipment Contamination
Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media - June 16, 2010
Doctors chafe as Medicare cuts loom
Wall Street Journal - June 16, 2010
U.S. to begin handing out grants to reduce medical malpractice suits
Wall Street Journal - June 14, 2010
New iPhone phone apps aim to boost health
Minneapolis Star Tribune - June 14, 2010
Less than half of CT medical malpractice claims resulted in payments to patients
Hartford Courant - June 14, 2010
Retirements by baby-boomer doctors, nurses could strain overhaul
Washington Post - June 14, 2010
For forgetful, cash helps the medicine go down
New York Times - June 14, 2010
|
Audio Conferences/Webcasts
|
June 23: Cardiovascular Service Lines Strategies
July 15: A Better Way Than Pay For Call Coverage
July 22: Marketing to Physicians: Increase Sales Success Through Measurement and Tracking
|
Stay Connected to PhysicianLeaders
|
To help us ensure future delivery of HealthLeaders Media PhysicianLeaders, please add our "From" address— news.editor@healthleadersmedia.com—to your address book or e-mail whitelist.
| |
|
|
| From HealthLeaders Magazine |
Taking On the Cost Drivers
While most expense categories are unavoidable, there are ways to reduce costs. [Read More]
|
|
|
| Service Line Management |
Creating Stroke Systems of Care
If U.S. healthcare is headed toward a model that eliminates fragmentation and emphasizes continuity and cooperation, stroke care may be leading the way and making a difference in patients' lives. [Read More]
|
|
|
PhysicianLeaders Forum
Complex Sourcing Made Simple: When sourcing high-complexity physician preference products, it certainly feels that the two sides are not speaking the same language, says HealthLeaders Media contributor Bill King. We have to get smart about our sourcing tactics for high-complexity and physician preference categories, he says. [Read More] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resources From HealthLeaders Media
Improve patient satisfaction, CAHPS scores, and quality with the strategies and tools in Physician Entrepreneurs: The Quality Patient Experience.
Learn how to harness the power of a large organization, either by expanding the practice or partnering with hospitals, private investors, or other physician groups, with Physician Entrepreneurs: Strength in Numbers.
Read about the latest business strategies to help you grow beyond traditional practice models in Physician Entrepreneurs: Going Retail.
Start marketing your practice or refine your existing marketing program with Physician Entrepreneurs: Marketing Toolkit, a HealthLeaders Media book that combines expert tips with marketing samples, tools, forms, and checklists that will help grow your practice. |
|
|
|
