HealthLeaders Media Physician Leaders - June 7, 2007 | Image Makeover View as a Webpage | Subscribe for Free Image Makeover Rick Johnson, Senior Online Editor I'm excited to write my first weekly column for PhysicianLeaders. What was once a daily collection of news links is now a weekly e-newsletter that includes original reporting, guest features, audio interviews, and links to articles from HealthLeaders magazine and our monthly newsletters. In this week's column, I wrote about how one insurer has turned to a radiology management company for preauthorizations. Physicians worry about red tape and compromised patient care. As a patient, I do, too. [Read More]   June 7, 2007 Editor's Picks Doctors praise fee-based systems The idea of "concierge doctors" is popping up again in this AP story. Somehow I doubt this will take hold. But if some docs continue to feel pressured by third-party payers, perhaps more than a few more will open up self-pay shops. [Read More] Doctors list prices Speaking of pressure. This Torrance, Calif.-based practice decided to post prices for many of its services online. The LA Times reports that the move was motivated in part by the emergence of walk-in medical clinics at drugstore chains and discount retailers. [Read More] Physicians give payers failing grades In a recent issue of Family Practice Management, doctors gripe about dealing with payers. Some of these would be humorous if they weren't true. [Read More] Business Rx Focus on supplemental compensation when recruiting physicians From Physician Compensation Report: Developing a compensation package that will attract physicians to your facility involves more than simply offering a generous starting salary or income guarantee. Look for creative ways to offer fringe benefits. [Read More] Physician News 10 new physician quality measures approved by AMA American Medical Association - June 7, 2007 AMA, Wall Street tap into doctors' collective insight via the Web AP/Times Leader - June 7, 2007 Medicare cuts could limit seniors' access to care, AMA says United Press International - June 7, 2007 From HealthLeaders Magazine Shifting the Payment Stream Find out why some providers stopped worrying so much about reimbursement cuts. [Read More] Will Travel for Healthcare The Waiting Is the Hardest Part From Outer Space to Healthcare Are you a health leader? PhysicianLeaders Forum The Other "Behavioral Medicine" Contributor Scott MacStravic, Ph.D., explains how promoting healthy lifestyles to patients can help alleviate the costs, as well as consequences, of disease and injury. [Read More] Audio Feature Profitable Payer Contracts: Jeffry A. Peters, president and CEO, Health Directions, Chicago, talks about negotiation tactics physician practices can use to receive the reimbursement they deserve for the services they offer. Sponsor PhysicianLeaders Contact Lisa Brown, Director of Integrated Sales, at lbrown@healthleadersmedia.com or call 781.639.1872

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