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A Jobless Recovery Will Prolong Physician Financial Woes
Elyas Bakhtiari, Managing Editor
If your revenue increased or even stayed the same during the beginning of the recession, then you're doing better than many physicians. The median total revenue in medical practices declined—for the first time in years—by 1.9% in 2008, according to MGMA's latest cost survey. And revenue wasn't all that dropped. [Read More] |
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Editor's Picks
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Bending the Cost Curve Could Also Reduce Physicians' Headaches
Administrative expenses are a significant source of rising healthcare costs, not to mention a headache for physicians and practice managers. Doctors have been clamoring for a solution for years. HealthLeaders Media Senior Editor Les Masterson thinks a new pilot project involving several health insurers and physician organizations may finally reduce health insurance paperwork and make physicians' lives a little easier. The project, which was announced this week, will create a one-stop Web portal for electronic transactions. Ninety-one percent of all Ohio residents insured through private carriers will be part of the project. [Read More]
From pagers to smart phones
With doctors treating more patients and hospitals facing pressure to be more efficient, companies like Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. see an opportunity to create custom applications that would allow physicians to utilize smart phone technology. For example, Palo Alto, CA-based Stanford Hospital & Clinics started a trial to test software that will let medical staff access patient charts on the iPhone. Stanford is studying ways to use the devices to reduce the risk of error as patient care is increasingly handed off from one doctor to another. [Read
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Obama Addresses Physicians in the Rose Garden
President Obama addressed a group of physicians with representation from every state in the White House Rose Garden earlier this week. It was for the most part just a photo op—white coats were reportedly handed out to doctors who forgot their own. Physicians are some of the most trusted voices on healthcare reform, and Obama knows this and has been increasingly seeking out high-profile physician support. The friendly crowd represented groups such as the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, the Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Pediatrics, and the American College of Cardiology. [Read
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Nurses Get a New Voice
HealthLeaders Media launched a new pillar for nursing leaders this week, and my colleague Rebecca Hendren has a great first column up about some award-winning nurses she has worked with. Sign up to receive the HealthLeaders Media NursingLeaders e-newsletter, or pass it on to a nurse who might be interested. [Read
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Business Rx
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Study Evaluates Effectiveness of CME
Some types of CME seem to be more effective than others and researchers are trying to understand why. [Read More] |
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Physician News
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Boston Medical Center reexamines doctors' speaking rules
Boston Globe - October 8, 2009
Give Physicians Support, Tools to Improve Working Environment
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media - October 6, 2009
Document Disruptive Behavior
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media - October 2, 2009
Orthopedists fail to disclose payments
Wall Street Journal - October 8, 2009
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Audio Conferences/Webcasts
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November 17, 2009: Service Lines Strategies Workshop 2009: Stroke Care
November 11, 2009: RAC Strategy: Preserve Margin, Prevent Take-backs, Promote Alignment
October 29, 2009: Flexible Medical Staff Models of the Future
October 22, 2009: Marketing to Physicians: Build Relationships to Increase Referrals
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The Patient of the Future
Physicians suggest. Patients ignore. Technology alone won't bring them together. But a new relationship just might. [Read More]
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Certifiable Stroke Care
With a growing emphasis on stroke center certification, hospitals must demonstrate that they have the teams in place to treat stroke patients quickly and effectively, or risk losing patients to a competitor down the road. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Sending Secure Patient Data: Wolfgang Bothe, CEO of Stonebranch, discusses the barriers to secure file transfer in physician practices and the possibility of physicians using mobile devices to interact with patients. [Listen Now]
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Resources From HealthLeaders Media
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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 new HealthLeaders Media book that combines expert tips with marketing samples, tools, forms, and checklists that will help grow your practice. |
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