Nearly half of the nation’s physicians report compensation tied to “value-based metrics” as fee-for-service medicine gives way to alternative payment models that link pay to quality and health outcomes, according to a new survey. The biennial survey from The Physicians Foundation shows 47% of physicians have some of their compensation tied to value-based payments .
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is restructuring the hospital in an effort to lessen death rates. The hospital has been working on ways to improve quality, with patient safety being the priority. Teams have been created with hospital staff, doctors and nurses to address different illness and diseases. A team addressing causes of sepsis has already been launched.
In coming weeks, long after Hurricane Florence’s winds and rains have faded, its aftermath will still pose life-threatening hazards: snakes, submerged sharp objects, bacterial infections and disease-carrying mosquitoes. People are trapped by floodwaters and facing dwindling supplies of medicines, food and drinking water. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a danger as people crank up portable generators, and respiratory viruses will circulate in crammed shelters.
The practice of medicine has become frustrating and painful, thanks to Congress. Once upon a time, nothing in the exam room was more important than the patient. Using years of training and experience, your doctor would listen carefully as you shared the reasons why you were there.
The New York University School of Medicine just eliminated tuition for all current and future students. Administrators believe the reform will help solve the nation's doctor shortage. Dean Robert Grossman suggests that "without the prospect of overwhelming financial debt," more people will pursue medical careers. And they'll be more willing to become primary care providers in underprivileged areas, rather than highly paid specialists in affluent communities.