Hospital-based doctors likely to get modest pay hikes in 2014
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Moody’s predicts more bad news for nonprofit hospitals
The slim increase in Medicare payments, combined with the sequester’s Medicare payment cuts, puts more pressure on hospitals to maintain margins. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience
Medical practices get high marks, however, for communication, helpfulness and courteousness. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Child patients especially susceptible to identity theft
Data breach response plans at medical practices need to have specific arrangements for children and those without a credit history. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Many women don’t believe their breast cancer risk numbers
A study’s author says women’s skepticism about risks leads some to put off preventive medicine, while others may undergo unnecessary treatments. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ACA expected to cause few benefits disruptions
Concerns remain, however, that plans will offer narrower physician networks and less comprehensive benefits for children. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims
Stakeholders ask federal officials to require health plans purchased on insurance exchanges to notify physician practices and hospitals when patients stop paying premiums. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doctors need delicate touch when children are over-scheduled
How should physicians intervene when parents ask too much of their child? (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Confronting bias against obese patients
Medical educators are starting to raise awareness about how weight-related stigma can impair patient-physician communication and the treatment of obesity. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
American Medical News ceases publication after 55-year run
Unsustainable financial losses forced the move despite the newspaper's editorial quality, the AMA's senior management says. The Association's other news operations will be enhanced. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Era of excellence in health journalism draws to a close
A message to all physicians from AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, MD, on the era that is ending with the decision to stop publishing AMNews (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Goodbye
American Medical News (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal
Physicians are rallying for the remaining months of the legislative year to overhaul the formula and build a new payment system based more on quality. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
