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GAO questions CMS reliance on RUC to set Medicare pay rates
A government watchdog report suggests that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be setting Medicare payment rates inaccurately based on biased recommendations from its panel of physician experts.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) questions the transparency of the CMS’...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Medicare at 50: Physicians brace for transition to value-based payment
As Medicare celebrates its 50th anniversary, federal officials are beginning one of the most significant shifts in the program’s history – paying physicians based on quality and efficiency rather than for the volume of services they provide. The shift to so-called value-based payment will be phased...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
‘Milestone’ rules would limit profits, score quality for Medicaid plans
Sweeping proposals disclosed Tuesday would create profit guidelines for private Medicaid plans as well as new standards for the plans’ doctor and hospital networks and rules to coordinate Medicaid insurance more closely with other coverage.
“We are taking steps to align how these programs work,”...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 27, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Eight states enact telemedicine law, commission to be created
Minnesota and Alabama have joined six other states in enacting a law that aims to expand the practice of telemedicine by streamlining physician licensure. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) on May 19 each signed into law the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 20, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Vaccine evaluation: lessons from a meningococcal B vaccine
Vaccination is among the most effective public health interventions of the past century, with immunisations against some of the most common and devastating childhood infections already in use to great effect. The development of new vaccines depends on advances in the field of vaccinology that carry high monetary costs. In most countries, these costs pose an obstacle to adoption of new vaccines. To that end, together with the scientific evaluation of new vaccines, an economic evaluation is vital. This aims to determine whether investment in the proposed vaccine is worthwhile. In this article, we will examine one such case s...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - May 18, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sarfatti, A., Martinon-Torres, F., Nadel, S. Tags: Patients, Health policy, Vaccination programs, Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: infectious diseases, Meningitis, Vaccination / immunisation, Infection (neurology), Neonatal and paediatric intensive care, Paediatric intensive care, Health economics, Source Type: research
UnitedHealth Group agrees to $11.5 million settlement
After nearly 15 years of litigation between UnitedHealth Group Inc. and a group of physicians, the health insurance giant agreed to pay $11.5 million to resolve allegations that it incorrectly paid and managed doctors’ billing claims.
UnitedHealth Group...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 15, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Professionalism, self-governance addressed in themed JAMA issue
The U.S. medical system is changing, and the traditional self-governing of the medical profession and physician professionalism is being challenged, according to a series of viewpoints published in a themed issue of JAMA.
The importance of the patient’s well-being in physician professionalism and...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 12, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Malpractice settlement details often hidden, safety effects unsure
The majority of malpractice settlement agreements made by a Texas health system included clauses that prevented details about the case from being released, but there was little standardization or consistency in such provisions, according to a study published online May 11 in JAMA Internal...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 11, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Cost-effectiveness of infliximab versus conventional combination treatment in methotrexate-refractory early rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results of the register-enriched randomised controlled SWEFOT trial
Conclusions
In early, methotrexate-refractory rheumatoid arthritis, a treatment strategy commencing with addition of infliximab, as compared to sulfasalazine+hydroxychloroquine, was not cost-effective over 21 months at willingness to pay levels generally considered acceptable.
Trial registration number:
NCT00764725.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - May 8, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Eriksson, J. K., Karlsson, J. A., Bratt, J., Petersson, I. F., van Vollenhoven, R. F., Ernestam, S., Geborek, P., Neovius, M. Tags: Open access, Immunology (including allergy), Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Health economics Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: research
VIDEO: Compliance plans, education can help physicians prevent Medicare fraud involvement
Medicare fraud and strategies to combat the crimes have become more intense as the program has grown in size and complexity, experts say.
As Medicare turns 50, Dr. Julie Taitsman, chief...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Medicare at 50: Physicians struggle with antifraud regulations
For Dr. Carla L. Kakutani, it has become increasingly challenging to obtain durable medical equipment (DME) for her Medicare patients.
In addition to proving equipment is medically necessary, a <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
New state litigation challenges physicians’ authority to regulate nonphysicians
The conflict between physicians and nonphysicians over how scope of practice should be regulated is heating up as a new antitrust challenge pits a medical board against a pain clinic.
The owners of Axcess Medical Clinic Inc. are suing the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure over a rule...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 30, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
More physicians support Democratic candidates
Most U.S. physicians who made political contributions during the 2013-2014 congressional election cycle donated to Democrats, continuing the trend away from Republicans that was first noted among medical professionals between 1991 and 2012, according to a report published April 27 in JAMA Internal...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 27, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Senators prep for Supreme Court strike down of federal subsidies
WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court prepares to rule this summer on King v. Burwell, Republican Senators are offering plans should the court strike down subsidies to those who have bought health insurance via the federal...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 24, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
Tennessee, Kansas also warned: Expand Medicaid or risk hospital funds
Add Tennessee and Kansas to the list of states that have been warned by the Obama administration that failing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 22, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
