Challenges, Hope for Small Practices and PCMH
AAFP Leader Voices Blog article discusses how some small practices have made the transformation to the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model and reaped the benefits. But some have suffered financial ruin when trying to make the change. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - October 7, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Top EHRs for Small Practices Named in StudyTop EHRs for Small Practices Named in Study
Athenahealth once again tops the chart in a KLAS survey. Meanwhile, low-ranking vendors face mass defections. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
AAFP Delegates Wrestle With Needs of Older Physicians, Rural Practices
AAFP News Now article reports that delegates to the 2013 Congress of Delegates in San Diego voted Sept. 24 to safeguard access to quality health care for all by investigating how best to serve the interests of the nation's older family physicians, as well as those in solo or small practices, especially in rural areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 26, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Small Clinics: Pay-for-Performance Improved OutcomesSmall Clinics: Pay-for-Performance Improved Outcomes
In small practices using EHRs, a pay-for-performance program was associated with modest improvements in cardiovascular care processes and outcomes, according to findings of a randomized trial. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Pay-for-performance incentive program for small practices with EHRs results in improvement in cardiovascular outcomes
A pay-for-performance program in electronic-health-records-(EHR)-enabled small practices led to modest improvements in cardiovascular care processes and outcomes, according to a study in the September 11 issue of JAMA. "Most evaluations of pay-for-performance (P4P) incentives have focused on large-group practices," according to background information in the article... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Practice Management Source Type: news
Paying doctors for better care improves quality: studies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paying doctors in small practices bonuses for the quality of care they provide leads to a modest increase in the number of patients who get the recommended treatment for their conditions, according to a new study. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Health Information Technology in the United States 2013
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released the Health Information Technology in the United States 2013: Better Information Systems for Better Care Report.
According to the report “since 2010, the proportion of hospitals having a basic electronic health record (EHR) has tripled.” With “more than 38 percent of physicians reporting having adopted basic EHRs in 2012.” With incentive programs for health information technology (HIT) adoption, such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Incentive Program many hospitals were able to take steps and move tow...
Source: Network News - August 1, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: EHR General (all entries) Public Health Technology data health IT HIT report statistics Source Type: news
Sell Your Practice to a Hospital? Read This FirstSell Your Practice to a Hospital? Read This First
A top consultant advises small practices to look before they leap. Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Business of Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
Relationships Are a Critical Part of Building Medical Homes
The small Nebraska town where I practice family medicine has a population of about 2,000. Although my practice is only 30 minutes west of Lincoln -- the state's capital and second-largest city -- solo and small family practices are common in the rural areas to my north, south and west. As my colleagues in these small practices ponder the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), I know that it can seem overwhelming to implement. The bodies that recognize or certify PCMH practices have numerous confusing requirements that have more to do with processes than patient care. So when I talk to family physicians who have concerns abo...
Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP - May 15, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Help for Solo, Small-Group Physician Practices, Hospital Privileging Among Topics Discussed at NCSC
At the 2013 National Conference of Special Constituencies (NCSC) held April 25-27 in Kansas City, Mo., AAFP members from five constituent groups -- women, minorities, new physicians, international medical graduates (IMGs) and physicians interested in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) issues -- adopted a number of resolutions put forth by the Reference Committees on Organization and Finance and Practice Enhancement, including a resolution related to creating a new special interest group to represent solo and small-practice physicians and a resolution on physician credentialing and hospital privileges. (Source: Inside AAFP)
Source: Inside AAFP - April 30, 2013 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Survey: 88% of Hospitals Implementing Health Information Exchange
“Health organizations are using technology to implement programs that help improve quality of patient care, according to an infographic based on a survey called “Healthcare Insights 2012,” by Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions.
Researchers polled 147 people from hospitals, large practices and small practices for the survey.”
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Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - April 5, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Exchange Hospitals Implementation Source Type: news
Could Practice Changes Send Oncologists to the Hospital?Could Practice Changes Send Oncologists to the Hospital?
Dr. John Marshall cites 2 trends that put an increased burden on practicing oncologists, especially those in small practices. Will these changes send oncologists from private practice to the hospital? Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
Pediatric, Family Medicine Practices Unprepared To Become Medical Homes For Children
Primary care practices around the country are being encouraged and even paid to become "medical homes," but small practices might be at a significant disadvantage in this race to improve health care for children, according to a new study by child health experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Efforts around the country to improve health care for children have increasingly focused on the medical home as a model to make primary care practices more accessible, comprehensive, and focused on quality improvement... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news
HIPAA Compliance Tips for Medical Practices
February 28, 2013 | HIPAA, Compliance, Healthcare Reform, Risk ManagementBy Aubrey WestgateThe government is now coming after small practices that violate HIPAA. Here are ten do's and don'ts to help you up your game. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - February 28, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: ericasprey Source Type: news
Small physician practices to find advice on MU2 in HIMSS13 Workshop
Physicians from small practices will find an in-depth study of meaningful use Stage 2 requirements at a workshop to be held March 2, from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the pre-2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.
According to HIMSS officials, HIMSS13 workshops are designed for attendees “to actively participate in a highly collaborative environment.”
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Source: Healthcare IT News - February 7, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Staff Tags: Online Only Bloomington Minnesota Paul Kleeberg Source Type: news
