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Managed Care
February 2002
Donna J. Senft |
Laws Governing Peer Immunity, Physician Credentialing Upheld A federal court in Maryland recently addressed challenges to several laws governing physician credentialing...   |
Salon.com
December 1, 1999
James B. Stewart |
Who's watching the docs? The code of silence in hospitals allows deadly mistakes to happen, but some simple reforms could help... |
AskMen.com
April 15, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look... |
Managed Care
September 2000 |
Key Texas Lawsuit Against HMO Now Off Court Docket The first lawsuit against an HMO under Texas's health plan liability statute has been settled... |
Managed Care
September 2002
Michael S. Victoroff |
Peer Review of the Inexpert Witness, or Do You Trust Chickens To Guard the Coop? Occasionally, a physician retained as an expert in a legal case offers an opinion or gives testimony that is dubious, inaccurate, or outlandish enough to offend fellow professionals. Our medical society was urged to discipline physicians who render unprofessional testimony. |
Managed Care
December 2002
Diane Cook |
Beware the Hidden Consequences of the Malpractice Crisis Soaring malpractice insurance rates are thinning out provider ranks in at least a dozen states. Could access problems pose issues for HMOs in those areas? |
Managed Care
November 1999 |
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Suit Against HMOs Over Incentives Can HMOs be sued for the practice of offering bonuses to physicians who help them keep the cost of care down?... |
Managed Care
October 2000
Maureen Glabman |
Giving Some Ground to Physicians Helped Turn Health System Around One hospital system accepted the general wisdom a few years ago by acquiring physician practices. Now it bucks the new wisdom by holding on to them... |
Managed Care
January 2002
Ed Rabinowitz |
When Physicians' Skills Fail, Collaboration Beats Punishment New programs hold promise for rehabilitating sound physicians who have, for any number of reasons, lost some of the skills they started with... |
Managed Care
March 2001
Mark D. Abruzzo |
'Final' Stark Regulations Still a Work in Progress The Stark Law generally prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for certain designated health services to entities with which the physician (or immediate family members) has a financial relationship... |
Managed Care
December 2006
Michael Levinson |
Bill for Poor Physician Credentialing Could Run to Millions of Dollars A court case shows what can happen when health plans and provider groups fail to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. |
BusinessWeek
April 23, 2009
Catherine Arnst |
Doctors' Pride: A Hurdle to Digital Medicine A forerunner in New England found that some physicians would sooner cut ties than see their elite status threatened. |
Managed Care
August 2001
John Carroll |
Info on Questionable Physicians Languishes in National Data Bank A clearinghouse was created that stores details about malpractice suits and disciplinary actions. So how come HMOs don't use it? |
Managed Care
May 2001
Jack McCain |
Use of Hospitalists: Another Case of 'May' vs. 'Must' Despite a movement to ban mandatory use of these physicians, their numbers and influence are rising as their roles become better understood... |
Managed Care
October 2005
Bob Carlson |
What Docs Hate Most About Plans Some insurers seem to have a knack for irritating their network physicians. The list is long, but five categories of irritants seem to recur most often. |
Chemistry World
September 9, 2009
Leila Sattary |
Peer review under the microscope One of the largest ever international surveys of authors and reviewers has reiterated concerns over integrity, demand and quality control in peer review and highlighted the system's inability to effectively detect plagiarism. |
AskMen.com
Tara Weiss |
Reasons Not To Become A Doctor There were once many rewards to being in the medical profession. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. Those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors. |
Managed Care
October 2002
Pamela L. Popp |
How To -- And Not To -- Disclose Medical Errors to Patients Health care facilities and physician practices must commence development and implementation of a disclosure policy. The policy should include a statement of the need and willingness of the patient and physician to have an open and honest relationship and a constant dialogue. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Ronald Schneeweiss, M.B., Ch.B. |
Curbside Consultation What is the role of a consultant in the referral process? What constitutes a "good" referral? |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Arlene Weintraub |
A Remedy For Malpractice Malaise Hospitals are offering free coverage to recruit doctors from private practice |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2009
Andrew Dick |
Deal Diagnosis Healthcare real estate transactions not only are driven by economic factors, but also by compliance with federal and state healthcare laws. |
Managed Care
September 1999
Ed Rabinowitz |
Is There a Doctor in the House? The per-visit cost of a house call is high, but used judiciously, this practice can lower overall medical costs -- not to mention provide better care. |
Managed Care
June 2001
Frank Diamond |
HMO/Physician Strain Creates Invisible Costs Perhaps goodwill is too much to ask for. However, peaceful coexistence can certainly help all players reach their mutual goal -- a smooth relationship that helps to get the job done... |
Managed Care
May 2003 |
Liability insurance premium hikes take bite out of physicians' income No wonder increases in physician liability insurance premiums have caused such uproar over the last year. Data show that physician income rose from 1999 to 2001. Liability insurance premiums skyrocketed, however, siphoning off an even greater portion of physician income. |
Managed Care
May 2007
David A. Sparrow |
Pay for Performance: As Much About Costs as About Quality You don't really have a true pay-for-performance program if it doesn't say so on the bottom line. |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction... |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005 |
Crusader for Clearer E-Info Entrepreneur Jonathan S. Bush -- yes he's related -- discusses how Web-based medical records can become a workable reality |
Nursing Management
September 2011
Sally Austin |
What does EMTALA mean for you? When a patient enters your hospital, do you know what your obligations are under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
Wassik & Carlson |
Medical Office Trends Hospital affiliation is a strong indicator of MOB asset value. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
J. Michael Davis |
MOB Outbreak The fast-spreading healthcare industry makes medical office buildings a lucrative investment for physicians. |
Managed Care
July 2007
Martin Sipkoff |
Hospitals Asked To Account For Errors on Their Watch Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and states may stop paying for specific hospital-acquired conditions. Will health plans follow suit? |
Managed Care
June 2001
Jack McCain |
Leapfrog Group Actions Will Be Felt Throughout the Health Care System Thanks to a Business Roundtable-sponsored group calling for better outcomes at hospitals, health plans' lobbying efforts may pay off... |
Information Today
April 2003
Robin Peek |
Could Peer Review Be Wrong? Seriously questioning the validity of the peer-review process is like debating the merits of a holy grail. But two scholarly societies are now asking if peer review is in fact such a good thing. |
Managed Care
August 2000 |
Internet revolution not yet impressing most physicians For all the potential of the Internet to erase old physician doubts about integrating information technology into everyday practice, scant few doctors have embraced it. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2006
Querna & Fischman |
Good Medical Help Close to Home Your local hospital might be just as good as any glittery big-name center. Finding out if your local hospital is up to snuff requires some homework. Here are the major factors in judging the quality of care, courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue. |
Inc.
September 2007
Cara Cannella |
How I Did It: Todd Johnson, President and CEO, Hospital Partners of America Cost pressures may be straining health care providers, but there is money in the hospital business. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Carol Marie Cropper |
Between You, The Doctor, And The PC More physicians and hospitals are putting their medical records online |
Managed Care
May 2005
Frank Diamond |
Hospitals May See Plans as Their New Confidant Not only can health plans pay for performance, they can offer a mechanism for confidential discussions of mistakes. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2005
Lena Chow |
Docs of Shanghai They're short on status, pay, and respect, but China's young doctors hold keys to the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical market. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2014 |
Medical Office Fever Sales of medical office buildings topped $6.7 billion in 2013, according to Real Capital Analytics, proof that this niche sector remains attractive to investors. |
Managed Care
January 2005 |
Private Practice Physicians Find Dual Role Challenging When it comes to balancing the role of business owner and practicing physician, many private practice doctors are having a tough time of it. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2010 |
Where Prescribing Oncologists Go for Their Information, and Why Marketers need to understand how informal influencers are beginning to replace traditional channels as the favored way for doctors to receive product information from drug manufacturers, and, in turn, how best to leverage peer influence in designing effective meetings and events. |
Bio-IT World
March 2006
Charles Firneno |
Physician Portals Fill the Gap Multifunctional physician/patient portals can provide insight into value and product performance issues. Such insight can be combined with medical claims and pharmacy data as well as with blinded safety data to provide an organic view of product performance. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2010
Marylyn Donahue |
With a Little Help from their Peers Physician meetings drive prescribing behavior, but what are the marketing meetings doctors prefer, and who are they listening to? |
Managed Care
May 2004
Martin Sipkoff |
Will Pay for Performance Programs Introduce a New Set of Problems? Paying incentives to physicians to practice evidence-based medicine appears to be an idea whose time has come. Such programs -- even if successful -- may create a new set of problems. |
InternetNews
April 1, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Online Shopping for Hospitals Hospital Compare gives the nation's hospitals a report card for key best practices. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Timothy J. Mullaney |
Saving Lives Shouldn't Be This Hard The health-care system doesn't give patients the tools or the support they need to make confident decisions about choosing doctors, treatments, or hospitals. |
Managed Care
November 2002
Andes et al. |
Measuring Efficiency of Physician Practices Using Data Envelopment Analysis This paper develops a model to help determine best practices of efficient physician offices while allowing for choices between inputs. Measuring how efficient practices provide services yields useful information to help improve performance of less efficient practices. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2002
Forrest Lang |
Interviewing When Family Members Are Present The presence of family members at an office visit creates unique opportunities and challenges for the physician while interviewing the patient. The physician must address issues of confidentiality, privacy, and agency... |
