Physicians have typically been trained to be independent decision-makers focusing on individual patients and episodes of care. The future healthcare environment, however, will require multidisciplinary teams, population health management and care coordination with all members of the team working at…
Integration & Physician Issues
The National Committee for Quality Assurance launched its patient-centered specialty practice recognition program today.
Bringing on a new primary care or specialty physician is a time-consuming and expensive feat. However, no matter how much time or money is spent during the process, hiring a physician is just half the battle to actually growing an…
In a recent post on athenahealth's Leadership Forum, Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the Morsani School of Medicine at the University of South Florida and CEO of USF Health, ponders how physicians have gone "from saints to sinners so…
Recruiting primary care physicians has become a majority priority for hospitals and health systems, and having the right compensation model could help with the process.
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The demand for temporary physician assistants and nurse practitioners is growing rapidly, according to a survey by Staff Care, a national temporary healthcare staffing firm.
About 70 percent of the nation's physicians are satisfied with practicing medicine, according to the Deloitte 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.
An HHS official said the agency's pilot programs for new healthcare delivery and payment models will take up to one year to produce results, according to a Reuters report.
Clinical integration — standardizing clinical practices and processes across providers — can help hospitals and health systems improve quality of care while lowering costs. Rick Lopez, MD, CMO of Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health, believes clinical integration is a critical strategy…
Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark has partnered with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other providers in the area to train paramedics to care for people at their homes, according to a Pittsburgh Business Review report.