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Study finds gap exists between technology expectations, reality AAFP Share     A recent study released by the Center for Studying Health System Change, or HSC, reveals a gap between what the federal government hopes health information technology, or health IT, can achieve in terms of patient care coordination and how well the technology actually assists physicians in practice. "Are Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) Helpful for Care Coordination? Experiences of Physician Practices," which was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that "there is a gap between policymakers' expectation of current EMRs' role in the coordination of care and clinicians' real-world experience with (these systems)." More
Push on for patients to stick closer to 'medical home' Lansing State Journal Share
Get ready for the newest buzz phrase in health care: the "patient-centered medical home." The growth of urgent care and the unexpected growth of after-hours walk-in retail clinics has contributed to a push for patients to stick with their "medical homes." More L.A. County may further cut reimbursements to doctors treating uninsured patients Los Angeles Times Share
Emergency room doctors and on-call specialists treating uninsured patients at private hospitals in Los Angeles County could see county payments slashed under a proposal before supervisors earlier this week.The rate cuts could force private hospitals to close emergency rooms, sending more patients to crowded county hospitals, officials said. More Navy medics use battle experience to respond to emergencies at home in New Jersey NJ.com Share
By the time Frank Dos Santos arrived at the site of the car crash in Monroe Township, N.J., last week, the accident scene was in chaos. A bloodied pedestrian lay on Route 130 with severe head injuries. Two other victims were in a smashed car in need of help. Blood and glass were everywhere. A medical evacuation helicopter was on its way. For Dos Santos, it was an eerily familiar scene. During an eight-month tour in Iraq two years ago, the Navy corpsman served in a shock trauma platoon, treating wounded Marines near the front lines. More Medicare pay freeze closer to passage in Congress American Medical Association Share
Congress took another step toward avoiding a 21.2 percent cut in Medicare physician payment slated for March 1 when the House passed legislation on Feb. 4 to authorize an increase in the government's debt limit and to implement statutory "pay-as-you-go" provisions. The vote cleared the way for President Obama's signature and will ensure the federal government has the capital necessary to avoid defaulting on its financial obligations. More Cuts loom for doctors who care for poor The Daily Breeze Share
In the wake of state budget cuts approved last summer, Los Angeles County will likely slash rates paid to private physicians who care for poor residents without health insurance. Doctors who do not practice in the county's network of public hospitals and clinics now receive 27 percent of the cost to provide basic medical services per patient. If approved by the Board of Supervisors, the rate would be reduced to 18 percent. More California hospital emergency room patients treated in outdoor tent The Press-Enterprise via Scripps News Share
Some patients at Rancho Springs Medical Center are being treated in an outdoor tent as the Murrieta, Calif. hospital struggles with overcrowding in its emergency room. The tent is being used for extra waiting room space, medical exams and basic first aid, said Teresa Fleege, a spokeswoman for Southwest Healthcare System, the company that operates the hospital. Set up recently in the parking lot outside the emergency room entrance, the yellow tent takes up several parking spaces. More |
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