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New Medicaid patients will lack access, most doctors say American Medical News Share     Most primary care physicians say new Medicaid enrollees will have trouble finding the doctors they need, but increasing Medicaid pay higher than current law would solve that problem, according to an insurance industry poll. More 65,000 Medicare petition signatures and counting... MAG Share
Congress just passed the most far-reaching health reform legislation in decades. Unfortunately, lawmakers failed to address the Medicare funding mechanism for physicians. That's why the Medical Association of Georgia is promoting a nationwide grassroots campaign to collect one million signatures from patients and physicians that's calling for a fair and stable Medicare physician payment formula -- one that automatically keeps up with the cost of running a practice. More
Georgia doctors must be allowed to join Blues HMO American Medical News Share
Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia must allow Northeast Georgia Cancer Care of Athens to participate in its health maintenance organization network, according to statements issued April 7 by the state's Dept. of Insurance. The state insurance department has ruled that Georgia's any-willing-provider law applies to managed care groups. More EMR adoptions: What role will regional extension centers have? American Medical News Share
Researchers say there needs to be more guidance on how the centers will help advance electronic medical records among small medical practices. About $640 million has been made available, courtesy of the government's stimulus package, to establish regional extension centers intended to help small practices adopt and become meaningful users of health information technology. More  Reform law requires electronic enrollment for federal, state health programs FierceHealthIT Share
Health Data Management has discovered that one section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop secure, interoperable protocols for electronic enrollment in federal and state programs. The legislation gives Washington the power to mandate that states adopt such standards as a condition of receiving any federal grant funding authorized by the law. More Medicare fraud penalties tougher under proposed bill American Medical News Share
Saying that criminal penalties for Medicare fraud must be updated, two Florida lawmakers introduced a bill April 13 that would double fines, increase background checks and even study how biometric technology could help ensure the appropriate use of program services. More
Electronic medical orders may save lives The Washington Post Share
Doctors at a California children's hospital have found the first evidence that using an electronic system to communicate their orders may save lives. After the system was introduced in 2007, the hospital witnessed a 20-percent drop in mortality rate, the equivalent of 36 fewer deaths over a year and a half. More 1 in 5 prescriptions made electronically InformationWeek Share
The use of digitized prescriptions written by health care providers grew 181 percent in a one-year period, study shows. As the health care industry continues to wean itself off of paper-based transactions, a report shows there were 191 million e-prescriptions in 2009, up from 68 million in 2008, a 181 percent increase. More
Physicians must become team players in reinvention of primary care Medscape Today Share
Discussions of the primary care crisis often focus on the number of physicians needed to deliver primary care -- an extra 46,000 full-time equivalents by 2025, according to one frequently cited estimate. By extending insurance coverage to 32 million additional Americans through 2019, health care reform will only deepen that shortage. More Vision kiosk maker expanding into broader health screening Atlanta Business Chronicle Share
A Duluth-based startup that's known for its vision-screening kiosks has turned its sights on the high-octane wellness market. To finance and support the expansion, SoloHealth Inc. will double its Atlanta workforce and seek institutional capital from venture firms and strategic partners, such as retail chains. More Baltimore-area hospitals buying practices to help doctors 'weather the storm' Baltimore Business Journal Share
Dr. Kenneth Sibila, a primary care physician at Towson Medical Associates for more than a decade, doesn't carry the health care benefits for his family of five. That burden falls to his wife, a part-time social worker. Despite rising to business manager of the six-doctor family and internal medicine practice along York Road, Sibila never reached the point where he could purchase health insurance. More |
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