Physician in Medical News

Congress Unlikely to Pass Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Fix in 2009, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

... to include a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system this year, says ... sustainable growth rate (SGR) has required annual physician payment cuts in order to control costs. Congress ... the future, an expected 21 percent reduction to physician payments in 2010. “The SGR formula is ...

Expanding Health Coverage May Not Improve Access

... wait time for an appointment with a family physician is 63 days -- the highest among 15 metropolitan markets surveyed by the national physician recruitment firm Merritt, Hawkins & ... Hawkins & Associates, 2009 Survey of physician Appointment Wait Times ; PWC, Jammed access: ...

Cleveland Joins Navvis & Company

... health system operations, strategic partnering, physician transactions, clinical improvement and cost ... at Navvis & Company, she will be focused on physician acquisition and integration strategies, including transaction activities and development of physician enterprise models. Prior to joining ...

AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

... new market expansion areas of Emergency Medicine physician staffing, Home Health Nurse and Allied staffing, ... during the third quarter. Locum Tenens volume and physician permanent placements are expected to be steady ... allied staffing, locum tenens staffing (temporary physician staffing), ...

IPC The Hospitalist Company Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

... (Nasdaq: IPCM ), a leading national hospitalist physician group practice, today announced financial results ... uncertain, we continue to believe that larger physician organizations will be in a better position to ... in patient revenue per encounter. physician practice salaries, benefits and other expenses ...

California Cancer Specialists Medical Group, Inc. Opens Outpatient Cancer Center in South Pasadena, Calif., With Renowned Medical Staff, State-of-the-Art Technology

... now available in bookstores. With more than 180 physician experts in medicine, California Cancer ... the South Pasadena Cancer Center will also offer physician expertise in oncology, infusion, hematology, ... Cancer Specialists Medical Group is an academic physician practice that provides a comprehensive range of ...

US Oncology Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

... of 2009, 10 net physicians joined under Targeted physician Services relationships, which include one or more ... higher medical oncology visits due primarily to physician additions. Revenue growth was partially offset ... CMS, the label indication directs appropriate physician prescribing and applies to all patients and ...

Efforts by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Physician Practices Help Michigan Become a Leading Adopter of E-prescribing

... DETROIT, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of physician practices in Michigan have teamed with Blue Cross ... One of those doctors is Michael Schaub who, with physician Assistant Jake Sauve, has wiped out the danger of ... dangerous drug interactions, a primary care physician can use an e-prescribing system to see what ...

Richard Slack joins Navvis & Company

... experience in designing innovative models for physician leadership and strategic alignment, as well as ... development for health systems, hospitals and physician groups. July 31, 2009 ... experience in designing innovative models for physician leadership and strategic alignment, as well as ...

Ten Years Later: O.I.S. Media Leads Physician Job Board Industry with Innovative Technology

... MDJobSite.com, http://www.mdjobsite.com , a physician job search website that will celebrate its 10th ... is now considered by many to be one of the top physician job boards in the country. National ... locate and hire physicians, giving physician recruiters the ability to post up to 500 ...

Compirion and Anderson Surgery Center Reduce OR Inefficiencies and Improve Finances

... to 90th percentile PRC ranking Improve physician and Staff Satisfaction Reduce staff ... change in image and measure the rise increase in physician Satisfaction scores. At the beginning of ... office. Her duties included calls to the physician to remind him of case times, and to ensure ...

PracticeMatch Releases Results of Recent 'State of the Industry' Survey of Physician Recruiters

... -- PracticeMatch, the leading provider of physician data and sourcing services, has recently completed its yearly survey of in-house physician recruiters on the state of the physician recruitment industry. Survey results have ...

PracticeMatch Announces Departure From Physician Recruiting

... data services includes the two most widely-used physician databases with both graduating and practicing physician profiles, candidate tracking, a physician career center, and ancillary marketing services, ...

Courage Center Names Dianne Miron Its Director of Physician Services

... that Dianne Miron is their new Director of physician Services effective today. In her role she will direct Courage Center's physician practice, Rehab Medicine Associates, as well as ... many years at Regions Hospital as manager of physician Medicine and Rehabilitation. The White Bear Lake ...

Greenway Medical Technologies' EHR Solution, PrimeSuite, Enables Eligible Professionals to Participate in PQRI Through Integration With Outcome Sciences, a 2009 CMS Qualified PQRI Registry

... CARROLLTON, Ga., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Facts: ... they provide to patients under the Medicare physician Fee Schedule PQRI registries ... provide services that are paid under the Medicare physician Fee Schedule Greenway Medical ...

Medical Services of America Selects Authentidate's Inscrybe Healthcare to Standardize Healthcare Order Process Management

... Services of America consistent standardized physician customer service options and flexibility as well as simplifying physician communications," said Donna Camit, Vice President ... and interface with our more sophisticated physician practice EMR (Electronic Medical Record) ...

Webinar on "Physician Engagement - Diagnosing Generational Differences" Presented by Morehead Associates

... Series on "How Generation and Gender Impact physician Engagement" ... "Diagnosing Generational Differences in physician Engagement." The free hour-long webinar ... David Rowlee, Ph.D., Morehead's Vice President, physician Research Services, and Brad Morton, Morehead's ...

Webinar on "Physician Engagement - Diagnosing Generational Differences" Presented by Morehead Associates

... Series on "How Generation and Gender Impact physician Engagement" ... "Diagnosing Generational Differences in physician Engagement." The free hour-long webinar ... David Rowlee, Ph.D., Morehead's Vice President, physician Research Services, and Brad Morton, Morehead's ...

Consumer Alert: Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures Should Not Be Taken Lightly

... is right for them, including questions to ask the physician to ensure a safe and effective result or outcome. ... with the answers to your questions or if a physician becomes defensive, then these are red flags and ... To help consumers in choosing a qualified physician for a safe and effective cosmetic procedure, Dr. ...

Physicians Prompt Care Health Clinic Opens in Orland Park JEWEL-OSCO(R)

... ambulatory care site operated by Prompt Care physician Centers LLC. "Physicians Prompt Care Express ... for adults and children who do not have a regular physician or whose primary care physician is unavailable," said Dr. James Richardson, MD, ...

LSUHSC contributes to revealing targets to reduce racial disparity in prostate cancer deaths

... system. The study reports differences in physician trust, access to care, and continuity of care ... African Americans, Caucasian men exhibited higher physician trust scores and a greater likelihood of reporting a physician office as their usual source of care, seeing the ...

Carboxytherapy and Mesotherapy Unproven, Warns The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety

... physician Group urges consumers to be aware of non-approved ... accept treatment prescribed by a qualified physician and administered under that physician's ... safety and sterilization procedures? Has the physician evaluated conditions, recommended treatment, ...

Photos: Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009

... released its ranking of the top ten Insurance and physician sites for June 2009, which is based on data from ... overall unique visitors (UVs) to Insurance and physician sites increased by 3.5 percent, and the category ... The top ten destinations in the category include physician rating sites -- healthgrades.com and vitals.com ...

Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted

... growth over the last two decades, so our physician production has stagnated to a point where the number of new entrants into the physician workforce is not going to be enough to keep up ... are really going to suffer without an adequate physician workforce." The conclusions stem from the ...

Dr. Christopher Olivia Appointed to Foundation Radiology Group Board of Directors

... of University Physicians, an integrated physician structure of more than 400 clinicians based in ... companies, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and physician practices," said Koleman Karleski, Managing ... later joined a private practice and served as a physician manager in a group practice in Buffalo, New York. ...

Proper Physician-Relationship Management Ensures Hospital Stability and Vitality

... -- How can hospitals build sustainable physician alignment? While hospitals rank physician relations as one of top four concerns, few ... are required to create effective, synergistic physician relationships. "Doctors continue to be the ...

American CareSource Holdings Increases ACS Network's Convenience and Quality With MinuteClinic Signing

... convenient, local alternatives to hospital- and physician office-based services," said David S. Boone, ... provide care for common conditions when a primary physician is not available and the hospital emergency room ... clinic visits average about half the cost of a physician office or urgent care visit and are as much as ...

Jury Awards Valley Medical Center Patient $1.8 Million for Nursing Negligence

... nursing facilities after nurse failed to alert physician to condition; Verdict record for its type ... for a medical center's failure to alert her physician of a critical complication that developed after ... to say that his mother lied about asking for her physician on the evening of January 31. "They ...

Photos: Don't Let Them See You Sweat This Summer

... exacerbate sweating. Make sure to check with your physician before you start any new medication, especially ... given to people who have an infection where the physician proposes to inject. They should not be given to ... tools regarding excessive sweating, including: a physician Finder, news updates, a self-assessment quiz, ...

my1HIE Fuels the Growth of E-Prescribing in Michigan

... (My One Health Information Exchange) -- and the physician organizations who participate in the Health ... approximately 1,000 physicians, representing six physician organizations who are active users of DrFirst ... 1.8 million e-prescriptions to date. physician Organizations that are currently using My ...

Nurses Working More in Down Economy

... allied staffing, locum tenens staffing (temporary physician staffing), and physician permanent placement services. AMN Healthcare ... in permanent positions at acute-care hospitals, physician practice groups and other healthcare settings ...

National Health Information Exchange Survey Shows Increased Activity, Cost Savings, Positive Impact on Physician Practices

... information exchange has had a positive impact on physician practices, allowing them to become more efficient ... of different stakeholders, but hospitals and physician practices so far see the greatest return on ... most often reported ROI from hospitals (21) and physician practices (19). ...

CAeHC Demonstrates NHIN-enabled Gateways Among Five California Health Information Exchanges

... or sent by paper between a referring primary care physician and a specialist. The demonstration highlighted ... clinical data was integrated into different physician workflows at the point of care by the local ... care organizations, third-party administrators, physician groups and public sector health plans. For ...

Integrated Healthcare Association Releases White Paper on Pay for Performance

... (P4P) program - the largest non-governmental physician incentive program in the country. Since its ... environment between health plans and physician groups. "The major achievement is ... in the US, P4P payments average 7.25 percent of physician compensation. The continued existence of ...

Medfusion Acquires Medem's iHealth Services

... patient portal technologies are a necessity for physician practices today. The acquisition of the iHealth ... Medem's 8,000 providers into the Medfusion physician Network. Medfusion's Referral Portal, a secure ... patient referral information, is just one of many physician communication solutions that will bring enhanced ...

Healthy Advice Networks Announces the Launch of PracticeWire; Technology to Deliver Real-time Healthcare Content to Physicians

... Networks , the nation's leading provider of physician office-based patient-education programs, ... challenges facing our clients today: diminished physician access. Sponsorship of PracticeWire puts a ... company with programs in both the physician waiting room and exam room. The award-winning ...

National Report Ranks Oklahoma as a Top State for Mental Health Services

... and medications are made privately between the physician and the patient and are completely ... of almost $800 each year per patient whose physician received an educational mailing compared with those patients whose physician has not yet received an educational mailing.(5) ...

Greenway Medical Technologies' Executive, Justin Barnes, Re-Elected As Chairman of HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association

... subject of increased government, insurance and physician interest During his first year ... HIT software and on-demand services that allow physician practices to function at their highest level of ... starting point of a long-term business plan for physician practices. Prime Suite 2008 is certified by ...

President Obama Holds Roundtable Discussion on Health Reform at Children's National Medical Center

... to the concerns of physicians, nurses, and physician assistants from one the nation's leading ... Officer at Children's National and an attending physician in Critical Care Medicine.   ...   Kathleen Quigley, PA-C, MSHS, physician assistant in the Division of Neurosurgery at ...

l.a. Hospitals Struggle for Emergency Room Care, Pay Physicians High Fees for On-Call Coverage

... the recent Los Angeles Market Overview , this physician shortage has resulted in hospitals paying high ... physicians in the Los Angeles area to join large physician organizations, a move that has the potential to ... representatives, a shift to a more consolidated physician segment may mean reduced access to physicians ...