Points of Interest
June 19, 2014
Should
physicians work for hospitals?
A physician I have known for many years recently told me about
his decision to enter the world of concierge
medicine. His reasoning was telling, saying that it came down to a very simple
decision on staying independent or becoming a hospital employee. He liked being
an independent solo practitioner, and that was his primary motivation: to
maintain independence in a time of consolidation.
Richard Gunderman, writing for the Atlantic,
tackled this question head on in a recent piece titled, “Should Doctors Work for Hospitals?” The
article reflects on the dramatic shift in physicians either seeking or being
forced by market pressures to join hospital systems as employees.
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Reasons why
your wait time at the doctor’s office is so long
Here are some acceptable reasons why wait times are long:
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Emergencies
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Too much time out of room for the doctors
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Poor workflow in the office
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Chronic overscheduling
What's an ACO?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and
other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated
high quality care to their Medicare patients.The goal of coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors.
Breaking News
Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest U.S. health
systems, is rapidly expanding its Medicare managed-care business with plans to
enter markets in four states next year.
The Medicaid expansion underway across half the country holds the
promise of fewer unpaid medical bills, bringing financial relief to hospitals
as well as poor households. Now, early reports from providers suggest that
might be the case.
State officials are scrambling to control the burden of Gilead's
$1,000-a-pill hepatitis drug Sovaldi, particularly in states that have agreed
to cap Medicaid spending under CMS waivers.
A mix of 21 physician associations and healthcare organizations
signed on to a letter to congressional leaders seeking an extension of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's two-year provision equalizing
Medicaid and Medicare payments for primary-care services.
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