Business content from 2013
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December
November
October
September
- » Child patients especially susceptible to identity theft - Sept. 2
- » Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience - Sept. 2
- » Moody’s predicts more bad news for nonprofit hospitals - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Hospital-based doctors likely to get modest pay hikes in 2014 - Sept. 2
- » Writing your way to a bigger physician brand - Sept. 2
August
- » Do physician social media guidelines need updating? - Aug. 27
- » Brief: Survey: EHRs boost quality but don’t cut costs - Aug. 26
- » Health care job growth slows - Aug. 26
- » Men in high-deductible health plans put off serious care - Aug. 26
- » Feature: Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26
- » Nationwide health information exchange network is expanding - Aug. 26
- » Deadline looms on updating HIPAA privacy materials - Aug. 26
- » Patient access to physician EHRs helps build loyalty - Aug. 20
- » Successful ACOs say they struggle to get physician issues ironed out - Aug. 19
- » How physicians can ensure context in the medical record - Aug. 19
- » Brief: More hospitals sharing electronic health data than in 2008 - Aug. 19
- » Most health plans still resist covering weight-loss treatment - Aug. 19
- » Data breach insurance goes mainstream in health care - Aug. 19
- » Mobile telemedicine clinics treat low-income children - Aug. 13
- » Collaboration can save medical practices time, money and effort - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12
- » Significant mobile health growth predicted in next 4 years - Aug. 12
- » Doctors get higher scores from patients more involved in care - Aug. 12
- » Retail clinic convenience charms new audience: parents - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Given a choice, most employees pick least costly health plan - Aug. 12
- » Doctors expect more pressure from practice finances - Aug. 6
- » Picking your best option for patient interpretation services - Aug. 5
- » EHR transition causes its own headaches - Aug. 5
- » Health, fitness apps pose HIPAA risks for doctors - Aug. 5
- » Brief: Doctors outline their role in containing health costs - Aug. 5
- » Feature: How to get tax breaks for your medical practice - Aug. 5
- » For some post-op care, a phone call may be all that's needed - Aug. 5
July
- » States align to make it easier for doctors to communicate after disasters - July 30
- » Doctors should consider nurse, staff workflow when picking EHR - July 29
- » Health IT projects stalled by staffing shortages - July 29
- » Health data breaches usually aren’t accidents anymore - July 29
- » Brief: FDA takes action against fake pharmacies - July 29
- » WellPoint program lets employers name their price for doctors - July 29
- » Health care sector plays key role in economic revival, report says - July 23
- » Portals give patients a handy window to their health information - July 22
- » Doctors who skip social media risk alienating patients - July 22
- » Brief: Program studies ways to see who accesses EHR data - July 22
- » Brief: UnitedHealthcare to boost pay for ACOs - July 22
- » Is health IT reaching a plateau? - July 22
- » Physician integration proves costly for some hospitals - July 22
- » Feature: Doctor pay: Calculate your business case for Medicare and Medicaid - July 22
- » Medical credit card agreement requires interest rate transparency - July 16
- » Patient interest strong in app use to manage care - July 15
- » Claims analysis shows doctors the way to fight insurer denials - July 15
- » Brief: Every age group thinks their generation is the healthiest - July 15
- » Hospitals see alignment with doctors as boon to patient care - July 15
- » HSAs continue to see growth among patient population - July 15
- » Tenet says Vanguard purchase will lead to more hospital deals - July 9
- » 1.7 million affected by bankruptcies from unpaid medical bills - July 8
- » More young adults see health insurance as a necessity - July 8
- » Medical practices must plan for doctor departures - July 8
- » Brief: Medigap enrollment on the upswing - July 8
- » Physicians get many job overtures and should brace for more - July 8
- » Feature: Physician marketing: Can direct mail still deliver? - July 8
- » Insurer reports $98 million cost savings with medical home program - July 2
- » What residents can show attendings about online search - July 1
- » Health information exchanges gain newfound doctor interest - July 1
- » Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
- » Brief: Study pinpoints primary care physician shortages - July 1
- » Boom predicted for retail clinics after years-long lull - July 1
- » Half of physicians report they aren't their own boss - July 1
June
- » Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25
- » MGMA-ACMPE details first findings of quality impact on doctor pay - June 24
- » Hospital jobs turning into a doctors’ market - June 24
- » Brief: Employers back pharmacy benefits for employees - June 24
- » Brief: Health information exchanges not producing expected savings - June 24
- » Independence comes at price many doctors still willing to pay - June 24
- » Feature: Physician EHRs: Make patient data work for you - June 24
- » Fewer patients struggle with medical debt - June 18
- » ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17
- » Brief: Global alliance forms to share genetic, clinical data - June 17
- » How a doctor perceives uncertainty guides attitude to EHR - June 17
- » Physician demand driving more EHRs to go mobile - June 17
- » Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17
- » Study gauges effect of patient engagement on health costs - June 11
- » Cancer patients want cost discussion, but fear initiating it - June 10
- » Brief: Patients can shop for health care with cost estimator - June 10
- » Employers firm up health insurance benefit plans for 2014 - June 10
- » Health spending data reflect more patients seeing their doctors - June 10
- » Brief: EHRs seen as vital to strategy for medication compliance - June 10
- » How to help medical practice staff avoid burnout - June 10
- » Demand for medical real estate hotter than ever - June 4
- » What doctors should look for in job seekers’ social media presence - June 3
- » Brief: EHR adoption rate exceeds HHS expectations - June 3
- » Doctors find gift of health IT comes with a dose of reality - June 3
- » Nursing homes pressured to be wired but not with health IT - June 3
- » Feature: Physician career moves: List before you leap - June 3
- » Health insurers lower spending growth but worry about ACA - June 3
May
- » 2 of 5 adults younger than 65 fear they can’t afford health care - May 28
- » Brief: North America expected to lead health IT market growth - May 27
- » Backup plans for EHR failures need regular testing - May 27
- » Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction - May 27
- » Insurers have big plans for value-based doctor payments - May 27
- » Doctors increasingly shut out of hospitals' patient experience efforts - May 27
- » Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21
- » “Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues - May 20
- » Mobile a likely key to more patient portal use - May 20
- » Revealed names expose flaw in de-identified patient data - May 20
- » Brief: Health information group launches medical app user guide - May 20
- » Pfizer fights Viagra counterfeiters with prescription website - May 20
- » Feature: Pay that motivates your medical practice staff - May 20
- » Hospital waste initiative provides lessons for physicians - May 14
- » Many medical practices not ADA accessible despite incentives - May 13
- » Brief: Moody’s downgrades small hospitals with lower revenues - May 13
- » Brief: EHR meaningful use success rate reaches nearly 50% - May 13
- » What’s missing from many health apps — medical expertise - May 13
- » 2 EHRs decertified for meaningful use eligibility - May 13
- » Hospital bylaws can trip up employed physicians - May 13
- » Medical directors’ duties linked to quality metrics - May 7
- » Data-based public health research hinges on patient support - May 6
- » Doctors seek more pharma involvement in ACOs - May 6
- » Will doctors knowing the price really cut medical costs? - May 6
- » Brief: Many smaller hospitals not ready for ICD-10 - May 6
- » Feature: Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload - May 6
- » If patients are no-shows, doctors should ask why - May 6
April
- » Employers see self-insurance as hedge against ACA health costs - April 30
- » Brief: Aetna website captures third award for clear communication - April 29
- » Brief: EHRs lead venture capital health IT funding - April 29
- » Work flow analysis critical after EHR purchase - April 29
- » Medical system largely unprepared for privacy breaches - April 29
- » Freestanding emergency department growth creates backlash - April 29
- » Patient satisfaction with health care hits two-decade high - April 29
- » Nonprofit hospitals feel pinch of sequester - April 23
- » Patient email satisfaction starts with managed expectations - April 22
- » Walgreens clinics expand services to diagnosing chronic diseases - April 22
- » Feature: Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - April 22
- » Online feedback falters when topic is health - April 22
- » Brief: More employers plan to keep offering insurance under ACA - April 22
- » Brief: “Big data” could cut billions in health care spending - April 22
- » Physician wait times up, expected to keep increasing - April 16
- » Urgent care surge fueled by pressures on health system - April 15
- » Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - April 15
- » CMS, in a switch, starts prepayment meaningful use audits - April 15
- » How physicians can prevent employee vendor scams - April 15
- » Brief: ONC launches state meaningful use challenge - April 15
- » Brief: Cigna expands high-risk accountable care program - April 15
- » Long-term-care facilities lagging in health IT adoption - April 9
- » Make cost part of the conversation with patients - April 8
- » Unseen and online: What are the limits for patient care? - April 8
- » Feature: Shopping for an EHR (the second time around) - April 8
- » EHR design flaws causing doctors to revert to paper - April 8
- » Do screening kiosks benefit patients or retailers? - April 8
- » Brief: Foundation gives $1.5 million to physician leadership programs - April 8
- » Brief: ONC seeks comments on health IT strategic plan - April 8
- » Purchasing medical practices drags down for-profit hospital finances - April 2
- » Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - April 1
- » Brief: Doctor shortage leads to greater use of PAs and NPs as temps - April 1
- » Brief: Billions in savings forecast for EHR-medical device interoperability - April 1
- » Stronger economy stimulates doctor turnover - April 1
- » E-prescribing influences doctors to order lower-cost drugs - April 1
- » Vendor misconceptions hamper EHR usability - April 1
March
- » Individual health plans failing to meet ACA benefit standards - March 26
- » Employers to increase pressure on doctors to justify costs - March 25
- » Shortage of health IT workers hits home with physicians - March 25
- » Brief: Mobile health enters commercialization phase - March 25
- » Feature: Health IT: Physicians are the easy part (HIMSS meeting) - March 25
- » To meet EHR meaningful use, look to practice managers - March 25
- » Brief: UnitedHealthcare app takes top honors at tech conference - March 25
- » Health IT’s economic benefits difficult for many doctors to see - March 19
- » Familiarity breeds doctor contempt with EHRs - March 18
- » Preventive care coverage a mystery to many patients - March 18
- » Doctors willing to go only so far on patient EHR access - March 18
- » Brief: Moody’s health care debt downgrade biggest in 20 years - March 18
- » Brief: EHR vendor alliance seeks to advance health data exchange - March 18
- » 9 ways to market a medical practice after ACA takes hold - March 18
- » Many dissatisfied physicians to switch EHR vendors - March 12
- » AMA, McKesson partner on molecular pathology coding project - March 11
- » Brief: Insurer opens 23rd health benefits store - March 11
- » Brief: Low-income patients interested in e-communication - March 11
- » Feature: 5 steps for employed physicians to resolve contract disputes - March 11
- » Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11
- » Deal with physician impairment before it's a safety risk - March 11
- » Physician groups fuel ACO growth spurt - March 6
- » Brief: Online reviews least-cited factor when choosing pediatrician - March 4
- » Recovering housing market deflates doctor signing bonuses - March 4
- » Upgrading physician websites for a post-ACA world - March 4
- » Patient experience is next measurement in value-based care - March 4
- » Blame for medical data breaches often rests outside physician office - March 4
February
- » Humana reveals to investors how it pays physicians - Feb. 27
- » Feature: Health system brands go national - Feb. 25
- » Multimedia: Who is affiliated where? - Feb. 25
- » IBM’s Watson supercomputer finally ready for health care debut - Feb. 25
- » Health IT lags as facilitator in shared decision-making - Feb. 25
- » Physicians skittish on ACOs over pay - Feb. 25
- » Brief: Cigna unveils app designed to track health benefits - Feb. 25
- » Brief: More staffing help sought for health information exchanges - Feb. 25
- » Health plans add financial motivation to wellness programs - Feb. 20
- » Multimedia: How much do health plans make? - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Health insurers reject more than a fifth of individual applications - Feb. 18
- » Brief: EHRs not ready for quality reporting, hospital groups say - Feb. 18
- » Health insurers report 2012 earnings with eyes on ACA in 2014 - Feb. 18
- » Construction booming in medical office building market - Feb. 18
- » Has mobile health monitoring hit a wall? - Feb. 18
- » To better tailor treatment, search online like a patient - Feb. 18
- » Focus required to manage patient populations for bonuses - Feb. 18
- » Hospitals promote economic role amid talk of federal cuts - Feb. 13
- » Brief: Aetna offers health plans to Costco members in some markets - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Job creation in physician offices starts 2013 on a high note - Feb. 11
- » Moody’s: Doctor integration vital to stronger hospital finances - Feb. 11
- » Health care trends most likely to pressure physicians - Feb. 11
- » Tool lets physicians compare what insurers are paying - Feb. 11
- » Feature: EHRs: Where will your meaningful use bonus go? - Feb. 11
- » Quality of e-visits not yet equal to office visits - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Union membership declines among health care professionals - Feb. 4
- » Getting the most from physician online ads - Feb. 4
- » Graphic designers re-imagine the patient portal - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Mergers and acquisitions on upswing in health IT - Feb. 4
- » Health plans signal willingness to alter doctor pay - Feb. 4
- » Cardiologists leaving independent practice at rapid pace - Feb. 4
January
- » WellPoint expands telemedicine opportunities for doctors - Jan. 30
- » Feature: Physician job search: Showcase your teamwork - Jan. 28
- » Make sure patient portals go beyond meaningful use - Jan. 28
- » Brief: Survey gauges doctor interest in concierge medicine - Jan. 28
- » Brief: UnitedHealth, Mayo form claims research partnership - Jan. 28
- » Disease-specific ACOs make their debut - Jan. 28
- » Don’t forget these things as your medical practice expands - Jan. 28
- » RAND points fingers after health IT predictions fizzle - Jan. 22
- » How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Practice management companies expand business focus - Jan. 21
- » Brief: WellPoint completes deal for Medicaid company - Jan. 21
- » 3 ways doctors can protect against social media fraud - Jan. 21
- » Putting a price on the hassle of preauthorization - Jan. 21
- » Physician EHRs emerge as hot advertising venue for drugs - Jan. 21
- » HHS settles first small data breach case at medical practice - Jan. 15
- » Feature: Physician employment: Build a contract that suits you - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Familiarity with retail clinics varies by region - Jan. 14
- » Apps latest bid by health insurers to manage wellness - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Job creation at physician offices and hospitals holds steady - Jan. 14
- » How medical practices can handle cash securely - Jan. 14
- » Cloud-based EHRs create medical privacy risks - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14
- » FDA gives green light to remote monitoring in clinical trial - Jan. 9
- » ACO readiness a longer road than expected - Jan. 7
- » Physician-owned practices crack down on costs - Jan. 7
- » Bigger incentives expected for job-hunting physicians - Jan. 7
- » As money worries persist, more people put off care - Jan. 7
- » Physicians tell how much time tablets save them - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Hurricane Sandy’s other damage: more health care layoffs - Jan. 7
- » Incentive pay prevalence echoes boom in employed physicians - Jan. 2