Think you can put off buying an EHR (or EMR, as some still call it) indefinitely? Well, not if the Commonwealth Fund’s recommendations to the next U.S. President are adopted. continues…
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Late last month, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his office had reached an agreement with Cigna HealthCare on major revisions to its physician-ranking programs in the Empire State, and beyond. Under the new pact, Cigna promises, among other things, to broaden its ranking criteria beyond cost, use generally accepted national standards to measure quality, disclose program design elements to consumers and physicians, and hire an independent watchdog (subject to AG approval) to monitor its compliance.
The agreement grows out of Cuomo’s industry-wide investigation of physician-ranking programs. In separate letters to six plans, Cuomo and his staff raised a laundry list of concerns. continues…
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Can Google be too much of a good thing when it comes to the doctor/patient relationship?
Time magazine has a story by Dr. Scott Haig, assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Haig tells about one of his patinets who not only looked up information about her condition online, but also looked up as much personal information about the doctor as possible during their initial phone conversation. continues…
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press has an editorial that spells out the pros and cons of pay for performance systems as they see it.
The author of the editorial, Craig Westover, spoke with St. Paul, university professor, practicing family physician and bioethicist Dr. David Satin, who is giving a talk Nov. 16 titled “Ethical Issues in Pay for Performance.” Satin suggest an alternative model, one which pays doctors with grants, to those currently being proposed and implemented. continues…
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Have you apologized to a patient after making a medical error? Would you be less likely to apologize and admit responsibility if it was a serious medical error?
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has an article Dr. Manoj Jain, chairman of the Healthy Memphis Common Table Community Partners Council and an infectious-disease physician, looking at this issue. Jain believes that disclosing errors is a must to maintain the long-term trust of a patient. continues…
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In a long-awaited move, CMS has announced a five-year demonstration project that will reward physicians for using EHRs to improve the quality of care. The pilot will involve up to 1,200 small and medium-sized practices-mostly primary care-in 12 markets that have yet to be chosen.
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The Concord Monitor has the story of the New Hampshire-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord clinic. Founded by five doctors who left working for one hospital, they just couldn’t make ends meet in today’s economic environment for primary care, so they ending up selling to another hospital. continues…
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As more seed capital flow into Internet social networking sites, more and more entrepreneurs are coming up with ways to get in between you and your patients. At the very least, you should know about the growing number of sites helping your patients talk about their illnesses and treatments — and about their doctors. continues…
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