Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:32 PST http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care-social-assistance/ambulatory-health-services/11417-1.html AllBusiness.com - Medical Practice Business Blog en-us Copyright 1999-2009 AllBusiness.com All Rights Reserved. http://www.allbusiness.com/asset/image/general_site_image/3472344.gif http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care-social-assistance/ambulatory-health-services/11417-1.html 46 144 http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12733854-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12733854-1.html Aon Consulting surveyed leading health plans and projects that health costs for employers will rise 10.5 percent next year. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:55:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-facilities-nursing/12666418-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-facilities-nursing/12666418-1.html CMS issued a press release reporting that financial incentives for improving the quality of care is paying off. Here is the full text. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12666244-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12666244-1.html Bringing business principles into a physician practice should be tempered by the primary purpose - the physician and patient time. It's a matter of finding the right balance between the two. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:30:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12502860-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12502860-1.html Health reform continnues to move forward. Yes, it's scary, but anything different requires a degree of faith. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:25:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12397151-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12397151-1.html A coalition of healthcare organizations, including MGMA, AAFP, AHIMA and others, is working to simplify administrative complexity and costs. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12395825-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-overview/12395825-1.html A recent McKinsey survey reports that only 30% of healthcare industry executives say that their companies are ready for reform. Regardless of the specifics of the final legislation - o even if there is legislation - it will be a different set of operating rules and customer/patient/payer expectations. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:10:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12391417-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-regulation-policy-health/12391417-1.html Dr. John Kenagy, a surgeon, executive and scholar, argues that the key to health care reform is cost control, and that the key to cost control is the organization of delivery organizations. Here's what he thinks and the job for physicians. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12385012-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12385012-1.html A Seattle practice has recycled ideas of capitation, no insurance practices, and practice management companies. They tied it up, convinced some VC firms to put up money for what they think is an "innovative" concept, and gotten press. You be the judge. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:35:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12383908-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12383908-1.html CMS has announced several proposals that will make dramatic revisions in physician payments, Consultation codes will be eliminated and the monies shifted to the E/M codes; imaging, physician provided drugs and other changes are in the works. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:50:00 GMT http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12373428-1.html http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care/health-care-professionals-physicians-surgeons/12373428-1.html A study this week finds that physician practices too often fail to tell patient about lab results - including findings that require follow up and treatment. There are better practices. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:05:00 GMT