We all witnessed the disastrous rollout of the Healthcare.gov website which crashed almost immediately after going live. The reason according to the Department of Health and Human Services was the
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Consider an Unwind Clause in Hospital-Physician Employment Arrangements
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Hospital-physician acquisition of medical practices continues at a furious pace. Unfortunately, no one knows for certain whether physician employment by hospitals is the key to better or more cost-effective care. …
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Physician-Hospital Integration Strategies
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As the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues in fits and starts, healthcare providers are scrambling to best position themselves to accommodate anticipated and developing payment models. …
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HIPAA Changes Required by 2013 Omnibus Rule
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Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the “HIPAA Omnibus Rule,” implementing various provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)…
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FTC Sues to Block Hospital Acquisition of Medical Practice
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Adding an interesting wrinkle to an already complex environment, the Federal Trade Commission filed a suit this month to block an Idaho hospital from acquiring a physician practice. According to…
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Physician Unions – An Unintended Consequence of Health Reform?
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I imagine that few physicians contemplated being part of organized labor when they enrolled in medical school but as more and more physicians make the leap from private practice to…
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Can Concierge Medicine be Affordable for the Masses?
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Concierge medical practice…
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Does It Make Financial Sense To Go Into Medicine?
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With the emphasis placed on primary care under the federal Affordable Care Act, what will the federal government need to do to entice the best and the brightest to go into primary care?
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FTC Takes Interest in Hospital/Physician Integration
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It is apparent from recent enforcement activity that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is keeping a wary eye on physician/hospital integration.
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The Next Health Care Crisis: Not Enough Physicians
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As the debate regarding healthcare reform rages on, perhaps too often the blame for rising health care costs is pointed at physicians, and as a result, physician reimbursement has historically…
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