National hospital chain Tenet Healthcare is considering replacing local independent doctor groups with a large national physician staffing company at some or all of its 12 California facilities. Doctors in Orange County and across the state fret that bringing in an entirely new group from out of state to manage three different sets of physicians […]
Read MoreJust 11 percent of healthcare organizations said they are fully ready to implement the new coding system, according to a survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The survey of 326 healthcare organizations conducted this summer stands in contrast to the “surprising reported from a poll of 349 providers by the American […]
Read MoreHere are a few tips that successful people follow to better prioritize. Give yourself a minute. It’s easier to say “yes” in the moment, only to realize later that you probably don’t have time. Instead of defaulting to “yes,” ask questions about the project (steps, due date, etc.) to gauge how long it might take. […]
Read MoreA federal judge in Oklahoma today ruled that Affordable Care Act federal subsidies cannot be issued to residents living in states that do not run their own exchanges. This marks the second ruling against ACA subsidies–in the July case of Halbig v. Burwell, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that subsidies are illegal on […]
Read MoreA pair of commentaries in the Annals of Internal Medicine comes out strongly against California’s ballot measure, Proposition 46, which, among other things, would mandate hospitals to test physicians for drugs and alcohol. The problems laid out by the authors include: • the potential for false-positive test results; • positive results leading to immediate suspension of a […]
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