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For the past decade, healthcare providers have been in the vanguard of efforts to combat the abuse and diversion of opioid pain medications such as Oxycontin. Now state and federal officials and health plans are joining the fray. For the rest of his time on Earth, one of my best friends will be walking the […]
Read MoreI thought this might be interesting for our readers. The decline coincided with the October 2013 launch of the health insurance exchanges that allowed people to buy coverage on their own under the Affordable Care Act and accelerated as the deadline to buy coverage neared, the nonpartisan research organization said. Gallup said enrollment rates could […]
Read MoreHealth care spending rose at the fastest pace since 1980 in the first quarter as the new health insurance law prompted many more Americans to visit doctors and hospitals. Analysts say the sharp increase reflects other trends that should continue to drive up both medical spending and costs in 2014 after years of slow growth. […]
Read MoreI thought this was an interesting article for our readers. Physician on-call pay, while increasingly common, isn’t a guarantee, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s latest compensation survey. Thirty-seven percent of the more than 2,500 providers surveyed reported that they received no extra pay for being on call, according to the MGMA’s On-Call Survey: […]
Read MoreAs if professional burnout weren’t a severe enough problem among the general physician population, new research presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society (APS) suggests it’s hitting even harder among doctors who treat pain. Out of 230 surveyed members of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 61 percent rated their […]
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