Part B News | Physician Practice Perspectives

Efforts to bolster rural primary care residencies fall short

04/01/2013

by: John Commins

The federal government's efforts to train more physicians in primary care and get them to practice in rural areas have had dismal outcomes. They demonstrate the need for more coordination of medical workforce development on a national level, says one researcher.

Malpractice cases gobble 11% of doctors' time

04/01/2013

by: Joe Cantlupe

Over a presumed 40-year career, the average physician spends more than 4 years—about 50 months of his or her time—with an unresolved malpractice claim.

Is concierge medicine finally ready for takeoff?

04/01/2013

by: John Commins

A fear of major reimbursement cuts and other factors are building toward a "crescendo" of physician interest in direct pay medicine, suggests a report conducted for The Physicians Foundation.

Illinois physician named 'Country Doctor of the Year'

04/01/2013

by: John Commins

Internist, pediatrician, and licensed pharmacist Neil Nelson, MD, is on call 24/7 to attend to the 5,000 or so active patients in his practice—even when he's working at law enforcement or farming.

RAND walks back HIT savings estimates

04/01/2013

by: John Commins

Expectations about the safety and efficiency of healthcare information technology have not been met, in part because of "the failure of many providers to make the process changes needed to realize the potential," a researcher says.

Providers push for slower Stage 3 MU rollout

04/01/2013

by: John Commins

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives summed up the feelings of many physicians and hospital leaders when it asked the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to "reconsider the speed and scale for achieving Stage 3 meaningful use objectives by 2016."

Fewer consultations means higher costs

04/01/2013

by: Gienna Shaw

A study of Medicare claims data suggests that eliminating payments for consultations commonly billed by specialists was associated with a net increase in spending on visits to both primary care physicians (PCP) and specialists, according to a report published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

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