Physician rating sites are becoming more common as physician and insurer resistance gives way to an understanding that consumers want more provider data in order to make informed healthcare decisions, according to a report in Managed Healthcare Executive.
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CMS has appointed Marilyn Tavenner to a new No. 2 position, principal deputy administrator, in part of a slight reorganization, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Medical practice leaders continue to face administrative challenges reporting data for Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, according to a press release from the Medical Group Management Association.
A new survey by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies says that although most neurosurgeons currently participate in Medicare, proposed physician payment cuts have led many to limit…
The members of the Michigan Supreme Court voted 4-3 in support of an order that would change the deadlines for healthcare providers being sued for malpractice, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Jeffrey Jahan Vakil, MD, a specialist in joint replacement surgery, has joined the staff of the Orthopaedic Surgery Division of Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, according to a release from the hospital.
Birmingham, Ala.-based Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics will open a new facility near Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Ala., on Feb. 22, according to a report by the Shelby County Reporter.
Whether or not broad-based healthcare reform is enacted in the near future, provider payment reform that encourages integration of healthcare delivery has bipartisan support but faces hurdles, said several speakers at a recent National Health Policy Conference co-sponsored by AcademyHealth…
In a nationwide Zogby International-University of Texas Health Science Center poll, 57 percent said Congress should start over with health reform legislation and 56.4 percent think reforms should be introduced step-by-step, according to a report by The Hill.
Healthcare reform legislation passed by the Senate in December would cut the number of uninsured Americans to 25 million by 2019, a 53 percent decrease, according to a new study released by RAND Corp.