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Provider Service Networks Can Cut Costs
Provider service networks, and other case management programs, may reduce the cost of care in the long run. Florida’s Medicaid program has allowed for several pilot models under a Section 1115 waiver of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affecting 5 Continue Reading …
Can MLPs lead the care team?
Primary care will be delivered increasingly by non-physician clinicians in the future. How will patients fare? There is an increasing shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the United States and it is projected that US medical schools will not Continue Reading …
EHR’s & Physician Productivity
A majority of doctors are dissatisfied with EHRs citing productivity losses. But a new study debunks their feelings. The revolution in health information technology (HIT) holds the promise of improving patient care. Since the passage of the Health Information Technology Continue Reading …
Cost: A Side Effect of Care
Physicians often underestimate the costs of care thereby imposing a potentially catastrophic side effect on patients. Health care costs consume an increasing proportion of the GDP while individual Americans face an increasing financial burden from medical bills. Two recent articles Continue Reading …
PCHM’s do not reduce overall costs
Is bending the cost curve possible with an innovative strategy like the patient-centered medical home? As implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) gains traction, novel care such as and Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) are emerging Continue Reading …
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