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- October 14, 2013
NCQA Medical Homes Pass 6,000 Mark
Read moreThe National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) passed a major milestone in September, as the 6,000th medical practice earned NCQA Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). “One benefit of PCMH has been fewer costly emergency department and hospital admissions. Patients get the access, personal attention and care coordination...
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RWJF awards grants to 2 new scope of practice studies
Read moreTwo new studies examining the regulations, policies and practices that affect nurses’ ability to practice to the full extent of their education and training will receive nearly $500,000 in grants, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation news release. The funds will come from RWJF’s Future of Nursing National...
- October 14, 2013
AMA survey results should ease worries about demise of private medical practice
Read moreA report recently released by the AMA provides a timely look at physician practice arrangements in the United States and concludes that, despite some media reports to the contrary, private practice remains a strong business model for U.S. physicians. Researchers did report, however, statistical “shifts” toward hospital employment. The...
- October 14, 2013
Dental Professionals in Non-Dental Settings
Read moreThis report focuses on nine oral health innovations seeking to increase access to preventive oral health care in nondental settings. Two additional reports in this series describe the remaining programs that provide care in dental settings and care to young children. The nine innovations described here integrate service delivery...
- October 14, 2013
Barriers to Telemedicine Slowly Dropping
Read moreObstacles to reimbursement and state licensure that have hindered widespread adoption of telehealth still abound, but there are signs of improvement, according to industry experts. A maze of state requirements and reimbursement hurdles are onerous for telehealth providers, industry members said at a recent Alliance for Health Reform Briefing....
- October 14, 2013
Technology with healthcare: Helping rural hospitals in Thailand & Nepal
Read moreRural hospitals suffer from a brain drain of doctors fleeing to cities as they are often understaffed and underfunded, which further exacerbates the poor conditions of the healthcare for the disadvantaged populations. It is said that an average rural hospital in Thailand has 4-5 hospital staff, including 1 doctor,...
- October 14, 2013
Hottest Job in Healthcare Still Primary Care Physician
Read moreNonetheless, quality measures averaged less than 10% of a physician’s potential bonus in 2013 and volume is still the key driver of physician incentives. The survey identified these trends as well: For the first time in the 20 years Merritt Hawkins has been conducting their review, physicians’ assistants and...
- October 14, 2013
2014 Family Physician of Year is small-town Doc with statewide impact
Read moreA little more than a month ago, Keith Davis, M.D., returned to Albany, Ore., for his 40th high school reunion. While he was in the area, he visited his mother, who reminded him of one of the many reasons he has championed patient access to care in the Idaho...
- October 14, 2013
Colorado Provider Recruitment placement update!
Read moreLast month Colorado Provider Recruitment (CPR) placed two providers in rural Colorado! · A Physician Assistant will be going to Southwest Memorial Hospital · A Dentist will be working with Valley Wide Health Systems in Alamosa Congratulations to all of the facilities and their new providers! We are so...
- October 14, 2013
AAFP Delegates Wrestle With Needs of Older Physicians, Rural Practices
Read moreDelegates to the 2013 Congress of Delegates here voted Sept. 24 to safeguard access to quality health care for all by investigating how best to serve the interests of the nation’s older family physicians, as well as those in solo or small practices, especially in rural areas. A resolution...
