The Congressional Budget Office upped its estimate because legislation repealing the SGR formula raises Medicare rates, as opposed to freezing them for 10 years. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Family Medicine/Primary Care
What Could Make Your Medical Devices Go Haywire?
As more and more devices get attached to networks, there’s a greater chance that computer viruses could infect everyday medical equipment. How do you prevent this? Medscape Business of Medicine
What Could Make Your Medical Devices Go Haywire?
As more and more devices get attached to networks, there’s a greater chance that computer viruses could infect everyday medical equipment. How do you prevent this? Medscape Business of Medicine
How Should CMS Disclose Individual Physician Pay?
The public has until September 4 to advise CMS on when and how it should reveal the reimbursement that individual physicians receive from Medicare. Medscape Medical News
Five Things to Know About Obamacare Premiums
Consumers are understandably confused after weeks of conflicting pronouncements about the expected cost of plans, for individuals and small groups, to be sold in new online insurance marketplaces under the federal health law beginning Oct. 1. Kaiser …
Injectables, HRT Products Recalled for Sterility Concerns
All lots of 135 sterile injectables and hormone replacement therapy products from Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy, dba Rxtra Solutions, are being recalled because of concerns about sterility assurance. News Alerts
How Insurance Exchanges Will Affect Doctors’ Income
Will health insurance exchanges benefit patients at doctors’ expense? There are some early warning signs. Medscape Business of Medicine
Can Health Apps Help Patients Change Their Behavior?
The answer is yes, a top expert maintains, but not the way they are being designed right now. Medscape Business of Medicine
Medicare Enhances Doctor-Rating Website
Medicare Thursday added new features to its Physician Compare website as it prepares to start including quality data on thousands of doctors. Kaiser Health News
Topol Asks Sebelius 5 ACA Questions
Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric J. Topol, MD, interviews HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the eve of the 1-year anniversary of Supreme Court’s ACA ruling. Medscape Family Medicine
ACA Ruling at 1 Year: Many States Fleeing Medicaid Expansion
It’s been a year since the US Supreme Court delivered its surprising decision on the Affordable Care Act, and physicians are just beginning to feel the effects. Medscape Medical News
EHR User-Friendliness Ranked (and Spanked)
Athenahealth topped the list in multiple ease-of-use categories in a survey conducted by research firm KLAS. Medscape Medical News
Another Compounding Company Recalls All Sterile Product
Balanced Solutions Compounding Pharmacy has voluntarily recalled all lots of its sterile drug products because of sterility concerns, the FDA says. News Alerts
Surgical ‘Never-Events’ Are Shockingly Common; and More
Read about important legal and malpractice developments, such as statistics on ‘never events,’ where defensive medicine begins, and states’ roles in malpractice reform. Medscape Business of Medicine
Obama Budget Replaces Sequester Cuts and SGR
The president’s blueprint for fiscal 2014 would undo the 2% Medicare pay cut for physicians that took effect April 1 under sequestration and perform a ‘doc fix’ on the SGR formula. Medscape Medical News
Are You a Great Diagnostician?
Some physicians seem to always nail the correct diagnosis, even when the case is complex. What is it that enables them to get that result? Can everyone learn those diagnostic skills? Medscape Business of Medicine
Three Doctors Honored for Work With Poor in Africa, India
VK Raju, MD, Rebecca Morsch, MD, and Mark Jacobson, MD, received the AMA Foundation’s top award for international service for their work preventing blindness and saving lives. Medscape Medical News
Hottest — and Coolest — Trends That Will Change Your Practice
Many new developments and inventions are making inroads in changing the way doctors interact with patients. Some are already here, and others are growing fast. Medscape Business of Medicine
Sequester Will Reduce Medicare Checks Mailed to Patients
When ‘nonparticipating’ physicians in Medicare do not take assignment on a claim, the program reimburses the patient directly for 80% of the allowable. The sequester will shrink that check by 2%. Medscape Medical News
Sequester Will Cut Medicare EHR Bonuses
The 2% cut applies not only to Medicare reimbursement to physicians, but also incentive payments for EHR meaningful use. Medscape Medical News