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Changing Physician Payments Could Rein In Costs Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law, Opinion Piece States

23 July 2008

Proponents of the Massachusetts health insurance law "underestimated costs and overestimated revenue," which has "obliged the state to spend more to subsidize insurance" to keep the "law's promises," Alan Sager and Deborah...
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Doctors Will Have To Renew Their Professional Registration Every Five Years, England

23 July 2008

Chief Medical Officer for England (CMO) Sir Liam Donaldson has laid out plans which will require that doctors renew their professional registration every five years. Sir Liam said they are aimed at improving patient safety...
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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

23 July 2008

While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting...
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Primary Care / General Practice News Articles Archive - Page 1

23 July 2008

Tennessean Examines Physicians In State Limiting New Medicare Beneficiaries They See, Charging Concierge Fees In Two-Part Series

Singapore Ministry Of Health Calls On More Physicians To Offer Anonymous Rapid HIV Tests

Washington Post Examines Efforts By Physicians, Hospitals To Be More Environmentally Friendly

Unnecessary Biopsies Reduced By Team Work, SLU Researchers Find

Plans To Extend Clostridium Difficile Reporting, Wales Chief Medical Officer Announces

Huddersfield Academic Pens Pioneering Wound Care Book - 'Lower Extremity Wounds: A Problem-Based Approach'

Citizens Advice Calls For Overdue Review On Prescription Charges, UK

22 July 2008

Association Of Academic Health Centers Calls For National Plan To Recruit, Retain Health Care Workers

PBS' 'News Hour' Examines Efforts Of Baylor's Pediatric AIDS Corps To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa

Federal, State Governments, Insurers Test 'Medical Home' Model Of Health Care To Reduce Costs

Primary Care Trust Network Comments On GP Patient Survey, UK

21 July 2008

Senate Committee Conducts Hearing To Discuss Methods To Spur Nationwide Adoption Of Electronic Health Records

Be Aware Of Risk In GP Skin Cancer Surgery, Warns The Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

Engage GPs For More Effective Cancer Care, Medical Journal Of Australia

GPs Need To Be Engaged In Health Reforms: Expert, Medical Journal Of Australia

Current Policies Will Not Avert Health Workforce Crisis Warns New Report

20 July 2008

Valuing The Contribution Of Our Overseas Doctors, The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners

19 July 2008

California Academy Of Family Physicians Lauds Congress On Medicare Veto Override; Call On CA Legislators To Similarly Rescind Medi-Cal Cuts

Analysis Of Quickly Stopped Rx Orders Provides New Tool For Reducing Medical Errors

18 July 2008

New Law That Delays Medicare Physician Payment Cut Also Affects Beneficiaries

Massachusetts House Approves Bill That Aims To Control Health Care Spending

House Veterans' Affairs Committee Approves Veterans' Health Care Bills

Doctors' Orders Lost In Translation

Cost-Effectiveness Of 64-Slice CT Scanner In Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients Shown By Study

Can Today's Doctors Be Competent Without Computers?

17 July 2008

Congress Overrides Veto Of Medicare Bill To Delay Physician Payment Cut

St. Petersburg Times Examines Debate Surrounding Home Births

CMS To Pay Physicians More Than $36M In Incentives For Participating In Quality Reporting Initiative

Patient Satisfaction With Access To Their GP Remains Consistently And Impressively High, UK

16 July 2008

GAO Recommends That Medicare Require Prior Authorization For Medical Imaging Services At Physician Offices

Editorials Address AMA's Recent Apology To Black Doctors For Past Discrimination

Most Patients Satisfied With Access To Their Local Family Practice, Says New Report From The NHS Information Centre, UK

Medical Homes Might Improve Quality Of Care, Reduce Costs, USA Today Reports

Patient Voice Improving GP Access, UK

15 July 2008

CQ's Carey Discusses Physician Medicare Bill, Mental Health Parity Legislation, VA Health Care Measures

Medicare Physician Pay Patch Bill Could Result In 20% Fee Reductions In 2010; Permanent Solution Costly

Sen. Grassley Asks Psychiatry Association To Provide Information On Drug Industry Contributions

News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, July/August 2008

Culture And Depression - New Data May Help Doctors More Accurately Diagnose Patients

Rx For Time-Crunched Physicians: Communication Skills That Increase Efficiency

Older Adults Bring Companions To Medical Visits -- This Improves Satisfaction With Medical Care

14 July 2008

Patients Who Bring Health Information From The Internet Get More Time With Doctor

House Subcommittee Approves Six Veterans' Health Care Bills

Visit Your GP Before Diabetes Visits You, Australian Medical Association

White House Renews Veto Threat Of Medicare Physician Payment Bill Because Of Medicare Advantage Cuts

American Medical Association Apologizes For 'Past History Of Racial Inequality' Toward Black Physicians

PhRMA Announces Revised Voluntary Guidelines To Prohibit Gifts To Physicians

12 July 2008

50th American Association Of Physicists In Medicine Meeting, July 27 To July 31

11 July 2008

Senate Votes 69-30 To Approve Legislation That Would Halt Medicare Physician Payment Cut

NEJM Perspective Examines Increasing Use Of E-Prescribing Among U.S. Physicians, Pharmacies

New PhRMA Guidelines Ban Gifts To Physicians From Drug Company Marketing Campaigns

Joint Commission Alert Finds Doctors Who Bully Nurses Threaten Patient Safety, Calls For Zero Tolerance

AMA To Issue Apology For Past Transgressions Toward Black Physicians

AMA Apologizes For History Of Racial Inequality And Works To Include And Promote Minority Physicians

10 July 2008

Democrats Seek One More Republican Vote To Delay Medicare Physician Fee Reduction, Target McCain

Fewer Texas Physicians Accepting New Medicare Patients; Payment Cut Would Exacerbate Problem

Internists Applaud Senate Vote To Pass H.R. 6331 And Avert Physician Payment Cut, Noting Bipartisan 'Veto Proof' Majority, USA

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