Survey identifies a missing link. Doc groups aren't tying pay and performance.
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Biomedical subjects
M C Jaklevic
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A shot at immunity. Bill allows independent docs to negotiate collectively.
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Antitrust Laws↗
Widening rift. Docs battle with Ohio hospital over independence.
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Attitude of Health Personnel↗
Not so fast ... pay increases slow.
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A whole new ballgame. PPMs strike out on Wall Street but score with banks.
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Capital Financing↗
Practices make perfect. Acquisitions of doc groups continue at a steady clip.
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Group Practice↗
FPA empire crumbling. PPM faces contract cancellations and cash crunch.
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Contract Services↗
HCFA expects PSO trickle, not flood.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
Shifting support. AMA wants individuals, not employers, to buy coverage.
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American Medical Association↗
Parting shots. PPMs sue doc who tried to end management contracts.
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Contract Services↗
Will PSOs be a disaster or a dream?
The healthcare landscape is littered with failed attempts by hospitals and physicians to manage insurance risk. This year's survey of managed-care plans shows 12 of 30 provider-owned HMOs lost money in 1997. And Modern Healthcare's news pages have chronicled recent losses at more than 20 provider-owned plans. With provider-sponsored organizations in the pipeline, the question is: Will they be a dream or are they a disaster in the making?
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Hospitalists gain ground. The next issue is whether using them should be mandated.
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Case Management↗
A house of disarray. Report: AMA board negligent of fiduciary duties.
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American Medical Association↗
Doc accrediting goes high-tech.
Physician credentialing, an obscure but critical process that serves as the primary safeguard against poor care is undergoing a high-tech revolution. A handful of credentials verification organizations are bringing efficiency to the labor-intensive chore by consolidating most of the required data. Technology can expedite physician approvals for managed-care panels and hospital privileges.
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AMA eyes competition. Emerging firms rival AMAP quality oversight program.
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American Medical Association↗
Incentive or illegal? Florida PPMs appeal ruling prohibiting fee-splitting.
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Contract Services↗
Not so friendly demise. MedPartners shutters hospital that linked network.
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California↗
Fewer docs punished. Punitive actions by medical boards down 2.4% last year.
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