AMA And Almost 100 Physician Societies Sound Off To CMS On Health IT, Use "F" Word

In a remarkable development, the American Medical Association and nearly one hundred other physician specialty societies submitted a letter ...

AMA And Almost 100 Physician Societies Sound Off To CMS On Health IT, Use "F" Word 2015-05-12T23:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Effort to Make Health Insurance Reimbursement Fairer Lead by Director of Insurance Company Accused of Unfair Practices

We previously discussed a legal settlement of charges that UnitedHealth's Ingenix subsidiary manipulated its database of payments to ph...

Effort to Make Health Insurance Reimbursement Fairer Lead by Director of Insurance Company Accused of Unfair Practices 2015-05-12T19:57:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Role of the RUC in Medicare's Price-Fixing and Rationing Remains Anechoic

An important part of the noisy and contentious debate about health care reform in the US centers on the role of the government as a provider...

The Role of the RUC in Medicare's Price-Fixing and Rationing Remains Anechoic 2009-10-02T07:55:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

SGIM Urges "Chuck the RUC"

This week, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) members received the 5 August, 2009, Update in Health Policy that urged we "chuc...

SGIM Urges "Chuck the RUC" 2009-08-07T08:30:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Why Did US Physicians Give Up Their Ability to Enforce Their Own Professional Standards?

In his recent review of Dr Ezekiel Emanuel's book, ( Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America ,) Dr Arnold Relman, ...

Why Did US Physicians Give Up Their Ability to Enforce Their Own Professional Standards? 2009-06-26T11:08:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The RUCkus Continues: Former Medicare Administrator Calls the "RUC Process" "Incredibly Flawed," and the AMA Chair Says He's "Inaccurate"

We have posted frequently about the role of the RBRVS Update Committee (RUC) in fixing the rates at which Medicare pays physicians. These pa...

The RUCkus Continues: Former Medicare Administrator Calls the "RUC Process" "Incredibly Flawed," and the AMA Chair Says He's "Inaccurate" 2009-06-25T07:06:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Letter from the RUC, and My Reply

The vast amounts spent in the US on health care have not translated into access for many patients, consistently excellent quality of care, a...

A Letter from the RUC, and My Reply 2009-06-10T11:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

BLOGSCAN - The Mysterious Disappearance of a Report Critical of Industry Funding of CME

On the Carlat Psychiatry Blog, Dr Daniel Carlat discussed the mysterious disappearance of a report by the AMA's Council on Ethical and ...

BLOGSCAN - The Mysterious Disappearance of a Report Critical of Industry Funding of CME 2009-03-25T11:24:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown