Primary Care Physicians news from FierceHealthIT
NewsOnline physician diagnoses come under scrutiny
MDLiveCare, RingADoc and other companies that offer diagnostic and treatment services online or over the phone are drawing scrutiny from state regulators about the definition of a doctor/patient Read more...
Population health management improves prevention, outcomes
Two new studies suggest that a Kaiser Permanente population health management application can help physicians provide better care for a large, diverse panel of patients with diabetes and heart Read more...
Patients who email their doctors are healthier, Kaiser study finds
Patients who take advantage of secure patient-physician email options offered by their doctor are more likely to experience healthy outcomes, according to a recent study published in the journal Read more...
Supporting the medical home
Certainly, there's a lot of talk these days about the "medical home" concept, under which patients get more closely managed by primary care physicians. Some health plans are testing out the idea Read more...
NYC pays primary care doctors to get EMRs, meet quality targets
New York City has begun a $60 million project under which it is heavily subsidizing EMRs for 1,000 primary care physicians in an effort to improve care and collect public health data. New York is Read more...
Study: Automated reminders can raise colon cancer screening rates
Lately, the pressure has greatly increased for primary care physicians to follow preventive care guidelines. But to date, the industry hasn't evolved a standardized way of keeping doctors and Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedtronic Announces First Patient Enrollment in Clinical Trial Assessing Guideline-Based Heart Failure Management in PrimaIMPROVE HF Bridge Study Will Examine Specific Gaps in Implementation of Guideline-Recommended Treatment in Heart Failure Patients Post-Hospital Discharge MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Read more >> MissionPoint Health Partners Starts with More Than 1,000 Nashville Area Physicians--Primary Care and Specialists Included in Greater Than Anticipated Response-- NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MissionPoint Health Partners, a program introduced by Saint Thomas Health, a member Read more >> Children’s Hospital Boston Joins the Alternative Quality ContractHospital and physicians agree to rate freeze for 2012 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Children’s Hospital Boston, Children’s Physicians’ Organization and Read more >> Cigna and Weill Cornell Physician Organization Launch First Accountable Care Program in New York City Involving a PhysiciaConsumers benefit from improved care coordination and greater emphasis on preventive carePrimary care doctors are rewarded for improving patient health and lowering medical costsProgram includes Read more >> Hospital Executives Facing Big Challenges From Health Care Reform, Towers Watson Survey FindsHR executives recognize magnitude of change, but grapple with complexity of industry transformation NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A majority of human resource executives at U.S. hospitals and health Read more >> |
