The American Medical Association’s President-Elect on the Future of Health Care
Ardis Hoven is an HIV specialist-based in Lexington, Ky. who, last month, became president-elect of the American Medical Association. After the Supreme Court’s decision last week, the Washington Post spoke to her about the country’s shortage of doctors, how she and others will “teach” new patients to use their health insurance and what role physicians play in team-based health care.
Individuals Just as Concerned with Meaningful Use Stage 2 as Large Groups
The “vast majority” of the 1,131 comments submitted on the proposed rules for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use were from individuals, not the powerhouses.
What Happens After Meaningful Use?
Two and half years is roughly the amount of time physicians have left to implement EHR systems without incurring any penalties. Within this time all of the incentive money will be spent and the constantly revolving door of government regulations will have stopped spinning. So what happens after the calendar turns to 2015?
What’s Next for Physicians After Affordable Care Act Ruling
The decision lifts a cloud of uncertainty from the law but muddles expectations for use of Medicaid to cover more uninsured.
Poll: Majority of Physician Leaders Support SCOTUS Healthcare Ruling
A majority of physician leaders are on board with the Supreme Court’s healthcare ruling, according to poll announced on Thursday. More than 60 percent of physicians who lead hospitals, health systems and large group practices said they agreed with the high court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Are Online Medical Resources Making or Breaking the Next Generation of Physicians?
Are the new physicians of the world the adventurers of medical knowledge, paving paths through the vast and ever-widening available online literature? Or are we the lazy college grads living in our mothers’ basements, completely functional yet totally okay with someone else doing all the housework?
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