Business of Medicine
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Cost of health insurance moderates, but workers pay more
Major finding: Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rose 4% for family coverage and 5% for single coverage in 2013; deductibles,...
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Medicare pay values procedures over cognitive services
Major finding: Two common specialty procedures can generate more revenue in 1-2 hours than a primary care physician receives for an entire day’s...
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Collaborative quality improvement projects work, expert maintains
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The Future of Medicine—Are You Prepared?
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Medicare doubles readmission penalties, changes observation status rules
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Defensive medicine tied to physician perceptions, not damage caps
Major finding: Among headache patients, the likelihood of ordering advanced imaging was 11.5% among physicians with high-level concerns about...
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House committee unanimously passes SGR replacement
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More hospitals providing palliative care
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Preventable admissions have limited impact on spending
Major finding: ED visits were considered preventable in 43% of high-cost Medicare patients and in 44% of the rest of the Medicare population.Data...
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Doctors: Major responsibility for cost control is not ours
Major finding: Sixty percent of responding physicians believe that trial attorneys bear major responsibility for reducing health costs.Data source...