A hospital representative commented that, “President Barack Obama's recommended Medicare and Medicaid cuts issued today to the congressional deficit reduction super-committee will reduce beneficiaries' access to care and eliminate at least 200,000 jobs over the coming decade," as reported in ModernHealthcare.com’s recently published article, … [Read more...]
Experts Express Conflicting Opinions on Medicare Cuts
Physicians Make Sacrifices to Treat Patients
One in five Americans is uninsured, according to Gallup. Furthermore, The American Medical Group Association says that “most medical groups are operating in the red. The way this dynamic plays out in physician practices varies depending on who you ask.” “FierceHealthcare” recently reported that in states in which the number of uninsured … [Read more...]
American Hospital Physicians Paid Higher than Worldwide Counterparts
While hospital physicians in America reportedly get higher pay than worldwide counterparts, a recent article says they won’t be apologizing any time soon. According to several leaders in the medical community who responded to the recent “Health Affairs” study, “higher pay is necessary to draw the best and brightest in physicians services to … [Read more...]
Hospital Physicians and LEP Patients
Dangerous instances of miscommunication are not uncommon when it comes to LEP (limited English proficiency) patients and healthcare. As recently reported in “FierceHealthcare,” “a staggering 90 percent of clinicians say language barriers have compromised care in LEP patients, and 86 percent said cultural barriers compromised care.” In today’s … [Read more...]
Hospital Physicians: Employed or Contracted?
Hospital employment of physicians does not guarantee physician integration, nor a cost savings, reports a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. For cost containment, and sustained quality, use of contracted hospital physicians may be the better choice. The recent rise in employment of hospital physicians is a result of a … [Read more...]