Medical inflation is expected to rise to 6.8% in 2015, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Hospitals paying more to acquire physician practices, and health IT integration investments for large-scale hospital integration and mergers, will play a major role in the increase...
Propublica, dissecting data released by Medicare on payments made to health professionals in 2012, has uncovered some patterns in the data, the news outlet reported this week. Among its findings: Physicians with unusual billing patterns often have been disciplined by their state medical...
Analysis of recently released Medicare data has gleaned some interesting findings—a significant number of physicians with “unusual” Medicare billing patterns have been disciplined by their state medical boards or have had challenges to their licenses. The...
Listen to health officials and you'll believe that tort reform—essentially, limits on individuals’ right to sue when they’re allegedly harmed receiving care—is necessary to stem the rising cost of healthcare. While it is true that healthcare costs continue to rise (but not as much as in the...
The revelation that a former Catonsville, Maryland physician obtained his Maryland medical license despite having a 1987 Florida rape conviction on his record is sparking a push for criminal background checks of physicians. William Dando, MD was indicted last month in Allegany County, accused of...
The AMA House of Delegates last week approved a set of principles to ensure appropriate coverage of and payment for telemedicine services. The principles set out a number of conditions for coverage and payment, including abiding by state licensure laws and following evidence-based practice...
