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Dr. Robert Pearl leads the 9,000 physicians employed by the Permanente Medical Group, which serves over 4 million Kaiser Permanente members in California and around Washington, D.C. A plastic surgeon by training, Pearl has emerged as a leading champion of using electronic health records.and new technologies to improve quality while lowering the cost of care. He was recently named chair of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices, or CAPP, which includes medical groups from the Mayo Clinic, Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare and other integrated delivery networks. Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Gregg Blesch recently spoke with Pearl about the advantages and challenges facing physicians working in large integrated delivery systems. The following is an edited excerpt.
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Atenção à Saúde/economia , Matemática , Política , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Medicare's new payment system for physicians is causing anxiety because of the short stretch of road before their performance is judged for a raise or pay cut. In the long- term, though, Medicare and most everyone else want providers to leave that new system behind. It's value-based training wheels.
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Gastos em Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Gastos em Saúde/normas , Medicare/economia , Medicare/normas , Reembolso de Incentivo/estatística & dados numéricos , Reembolso de Incentivo/normas , Humanos , Medicare/estatística & dados numéricos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Dr. Andrew Gurman, a hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pa., became the 171st president of the American Medical Association earlier this month. He sat down with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Gregg Blesch to discuss the major policy decisions made at the AMA's recently concluded annual meeting. The following is an edited transcript.
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American Medical Association , Violência com Arma de Fogo/prevenção & controle , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides/prevenção & controle , Saúde Pública , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 , Objetivos Organizacionais , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Twenty physicians, including Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), left, will be part of the 113th Congress that gets to work early next year. But this GOP-dominated group of doctors will wield influence beyond their numbers on healthcare policy and are armed with focused agendas on what to do next. We looked at the legislative records of these representatives and senators and got their perspectives on some key issues.
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Manobras Políticas , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Médicos , Política , Estados UnidosAssuntos
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/economia , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/tendências , Pesquisa com Células-Tronco/economia , Financiamento Governamental/legislação & jurisprudência , Financiamento Governamental/tendências , Humanos , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/legislação & jurisprudência , Política , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/legislação & jurisprudência , Pesquisa com Células-Tronco/legislação & jurisprudência , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Cobertura do Seguro , Seguro Saúde , Programas Obrigatórios , Política , Humanos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
With its challenge to Michigan Blues contracts with some hospitals, the Justice Department is doing something it hasn't in more than 10 years. The move means insurers need to carefully vet contracts for similar issues. "This signals they're still in the enforcement business as it relates to healthcare insurance," says lawyer David Marx Jr.