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Smartphones in the office: Are patients recording everything?
Deb Beaulieu
It seems almost everyone carries a smartphone these days. We use them to communicate, to access information and, very often, to help pass the time when we're cooling our...
Docs comb past records with new CDC lead guidelines
New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that state there is no safe level of lead exposure for children likely will pose logistic and financial challenges to physicians.
Fierce Q&A: Care management programs improve customer service, lower costs
Care management programs are a key step payers can take to help improve their customer service and member outreach while also reducing their costs. These programs, which often address certain patient...
5 things to like about Meaningful Use Stage 2
When it comes to Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, the divisive, polarized views appear difficult to reconcile; it's hard to believe that in actuality the industry shares a common goal of safer, more...
Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
Telemedicine is not new: Why doctors should pick up the phone
Deb Beaulieu
This week, the conclusion of our top story about telemedicine stuck with me for a while. I'm quite sure the author of the original article in USA Today ended with this
Behind the numbers: Salary survey dishes up hot physician issues
Deb Beaulieu
Despite its narrow title, Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2012 reveals much more than how much doctors are earning. In fact, the online survey of 24,216 physicians
Interview: Independence Blue Cross has big dreams for medical home model
As Martin Luther King, Jr., famously said, "I have a dream." So too does Rich Snyder, chief medical officer for Independence Blue Cross (IBC). Although Snyder's dream won't likely cause major rifts
Meaningful Use Stage 1 confusion doesn't bode well for Stage 2
As the clock ticks down toward the May 7 deadline for commenting on the proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use rules, reports that express concern about the program seem to be rising. The latest warning
Hospitals doubt their ability to meet Meaningful Use requirements
A large number of hospitals and health systems are concerned about their capability to meet Stage 1 of Meaningful Use, according to a new poll released by KPMG, a U.S. tax, consulting and advisory
