An internists’ view of new payment model
An internists’ view of new payment model Editor’s note: Robert McLean, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians, says ACP is enthusiastic about…
2019
Primary care in CMS’s spotlight
Primary Cares Initiative is a further step in physician payment reform Primary care physicians are cautiously optimistic about a new primary-care payment program unveiled in…
What does real innovation look like?
By Bruce Stanley It’s time we examine healthcare innovation from the ground up Technological innovations are surfacing all across our healthcare world. Many entrepreneurs, clinicians…
Pitt leads creation of global infectious disease data system
The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health plans “to lead a culture shift in data-sharing rippling through scientific fields and harness it to…
Healthy Reps
How much screen time? How much screen time – smartphones, videos, online games – should little kids have? The World Health Organization says that kids…
Employed physicians outnumber self-employed
AMA reports that younger physicians and women physicians are more likely to be employed For the first time in the United States, employed physicians outnumber…
Report card for CPC+
In April 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a report covering the first year of the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program,…
June 2019
Click here to read the current issue (w link to download pdf version) Steady Progress The infection prevention trends look encouraging, but there’s still…
Bringing the Energee!
Teamwork and leadership on an NBA dance team Lisa Fohey, supply chain director of deployment readiness for Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee, insists she’s not…
A new kind of medical school for a new kind of doctor
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to begin accepting applications in June The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine was set to accept applications from prospective students…