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Beth Israel, Massachusetts hospitals test liability reform
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Massachusetts General Hospital and Baystate Health are among three major health systems in the state that are testing a "disclosure, apology and offer"
'Comfortable life' as a physician no longer a given
"Any day, the bottom can drop out. We could be bankrupt next month," family physician Scott Hammond recently told the Wall Street Journal. Hammond, whose three-doctor practice is struggling to see a
Fee-for-service shift to new payment models a big change for docs
If you're not already trying to navigate bundled payments, pay-for-performance, withholds and risk pools, capitation and shared savings, you will be soon. Although many doctors still receive payments
Medical blogging: Where to draw the line to protect patient privacy
When it comes to posting about patient encounters or cases online, physician attitudes run the gamut from privacy paranoia to what some might call downright disrespectful. Just this week, well-known
Physician access problems persist in Massachusetts
In the test state for near-universal health insurance, access to primary care is as tight as ever, according to a new survey of 838 Massachusetts physicians. For the fifth year in a row, the poll
Medical societies cheer over flaws found in physician rating programs
"Physician ratings conducted by insurers can be wrong up to two-thirds of the time for some groups of physicians," concluded a RAND Corporation study published in today's New England Journal of
Doctors delaying discharge due to lack of home health support
A new survey concludes that a lack of home health services may be yet another bottleneck in the struggle to cut down on needless patient days in the hospital. The report notes that just over half of
MA facing substantial physician shortage over next decade
It's looking like the state of Massachusetts, like many of its peers, is facing a huge physician shortage over the next decade. Part of the expected shortage is driven by a loss of physicians due to
