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Specialist referrals doubled over decade
Physician referrals to specialists have roughly doubled during the past decade, reveals a study published in the Jan. 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Although the increase in referrals
Will technology take docs' jobs, salaries?
Faster than you might think, robots are coming after doctors' jobs, according to a recent article from Slate. And those who are most vulnerable to the rise of technology may be surprising, according
Specialties work equally hard, study supports equitable pay
Aptly timed, as physician groups implore the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make changes to its proposed 2012 fee schedule and others fight for primary care to be more highly
Specialists question ACO integration, show reluctance to join
Organizations representing oncologists and other specialty physicians are expressing some concerns about how accountable care organizations will be regulated, reports AIS Health. Officials with U.S.
Three reasons specialists are eyeing ACOs
Just like primary-care physicians , specialists need to look at the big picture regarding whether joining an accountable care organization makes sense. Although ACOs are not meant to be focused on
Medical tourism siphons off highly skilled medical workers from local markets
Medical tourism is putting stress on health systems in southeast Asian countries, IRIN reports. Some 2 million international patients go to countries such as Thailand and Indonesia for healthcare
SPOTLIGHT: Los Angeles physicians getting big on-call fees from hospitals
Particularly if you're a subspecialist, you're probably making some sweet dollars if you're working on call for a hospital in Los Angeles these days. According to a new report from
Study: Physician compensation not keeping up with inflation
Last year, just about everyone took a hit from the U.S. economic crisis. Apparently that includes physicians, both primary-care physicians and specialists, whose overall compensation didn't keep up
Grassley: 'Public option' a 'deal-breaker'
Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) said yesterday that he hopes he and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) can introduce a health bill to congress by the summer that would allow congress to set minimum standards for
South FL emergency depts cited for denying care
Five hospitals based in South Florida's Palm Beach County were recently cited for denying treatment to 30 patients entering their emergency departments last year. While these incidents reflect
