The recent New York Times article “Are Good Doctors Bad For Your Health?” makes some harsh statements about older physicians and community hospitals. It also raises interesting questions about whether more care is ...

One of the latest examples of the ever-changing health care landscape is MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which was signed into law on April 16th as the fix for the sustainable growth rate (SGR). The real impact of MACRA will be its role as the road map for the implementation of a value agenda. Although many details about MACRA are yet to be determined, it will (in absolute terms) force a migration away from fee-for-service reimbursement and push health care toward its goal of achieving the triple aim of high-quality, low-cost care with an exceptional patient experience. MACRA advances the movement away from payment for volume and replaces it with ...

The new global health care view will require tight synchronization of the hospital and practice resources.

MedAxiom Interviews with Health Care Industry Thought Leaders.

Interviews with Health Care Industry Thought Leaders.

As reimbursement moves away from volume measures and introduces payment for quality, cost and populations, does panel size make sense as a surrogate production measure to the wRVU?