The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the healthcare landscape entirely, with an influx of newly-insured patients entering the healthcare system—in some cases for the very first time.
Earlier this year, more than 1000 individuals on Practice Fusion’s free, web-based electronic health record (EHR) platform replied to a survey exploring the impact of this reform, mainly on small, independent practices.
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Why Did the U.S. Rank Last in the World’s Best Healthcare System Report?
The Commonwealth Fund just published its fourth Mirror, Mirror on the Wall study comparing the U.S. health care system with other countries, and as in all previous studies, we ranked as the absolutely worst health care system in the developed world, bar none. Yikes. The Commonwealth Fund studied many health care domains, and we didn’t rank in first place for anything. The best we managed to do is place a lackluster third in the subcategory of Effective Care. The United Kingdom, on the other
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Medical Tourism Close to Home: Price Transparency is Key
Medical tourism was once made up of patients from developing countries traveling to places like the United States to receive medical care that wasn't available in their homeland. But over the past decade, medical tourism has shifted dramatically.
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Infographic: Physician Practices’ Profitability Declines in 2014
Infographic illustrates the how physician practices' profitability is continuing to decline in 2014 based on the key findings from the 2nd annual Practice Profitability Index.
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10 Things We Should NOT Blame Obamacare For
There is a new report out from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) titled “The Slow Recovery of the Labor Market”, and as its title implies, it predicts a slow recovery from a labor perspective. Among other things, the CBO report is now making headlines in the political game of Obamacare because it forecasts a 2.5 million job reduction by 2024 due to the effects of the health care law.
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Super Size Me: Hospital Mergers Raise Health IT Considerations
Frank Speidel, MD shares his insights on hospital mergers/acquisitions with 5 IT unification considerations for those experiencing an acquisition or merger.
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Top 10 Accomplishments of the U.S. Healthcare System in 2013
As we close the year 2013, Margarit Gur-Arie provides her reflections with the top 10 accomplishments of the U.S. healthcare system in 2013.
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The Implausible Manifestation of a Doctor Shortage
When it comes to the doctor shortage in healthcare, instead of “expanding our doctor pool, we should focus on increasing the productivity of existing physicians and other healthcare workers.”
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What’s Next for Primary Care?
Direct primary care, whether concierge, or ideal or micro, or contracted by employers and even forward thinking insurers, will most likely explode in size during the next decade.
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How is the Accountable Care Act Impacting the Long Term Care Industry?
Denise B. Rabidoux, President and Chief Executive Officer, Evangelical Homes of Michigan discusses how long term care is impacting the accountable care act and its added value in integrated healthcare.
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