A recently introduced House bill would exempt solo physician practices from penalties that would be imposed for failing to meet benchmarks associated with electronic health records (EHR) meaningful use requirements. » Full article
TEDMED exists to break down silos in the healthcare world that have been built up in part by specialists going deeper and deeper into their specialties, which can prevent experts from seeing beyond their own sometimes narrow viewpoints. » Full article
Two powerful committees in the U.S. House of Representatives are soliciting public comments on a joint proposal for repealing Medicare's controversial sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for paying physicians. » Full article
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) might be the vehicle that finally elevates primary care to a status equal to specialty care, because primary care is the key to ensuring ACO revenue streams. » Full article