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A Call For Physicians To Contribute To Solutions, Not Costs

 It’s time for America’s physicians, particularly its highly paid procedural specialists, to make a choice.  Are we primarily businessmen with a keen eye on the financial bottom line, or are we above...

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Physician Payment Reform: An Opportunity To Bolster Primary Care

With the Budget Control Act of 2011 now signed into law, health care lobbyists are preparing to fight any changes to federal programs that affect their constituents.  One particular concern for...

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Patient-Centered Care: What It Means And How To Get There

At a recent symposium concerning both saving money and improving patient care, Health Affairs Editor-in Chief Susan Dentzer stated, “It is well established now that one can in fact improve the quality...

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Do Medicare And Medicaid Payment Rates Really Threaten Physicians with...

Physicians for years now have claimed that their practices lose money when treating Medicare or Medicaid patients. Doctors use these assertions to portray themselves as yearning to offer treatment to...

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Measuring Patient Satisfaction: A Bridge Between Patient And Physician...

Patient satisfaction is at the core of patient centered medicine.  Improved patient satisfaction not only leads to an enhanced patient experience—something every sick or injured patient deserves—it is...

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What Can Patients Do In The Face Of Physician Conflict Of Interest?

Trust has always been essential to medical care. Of what use are the best communication skills, physician empathy, or clinical knowledge if patients don’t trust the advice and information that their...

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The 21st Century Cures Act: More Homework To Do

In July, the US House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act, which heads to the Senate for a vote this fall. While no one can complain about the Act’s purported goal of “bring[ing] our...

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An Innovative Patient-Centered Total Joint Replacement Program

Total joint replacement surgery is among the most commonly performed inpatient procedures in the United States. More than 1,000,000 hip and knee replacements are performed each year, and, with the...

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A Patient-Centered Solution To Simultaneous Surgery

The practice of concurrent, or simultaneous, surgery has largely been hidden from public knowledge until recently, and current guidelines regulating the practice fall short in protecting and serving...

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