Reports, daily and featured news on the business of medicine. http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html en-us News support@theverdengroup.com The Verden Group 2010 Fierce Practice Management, November 24, 2010 It's no secret that physicians are frequently frustrated by insurers' preauthorization requirements, but a new AMA survey of about 2,400 physicians quantifies their opinions on the subject. http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 24 Nov 2010 17:45:29 GMT Daily News: Deal reached to fix Medicare doc pay Aetna buys data-network firm Medicity for $500 mln MedPAC Warns of HMO-Like Backlash to ACOs HHS spells out final medical-loss ratio rules Feature Story: Legacy of Elizabeth Edwards includes frank talk about health Report: The 2007-09 Recession And Health Insurance Coverage   http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 10 Dec 2010 19:55:02 GMT Managed Care News It’s hard to find a public figure as candid and compelling as Elizabeth Edwards, a lawyer and health-reform advocate best known as the estranged wife of former Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards. She died Tuesday morning... http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 10 Dec 2010 20:05:31 GMT Managed Care News Recent Updates: Judge Voids Key Element of Obama Health Care Law; Anthem, Regence denied rate hike requests; Congress passes bills keeping physicians from Medicare pay cut, "red flags" rule; Following the Money, Doctors Ration Care; Deal reached to fix Medicare doc pay http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 15 Dec 2010 21:42:21 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Courts may not get last word in health care fight; Obamacare or Not, UnitedHealth Appears Set to Thrive; Workplace Clinics: A Sign of Growing Employer Interest in Wellness; Realizing Health Reform’s Potential: Adults Ages 50–64 and the Affordable Care Act of 2010; Physician Practice EHR Price Tag. http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 20 Dec 2010 01:01:44 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com A Model For Integrating Independent Physicians Into Accountable Care Organizations; A Health-Care Dream Team on a Hunt for the Best Treatments; State Insurance Officials Approve Rules For Descriptions Of Health Policies http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 20 Dec 2010 13:00:46 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Top 10 Health Benefits Trends of 2010; Experts Ponder 'Plan B' Options For The Individual Mandate; Prescription processes may get more tedious in 2011; Medicare Advantage Plans Could Soften Payment Cuts With Rating Program http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 22 Dec 2010 22:07:35 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Physician Employment & Beyond: The Current State of Physician Integration; Some Policies Restrict Coverage By Limiting Visits To The Doctor; Employer-sponsored health coverage protects fewer workers; New Rules Would Require Insurers To Justify Double-Digit Rate Increases; Achieving Accountable & Affordable Care; Why the Individual Mandate Matters -Timely Analysis of Immediate Health Policy Issues http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 30 Dec 2010 00:00:12 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Healthcare repeal bill coming before Obama's annual address; PPACA: Rules Could Trigger 773 Rate Reviews per Year; Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 04 Jan 2011 19:16:12 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Insurance premium hikes to face heightened federal scrutiny; Health Care Again Tops the Agenda, This Time of GOP; Health care reform pays big dividends; Health system reform expected to boost house calls http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 06 Jan 2011 16:35:31 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Insurers, health-care providers at odds on rules for 'ACOs'; Multiple chronic conditions target of new HHS strategy; Physician EMR use passes 50% as incentives outweigh resistance; Health Debate Delayed, Toned Down; New Survey on Employers' Reactions to Health Reform Post Mid-term Elections http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 10 Jan 2011 22:11:38 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Regional Variation in Medicare Service Use; Effort To Reward Medicare Advantage Plans Draws Criticism; Healthcare safety nets kept intact with help from Washington; Aetna’s finance chief talks health reform; Complex Care For Obese Could Cut Into Doctor Incentives http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 13 Jan 2011 19:16:44 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com 11 Hot Healthcare Buzzwords for 2011; Health insurers warn against exchange requirements; State Legislators Push To Penalize Officials For Implementing Health Overhaul; Small Business Tax Credits; Investors see health reform's potential http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 18 Jan 2011 19:44:13 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Exchanges Move Forward While Lawsuits Mount; State fines HMOs $4M http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 19 Jan 2011 18:52:14 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com GOP push for repeal could deny Rep. Giffords coverage; Repeal And Replace -- But Replace With What?; Analyst keeps 'attractive' view of health insurers http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 20 Jan 2011 16:41:17 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Quit The Relative Value Scale Update Committee; Losing the fiscal argument on health care, Republicans try to discredit the referees; Questions Mount As Health Law Rolls Out http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 24 Jan 2011 20:41:54 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Legislature Increases the Role of Physician Assistants; Physician Cost Profiling Reviewed: Bad Information: Inexpensive Doctors May Not Save Money; Medical Liability Reform - Cutting Costs, Spurring Investment, Creating Jobs http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 27 Jan 2011 20:02:39 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Health Law’s Uncertainty Leads to Worries on Care Limits; Insurers Say Merger Would Cut Health Costs; Mediation Offers an Alternative to Malpractice Lawsuits; RWJF Health Care Public Perception Index http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 01 Feb 2011 19:57:52 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Few Players in Health Insurance Markets; ACOs Can Work with Physicians in Charge; Healthcare Lobbies Increased Spending in 2010 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 04 Feb 2011 20:43:16 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Medicare Pay Panel Latest Target of GOP Effort to Repeal Reform Law; Humana Posts Big Drop in 4Q Earnings; Medical Liability: Health Reform's Next Step; Medical Liability: Health Reform's Next Step; Cigna Profit Tops Street View; 2011 Outlook Short; Securing a Healthy Future: The Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance, 2011 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 08 Feb 2011 17:18:24 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Rethinking the Decision to be a Participating Provider; PCPs: Be on the lookout for incentive checks; Vermont Gov. Proposes Single-Payer Health Plan; As health care law rolls out, many insurers drop child-only policies http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 09 Feb 2011 22:23:09 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Analyst Predicts Flat Initial Medicare Rates; The Bigger the Physician Group the Better the Care, Study Finds http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 11 Feb 2011 22:15:24 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com UnitedHealth Hit With $1M Hartford Labor Claim; FAQ: The Shrinking Medicare Doughnut Hole; FTC, Justice Department Struggle to Compromise on Antitrust Guidance for ACOs; How the Affordable Care Act Empowers States http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 15 Feb 2011 22:21:47 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com The 1099 Provision; 'Doc Fix' Proposal Seeks to Build Support for Administration's Healthcare Agenda; Primary Care, Specialists Salary Gap Narrowing; 7 Medical Error Disclosure Deterrents; Insurer Medical Costs Falling - 1st Time in 10 Years; Insurers' Out-of-Network Pay Changes Likely Mean They Will Pay Less for Care http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 17 Feb 2011 22:18:17 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com 5 Ways to Improve PFP From the CEO, CMO & COO of Advocate Health Care; Texas Presses For Money-Saving Medicaid Changes; Meaning of Ruling Is Sought http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 21 Feb 2011 17:27:55 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com The Hot Spotters - Can We Lower Medical Costs by Giving the Neediest Patients Better Care?; Insurer Medical Costs Falling - 1st Time in 10 Years; S&P: US Healthcare Costs Up 6% in 2010, But Growth Slowing; Few Physicians Can Avoid Dominant Health Insurers; 5 Ways to Improve PFP From the CEO, CMO & COO of Advocate Health Care http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 23 Feb 2011 21:53:24 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Physician Compensation Models: Big Changes Ahead; Value-Based Health Benefit Increases Employee Engagement; States Turn to Private Insurance Companies for Managed Care; Profits Keep Rolling in for Big Insurers Despite Reform; Obama Budget Would Delay Medicare Pay Cuts; EMRs, Quality Efforts Key to Viability of Practices, Obama Officials Advise; Some Docs May Use Twitter for 'Unprofessional' Messages http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 25 Feb 2011 22:49:32 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com One in Five Think Health Reform Not Law; HHS To Governors: You Have Flexibility On Health Reform; Monopolies Threaten Health Care Cost Controls; Resources Examine Recession-Driven Record Medicaid Enrollment & Assess Medicaid Spending Growth; Medicare Quality Measurement and Reporting Programs http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 01 Mar 2011 23:26:40 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com HHS To Governors: You Have Flexibility On Health Reform; Health-Care Centerpiece in Law Lacks Clarity, FTC Member Says; Narrow Network Plans May Help Insurers' Bottom Line; Blue Cross CEO Got $8.6m in Exit Deal; Health Reform Has Helped More Than 4.5 Million Americans Who Rely On Retiree Coverage; Intuit Health Survey: Americans Worried About Costs; Want Greater Access to Physicians; P4P Programs Help Improve Care – Most Of The Time, Study Finds; Health, US, 2010," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 08 Mar 2011 00:23:51 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com ACA Consumer Disclosure Notices to Bring Unprecedented Level of Transparency to Health Insurance Marketplace; Some Medical Practices Move To Monthly Membership Fees For Patients; Physicians, Patient Advocates Differ Over Quality Measurements http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 09 Mar 2011 23:15:32 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Employers and Health Care Reform; From California To The New York Island, A New Understanding Of Higher Medicare Spending; The Conundrum of Capitalizing ACOs; AMA Welcomes Court Decision Supporting New Law Clarifying Red Flags Rull; Medicaid Is Worse Than No Coverage at All; Tech Companies Pushing Telehealth into the Spotlight   http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 14 Mar 2011 16:25:19 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com So, You Want to Become a Medical Home, Here's how to Get Started; New Medical Home Accreditation Guidelines Emphasize Health IT; Health Law Funding: GOP Sticking Point In Spending Bill; Health Reform Has Helped More Than 4.5 Million Americans Who Rely On Retiree Coverage; Blue Cross CEO Got $8.6m in Exit Deal; Narrow Network Plans May Help Insurers' Bottom Line http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 18 Mar 2011 18:44:51 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions     http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 21 Mar 2011 20:41:02 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Medicare Panel Recommends 1% Physician Pay Boost in 2012; Stage 2 of EMR Bonus Program Seen as Too Onerous; HHS Unveils National Quality Strategy; Patients Flock to Facebook for Health Care Needs; 5 ways meaningful use will change your practice (HIMSS meeting) http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 24 Mar 2011 20:48:33 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com More Opt for Low-Cost Coverage; Most Primary-Care Physician Practices May Be Too Small To Measure Quality Adequately; Is Medicaid Real Insurance? Healthcare Spending & Preventive Care in High-Deductible & Consumer-Directed Health Plans; Regulating the Medical Loss Ratio http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 29 Mar 2011 19:46:33 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com U.S. Widens Probe of Blue Cross Plans; CBO: MA Enrollment to Dive Under Reform; The Model of the Future?; Hefty Insurance Exec Payouts Distract Public, Madden Doctors http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 30 Mar 2011 19:30:21 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Health Insurance Exchanges Already Making Waves; Nurses to Play a Greater Role in Healthcare; Model Legislation Drafted for Out-of-Network Balance Billing; High-Deductible Plans: When Spending Less On Health Care Isn't Always Good News; New ACO Rules Outline Gains And Risks For Doctors, Hospitals; FAQ On ACOs: Accountable Care Organizations, Explained; Consensus Report Emphasized ACOs, Medical Homes and the Triple Aim http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 04 Apr 2011 19:47:58 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, But No Specialist To See; Illinois Paying Doctors Bonuses For Providing Quality Care; Bill Would Post Every Physician's Medicare Billing Data on Internet; Medical Sticker Shock: An Infuriating Encounter With A Cost Calculator http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 07 Apr 2011 15:46:50 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Debunking The Mythology: The Utah And Massachusetts Health Exchanges; Big Medical Groups Begin Patient Data; UnitedHealth, Humana To See 0.4% Medicare Rate Rise In 2012 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 12 Apr 2011 22:43:35 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Medical Malpractice - April 2011 Update; High Performance Accountable Care: Building on Success & Learning from Experience; New Brief Highlights that Higher Health Care Costs Do Not Necessarily Equal Higher Quality; Patients Are Not Consumers; Changing Medicare to Improve Care, Cut Costs; More Doctors Gravitate Toward Boutique Practice; HIT Expert Offers EHR Shopping Tips; New flexibility for States to Improve Medicaid and Implement Innovative Practices; Should Specialists Join ACOs?; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 27 Apr 2011 18:47:24 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Recruiting Physicians Takes Twice as Long as a Decade Ago; Perspectives: These Days, Everyone Has an Opinion on Medical Loss Ratios; Not e-claim compliant? Expect no pay in 2012; Large Insurers Look to Acquisitions as a Way to Diversify; Hiring in Physician Offices is Booming http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 29 Apr 2011 16:01:29 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Public Perception Index: March 2011; Realizing Health Reform’s Potential: Will the ACA Make Health Insurance Affordable?; At Least 600,000 Young Adults Join Parents’ Health Plans Under New Law; Medicare Quality Bonuses Elude Nearly Half of Reporting Doctors; Businesses Turn to 'Private Exchange' Health Insurance; WellPoint Raises Forecast After First-Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates   http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 05 May 2011 15:34:35 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Accountable Care Organizations in Health Reform Decoded; Reverse Mentoring: The Secret to Retaining Seasoned Docs?; Health Insurers Opening Their Own Clinics To Trim Costs; Is a “Mystery Shopper” Coming to Your Waiting Room?; Family Physicians Tied to Lower Readmissions; Is My County Healthier than Yours? http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 09 May 2011 22:01:42 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com ACOs: 5 Tips to Avoid Anticompetitive Behavior; The IPAB: How Will It Change Medicare?; Beware Physician Compare: Medicare Site Inaccurate, Say Wronged Practices; States Eye Public Access to More Doctor Disciplinary Records; Physicians With Many Medicaid Patients are Likely to Treat More in 2014; Comsumer Rebates at Stake As States Seek to Soften Rule on Insurers’ Profits; The Old Practice of House Calls is Returning to Some Areas http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 12 May 2011 16:28:30 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Is Your Physical Office an Obstacle Course of Liability?; Doctors Loath to Pay for Unbiased Education: Survey; Doctors Loath to Pay for Unbiased Education: Survey http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 16 May 2011 19:30:12 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Life After Lawsuit: How Doctors Pick Up The Pieces; Tactics For Tight Times: How to Keep Your Practice Afloat http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 17 May 2011 20:01:46 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Study Shows ACO Start-Up Costs Can Soar Up to $26.1M; When It Comes to EHR Adoption, Practice Size Matters; One Way for Hospitals to Cut Costs of Tests; Horizon Blue Cross Scraps For-Profit Conversion Plan; Ford Developing Health-Monitoring Technology for Cars; Co-Pay or No Co-Pay? That is The Confusing Question; New York Bill Seeks Physician Dress Code to Cut Infections; Insurers Told to Justify Rate Increases Over 10 Percent; Employers Face 8.5% Increase in Health-Care Costs in 2012 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 24 May 2011 20:36:55 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com New Trade Group Aims to Ensure Sanctity of Patient Health Records; Plans Underway to Design Performance-Based Contracting Program for Physician Groups; Many On-The-Job Clinics Offer Primary Care; New Trade Group Aims to Ensure Sanctity of Patient Health Records; New Trade Group Aims to Ensure Sanctity of Patient Health Records; More Solid Proof That Obamacare is Working http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 26 May 2011 18:48:12 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Three Ways to Improve Patients' Experiences via Waiting Room Design; U.S. Pays $158 Million to Doctors to Adopt Digital Records http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 01 Jun 2011 21:53:49 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Big Flaws In How Medicare Pays Hospitals, Doctors; Empire Debuts P4P For New York Physicians; California Insurer Says It Will Cap Earnings http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 09 Jun 2011 20:47:03 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Poll of Emergency Physicians Shows More Than Half Order Tests as Protection Against Being Sued; Physician Compensation 8% Of Healthcare Costs; Post-HMO Health Care: Are ACOs the Answer?; Big Flaws In How Medicare Pays Hospitals, Doctors; Empire Debuts P4P For New York Physicians; 5 Thoughts on ACOs From Healthcare Leaders; Health Reform Essential To Young Adults: Nearly Half Can't Afford Needed Health Care; The Hard Truth About Health Care; House Passes Insurance Exchange Bill; HHS Makes $40 Million Available For States' Chronic Disease Prevention; Doc Groups Stuff ACO Suggestion Box With Complaints http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 10 Jun 2011 20:49:43 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com More on the McKinsey Report: How Employers Can Take Extra Advantage of Obamacare’s Subsidies; To Curb Malpractice Costs, Judges Jump In Early; WellPoint Buying CareMore to Better Compete in Senior Market; Hospital Urged to Consider Medical Mall at Pascack ; Obama Plan To Cut Pediatric Training Draws Protests; It’s the Health Care Costs, Stupid http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 15 Jun 2011 19:26:34 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Number of Americans With Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Drops Significantly Over Last Decade; Taking On Healthcare Costs via the Private Sector; Out-of-Network Rates; Health Care Reform Creates New Wave Of IT Workers; Why Cost Containment in Health Care Is Impossible; HSA Enrollment Reaches 11.4 Million More than 11.4 million; Study Finds Equal Number of Errors in Hospitals, Doctors' Offices http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 22 Jun 2011 16:15:01 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Quality, Not Quantity; Health Care’s Move From Paper to Pixels Slow; Leasing a Smart Alternative to Purchasing Equipment; MDs Building Concierge, Cash Businesses With Patient-Friendly Promises http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 28 Jun 2011 19:37:08 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending; RWJF Launches Web Site to Help Patients Compare Local Hospitals and Physicians; Doctors More Likely To Drop Private Insurance Than Medicare; 4 Items Added to Serious Reportable Events List; MedPAC Seeks to Rein in Imaging Pay; Concierge Medicine Has A Cost For All Patients http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 30 Jun 2011 21:03:13 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com ANALYSIS: Insurers's Bait and Switch; Managed Care Enters the Exam Room as Insurers Buy Doctors Groups; Health Care Costs Vary Widely, Study Shows; A Hospital’s Newest Weapon Against Infection: Duct Tape; Affordable Care Act to Improve Data Collection, Reduce Health Disparities; Administration Halts Survey of Making Doctor Visits; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 06 Jul 2011 19:39:49 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Down the Rabbit Hole of Recertification; Doctors In Small Practices Slow To Dump Paper Records; Medical Practice Managers Reveal Top Struggles; Insurers Mishandle 1 in 5 Claims, AMA Finds; Medicare Proposal Links Surgical Center Payments To Quality; Giving Medical Receptionists Their Due http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 08 Jul 2011 21:12:11 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Doctors Inc.:  New for Aspiring Doctors, the People Skills Test; When Health Insurance Isn't Enough; CMS Proposes Policy, Payment Rate Changes for Physician Fee Schedule in 2012 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 11 Jul 2011 18:58:58 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Changes in Skilled Nursing Facilities Billing in Fiscal Year 2011; Seeking Social Solace: How Patients Use Social Media to Disclose Medical Diagnoses Online; Some Doctors Insist on Brand-Name Drugs Even When Cheaper Generics Are Available; Bad Information: Inexpensive Docs May Not Save Money; After Much Scrutiny, HHS Releases Health Insurance Exchange Rules; Premiums Drop 40% for High-Risk Plans; Coding for the Rest of Us: Why Everyone in Your Practice Needs a Basic Knowledge of Coding http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 14 Jul 2011 16:44:16 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com CDC Releases New Outpatient Safety Checklist http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 15 Jul 2011 15:41:52 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Patients Worse Off With More-Experienced Docs?; Implementing Health Reform: Insurance Cooperatives; Dropped Medical Malpractice Claims: Their Surprising Frequency, Apparent Causes, And Potential Remedies; Rising Costs Complicate Vaccine Guidelines; New Research from SSI and TRiG Reveals Doctors Don't Spend Enough Time with Patients, are Not Punctual and Don't Answer Questions; Doctor's Office Is Source of Many Infections; Avoiding Patients on Facebook Healthier for Doctors, Medical Group Says http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 22 Jul 2011 17:34:35 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Staying in Private Practice Offers its Own Rewards; Tablets Set to Change Medical Practice; 2011 Physician  Compensation Survey; Why Washington Lets Medicare and Medicaid Fraudsters Bilk Taxpayers of Trillions; ‘Medical Home’ Health Care Model, Focusing on Prevention, Shows Results and Cuts Costs; Sound Medical Advice; Medicare Proposes a 50% Cut For Some Imaging Fees in 2012; Healthcare IT Faces Deadline on New Medical Codes http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 25 Jul 2011 19:51:01 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Lawsuit Says Drugs Were Wasted To Buoy Profit; Analysis: Enrollment Lags in New Health Care Plan; Drug Prices to Plummet in Wave of Expiring Patents; Foreign-Trained Health Professionals Put on Path to Practice in U.S.; Revised Medicare Forms Ask Doctors if They Accept New Patients; Head Of Major HMO Sees Openings For ACOs; Physician Alignment Presents Biggest Obstacle to ACOs http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 28 Jul 2011 16:18:17 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com National Health Spending Projections Through 2020: Economic Recovery And Reform Drive Faster Spending Growth; A Worker With No ID and Great Medical Need; Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required; Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required; New Primary Care Options Popping Up Across The Country (Video); http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 04 Aug 2011 16:40:28 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Clinical Informatics Poised To Become Medical Subspecialty; Direct Primary Care Model: Cutting Out The Insurer; Poor Report Cards Tell Insurers To Do Their Homework; New Jersey Doctors' Group Loses Bid to Reinstate Health Care Law Challenge; 3 Tips For Right-Sizing Practice Staff; Debt Deal Raises Pressure On Medicare Providers; ANALYSIS: Imagine Primary Care Without The Need For Costly Health Insurance http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 08 Aug 2011 15:31:24 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com The U.S. Health System in Perspective: A Comparison of Twelve Industrialized Nation; Physicians Of All Ages Frustrated With Delayed Retirement; FAQ: Debt Deal 'Super' Committee's Impact On Health Spending Explained; Rated Negatively Online? What’s a Physician To Do?; Blue Shield CEO: Reduce Costs With ACOs http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 16 Aug 2011 17:43:23 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Analysis of HHS Proposed Rules on Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment; Patient-Centered Medical Home Poised to Transform Health Care; Sebelius Highlights National Health Plans; Why Has The Healthcare Industry Been Slow to Automate its Processes?; 4 Tips For a Strong Post-Recession Practice ; Demonstration Project Seen As Model For ACOs http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 17 Aug 2011 20:37:21 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Revealing Their Medical Errors: Why Three Doctors Went Public; Physicians Have The Expertise To Get Delivery Systems Right; Health Plan Profits Coming Before Growth in Membership; Health Care And The Constitution http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 22 Aug 2011 21:00:40 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Will the Patient-Centered Medical Home Transform the Delivery of Health Care?; AMGA: Most medical Groups Operating at a Loss; Medicare Muddles Search For a Physician; $4.7B in Cuts Threaten Medicaid Expansion http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 30 Aug 2011 21:22:17 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty; Modest Acceleration in US Healthcare Costs; Most- And Least-Expensive Healthcare Markets in US; Aetna Touts Mobile Alerts For Instant Patient Access; Hospitals Gobble Up More Doctors; Health Overhaul to Make Insurers Label Plans Like Cereal Boxes; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 31 Aug 2011 20:23:28 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Physician Office Usage Of Electronic Health Records Software; An Insurance Maze for U.S. Doctors; Social Media Pressure for Practices Intensifies; Social Media Pressure for Practices Intensifies; Mayo, Cleveland Clinic Launch Practice Affiliations; Proposed Rule Requires Insurers to Explain Costs and Benefits; Nearly All Physicians Must Revalidate Medicare Enrollment by 2013; Medical Clinics in Retail Settings Are Booming http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 08 Sep 2011 18:30:45 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com State-Level Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the 2009 American Community Survey; Doctor Fees Major Factor in Health Costs, Study Says; UnitedHealth Buys Another Calif. Doctor Group; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 09 Sep 2011 19:25:09 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Patients Face Mounting Medical Bills In Down Economy; Deficit Panel Eyes Good Ol' Options; Health Insurers Deny Coverage to Many Who Apply for Individual Policies; Financial Incentives for Doctors Don't Always Help http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 12 Sep 2011 21:37:52 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com The Role of Exchanges in Quality Improvement; The Role of Exchanges in Quality Improvement; Decoding the God Complex; HHS Wants to Give Patients Test Results Straight From Lab; Five Ways To Squeeze Medicare; After Years of Big Increases, Practice Costs Drop 2.2%; How Medicare Wastes Almost $50 Billion a Year; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 05 Oct 2011 16:38:47 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Payers Pay Up: 6 Recent Fines on Insurers; More People Using Free Preventive Benefits Provided by ACA; In Health Insurance, What Counts as ‘Essential’?; Health Insurers Lead Lobbying Spending; Surgeons Tout Twitter Use at Hospitals to Enhance Training http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 11 Oct 2011 20:48:16 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Private Health Exchanges on the Rise; Column: Don't Blame Doctors For High Health Care Costs; What to Say When Patients Haggle Over Their Bills; Pain Management For Practice Breakups; Medical Crisis in America: Why One Doctor Quit; Feds to Design Health Insurance For The Masses; 40% of Medicare Spending on Common Cancer Screenings Unnecessary, Probe Suggest; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 19 Oct 2011 20:21:16 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Professional Mystery Patient Tells All; Providers Cheer ACO Final Rule: Reactions to The Revised Cut; The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project (CPDP); Aetna Exclusive: How IT Tools Cut Costs, Improve Payer-Provider Transactions; Facebook, Twitter Users Have Few Nice Things to Say About Health Insurers; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 24 Oct 2011 20:33:39 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Why Not the Best?; Medicare: How Much More Will They Cut?; 8 Things to Know About the ACO Final Rule; Inexpensive Alternatives to EHRs; Senior Leadership Should Support ACOs, Then Take Backseat; Physician Pay Increases Expected to Regress in 2012 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 28 Oct 2011 21:00:33 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Decline in Doctor Office Visits Could be Permanent; AMA Launches Online Group For E-Claims; Medicare Has a Drug Problem; Rise in Medicare Premium Is Lower Than Predicted; http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 10 Nov 2011 19:27:46 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Is Bigger Better When it Comes to Government Health Spending?; Health Investors' New Calculus: Save Money To Make Money; The U.S. Needs a Health-Care Revolution Now http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 14 Nov 2011 21:21:04 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Medicaid And The Unisured; Physicians Face Disconnects at Point-of-Care; Excellent Service to Patients Requires Vision, Planning; Efficient Claims Handling: A Gift That Keeps on Giving; 11 Insurers Must Refund $114M For Overcharging Premiums; Physician Social Media Users Say ROI is Real; Study Raises Questions About ‘Bundling’ To Pay Doctors http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 23 Nov 2011 22:24:43 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com Physicians Uncertain About Taking Part in ACOs; New Year, New Concerns: How to Set Medical Practice Goals For 2012 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 06 Dec 2011 21:44:10 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com ACOs Are Bursting Out All Over; Medical Loss Ratio: Getting Your Money's Worth on Health Insurance; MLR Final Rule: Insurers Must Disclose Healthcare Spending; Physicians Uncertain About Taking Part in ACOs; Patient Satisfaction Scores Could be Swayed by 'Nocebo Effect; Using Data to Drive State Improvement in Enrollment and Retention Performance; Electronic Health Record Systems and Intent to Apply for Meaningful Use Incentives Among Office-based Physician Practices: U.S. 2001–2011 http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 07 Dec 2011 18:50:20 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com How States are Keeping Doctors From Moving Out; ACA Helps 32 Health Systems Improve Care For Patients, Saving Up To $1.1 Billion; How to Handle Sticky Social Media Situations; The Independent Payment Advisory Board; Survey of Physicians Highlights Overlooked Connection Between Social Needs and Health; Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance; Doctors' Legal Remedies Can Defeat Online Attacks http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 21 Dec 2011 22:30:34 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com CMS Proposes Sunshine Rules on Industry Payments, Gifts to Doctors; Why Patients are Turning Less to Media and Friends for Health Information; Senate Measure Delays Medicare Physicians' 27.4% Payment Cut; Physician Perspectives About Health Care Reform and the Future of the Medical Profession; Doctors' Notes: A Must Read for Patients http://theverdengroup.com/editorial.html 30 Dec 2011 20:14:25 GMT Managed Care News inquiry@theverdengroup.com ACP Aims to Limit Excessive Testing; California Adds Patients to Health Insurance Rolls; New Year to Bring New rules on e-Prescriptions, Pill Mills; 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