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5 options hospitals have for surviving the great Obamacare shake-up

Everyone knows that Obamacare’s intention is to change the care delivery model from fee-for-service to fee-for-quality. The biggest question for me is how long it takes for this transition to take place. Hospitals are at the epicenter for care delivery in this country (whether they should or shouldn’t be is a debate for another time). […]

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Time – The Impediment to Being a Good Primary Care Doctor

Did you get more than a few minutes with your doctor at your last visit? Probably not. Why not? Not enough time. The primary care physician (PCP) is the most broadly yet deeply focused care giver and as such is the backbone of the healthcare system. But to do this work effectively requires time – […]

Hospitals

What the collapse of Big Law can teach Big Medicine

An important read from The Atlantic explains why doctors should fight to avoid the changes to their profession that lawyers are currently enduring. With each passing year, Big Med is following Big Law. Physicians, medical schools, and hospitals all proudly trumpet their standing in national rankings. Efforts to preserve and augment revenue streams produce ...