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By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News The race among hospitals to hire local physicians is heating up, even though the consequences for the cost and ...
Read More »Hospitals Promoting Bargain CT Scans For Smokers
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Trumpeting a landmark study released recently, hospitals around the country have started offering deeply discounted CT scans for smokers ...
Read More »Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: How Much Is Your Medical Practice Losing?
Implementing a system of checks and balances can prevent fraud. By B.J. Hoffman, CPA, CFE The stalling of the United States’ economy has practitioners searching ...
Read More »Keeping Your Investments on Track throughout Your Career
By Peter Rohr Physicians, much like lawyers and business leaders, face different financial needs as they progress through their career. From finishing medical school to ...
Read More »How To Negotiate The Restrictive Covenant In Your Employment Contract
By Martha Swartz, M.S.S., J.D. With economic pressures on physicians mounting and regulatory incentives to affiliate with larger entities expanding, an increasing number of ...
Read More »Hospitals Look For Disney Magic To Make Customers Happy
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., sent its 900 employees back to school in June to ...
Read More »Preferred Provider Contracting: Beware Of Rental Networks And Third Party Guarantors
By Martha Swartz, M.S.S., J.D. What is a PPO? As a health care institution or individual provider, it is difficult to provide services in Pennsylvania ...
Read More »Will Hospital Employment Protect the Interests of Physicians?
By Patricia A. Costante Physicians across the nation are increasingly selling their practices or seeking employment directly with healthcare systems. According to a report ...
Read More »Virtua Partners With Zweena To Offer Free Hybrid PHR Service To South Jersey Residents
Virtua, the largest comprehensive healthcare system in Southern New Jersey, has partnered with Skillman, NJ-based Zweena to offer free online Personal Health Records (PHRs) to ...
Read More »Temple and West Penn Allegheny Announce New Med School in Pittsburgh
The Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) and West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) in June announced that they are collaborating to establish a new ...
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