What You Don’t Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt You

Posted on April 3, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged AMA, Arbitration Agreements, Complaint Filing, Ethics, Healthgrades, HHS, Medical Malpractice, National Practioner Data Bank, Patient Safety, Physician, Physician Probation, Physician Probation Transparency, Quality of Care, Right to Know, State Medical Boards, Unprofessional Conduct • Leave a comment

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/health/doctors-and-hospitals/what-you-dont-know-about-your-doctor-could-hurt-you/index.htm

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We are morally scarring our future physicians

Posted on April 2, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Advance Directives, End of Life Care, Healthcare Ethics, Physician, Physician Internship, Physician Residency • Leave a comment

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/11/we-are-morally-scarring-our-future-physicians.html

A physician’s open letter to Medicare patients

Posted on April 2, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Fee for Service Reimbursement, MACRA, Medicare, Physician, Value Based Reimbursement • Leave a comment

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/11/a-physicians-open-letter-to-medicare-patients.html

Why Doctors Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Online Reviews

Posted on March 31, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Continuous Improvement, Health System, Hospital, Meaningful Information, Online Patient Reviews, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Physician, Physician-Driven Incentives, Quality of Care, Reputation • Leave a comment

https://hbr.org/2016/03/why-doctors-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-online-reviews?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29

The 10 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care

Posted on March 29, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Comprehensive Care, Continuity of Care, Coordination of Care, Data-Driven Improvement, Empanelment, Engaged Leadership, First Contact Care, Patient-Team Partnership, Physician, Primary Care, Prompt Access to Care, Team-Based Care, Template of the Future, Triple Aim • Leave a comment

http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/2/166.full

Achieving the triple aim of health reform—better health, improved patient experience, and more affordable costs—is dependent on a foundation of high-performing primary care.

From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider

Posted on March 25, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Care Team Burnout, Healthcare Workforce, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Physician, Physician Burnout, Primary Care, Quadruple Aim, Quality of Care, Triple Aim • Leave a comment

http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/6/573.full?utm_source=State+of+Reform&utm_campaign=2fc34edc06-5+Things+Jan+%2802%29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_37897a186e-2fc34edc06-272256165

http://www.vox.com/2016/3/15/11157552/medical-errors-stories-mistakes

Physician Use of Data Skyrockets When It’s Available in Real Time

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Medicaid, Patient History Database, Physician, Quality of Care, Real Time Medical History • Leave a comment

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/physician-use-data-skyrockets-when-its-available-real-time

A clinical repository of Medicaid patients’ medical histories… “gives us a full 360-degree view of a patient’s medical care, their medications, immunizations, tests, and procedures,” says the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s chief health information officer.

Is value-based pay leading to more MD face time?

Posted on March 21, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACO, Clinic Visits, Hospital Readmissions, Patient Satisfaction, Physician, Quality of Care, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/value-based-pay-leading-more-md-face-time?cfcache=true

MedPAC issues March report to Congress: 8 Medicare issues

Posted on March 16, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ASC, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, Medicare, MedPAC Commission, Physician • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/medpac-issues-march-report-to-congress-8-medicare-issues.html

The Economics Of Paying For Value

Posted on March 15, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, ACO, Financial Incentives, Health System, Hospital, Med Group, Physician, Quality Incentives, Value Based Health Care, Value Based Payment • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/15/the-economics-of-paying-for-value/

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