By MIKE DENNISON http://www.missoulian.com HELENA – Retiree Hugh van Swearingen hadn’t seen a doctor in four years, but when he called a Helena clinic a few months ago to make an appointment, he was told, sorry, no room at the inn. “They said they weren’t taking new Medicare patients,â€? says Van Swearingen, who is 70. […]

BY FRANK X. MULLEN JR http://www.rgj.com Four years ago, a Reno Gazette-Journal investigation of the state’s medical board concluded that it was easier for consumers to find out information about their building contractors than it was for them to get information about their doctors. At the time, the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners pledged to […]

By Physicians Practice http://www.sunherald.com BALTIMORE, March 17 — Physicians and patients of community- based medical practices in the Washington, D.C. metro area will benefit from a new partnership between Physicians Practice and Washington Hospital Center. The new partnership will provide resources to help local physicians manage their practices more efficiently, thereby improving patient care.Under this […]

http://www.emediawire.com A new IAPAM report outlines the legal implications of opening a medical spa. Medical spas require careful attention to the intersection of the corporate practice of medicine, licensing, anti-kickback and fee-splitting considerations, and other legal and regulatory issues. This report summarizes the key legal issues physicians and medical spa owners need to know. Las […]

By Mary Jo Feldstein http://www.stltoday.com When Dr. Jane DeFalco finished her residency in the 1980s, few physicians worked part time. DeFalco, a pediatrician, knew she wanted a lighter schedule while raising her children. But she figured part-time work would be scarce, forcing her to give up the freedom and earning potential of owning a private […]

By: Joleene Des Rosiers http://news10now.com SYRACUSE N.Y. – On Thursday, 143 SUNY Upstate Medical Students learned where they will spend their first year of residency. It’s an annual rite of passage known as Match Day. And as the excited residents are just the beginning of thousands and thousands of students who will need to be […]

Associated Press http://www.newsday.com TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Dozens of New Jersey doctors could soon be personally liable for settlement payouts now that state officials have declared insolvent what once was the state’s largest malpractice insurance company. The insurer, Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange, has been in bankruptcy for six years. A liquidation hearing was set for April […]

by John Davis http://www.kuam.com In an effort to allow the Guam Memorial Hospital to take full advantage of telemedicine equipment recently donated from Guam Radiology Consultants and the Guam Healthcare and Hospital Development Foundation, Senator Rory Respicio (D) introduced Bill 245. The measure amends the existing Physician’s Practice Act by adding language excluding any licensure […]

Philadelphia Business Journal http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is encouraging Philadelphia-area doctors to join together and apply for a new Medicare demonstration project that provides incentive payments for physicians’ use of certified electronic health records to improve patient care. The project, which will be open to small and midsize primary-care physician […]