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By MICHAEL GORMLEY (AP) amNewYork ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. David Paterson is freezing medical malpractice insurance rates for a year as he seeks a broader solution to high business costs doctors claim are driving them out of New York. The freeze heads off a scheduled surcharge due in June 2009 that could have increase some […]

Business First of Columbus – by Carrie Ghose http://www.bizjournals.com The Ohio State University faculty physician practice that feeds patients to the university’s hospitals is expanding its Gahanna operation as part of an outpatient push into the suburbs. OSU Physicians Inc. bought a former Big Bear supermarket building on Hamilton near Johnstown roads for $6 million […]

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ROB VARNON http://www.connpost.com The digital doctor will see you anytime you want. And that’s one reason Devon Herrick, an analyst with the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis, says more doctors need to embrace technology and go online to give patients more access to health care. The study, released Thursday, found not only are some […]

http://www.prweb.com Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) August 19, 2008 — The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is moving from blueprint to actuality in the healthcare industry. Few question the PCMH’s intention — to provide family-centered and compassionate coordination of all medical and non-medical services needed by the patient. However, few payors and providers have agreed on payment models […]

By Candice Ferrette http://lohud.com HARRISON – Patients aren’t getting the care they deserve, doctors are leaving New York and everyone is paying more for less insurance coverage. But state lawmakers have an opportunity to help reform the ailing system by reducing malpractice rates for doctors and by putting more regulations on managed-care companies, representatives from […]

By Kendra Marr http://www.washingtonpost.com Imagine a virtual health clinic: Your lung doctor and heart specialist can pull up your online medical profile and chat, via instant messenger, about your medications. You schedule checkups online, create a wellness journal or even rate your general practitioner. WellNet Healthcare, a Bethesda health management company, is launching the beta […]

http://www.insurancejournal.com Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO), which provides medical liability insurance for health care practitioners in Louisiana, announced it has funded scholarships for four students at medical schools in that state. This is the eighth year LAMMICO has awarded merit scholarships to help defray tuition and other expenses associated with students enrolling at Tulane […]