by Satta Sarmah Landing page Dr. Kari Cataldo practices primary care in Sullivan, population 4,326. She said she grew up in a small town and likes that environment despite some of the professional concerns. “One of the challenges is that I don’t have other colleagues in the office with me,â€? Cataldo said. “It’s also challenging […]

All 119 PQRI Measures Have Been Built Directly Into athenaNet and National Client Base Workflow to Help Maximize Participation and Reimbursement Under Expanded Program athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHN), a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced that athenaNet(r), athenahealth’s centrally-hosted, on-demand practice management and EMR services network, now incorporates all 119 new […]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com Sandra Parker, Scott Ellsworth and Dr. Brad Berk Guest essayists Retaining and recruiting the physicians we need to provide the quality of health care we expect has been a pressing issue here for several years. But through open and honest discussions, based on facts and data rather than anecdotes, the stakeholders in local health […]

Blue Cross measure aims to slow runaway costs, improve quality of healthcare By Alice Dembner Globe Staff Massachusetts’ dominant health insurer is proposing to overhaul the way it pays doctors and hospitals, in what company officials said is an attempt to slow runaway healthcare costs and improve the quality of care. Blue Cross and Blue […]

http://community.advanceweb.com Many of the opponents to the new PA clinical doctorate degree echo a similar sentiment: “If you want to be a doctor, go to medical school.â€? It’s impossible to deny that wisdom. But there’s a problem, of course. PAs can’t go to medical school without going all the way back to square one and […]

Financial Problems Stem From Increased Labor Costs and Upswing in Uninsured Patients. According to New Report from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn.-HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of healthcare market intelligence, reports that physicians and hospitals continue to feel the effects of the New Orleans’ struggling medical delivery system. According to the newly released New Orleans Market Overview report, […]

From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News http://www.times-news.com In light of a new study that shows Maryland has a growing shortage of doctors in clinical practice, Western Maryland Health System officials say the local situation is better than the region as a whole. WMHS has added 23 new physicians to the community during the past year. “Although […]

By KATE SPINNER http://www.heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY — A local shortage of pediatricians is driving parents to Sarasota and Lee counties in search of medical care for their children. But starting today, more parents will be able to find care in the community when the Charlotte County Health Department opens its new pediatric clinic. The clinic […]

http://www.prnewswire.com/ Starting Feb. 1, 2008, MHA Insurance Company will grant a premium credit of up to 5 percent for qualifying policyholders who utilize an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system. A qualifying policyholder would include independent solo physicians and group physician practices. Currently, MHA Insurance Company provides medical professional liability insurance to more than 3,000 independent […]