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Posted Thurs July 2

Confidence low that stimulus will drive health IT adoption
Survey respondents also say they aren't interested in health information exchanges.

Posted Weds July 1

United subsidiary joins with American Well to offer online visits nationally
The deal expands upon similar programs with Blues plans in two states.

Posted Tues June 30

GE offers EMR financing
The move follows a trend of vendors making it easier for physicians to buy health technology.

Posted Monday June 29

Twitter: What's the use?
Early physician adopters say the social media site can help you promote your practice and communicate with colleagues.

Minn. health plan consortium develops online claims portal
A Web-based service will help physicians comply with a July 15 deadline to submit claims electronically.

Final health plan reaches settlement over Ingenix database
Health Net agrees to use, and help pay for, a new database.

Practice Management: Overwhelmed by phone calls? Adding lines, staff not the answer

Quick View: Ways patients are cutting health care costs

Contract Language: Law means rethinking how you protect patient data

Illustration by Jashar Awan / jasharawan.com Twitter: What's the use?
Early physician adopters say the social media site can help you promote your practice and communicate with colleagues.

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 LAST WEEK: 

• New York physicians want possible Health Net deal scrutinized
  The reaction comes as a report circulates about the fate of insurer's northeastern U.S. operations. - June 25
• Social Security says test proves benefits of health data exchange
  The office started sharing information to expedite determination of disability benefits. - June 24
• Insurers' tobacco investments questioned
  Companies dispute researchers' tally of tobacco stock holdings, and deny conflict of interest in holding small investments or investing on behalf of a third party. - June 23
• More practices refusing to accept credit cards from patients
  Increasing transaction fees are cited as a major factor. But experts say those fees are still cheaper than issuing paper statements and chasing payments. - June 22
• Medical office buildings buffered from real estate slide
  Values are declining, but not as much as for other property. And credit terms for physicians looking to buy are getting more strict. - June 22
• AMA partnering with Microsoft on physician Web portal
  HealthVault, a personal health record platform, is one of many systems expected to be available. - June 22
• Technically Speaking: Before buying an EMR system, learn from others' mistakes - June 22

 PREVIOUSLY: 

• Drug czar pushes Rx monitoring for all states - June 17
• Ingenix purchases claims-processing company - June 16
• Reactor shutdown creates medical isotope shortage - June 16
• Practices feel financial pressure as patients ration their own care - June 15
• 5 answers to your recession questions: Tips to keep your practice solvent - June 15
• Technically Speaking: Prepare to meet "meaningful use" EMR requirement - June 15
• Contract Language: Dissolving a practice takes more than closing the door - June 15
• WellCare settles SEC probe; announces layoffs - June 12
• Michigan attorney general tries to block Blues' rate hikes - June 11
• Less paperwork, more time with patients keep doctors in medicine - June 10
• BMI registries eyed as promising tool for fighting childhood obesity - June 8
• Researchers to study data from VA EMR system - June 8
• Doctors in Indiana and Ohio want action on claims delays - June 8
• Practice Management: Need to lay off employees? Be honest -- and work out details first - June 8
• More refining sought for computerized physician order entry systems - June 5
• Indiana patients to get reminder: Pay your doctors - June 4
• AMA, PPO group offer contracting guide - June 2
• Health plan requirements cost practices billions, with the per-doctor average near $70,000 - June 1
• How to spot a Ponzi scheme: Experts suggest ways to evaluate a pitch - June 1
• Massachusetts considers capitated insurance payments - June 1
• Health plan CEO pay declines in weakened economy - June 1
• Practice Management: Good scheduling can link vaccinations to well-child visits - June 1
• Hackers claim to have taken Virginians' health data - May 29
• Scope expands for national personal health technology project - May 26
• Can a surge in physicians' use of smartphones ripple to health IT adoption? - May 25
• Poor economy makes physicians less inclined to leave a practice - May 25
• Care for the elderly may become more financially viable - May 25
• Technically Speaking: Rural physicians may face pharmacy hurdle in e-prescribing - May 25
• Michigan insurer pays physicians who convert to medical homes - May 22
• Layoffs continue at hospitals across the country - May 21
• Study quantifies prior-authorization burden - May 20
• Vendor as lender (HIMSS meeting) - May 18
• Analysts focus on health plans' medical cost numbers - May 18
• State medical societies strategize against collector - May 18
• Technically Speaking: Don't toss all your practice's e-mails in the virtual trash - May 18
• Blues plans see pushback on rate hike requests - May 14
• Mayo Clinic launches PHR - May 13
• WellPoint offers two paid fellowships for physicians - May 13
• Cigna backs off documentation requirements - May 11
• Company stops tapping physicians for "overpayments" - May 11
• Hospitals follow through on cost trimming, job cuts - May 11
• Google looks at health technology - May 6
• Maryland limits health insurance rescissions - May 6
• How to set your fee schedule: Experts advise updating it every 3 to 12 months - May 4
• AMA takes first steps to build physician Web portal - May 4
• Contract Language: Stimulus package alters HIPAA rules for business associates - May 4
• Minnesota Blues launch online doctor visits - April 29
• Sam's Club ready to sell EMRs in 3 states - April 29
• What do patients really want from you? - April 27
• Texas Blues plan agrees to stop grading physicians on how much they charge - April 27
• WellPoint offloads pharmacy division - April 27
• Technically Speaking: Helping search engines find you more quickly - April 27
• GE Healthcare/CDC partnership would link public health alerts to EMRs - April 22
• Health Net fined over mishandled claims in Connecticut - April 22
• Forced out of retirement: Getting back into practice not always easy - April 20
• Senator calls for new look at Ingenix database - April 20
• Technically Speaking: Steps to take to eliminate spam from your e-mail diet - April 20
• Physicians want more answers about N.J. insurer's proposed status change - April 15
• Web sites help patients compare costs of care - April 15
• Self-insured companies going after doctors to recover "overpaid" claims - April 13
• Retail clinic offers free care to recently unemployed - April 13
• AMA offers e-prescribing help center - April 13
• Practice Management: How to handle patients who are always late - April 13
• For-profit hospitals expect worse financial outlook in 2009 - April 8
• Incentives shown to drive health IT adoption - April 8
• AMA sues WellPoint to recoup pay for doctors - April 6
• Broadcast your brand: Find the patients you most want to treat - April 6
• Health Net weighs jettison of health plans in 4 states - April 6
• Boston physicians cut their own salaries to help hospital - April 6
• Practice Pointers: How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice - April 6
• Laborists become the newest hospital specialists - April 1
• Kaiser outsourcing deal leads to job cuts - April 1
• Seasonal slump shutters 89 MinuteClinic locations - March 30
• Waning confidence in the health insurance status quo - March 30
• N.D. Blues gives its top exec the boot - March 30
• Contract Language: Red flag rules on identity theft take effect soon - March 30
• Technically Speaking: Interactive kiosks expanding beyond patient check-ins - March 30
• More plans settle over Ingenix database use - March 25
• Utah laws take aim at access to care, physician payment - March 25
• Shopping list: paper towels, diapers, EMR, milk - March 23
• Challenging your rating: You don't have to accept what the health plan says - March 23
• Technically Speaking: Texting can increase office efficiency, bottom line - March 23
• Quick View: Growth spurt in spending on disease-management technology - March 23
• Half of hospitals ended 2008 with an unprofitable third quarter - March 18
• Premera shutting down Arizona subsidiary - March 18
• No job, no bill: Physicians tell how they help longtime patients struggling during recession - March 16
• Aetna lets more patients see what doctors are being paid - March 16
• Most hospitals somewhere along road to EMRs - March 16
• Practice Management: Stimulus bill puts burden on physicians to tell patients of data breach - March 16