Blogs about: Physician Behavior
President Obama declares swine flu outbreak national emergency
Obi Jo wrote 2 months ago: The White House has decided to use a national emergency declaration to ease some administrative and … more →
Social Networking May be Real Health Reform
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Obi Jo wrote 2 months ago: It is becoming clear from the pace of health reform initiatives in Congress, that the public, as usu … more →
President says health reform good for doctors
Obi Jo wrote 2 months ago: President Obama said today during a meeting with 150 pre-selected doctors at the White House, that h … more →
Massachusetts has highest health insurance premiums . . . model for U.S. ?
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Obi Jo wrote 4 months ago: Massachusetts found out that expanding coverage was relatively easy, sort of. Paying for it is not. … more →
Physician Fees Excessive? Doubtful.
Obi Jo wrote 4 months ago: The survey cited below lists outrageous examples of billing from physicians and surgeons. There are … more →
Liability Fears Affect Tests and Treatments
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Obi Jo wrote 4 months ago: House Bill 3200 contains essentially nothing related to tort reform and malpractice reform. The ass … more →
Health Bill Squeaks Out of House Committee
Obi Jo wrote 4 months ago: While there are some things to applaud in House 3200, there is much be concerned about. Recall that … more →
AMA focus to lower rate of growth in total health spending - how?
Obi Jo wrote 5 months ago: The only sure way to lower costs is to limit services. Now, we can all hope that the AMA and others … more →
Annual cost of billing-related tasks: $85,276 per physician . . . not acceptable
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Obi Jo wrote 5 months ago: This study confirms what all physicians already know – health insurers place obstacle upon obs … more →
CMS cuts, raises payments - pain and gain
Obi Jo wrote 5 months ago: Clearly, this administration aims to tackle all issues at once. A noble, but daunting task. The pro … more →
President to AMA: Health Reform . . . Sort Of
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Obi Jo wrote 6 months ago: President Obama addressed the American Medical Association this past week. He laid out his vision f … more →
Medicine's Most Expensive Technology: The Doctor's Pen
Obi Jo wrote 6 months ago: The article below raises serious questions. Questions related to expectations of patients of their … more →
Vermont targets payments to doctors by industry
Obi Jo wrote 7 months ago: There is no doubt that there is misguided spending by drug and device companies, particularly in the … more →
Prescribed Informed Therapy
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Obi Jo wrote 8 months ago: Many claim to have coined the term “information therapy”. The fact is that information … more →
"Can Healthcare Reform Finally Happen?"
Obi Jo wrote 8 months ago: If you missed this, look for a replay on your local stations. One of the most even handed, open deba … more →
HIT Adoption, Implementation, Control - Caution Ahead
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Obi Jo wrote 8 months ago: A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. David Blumenthal, newly app … more →
Physicians are online ... a trend that cannot be stopped
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Obi Jo wrote 8 months ago: Physicians are now using the web more than ever in the daily routine of their practices. They check … more →
Incentives needed to move EMR implentation forward
Obi Jo wrote 9 months ago: One thing learned early in the career of every medical innovator is that if your new idea requires m … more →
Pay for Performance (P4P) moves forward under CMS
Obi Jo wrote 10 months ago: As the government begins to work on its “Comparative Effectiveness” plans for health car … more →
