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3 Jul 2011, 7:01 pm by Richard Posner
  There was bound to be a relative decline in primary-care physicians because advances in medical technology increased the value of specialized medicine and so the demand for specialists (surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, cardiologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, neurologists, etc.) relative to primary-care physicians, who are generalists. [read post]
3 Jul 2011, 6:08 pm by Gary Becker
Until the early part of the twentieth century, practically all physicians in the United States and elsewhere were primary care physicians, not specialists. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 8:27 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The shortage of primary care physicians and primary care in general has been widely reported. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 12:00 am by Vanessa Kurzweil
   The APC model relies on the use of physician- or nurse practitioner-led collaborative teams of health professionals to provide patients with comprehensive and personalized primary care. [read post]
2 Nov 2014, 1:00 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
 Notable are these two codes: 99497:  "Advance care planning including the explanation and discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health care professional; first 30 minutes, face-to-face with the patient, family member(s), and/or surrogate" 99498: "Advance care planning including the explanation and… [read post]
30 Sep 2014, 2:24 pm
Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia Physician Practice Law Firm Among other legal hurdles some physicians may face in developing a direct primary (or concierge) care practice model is avoiding the creation of an insurance product. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 9:22 am by Kevin S. Little
Atlanta/Augusta, Georgia Physician Practice Lawyers The idea is to support a new primary care delivery model that will incentivize and reward value and quality. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 9:22 am by Kevin S. Little
Atlanta/Augusta, Georgia Physician Practice Lawyers The idea is to support a new primary care delivery model that will incentivize and reward value and quality. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 2:00 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
  Significant among these changes, the proposed rule makes the two advance care planning codes established in 2015 "active" and begins the process of allowing physicians to code and be paid for advance care planning discussions.I have written about the history of CMS and advance care planning here and here. [read post]
9 Dec 2021, 1:27 pm by Caitlin Lentz
  Under the act, a “direct primary care agreement” means a contract where a “physician or the physician’s medical practices agrees to provide health care services to the individual patients for an agreed-upon fee and period of time. [read post]
12 Dec 2022, 5:00 am by Katie Gu
  +++ The AMA’s newly-adopted policies take a multi-pronged approach towards advancing its principle that reproductive care is health care. [read post]
12 Jul 2008, 3:37 pm by E. Alexandra "Sasha" Golden
Massachusetts is one of three states in the US where advanced directives --giving specific directions for care outside a health care proxy -- are NOT legally binding. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 12:47 am by Jon Gelman
CMS is also seeking comment on the potential expansion of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, a CMS Innovation Center initiative designed to improve the coordination of care for Medicare beneficiaries. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 2:30 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
Efficacy of the PREPARE website to engage patients in advance care planning in primary care and cancer outpatient care: a prospective study - Neha Arora, McMaster University   4. [read post]
18 Dec 2018, 6:30 am by Michael B. Stack
  Once an employee establishes a primary treating physician, their ability to change that provider are limited. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 9:19 am by Green and Associates
Long Island has had a signficiant heroin addiction problem and the DEA is being aggressive in investigating physicians and advanced care providers who prescribe painkillers.Posted by Tracy Green, Esq.Green and AssociatesWork: 213-233-2260 [read post]
12 Dec 2013, 9:28 am
The report found New Jersey is facing significant future shortages in both primary care and several specialty areas. [read post]