http://www.modernhealthcare.com Latest News from Modern Healthcare - Commentary en-us 144 21 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/?utm_source=tagid-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagid-rss http://www.modernhealthcare.com/graphics/icons/rss.gif http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130330/MAGAZINE/303309997/time-for-a-new-vital-sign http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130330/MAGAZINE/303309997/AR/0/Dr.-Elizabeth-Joy Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:01:00 EST Half of all adult Americans are expected to be obese by 2030, and already more than 40 million adults do not meet appropriate physical activity levels. The challenge of addressing obesity and physical inactivity requires new thinking and monitoring... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130330/MAGAZINE/303309997 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130323/MAGAZINE/303239988/the-affordable-care-act-at-age-3 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130323/MAGAZINE/303239988/AR/0/Merrill-Goozner.jpg Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:01:00 EST The Obama administration can justifiably look back with pride at year three of its signature healthcare reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130323/MAGAZINE/303239988 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130222/MAGAZINE/302239998/why-sunshine-act-isnt-enough http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130222/MAGAZINE/302239998/AR/0/Susan-Chimonas.jpg Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:01:00 EST No one has been more effective than Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in promoting transparency in medicine. From 2004 to 2010, he investigated undisclosed conflicts of interest between physicians and pharmaceutical and device companies. His findings... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130222/MAGAZINE/302239998 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120922/MAGAZINE/309229986/reconsider-doc-ownership-clause http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120922/MAGAZINE/309229986/AR/0/Dave-Burda.jpg Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:01:00 EST Having spent a few days in Austin, Texas, last week at the Physician Hospitals of America annual meeting, I'm reminded of the reform law provision restricting physician ownership of hospitals. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120922/MAGAZINE/309229986 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120920/INFO/309209975/utah-docs-back-medicaid-expansion Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:30:00 EST It wasn't exactly a resounding endorsement, but the Utah Medical Association's House of Delegates has decided to support the expansion of Medicaid in Utah allowed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120920/INFO/309209975 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120831/INFO/308319976/patient-angst-when-you-just-have-to-say-no-to-the-doctor Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:30:00 EST Like most doctors, I am an overachiever and I have always been a "good" student. Throughout my education, I perfected the art of making my teachers happy. But now, as a patient with multiple sclerosis, I find myself in an unfamiliar... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120831/INFO/308319976 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120630/MAGAZINE/306309961/prevention-prevails http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120630/MAGAZINE/306309961/AR/0/AR-306309961.jpg Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EST The U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act protects the expansion of healthcare insurance to the uninsured and preserves important healthcare improvements that will benefit countless... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120630/MAGAZINE/306309961 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120602/MAGAZINE/306029955/facing-the-future http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120602/MAGAZINE/306029955/AR/0/AR-306029955.jpg Sat, 2 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EST Dr. Eric Topol has been getting a lot of attention lately for his views on the nation's healthcare system. They are not entirely flattering, to say the least. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120602/MAGAZINE/306029955 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120531/INFO/305319990/we-cant-rely-on-docs-alone-to-make-u-s-healthier http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120531/INFO/305319990/AR/0/AR-305319990.jpg Thu, 31 May 2012 16:00:00 EST The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other country, but we are far from the healthiest. If we look to our healthcare system to correct this imbalance, we may be looking in the wrong direction, because health starts where we live, learn, work... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120531/INFO/305319990 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120512/MAGAZINE/305129882/embracing-the-future http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120512/MAGAZINE/305129882/AR/0/AR-305129882.jpg Sat, 12 May 2012 00:01:00 EST Our industry has reached its turning point. We're facing many challenges, but an equal number of opportunities. If administrators and physicians direct their collective focus on weaving together innovations in healthcare delivery, technology and... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120512/MAGAZINE/305129882 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120428/MAGAZINE/304289680/meeting-critical-needs http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120428/MAGAZINE/304289680/AR/0/AR-304289680.jpg Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EST Many healthcare leaders have looked to hospital emergency departments as a logical focus for implementing changes in their systems. Emergency departments have always served as the main entry portal into hospitals, and the quality of care delivered... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120428/MAGAZINE/304289680 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120310/MAGAZINE/120309988/no-fix-needed http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120310/MAGAZINE/120309988/AR/0/AR-120309988.jpg Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST In an environment as complex as today's healthcare system, simple-seeming solutions are often merely simplistic. Nothing better illustrates that maxim than calls for "pricing transparency" in the medical technology market. But a closer... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120310/MAGAZINE/120309988 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120103/NEWS/312279986/social-conditions-have-dominant-influence-on-healthcare http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20120103/NEWS/312279986/AR/0/Thomas-Chapman.jpg Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST In December 2011, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published results from an opinion survey conducted with the American Medical Association concerning the influence of social conditions on medical care. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120103/NEWS/312279986 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20111024/MAGAZINE/111029992/not-by-money-alone http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20111024/MAGAZINE/111029992/AR/0/AR-111029992.jpg Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EST For more than a decade, consumers and purchasers have been convinced that financial incentives, such as pay-for-performance, are a key to improving our healthcare system. Results of this concept -- a form of extrinsic motivation -- have been... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20111024/MAGAZINE/111029992 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20111024/MAGAZINE/310249942/steering-in-troubled-waters http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20111024/MAGAZINE/310249942/AR/0/AR-310249942.jpg Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EST I started my work as the new president and CEO of Medical Group Management Association and the American College of Medical Practice Executives about a week ago. What better way to hit the ground running than by attending MGMA's annual conference in... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20111024/MAGAZINE/310249942