The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) encourages a “medical home” model of care, which aims to improve patient access and quality of care through increased communication between physicians and patients and increased care coordination, while simultaneously reducing costs. In an effort to jump start this model, starting in 2016, Medicare will pay…
New York Hospitals, clinics and practices and the doctors, nurses and support personnel they employ, can find that the environment in which they operate changes quickly. Under an amendment to the New York Public Health Law enacted this week, starting in April of 2016, NY hospitals will be required to allow patients over the age…
The law is a dynamic thing. With perhaps only a few exceptions there is no such thing as a one-and-done piece of legislation. This can be particularly true for rules and regulations that cover health care delivery in New York. Hospitals, clinics and practices and the doctors, nurses and support personnel they employ, can find…
Medicine is a business. It hasn’t always been viewed that way. In fact, a lot of doctors who came up through the ranks back before World War II would likely confirm that when it came to learning their trade, the business side of things was never even touched on. The focus then was on making…