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U.S. Physician Practices Spend Four Times As Much As Payer Administrative Money As Canadian Counterparts

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A commonwealth fund supported studies reported some key findings: 1. Physician practices in the United States spent $82,975.00 per physician ...

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Burns White names Colleen A. Treml new Chief Marketing Officer

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(From Burns White LLC) Law firm Burns White LLC has named Colleen A. Treml the firm’s new Chief Marketing Officer. ...

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Healthcare Industry Groups Comment on EHR and Health Reform

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By Mike Cassidy In two separate letters, one just by the American Hospital Association and one by a consortium of ...

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ACOs and Anti-Trust

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By Mike Cassidy In last month’s post entitled “Reform Redux,” I mentioned that one of the foremost issues for the ...

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ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015

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By Mike Cassidy Several days ago, I posted an article about health reform and it’s Top Ten Issues. Just this ...

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The Practice of Engagement: How a Health Care Attorney Transformed His Practice Through Social Media

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By Daniel Casciato In June 2007, health care attorney Mike Cassidy of Pittsburgh-based Tucker Arensberg, P.C. (and chair of its ...

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Reform Redux

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By Mike Cassidy Will this next decade of health care reform be the real deal—or will these concepts falter as ...