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- Medicaid pay rates to rise for primary care docs
Medicaid reimbursement rates for qualifying primary care physicians are estimated to rise 73% over the next two years, according to a survey by the Urban Institute and the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. Physicians certified in internal, family or pediatric medicine subspecialties who use certain evaluation and management and vaccination codes to make Medicaid claims are among those eligible for higher reimbursement under new CMS guidance. Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
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- CDC: 12 states now report high flu activity
Flu activity increased last week, with 12 states reporting high flu activity, according to the CDC. New York City and five states reported moderate flu activity, while 33 states reported low activity. The U.S. flu season is off to an early start, but it is too soon to tell how severe the season will be, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said in a statement. HealthDay News
(12/21)
- Hypertension, diabetes linked to risk of cancer recurrence
Colon cancer patients and survivors who had diabetes or hypertension had an 8% greater risk of cancer recurrence in five years compared with those who did not have either condition, according to a study reported in the journal Cancer. Researchers also noted lower survival in cancer patients with either condition. DailyRx.com
(12/19)
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- Calif. health plan to unveil telemedicine service
Anthem Blue Cross in California is set to unveil a Web-based telemedicine system known as LiveHealth Online early next year. The system will allow physicians and member patients to connect via two-way video to discuss nonemergency health issues, and data can, with permission, be shared with patients' primary care doctors. Healthcare Informatics online
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- More hospitals, physicians receive EHR incentive payments
Three-quarters of eligible hospitals and one-third of doctors and other eligible professionals have received incentive payments for EHR system adoption, data from CMS reveal. A total of $9.3 billion has been released since the incentive program launched, with $6.1 billion going to eligible hospitals and $3.1 billion directed to doctors and other eligible professionals, the agency's November report shows. Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
(12/21)
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