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New state laws aim to clear up patient confusion

Two states last month passed legislation that should provide increased clarity and transparency for patients trying to discern the qualifications of their health care professionals, bringing the total number of states with similar laws to 18.

Scope of Practice
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Where we are on the road to physician-led integrated care

If you’re in a physician-led integrated practice setting, or moving in that direction, the annual meeting of the AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) will shed light on how physicians are shaping emerging care delivery and payment models.

Scope of Practice
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Cleveland Clinic becomes first hospital certified as medical home

The Joint Commission has awarded its first Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification for hospitals to the Cleveland Clinic for demonstrating compliance with the group’s national standards for health care quality and safety. 

Payment & Delivery Models
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CMS adds quality measures to Medicare's physician search site

CMS announced last week that quality measures will be added to its Physician Compare website, a move coming just days before Monday's scheduled town hall meeting to get public input on the website.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Medicare ACOs saved $380 million in first year, CMS reports

Preliminary results for the first year of Medicare's two ACO programs indicate that the new model for care delivery and payment can be an effective way to rein in health care costs while improving quality.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Medical staff autonomy at stake in state supreme court case

Physicians are standing their ground in oral arguments before the Minnesota Supreme Court for a case that holds in the balance the ability of the state's hospital medical staffs to self-govern and stand up for patient safety.

Judicial Advocacy
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Top 4 issues medical associations will take to state legislatures in 2014

As state lawmakers prepare for this year's legislative sessions, about 200 medical association leaders last week discussed strategies for advancing medicine's top legislative and regulatory priorities in 2014.

State Advocacy