The Oct. 25 news article “Report: Health-care system is burning out doctors and nurses” highlighted a study from the National Academy of Medicine and described the epidemic of burnout that every physician I know is already intimately familiar with. READ MORE:
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May
May
When we look back on this time, 5, 10, 20 years from now, will we remember fondly the era when the American patient still had a trusted primary care physician? Will that seem like a quaint relic of the pre-coronavirus era? READ MORE
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Apr
Apr
Physician burnout continues to plague healthcare organizations, and at Privia Health, the financial hit can be an estimated $1 million for each physician that leaves and has to be replaced. READ MORE
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Apr
Apr
Telehealth, once a slow but steady growth industry, is booming as the coronavirus pandemic has increased patient demand and regulatory support — and many providers will require funding to sustain momentum, industry experts said. READ MORE
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Apr
Apr
Independent physicians are hoping for expedited federal aid as elective procedures and non-urgent, in-person doctors’ visits are postponed to accommodate more COVID-19 cases, threatening their practices’ viability. READ MORE
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Apr
Apr
It used to be a rare thing when start-ups were valued at $1 billion or more by their investors. Now it’s become so common that there are at least 131 start-ups boasting such valuations and a term — “ unicorns” — to refer to the companies. READ MORE
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Apr
Apr
In just a matter of weeks, Privia Health—a 2,500 provider multi-specialty medical group with locations in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia—flexed its telehealth capabilities to nearly 100% of its practices to continue to serve patients amid the new coronavirus outbreak. READ MORE
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Dec
Dec
In healthcare’s current fee-for-service landscape, it might be difficult to imagine a world without prior authorizations. But as more hospitals and payers shift to value-based care contracting and embrace analytical data-sharing, the burdens and inefficiencies associated with the prior authorization process may become a thing of the past. READ MORE
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Nov
Nov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the release of $30 billion of the $100 billion earmarked for hospitals in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. This money is separate from $34 billion in advance payment loans to providers announced last week. CMS later increased the amount in the Accelerated and Advance Payment …
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