Link Fest: Updates on group visits, RVUs, Medicare and the ‘Physician Shortage’

I’ve been storing up some links and today seemed to be a good time to have at ‘em!  They range from the scary (Health Policy and Market) to the fun (the Efficient MD’s slide show.)
Read The Country Doc Report for another take on the group visit.  Country Doc relates how his practice does a group diabetic [...]

Entering the Lions Den: Negotiating With Health Plans

Fighting with insurers isn’t something I anticipated doing when I was in my “save the world through medicine” phase (?haze?) during medical school, but none the less, here we are!  I came across an interesting article in Modern Medicine titled: “You Can Negotiate With Health Plans,” by Robert Lowes, from the Jan 4, 2008 edition.  I will [...]