Source: HHS Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries. The new rule raises rates to ensure doctors are paid the same for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and does not[…]
Source: HHS Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries. The new rule raises rates to ensure doctors are paid the same for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients and does not[…]
Source: NYACP Call for Abstracts Residents Deadline to Submit The abstract competition is now open. The deadline to submit is Friday, September 6, 2013 by 5:00pm EST.Your Program/Clerkship Directors will be notified of competition results by October 7, 2013. NYACP staff WILL NOT notify individuals of the results. 2013 New York Chapter ACP Resident and Medical[…]
Source: NYACP Preparing to Assist Your Patients on the New Health Insurance Benefit Exchange The New York Health Benefit Exchange will officially open its doors on October 1, 2013. Please join us for an opportunity to hear the latest on the implementation of the state’s Exchange, and how physicians can best prepare to assist their patients in[…]
Source: NYACP Preparing to Assist Your Patients on the New Health Insurance Benefit Exchange The New York Health Benefit Exchange will officially open its doors on October 1, 2013. Please join us for an opportunity to hear the latest on the implementation of the state’s Exchange, and how physicians can best prepare to assist their patients in[…]
We are always looking to expand our preceptor network. As a result, we are always fielding questions from interested physicians regarding the willingness of our students to learn and be taught. The vast majority of our student-base has very little exposure to the US healthcare system and we always seek out preceptors that are eager[…]
Source: KevinMD Attending physicians have great responsibility. We have ultimate responsibility for patient care and for medical education. Medical education involves sharing facts, the thought process and bedside manner. Recently we had a “frequent flyer” admission. For a few years, the housestaff labelled this patient as non-compliant – and even wrote it in his chart.[…]
4 year’s of college with a 4.0 GPA (Well, maybe 3.5 yrs if you dismiss the blackouts) – Check MCAT’s- Check 4 years Medical School- Check USMLE’s – Check And now finally getting into this wondrous part of our career called Residency. Working side by side with fellow physicians while helping, learning, growing, saving lives,[…]
H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow’s Doctors Today Act This bill should be followed by all IMG’s and AMG’s alike. It’s still some way from completion, but representative Aaron Schock @repaaronschock), senator of Illinois, has introduced this in hopes of increasing the residency positions by 15,000 over the next 5 years (3,000 new slots a[…]
Increasing Cultural Competency The thing that makes the healthcare industry so sought after here in the U.S. is the diversity. You have physicians from all over the globe, with different cultural backgrounds and experiences, prepared to go through the cut throat competition to successfully acquire a seat in a graduate medical education program, aka residency[…]