The Journal of medical practice management : MPM
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In 2012, when the U. S. ⋯ No one was directly affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act until January 2014. After that time, if individuals can show proof of harm caused by Obamacare, they will have legal "standing" and can sue the federal government.
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This article discusses and illustrates the alignment between the National Committee for Quality Assurance's Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use. In addition to the various overlaps, there is also significant discussion about Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use as well as their distinct requirements. With impending deadlines for Meaningful Use and potential penalties being imposed, this article provides a layout of dates, stages, and incentive payments and penalties for Meaningful Use, and discusses how obtaining Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition could be beneficial to achieving Meaningful Use.
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Healthcare delivery systems will change in dramatic ways in the years ahead. Anesthesiologists have to adapt and support the innovators. The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) is a patient-centered and physician-led multidisciplinary and team-based system of coordinated care. The goal of the PSH is to create a better patient experience and make surgical care safe, efficient, and aligned in order to promote a better medical outcome at a lower cost.
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Is your medical practice team comprised mostly or entirely of one gender? If so, how is your team's gender composition affecting its performance? This article shares 10 research findings about gender composition and team expectations and behaviors, and provides questions to help the reader apply those findings to his or her medical practice team. It offers nine strategies for building gender-inclusive teams and a six-question quiz to help practice managers determine whether their teams are gender-inclusive. It provides 10 questions to help practice managers assess and critically evaluate the gender composition of their medical practice teams. Finally, this article explores the link between a team's gender diversity and its performance.