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Medical office building market grows
The demand for both new and refurbished medical office buildings will continue to rise, according to a new study authored by economist Gary Shilling for the Urban Land Institute. The study concludes
Berwick: ACO rule due out soon
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick last week promised that his office will "imminently" issue the long-awaited proposed rule for accountable care organizations,
Medicare costs must be reined in to tame deficit
If lawmakers want to reduce the $1.3 trillion federal budget deficit, they will have to go after Medicare, according to many news reports. So far, the chairmen of President Obama's debt-reduction
Funding m-health via 'alpha daughters'
Patient-centered care is one thing. Now how about designing a business model not necessarily around the patient, but around the family caregiver? In this case, call her the "alpha daughter," the
More geriatricians needed to care for nation's fastest-growing population
The potential problem of widespread physician shortages in the era of health reform, noted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Academy of Family Physicians and others,
Hospitals spent $56B treating baby boomers in '07
We're always hearing about the cresting wave of aging Baby Boomers needing more and more healthcare services. This week, a report report from the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research supplied
Tenet offers plans to maintain profitability with baby boomers
Tenet Healthcare offered plans to deal with the financial pressures imposed by the incoming wave of baby boomers this week, which consist largely of spreading the best practices of its most efficient
Cancer rates drop for first time
There's good news on the cancer front: For the first time since the government started keeping track, the rate of cancer in the U.S. has decreased. Researchers already knew that the number of cancer
Trend: Shortage of oncologists predicted
While cancer treatment is advancing rapidly, the supply of cancer doctors isn't. According a new report from the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as
ALSO NOTED: IOM urges geriatrician pay increase; Kuhn takes over as Medicaid head; and much more...
> In an effort to make sure aging baby boomers get appropriate care, the Institute of Medicine is urging payers to support an increase in pay for geriatric specialists.
