In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced five new payment models for primary care, known as the CMS Primary Cares Initiative.

The $500,000 fund will aid medical practices in sharing clinical information with other doctors and hospitals through health information exchanges.

Hurricane Florence hit vulnerable populations particularly hard when it made landfall in southeastern North Carolina last year. In Burgaw, storm damage forced a vital Pender County health care facility to close for eight days, and even after Black River Family...

In an effort to beef up Health Information Exchanges (HIE) use among medical practices, the Physicians Foundation has introduced an interoperability fund, named The Physicians Foundation Interoperability Fund, across 6 U.S. states.

The Physicians Foundation unveils Interoperability Fund to improve health information exchanges in six states to support medical practices in transition in value-based care.

Dhruv Khullar discusses the need for treatment for opioid addiction in prisons. 

An interoperability fund launched by the Physicians Foundation will support medical practices in engaging in HIE use and transitioning to value-based care.

In today’s health care system, we as physicians find ourselves frustrated by inefficient EHRs, heavy patient workloads and complex regulatory burdens. Our cumbersome health care system has led to high rates of dissatisfaction among our fellow physicians, and more dire,...

Whether a physician chooses to enter into private practice or to be employed by a hospital is not only one of the most important decisions a graduating resident will make, it is also a decision which will continuously re-present itself...