Volume 117, Number 6 — June 2021
Cover Story: This Changes Everything (pages 20-25)
Adopting telemedicine may have been one of the biggest pandemic-inspired adjustments for most practices. But other technologies – and some non-technological projects – suddenly graduated from interesting side project to urgent priority. By Sean Price
Practice Management: Deal or No Deal (pages 26-27)
Negotiating a health plan contract is one of the most important business moves an independent physician can make. By Sean Price
Law: Livelihood on the Line (pages 28-30)
A San Antonio cardiothoracic surgeon sues
over alleged disparagement and malicious peer review by a local hospital. By Joey Berlin
Education: Systematic Learning (pages 32-35)
Teaching health systems science helps medical students
understand bigger picture of how health care works – before they graduate into
the real world. By Sean Price
Quality: PEAQ Performance? (pages 36-38)
A New Blues performance recognition
program shows little progress in addressing physicians’ concerns over such
quality programs. By Joey Berlin
Quality: MIPSperceptions (pages 40-44)
An AMA study confirms doctors’ perception of Medicare’s quality program as burdensome, but views of its impact on patient care are split. By Joey Berlin
Vaccines (page 47)
Last Updated On
July 02, 2021
Originally Published On
May 31, 2021