While the nation debates the policy and payment issues in healthcare, a quiet crisis may be brewing behind the scenes. “Access to care,” is the buzzword used by every administrator, policy maker and payer who wants to relay a convincing…
Patients increasingly turn to the Internet to express their opinions—positive and negative—about the physicians who provide their healthcare. The disgruntled patient has multiple online outlets on which to provide his or her views. Given that prospective patients consult such reviews…
In September, the Arizona department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau of Vital Records will launch the state’s new electronic death registration system call the Database Application for Vital Events (DAVE). It replaces the current system called the Vital Systems Information…
Large sums of graduate debt are a harsh reality of practicing medicine for the majority of new physicians. With almost $200,000 in median debt, managing student loans in a smart manner can save you tens of thousands of dollars. The…
How do your staff salaries line up with other regions of the country? Our Staff Salary Survey had 1,082 respondents, and we broke that data down for a deeper comparison. Check out our regional data on key positions in…
You may have heard that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians should take part in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). MIPS is an important part of the new…
Health policy expert Daniel Derksen, MD, the Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair and professor of public health policy and management at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been appointed president of the Arizona Academy of…
John G. “Mac” McGregor, MD, gastroenterologist and Pima Medical Society 50-year Member, died March 6, 2017. He was 88. A native of southern Arizona, McGregor was born June 8, 1928 in Bisbee. He attended Stanford University before earning his medical…
Robert S. Hirsch, MD, who served as president of the Pima County Medical Society and Arizona Medical Association, died April 8, 2017. He was 86. Hirsch an internal medicine and hematology/oncology practitioner was born October 24, 1930, in New York…
Herman “Chalm” Gladstone, a psychiatrist who was part of the early development of mental health services in southern Arizona died on March 24, 2017. He was 93. Gladstone was born September 19, 1923 in New York City. He served in…