Hospital/Physician Affiliation
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Healthcare issues have gained much publicity in recent months and yearsˇcosts in general, recent modifications to the prescription drug benefit for Medicare and Medicaid, and the number of uninsured have all grabbed headlines as patients, providers, payers and politicians try to sort through the American healthcare system. One area that has not received as much attention but is no less critical to the overall healthcare system is that of physician affiliation with hospitals. Physicians must be affiliated with hospitals in order to have admitting and treatment privileges, and must be licensed and certified by the state before third-parties will pay for services. This research considers the issue of hospital / physician affiliation and how the situation can be improved.WHY HOSPITAL / PHYSICIAN AFFILIATION IS A CURRENT ISSUE Physicians in independent or even group practice need to align themselves with hospitals. Some practitioners, such a
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ANALYSIS Currently, HMOs Kaiser, Medicare Medicaid, Medical Economics, INTRODUCTION Healthcare, ISSUE Physicians, Taulbee Chip, Arkansas Business, physician affiliation, / physician affiliation, hospital / physician, medical economics, recruiting physicians, healthcare system, hospital privileges, hospitals physicians, hospitals practitioners, hospital closings, hospital /, / physician,
Approximate Word count = 650
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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