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BusinessWeek April 23, 2009 Catherine Arnst	Doctors' Pride: A Hurdle to Digital Medicine A forerunner in New England found that some physicians would sooner cut ties than see their elite status threatened.
Insurance & Technology August 18, 2010 Nathan Golia	Insurers Take Lead in EHR Implementation With guidelines for meaningful use of electronic health records established, health carriers expect IT improvements on the provider side to lower healthcare costs by reducing care redundancies and readmissions.
HBS Working Knowledge March 26, 2014 Dina Gerdeman	How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity Electronic health records are sweeping through the medical field, but some doctors report a disturbing side effect. Instead of becoming more efficient, some practices are becoming less so. Robert Huckman's research explains why.
Managed Care June 2007 MargaretAnn Cross	What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists.
Insurance & Technology August 25, 2004 Marianne Kolbasuk McGee	EMR Initiative: BCBSMA Steals a March One Massachusetts community is going to find out if electronic medical records really can deliver revolutionary improvements in the quality and cost of healthcare.
CIO August 1, 2003 Sarah D. Scalet	Paperless Medicine Saving Money, Saving Lives Health-care CIOs face intense pressure to install electronic medical records and order-entry systems, in spite of physician resistance and large up-front costs. Here's how early adopters are overcoming the obstacles.
Insurance & Technology July 10, 2008 Nathan Conz	Highmark Funds EHR Adoption Having recognized the quality of care improvement opportunities certain technologies can bring to provider offices, Highmark established a program that will provide financial assistance to member physicians who implement electronic health records or e-prescribing technology.
Financial Planning July 1, 2011 Suzanne Sataline	Code Blue? Many financial planners say their physician clients are fretting that they won't have enough money saved to retire on schedule, and that their savings won't hold through their elderly years.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2010 Ryan McBride	John Glaser, Boston's Top Hospital Geek, Talks About Obama's Health IT Plan and Getting Booted from Catholic School An interview with John Glaser and a look at the health IT landscape in the U.S.
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery.
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CIO December 15, 2009 Kim S. Nash	Data Sharing That Benefits Customers At Children's Hospital Boston, sharing more data, securely, promises healthier, more satisfied patients.
Managed Care September 2005	Doc Buy-In Needed For EHR Push The government's $75-million, 10-year project to put every American's vital information on electronic health records faces a hurdle long known to health plan officials -- the possible lack of physician buy-in.
Fast Company May 2009 Ellen McGirt	Why Electronic Health Records Are Worth the Hype -- and the Price The push for electronic medical records has stirred controversy -- but their potential is immeasurable.
CIO May 31, 2011 Fred O'Connor	Hospitals Compete for IT Talent with Funding At Stake Health care providers in the U.S. are encountering a lack of qualified candidates as they race to meet federal government deadlines for electronic health record and health IT use.
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Managed Care July 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Is Pay for Performance Part of the Cure or the Problem? Paying for performance promises improved quality, reduced cost, and higher income for doctors. So why are some of them worried?
Managed Care December 2007 John Carroll	How Doctors Are Paid Now, And Why It Has to Change Everyone knows about the perverse incentive of fee-for-service medicine, but that hasn't had much effect on its use.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Catherine Arnst	The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costs.
CIO May 26, 2009 Jarina D'Auria	Hospital Saves With Speech Recognition Tool Companies should embrace the change toward voice recognition software.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Health Benefits of Obama's IT Obsession Digital health records are on their way. Which companies are ready to benefit from this new technology?
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Managed Care May 2004 Martin Sipkoff	Will Pay for Performance Programs Introduce a New Set of Problems? Paying incentives to physicians to practice evidence-based medicine appears to be an idea whose time has come. Such programs -- even if successful -- may create a new set of problems.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2010 Ryan McBride	Athenahealth Paying Dearly to Take on Larger Rivals Athena has been ramping up efforts to raise its profile among doctors, the target audience for its Internet-enabled billing and electronic health records services. Yet the company has been criticized for the relatively high price of the push.
Managed Care October 2000 Maureen Glabman	Giving Some Ground to Physicians Helped Turn Health System Around One hospital system accepted the general wisdom a few years ago by acquiring physician practices. Now it bucks the new wisdom by holding on to them...
Managed Care July 2003 Ed Silverman	A Little Something For the Physicians Health plans know that getting along with physicians is important, and many are trying new initiatives. Here are some successes.
Insurance & Technology August 6, 2010 Nathan Golia	UnitedHealth Deploying EHR Technology with Providers The company says its goal is to help health care providers meet the final Meaningful Use requirements for electronic health records.
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senate Mulls Stimulus Funds for Health IT Experts tell lawmakers that stimulus funding could improve patient care and lower expenses. But some see the risk of haphazard spending ahead.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	A Remedy For Malpractice Malaise Hospitals are offering free coverage to recruit doctors from private practice
Managed Care June 2001 Frank Diamond	HMO/Physician Strain Creates Invisible Costs Perhaps goodwill is too much to ask for. However, peaceful coexistence can certainly help all players reach their mutual goal -- a smooth relationship that helps to get the job done...
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Robert N. Charette	Visualizing Electronic Health Records With "Google-Earth for the Body" IBM researchers develop a 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records.
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Managed Care January 2006	Compensation Monitor A recent poll reveals that doctors distrust pay for performance programs.
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Managed Care April 2000 Mark Abernathy	Avoid Common Problems In Risk-Sharing Contracts These arrangements too often become a hindrance instead of a help. Simple precautions today can help prevent major headaches later on.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Robert N. Charette	Picture of Health The creation of an electronic health record (EHR) for every U.S. citizen, which can be sent to any doctor, hospital, or insurer, would promise to improve overall patient health care, but it also raises many concerns.
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Managed Care August 2006 John Carroll	Everyone Uses E-mail Now (Except Doctors and Patients) The doctors in GreenField Health's primary care network learned years ago that e-mail could often satisfy a regular patient's need for medical advice. Here's how the process works today, who pays for it, and when and why it makes sense.
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