As Robert Pear reported in The New York Times, “Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of ‘mystery shoppers’ to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care when they need it.” The Administration is looking to determine exactly how difficult it is … Continue Reading
Although the Affordable Care Act allows hospitals employing physicians and other non-physician professionals such as advance practice nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, to be eligible providers for an ACO, only primary care services provided by primary care physicians matter in determining the beneficiaries that would be assigned to an ACO. And only those ACOs … Continue Reading
