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3 Things Doctors Should Know About Obamacare

Health care reform will bring about sweeping changes for physicians in 2014, when provisions in the Affordable Care Act – from insuring all Americans to rewarding providers for better care – go into effect. How physicians manage these changes will determine whether they can continue to be successful in the field. U.S. News turned to experts to examine these changes and to help doctors prepare. Michael Nusimow, CEO and co–founder of drchrono.com, an iPad–based electronic health record system, and Bill Metaxas, a podiatrist who practices in San Francisco, offered insight and say doctors can expect three main changes: a shift from private practice to medical networks, a full integration of electronic health records and changes in the health care payment model. Prepare for a shift from private practice to medical networks. Prepare for a transformation to electronic medical records. Prepare to change the way you collect payments from patients.

U.S. News & World Health Report

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