CMA affinity partner athenahealth this morning hosted the first in a series of free web seminars for physicians. If you missed the live event, the webinar will be available beginning tomorrow for on demand playback at the athenahealth website.
During the one-hour seminar health economist and cofounder of athenahealth Todd Park discused current trends affecting health care, including:
Inconsistent payor billing standards
Pressure to adopt new clinical systems
Pay for performance
Consumer-directed health care
Mr. Park also provided recommendations on how physicians can collectively survive and harness forces to improve the health care landscape.