Diagnosis for family doctors: Less money, greater hardship, and patients on video
The coronavirus poses an “extinction-level event” for some independent doctors as family physicians are closing their doors, barely hanging on or joining big medical groups to survive. Read Article
Catalyst Health Network Names New Medical Director of Community Health
Dr. Michelle Forbes assumes the newly-created position to address healthcare inequality. Read Article
Doctor’s Appointments During the Pandemic
Dr. Christopher Crow, President of Catalyst Health Network, joined Cheddar’s News Wrap to talk scheduling doctor’s appointments in the age of COVID-19. Read Article
Call to Action: “This is a Good Time to Redesign Our Healthcare System”
Tens of thousands unite under the Texas Primary Care Consortium to address access, payment, and the uninsured. Read Article
Healthcare Investment Priorities
Efficient and accessible technology has cemented the partnership between IT and healthcare. Not only does healthcare technology save money for medical centers, it also saves time. Read Article
Family doctor, employer groups join forces to replace fee-for-service-model
A national primary-care physician association and an employer group have teamed up to develop a care model that aims to shift away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Read Article
Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)
June 17, 2020At first, people delayed medical care for fear of catching COVID. But as the pandemic caused staggering unemployment, medical care has become unaffordable for many.
Texas ACO adds 100 primary care physicians
May 11, 2020Catalyst Health Network will add 100 primary care practices in the greater Austin and Hill Country regions.
Catalyst Health Network Adds Nearly 100 Central Texas Doctors
May 11, 2020The value-based care group will now total more than 850 physicians in Texas.
Here’s what the future of health care looks like after the coronavirus
May 8, 2020More than 38,000 family physician practices will see closures or layoffs by the end of May, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians estimates.