Articles from past years can be looked up in the Archives indexes or via the site search.
Dec. 27: Top stories: AMA budget - pain management. Government: E&M guidelines - health care system reform - Medicare enrollment - the uninsured. Professional Issues: practice guidelines - medical ethics - impaired drivers - medical student identification - comanagement - physician accreditation. Markets: Harvard Pilgrim bailout - on-call shortage - mental health parity. Opinion: collective negotiation - whistle-blower suits. Organized Medicine: AMA governance - AMA membership - IMGs. - public service awards - medical students. Business: hotel house calls - E&M guidelines. Health: David Satcher, MD - ultrasound - Pap smear liability - organ transplantation.
Dec. 20: Top stories: medical errors - Medicare reimbursement. Government: AMA advocacy - anti-kickback protection. Professional Issues: residents employee status - residents employee status - residents employee status. Markets: Salmon, Idaho. Opinion: United preauthorization review - access to care. Organized Medicine: AMA membership - "ER" writer - Doctors Without Borders - AMA Interim Meeting - AMA Interim Meeting. Business: OSHA ergonomic rule. Health: patient noncompliance.
Dec. 13: Top stories: anti-kickback protection - neonatal futile care. Government: needlestick reduction. Professional Issues: physician accreditation program. Markets: capitated contracts. Opinion: Y2K physician preparedness. Business: physician office labs. Health: elective C-sections.
Dec. 6: Top stories: prior authorization - universal access. Government: Medicare reimbursement - Medicare enrollment. Professional Issues: medical education - scope of practice. - resident hours. Markets: TennCare. Opinion: insurance reform. Organized Medicine: AMA governance. Health: Hurricane Floyd - immigrant TB screening.
Nov. 22/29: Top stories: Medicare reimbursement - physician handwriting. Government: fraud data bank. Professional Issues: impaired drivers. - MGMA safety initiative. Markets: external review. Opinion: digital credential. Organized Medicine: AMA budget. Business: Internet patient monitoring. Health: ethnic health disparities.
Nov. 15: Top stories: patient privacy - Medem Inc.. Government: pain management. - patient rights. Professional Issues: physician rating services. Markets: Wichita Falls. Opinion: government audits. Organized Medicine: physician income data. Business: SimpleCare. Health: pain management.
Nov. 8: Top stories: exaggerating severity - health Web sites. Government: physician antitrust bill. Professional Issues: ideal practice. Markets: MGMA survey. Opinion: specialty society represenation. Organized Medicine: anesthesiology meeting. Business: Internet patient records. Health: obesity.
Nov. 1: Top stories: Medicaid Fraud Unit - Medicare reimbursement. Government: MSA legislation. Professional Issues: research ethics. Markets: European managed care. Opinion: patient protection bill. Organized Medicine: AAFP executive Robert Graham, MD. Health: sexually transmitted diseases.
Oct. 25: Top stories: patient protection bill - JAMA editor. Government: Medicare coverage. Professional Issues: ACGME incorporation. Markets: Aetna all-products clause. Opinion: Aetna interview. Organized Medicine: patient protection bill. Business: physician digital credential. Health: organ donors.
Oct. 18: Top stories: HMO health hazards - Aetna physicians contracts. Government: physician financial incentives. Professional Issues: liability rates - genetic testing. Markets: Texas HMO law. Opinion: organ shortage. Organized Medicine: AMA global strategy. Business: Medsite CFO Dr. Greg Scott. - Dr. Dean Edell Web site. Health: cancer vaccine.
Oct. 11: Top stories: Medicare managed care - physician Y2K readiness. Government: patient protection. Professional Issues: patient autonomy. Markets: Humana claims review. Opinion: health Web sites. Business: Internet patient information. Health: prison hospices.
Oct. 4: Top stories: health Web sites - Rockford physicians union. Government: Medicare growth rate. Professional Issues: Florida credentialing. Markets: Magellan Behavioral Health. Opinion: HIV complacency. Organized Medicine: future of organized medicine. Business: health Web sites. Health: public health politics.
Sept. 27: Top stories: patient protection bill - collective negotiation. Government: Aetna merger. Professional Issues: pain undertreatment. Markets: suing HMOs. Opinion: human cloning. Business: clinical trials. Health: Internet-based disease tracking.
Sept. 20: Top stories: California IPAs - split livers. Government: PIAA liability study. Professional Issues: Ohio State medical school. Markets: Columbia physician cuts. Opinion: women in medicine. Organized Medicine: women in medicine. Business: computer skills. Health: boxing.
Sept. 13: Top stories: Aetna interview - community-acquired MRSA. Government: medical records privacy. Professional Issues: clinical practice guidelines. Markets: prudent layperson law. Opinion: medical directors. Business: patient e-mail. Health: cancer clusters.
Sept. 6: Top stories: physician profiles - exaggerating severity. Government: patient protection bill. Professional Issues: HAP quality plan. Markets: managed care abroad. Opinion: vaccine anxiety. Organized Medicine: specialty societies. Business: AMA Intel Internet health show Health: ADHD drug therapy.
Aug. 23/30: Top stories: Humana claims review - FDA off-label guidelines. Government: Medicare and teaching hospitals. Professional Issues: NCQA accreditation. Markets: Medicaid managed care. Opinion: Principles of Managed Care. Business: Starbright network. Health: urinary tract infections.
Aug. 16: Top stories: small claims court - lead poisoning. Government: treatment denials. Professional Issues: health plan quality. Markets: Indianapolis market. Opinion: patients' rights bill. - annual mammograms. Organized Medicine: AMA EVP. Health: computers in clinical care.
Aug. 9: Top stories: practice expense payments - independent housestaff organizations. Government: Medicare drug costs. Professional Issues: hospital oversight. Markets: financial risk. Opinion: patient privacy. Business: patient satisfaction. Health: chemical sensitivity.
Aug. 2: Top stories: patient protection bill - vaccine anxiety. Government: Medicare contractors fraud. Professional Issues: stem cell research. Markets: San Francisco's Chinese Hospital. Opinion: office-based product sales. Organized Medicine: Nathan Davis awards. Business: billing and collection. Health: Los Angeles County.
July 26: Top stories: collective negotiation - performance measures. Government: insurance portability law. Professional Issues: PPO accreditation. Markets: HMO pill splitting. Opinion: Web prescribing. Organized Medicine: Federation structure - cloning - medical school accreditation. Business: capitation. Health: cancer patient guides.
July 19: Top stories: Medicare HMOs - Oregon assisted suicide. Government: Medicare reform - fraud hotline - Council on Medical Service - HCFA credentialing. Professional Issues: physician supply - medical schools - AMAP accreditation. Markets: Raleigh, N.C.. Opinion: collective negotiation. Organized Medicine: Dr. Reardon speech - AMA Foundation - Dr. Dickey speech - AMA meetings - corporate partnerships. Business: online prescribing - E&M visit documentation. Health: annual mammograms - dietary supplements - immunization registries - obesity.
July 12: Top stories: patient privacy - office-based sales. Government: Medicare drug benefit - PROs - Medicare reform. Professional Issues: impaired driver directive - clinical skills assessment. Markets: on-call specialists. Opinion: HMO contracts. Organized Medicine: AMA membership - AMA budget. Health: tobacco control - emergency contraception.
July 5: Top stories: collective negotiation - Aetna Prudential merger. Government: antitrust legislation. Professional Issues: joint credentialing - medical board oversight - ethical issues. Markets: managing drug costs. Opinion: CHIP program. Organized Medicine: the uninsured - "Is it good medicine?". Business: medical directors. Health: medicine-public health collaboration.
June 28: Top stories: HMO liability - resident GME. Government: HMO contracts. Professional Issues: breast cancer. Markets: for-profit conversion. Opinion: EMTALA - Annual Meeting. Organized Medicine: AMA Alliance president. Business: pharmacy benefits. Health: men's health centers.
June 21: Top stories: E&M guidelines - collective negotiation. Government: physician reimbursement - Medicare private contracting. Professional Issues: scope of practice - medical director ethics. Markets: TennCare. Opinion: tobacco settlement. Organized Medicine: membership task force. Health: tamoxifen clinical trial.
June 14: Top story: collective negotiation - Feature: physician job-hunting - Editorial: Y2K - Annual meeting: physician workforce - and news summaries June 7: Top story: ABMS certification plan - Feature: physician-scientists - Editorial: PhyCor libel lawsuit - Technology: Internet health information - Annual meeting: office-based sales - and news summaries
May 24/31: Top story: PhyCor libel lawsuit - Feature: surgical safety - Editorials: the economy - and news summaries May 17: Top story: Medicare reimbursement - Feature: poetry therapy - Editorials: Kosovo and tobacco billboards - and news summaries May 10: Top story: patient privacy - Feature: promoting peace - Editorial: funding GME - Technology: wireless LANs - and news summaries May 3: Top story: collective bargaining - Feature: pediatric dosing - Editorial: disaster planning - Technology: language translation and immunization registries - and news summaries
April 26: Top stories: patient restraints and disease management - Feature: children's health insurance - Editorial: Texas antitrust - and news summaries April 19: Top story: disease management - Feature: bioterrorism - Editorial: health plan quality - Technology: mall telemedicine - AMA NLDC: building leadership - and news summaries April 12: Top story: split livers - Feature: medical ethics - Editorials: assisted suicide and breast cancer stamp - and news summaries April 5: Top story: Medicare reform - Feature: home test kits - Editorial: medical necessity - Log On: medical records ownership - and news summaries
March 22/29: Top story: National Practitioner Data Bank - Feature: professionalism - Editorial: physician-assisted suicide - Technology: EMS telemedicine - and news summaries March 15: Top story: Medicare pay formula - Feature: medical search engines and ".MD" domains - Editorial: Medicare fraud campaign - and news summaries March 8: Top stories: Medicare fraud campaign and nurse anesthesia - Feature: professional courtesy - Editorial: AMA strategic plan - Technology: Y2K and Medicare claims - and news summaries March 1: Top story: informed consent - Feature: geographic information systems - Editorial: anti-abortion activism - TechSpeak: virtual private networks - and news summaries
Feb. 22: Top story: naturopathy - Feature: faith-based medicine - Editorial: cultural competence - and news summaries Feb. 15: Top story: collective bargaining - Feature: False Claims Act - Editorial: patient privacy - and news summaries Feb. 8: Top story: Medicare reform - Feature: false advertising - Editorial: AMA private-sector advocacy - Technology: Y2K and HMOs - and news summaries Feb. 1: Top stories: practice guidelines and Dr. Lundberg fired - Feature: managed care prevention - Editorial: Meridia verdict - Technology: physician identifiers - Log On: wow moments - and news summaries
Jan. 25: Top story: Medicare reform - Feature: cultural competence - Editorial: Christian Science sanatoria - and news summaries Jan. 18: Top story: Speaker Dennis Hastert - Feature: placebo surgeries - Editorial: Aetna-Prudential merger - and news summaries Jan. 11: Top story: asthma report card - Feature: physician unions - Interim meeting: physician income, - Editorial: AMA legislative agenda - Technology: Web trauma center - and news summaries Jan. 4: Top story: collective bargaining - Feature: organ transplants - Interim meeting: claims denial language, expert witnesses, offshore medical schools, AMA membership and organ transplants - Editorial: tobacco settlement - TechSpeak: data mining - and news summaries
Medicaid safety net Strong enough to hold?
"I'm sorry" Why is that so hard for doctors to say?
Sharing your space Things to consider when looking for an office mate
Obama budget freezes physicians' Medicare pay for 10 yearsIf Congress follows the White House proposal, $371 billion would go toward reversing planned annual cuts but would not increase Medicare rates.
"Speed dating" matches physicians, patientsA Texas hospital uses the matchmaking model as an informal way for both parties to check out compatibility before entering a doctor-patient relationship.
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