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Dec. 25

vol. 43 no. 48 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors ask AMA to assure some privacy for their prescription pads - AMA delegates confront membership worries
Government Prudent layperson laws: When insurers don't comply - AMA to fight interpreter regulations - AMA takes on prescription drug cost growth - AMA: Ignore OIG compliance plan model
Professional Issues Been there: When cancer strikes a physician - AMA eyes over-the-counter access for emergency contraception - AMA may seek legislation on provisional credentialing - Renegotiating health care: Facing change? Get everyone to do some "unlearning"
Business Downcoding, denial of claims by insurers are facts of life for many doctors - AMA wants insurers to end mental health carve-outs - Contract language: How to negotiate payment settlements with insurers
Opinion Providing translators for patients who speak limited English: Federal guidelines go too far - Letters: Many insurers won't pay for colorectal cancer screening ...
Technology Five questions for your future: What will be the e-impact? - Web users worry about accuracy of health information
Health & Science Genetic tests need to prove their value - Cutting the fat: CDC report targets childhood obesity - New bladder cancer tests may aid detection
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Dec. 18

vol. 43 no. 47 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories GAO report finds National Practitioner Data Bank physician records inaccurate, incomplete - Ohio physician fights insurance plan's use of economic profiles
Government U.S. Supreme Court to tackle medical marijuana - Prescription drugs: States act while Congress stalls
Professional Issues World Medical Assn. adopts new research standard that puts patients first - Web sites forming CME partnerships
Business Independent practice associations: What works and what doesn't? - Street smarts: Wall Street fluctuates along with vote recounts - Practice pointers: Tailor insurance coverage to your practice needs
Opinion Prompt-payment laws: Spotty performance on clean claims - Letters: Like a single-payer system? Check out England's waiting times ...
Health & Science Dodging danger: For pediatricians, patient education includes "anticipatory guidance" for parents - Cancer detection strides falter as mammography centers close - 3-D imaging could replace invasive tests - Study looks at stopping medication without spurring rejection of transplanted organs
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Dec. 11

vol. 43 no. 46 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories New Labor Dept. rules call for faster HMO appeals - Physician groups brace for allied scope-of-practice incursion
Government Health groups unite on plan for uninsured: Insure low-wage workers - Pennsylvania federal court dismisses HMO doctor incentive case - Far-reaching public health law signed; will combat antimicrobial resistance and bioterrorism
Professional Issues Medical schools: Changing times, changing curriculum - ADA thwarts discrimination by health plans - Harvard teaching hospital may have to cut residencies - AMA to consider ethics of xenotransplantation - In the courts: Doctor can pursue competition suit against hospital
Business Hospital expansion proposals to face fewer state challenges - Physicians seeing higher fees as health care costs rise - Big California medical group goes under, leaving physicians unpaid - PacifiCare under Texas insurance oversight
Opinion Physicians for Responsible Negotiation: The right approach for doctors - Letters: More should have been done earlier to redirect scarce flu vaccine ...
Technology Gathering clinical evidence online - Insurers team up for electronic claims
Health & Science Wider availability urged for emergency contraceptives - Tumor protein helps predict response to chemotherapy - Measles fading, but not completely gone
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Dec. 4

vol. 43 no. 45 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories "Clean claim" rules defang state prompt-payment laws - New Jersey scam squashed before doctors tell all their personal information
Government Doctors accused of kickbacks also face charges of fraud - OIG gives physicians guidelines on avoiding fraud
Professional Issues Separation of conjoined twins in England leaves lingering questions in United States. - Leapfrog business group wants to jump-start patient safety initiatives - Ethics forum: Criminal mental health issues; dealing with relatives
Business A striking trend at hospitals - Rhode Island doctors learning to fight back against Blues plan - Practice management: 'Tis (almost) the season to file those income taxes
Opinion Suicides or executions: Physicians should not participate - From the AMA: AMA's CPT is "an investment in physician autonomy" - Letters: AMA president-elect: HealthCarePro Connect empowers physicians ...
Health & Science Dipping into the fountain of youth - Canvasback medical mission ships out for long journey to islands - Shortage of hemophilia medicine underscores need to untangle snags in drug delivery system
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Nov. 27

vol. 43 no. 44 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Health care issues didn't make or break this election - More doctors following trend to unionize
Government Medicare audits: Pay it back now; prove your innocence later - Universal health care, assisted suicide initiatives fail - Physicians worry that HCFA payment decision will hurt care
Professional Issues Getting CME credit online - AAP sets up online CME offerings - Florida lifts ban on in-office surgery with new safeguards - New software helps track patients' pain - Renegotiating health care: Physicians can take charge in conflict resolution
Business California doctors have had it with IPAs - Michigan doctors want Blues to cover surgery centers - Groundbreaking Minnesota health insurance plan to expand - Contract language: Illinois case argues medical staff bylaws are contracts
Opinion Influenza vaccine: Delay injects a dose of reality - Letters: Advice from a doctor who did: "Throw off the chains" of third-party payers ...
Technology PDAs: Handhelds for the holidays - Seal of approval for online health sites may be coming - Tech talk: Take your time to master the handheld
Health & Science An exercise in prevention: echocardiograms for all - NIH asthma guidelines need to be streamlined
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Nov. 20

vol. 43 no. 43 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Hike in Medicare fee schedule good news for physicians - Doctors find bargaining clout with HMO contracts
Government Doctors resent being forced to find, pay for interpreters - Patient protection bill reborn -- but fails crucial tests - New E&M guideline design moves forward
Professional Issues Crackdown on drug-addicted pregnancies draws concern - HMOs, not physicians, have to tell about deals - Union can stay at N.Y. hospital - Pathologists launch outcomes research
Business Practicing at warp speed - Biggest HMOs reap strong profits - Practice pointers: Planning your investments in real estate and equipment
Opinion Principles of Medical Ethics: Standards for a new era - Letters: Drug sample ban "yet another step taken against physician autonomy" ...
Health & Science New surgical technology: Dr. Roboto - Doctors caught in middle of ADHD treatment controversy - CDC urges directing available flu shots to high-risk groups
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Nov. 13

vol. 43 no. 42 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Surgeons urge more attention to colorectal cancer screening - More clinics integrating traditional, alternative approaches to health care
Government Needlestick prevention bill includes new workplace rules - HMO lawsuits proceed; new inquiry seen - Law boosts coverage, pay for veterans' care - Clinical practice figures into Medicare coverage decision
Professional Issues Extra embryos: What is their future? - Regulators look at ways to control office-based surgery - Illinois court says HMO can't use ERISA to refuse to pay - In the courts: ERISA does not preempt Texas law on patient rights
Business Medical group capitation rates going up, but not as much as inflation - Rural doctors just saying no to HMOs - Judge blocks Maine's try at prescription price controls - Street smarts: Moving your career from Main Street to Wall Street
Opinion Insuring more Americans - New alcohol limit will be a lifesaver - Commentary: Buoyancy or burnout? Morale makes the difference - Letters: Banning free drug samples is not the simple solution it appears to be ...
Technology The plugged-in crowd: How many physicians are online? - Physician apathy led to WebMD's downturn - AMA physician data on sale, but you can limit how much
Health & Science Flu shot strategy: elderly and ill first - Assessing psychological readiness for transplant - Physicians try new weapons in the battle against superbugs
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Nov. 6

vol. 43 no. 41 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Collective bargaining bill dies; supporters vow to try again - Seeking the kindness of strangers with organ transplants
Government Price relief coming? Congress passes drug importation bill - Medicaid expands care for breast, cervical cancer - New chief Dr. Koski gets tough on research standards - Latest health care policy adviser -- "Rex Morgan, MD" - Quality of medicine a problem worldwide, doctors say
Professional Issues Businesses lure more doctors from practice - N.Y. court backs physician's judgment over HMO rule - TMA OKs suing insurers over late physician payments - Ethics forum: Reporting impaired drivers; suitability of patient gifts
Business Doctors taking charge of managed care standards - Few firms looking at defined contributions - IPA poll: Patients like their physicians, but hate the waiting - Hotel doctor company closes down; no-show on payment - Practice management: Take your time when seeking a partner in practice
Opinion Good intentions, bad law - From the AMA: AMA will help you harness information technology - Commentary: Good doctors understand what it's like to be a patient - Letters: Academy president: There are three obstacles to up-to-date pain control ...
Health & Science Is the world facing a hot future with global warming? - New law focuses funds on children's health and research - Poor patients do poorly after heart surgery - Obstetrician-gynecologists eager to see return of morning sickness drug Bendectin
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Oct. 23/30

vol. 43 no. 40 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Feds seize medical license as property - RU-486 approval redraws abortion practice
Government Gore, Bush give stances on medicine - First Medicare quality benchmark report is released - Government maps plans for Medicare investigations
Professional Issues Getting prescriptions to the people - Federal loan repayment fund broke -- once again - Renegotiating health care: Mediation is often the answer to conflict
Business Kaiser Permanente gives its unions more say with worker-manager teams - Highmark drops plans for episodic care pay method - Practice pointers: Who owns partners' insurance? Contract language: Clarify contract by making subjective wording objective
Opinion Public health: A worldwide concern - Letters: Academy president: There are three obstacles to up-to-date pain control ...
Technology Site reading: Physicians grapple with recommending Web sites - Advertising giant will track what you read on the Web
Health & Science Changing demographics in HIV infections - Best ways to screen, treat breast cancer still elusive
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Oct. 16

vol. 43 no. 39 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories More clinics ban drug samples, citing cost, safety concerns - Pediatric hospital stay goals questioned
Government Number of uninsured down, but struggle continues - Medicare reform plans fall short of program salvation - Court backs rapid evaluation of patients in restraints
Professional Issues Expanded genetic testing carries new legal risks - AAFP objects to questionable gifts from drug reps - Florida to get new med school; enrollment starts in 2001 - Quick View: Medicine on top
Business Physicians build a hospital of their own - More change at the top for Aetna - Street smarts: Aetna's new CEO can "Rowe" through choppy waters
Opinion End-of-life care: Welcome focus on eternal issue - Letters: State eager to act against angry doctor, but not solve the real problem ...
Health & Science Seeking the kindness of strangers with organ transplants - Is the world facing a hot future with global warming? - New law focuses funds on children's health and research - Poor patients do poorly after heart surgery - Obstetrician-gynecologists eager to see return of morning sickness drug Bendectin
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Oct. 9

vol. 43 no. 38 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories C-sections increasing as doctors, patients re-evaluate the risks - Doctors find new way to collect old items
Government Congress pushes proposal in last-ditch attempt to resuscitate medical savings accounts - HCFA won't punish doctors for long-living hospice patients - Doctor data bank disclosure draws little support - Health care issues heating up state ballot initiatives - Alaska physicians settle FTC charges of price-fixing
Professional Issues Organized medicine tries to cope with a fractured Federation - La. verdict against peer review is reversed - Teaching hospitals provide better care - Alliance renews call to SAVE children - Leaders ponder focus of patient safety - In the courts: Malpractice claim preempted by ERISA
Business Doctor discovers capitation being lost in costly HMO limbo - New York doctors push health plan to list fee schedule - Humana restructures in South Florida, drops physicians - Health plans under payment pressure as states get tough
Opinion Paging Aetna's Dr. Rowe - Commentary: Getting the most for the medical dollar - Letters: U.S. Pharmacopeia is setting standards for dietary supplements ...
Technology In search of the killer app that will bring physicians online - Medical group, tech industry unite to tout wireless use - Doctors sought for quick-pay system test
Health & Science Group will track, insure live organ donors - Work needed to eliminate gap between genetics and public health - Genetics firms seeking wide patient base
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Oct. 2

vol. 43 no. 37 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare carriers told to drop "black box" coding edits - CME success stories translate into better patient care, results
Government Pressure intensifies for final action on patients' rights bill - Bill offers physicians some relief from HCFA regulations - Employers absorbing insurance cost hikes - Medicare pay rate for cancer, hemophilia drugs preserved
Professional Issues New AAFP official brings on-the-job perspective - Texas ruling skirts issue of who controls HMO physicians - British physicians wary about National Health Service proposal - Former resident Swango pleads guilty to killing three patients - Ross University denied student loans for course in Miami - Number of residents rising in U.S. hospitals - Ethics forum: Judge presidential candidates by voting record, not medical record
Business Splitsville: Time to switch medical groups? - HMO sues group for antitrust violations - Wisconsin doctors challenge noncompete clause - Connecticut sues four managed care plans - Physician investor: Technology takes more capital than it gives in returns
Opinion Be heard at ballot box - From the AMA: AMA's fight for patients' rights is only the beginning - Commentary: Share part of yourself with your patients - Letters: "Medicare terrorism" is why physicians undercode ...
Health & Science A community of men: Project Brotherhood, a Black Men's Clinic - Genetics help predict asthma drug response - Lack of insurance, access portend Latino health crisis - Program to raise awareness of ovarian cancer
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Sept. 25

vol. 43 no. 36 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories "Specialty vignettes" among doctor concerns in E&M debate at the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council - Medicare's need for data keeps growing
Government Doctor by day, candidate by night - AMA renews attack on bill to open National Practitioner Data Bank - Medicare Rx proposals stay in spotlight
Professional Issues A family of physicians - Managed care sees large gains in key quality areas - Physician layoffs averted at Texas medical school
Business Aetna aims to be friendly to at least one physician - Anthem challenges bid for New Mexico Blues - Contract language: The do's and don'ts of leaving a group practice
Opinion Physician reimbursement hassles: Fight or flight - Prevention message still key in HIV - Letters: Physician and wife face future -- with advance directives in hand ...
Technology Search and ye shall find - Tech warranties may guarantee little - Web firm hopes female focus draws doctors, patients
Health & Science Gun makers targeted in anti-violence campaign - Chemical exposure levels fuel drive for closer tracking - Genetic test for hemochromatosis debated
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Sept. 18

vol. 43 no. 35 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors alerted to pitfalls in Medicare undercoding - New AHA CPR guidelines favor family presence
Government Guidance offered for patients who don't speak your language - Rising care, drug costs trigger hikes in medigap insurance premiums - Many states face loss of unspent SCHIP funds
Professional Issues Getting tough on alternative medicine - Washington physicians told: Write prescriptions legibly - NCQA expands accreditation to include PPOs - Renegotiating health care: When is mediation the right way to go?
Business Fine line between penalizing health plans that don't pay and forcing them out of business - Insurers circumvent Virginia all-products law - Crisis deepens for California practice group - Harvard Pilgrim regaining financial health - Practice pointers: Cutting taxes with investments, deferred compensation
Opinion Patient safety: Apologies nice; systemic solutions are even better - Get uninsured kids on SCHIP - Letters: Hospitals dropping HMOs could be cure to managed care pressure on medicine ...
Health & Science Complications of AIDS - Study proposes doing Pap smears at 3-year intervals - Success of antipsychotics shifts focus to overall health
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Sept. 11

vol. 43 no. 34 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories PRN files petition for union of residents at Illinois hospital - Working with managed care can take a toll
Government Medicaid rates may force doctors' exodus - New rules expand stem cell research - Surgery centers feeling the pain of Medicare pay rules - Medicare HMOs said to be overpaid
Professional Issues Bringing light to dying - Play shares one patient's experience of dying - Ban continues on Florida office surgery; settlement nixed - Groups challenge criminal drug testing during pregnancy - In the courts: EMS liable for failure to find patient
Business Aetna decentralizes medical decisions - Advice from AMA's model managed care contract - New Jersey physicians may finally see payments from bankrupt health plans - Moody's forecasts gloomy spell for nonprofit hospitals - Street smarts: For-profit researchers grab a bigger piece of the pie
Opinion Doctor apathy stalls dot-coms - Commentary: Home from Greece, bearing the gift of letting go - Letters: Forgiveness essential to healing profession ...
Technology Lending doctors a hand(held) - Cash infusion staves off dot-death for drkoop.com
Health & Science Doctors say ADA was a good first step - Patients in clinical trials don't always follow the program - Hypertension remains poorly controlled
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Sept. 4

vol. 43 no. 33 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories New guidelines aim to lessen audit woes - Florida bans some office-based surgeries
Government New rule standardizes electronic transmissions - Doctors losing key legislative contacts with term limits - CLIA review may intensify in-office lab rules - New private Medicare option is spreading
Professional Issues Doctors may face liability risks in bidding for patients on Web auction sites - Oklahoma closes its emergency medicine program - Ross University students may not get loans for semester in Miami - Ethics forum: Determining what's "educational"; defining "certification"
Business Marketing the emergency department - Hospitalist company keeps expanding - Physicians still learning about United program
Opinion Tune out media violence - From the AMA: The voters speak -- health care is their top concern - Letters: Transplant coordinators want to work with physicians to increase donations ...
Health & Science Genetic testing offers new way to predict drug response - FDA boosts watch over reuse of disposable devices - Rickets returning; breastfed infants at risk
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Aug. 28

vol. 43 no. 32 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors dangle as hospitals jettison money-draining HMOs - When should puberty be suppressed?
Government The world's health care: How do we rank? - Uninsured often get second-class care - Moving toward Medicare coverage of trials - Medicare outpatient pay spurs worries
Professional Issues When it comes to diet and exercise, physicians need to practice what they preach - Mississippi to license physician assistants - Renegotiating health care: Patients also feeling medicine's malaise
Business Drug industry challenges Maine's prescription caps - Blues plans combine boards but not assets - Contract language: Working harder than your partners?
Opinion AMA offers models for two contracts you will like - Commentary: Medicare HMOs find there are few cherries to pick - Letters: Boot the OSHA inspector ...
Technology Electronic signatures: Digital scrawl - Standards for medical records eyed
Health & Science Tailored plans may nip smoking - Treatment hailed as boon for pediatric asthma patients - Lab test offers new way to spot alcoholism
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Aug. 21

vol. 43 no. 31 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories E-health firms fail to fulfill promise - Physicians buying back their practices from PPMs, hospitals
Government Immigrants swell ranks of uninsured - Internet advertisers group agrees to new privacy rules - HCFA backs off policy on injectable drugs
Professional Issues New laws let doctors say "I'm sorry" for medical mistakes - Broadening the role of forgiveness in medicine - Ross medical students will spend a semester in Florida
Business UnitedHealthcare's new CEO is a people person - Florida adds muscle to its prompt-pay legislation - United up, others down in HMO earnings - Practice pointers: Picking the retirement plan that works best for you
Opinion Tobacco: A global crisis - Letters: Physicians are being "driven," not "enticed," into retirement ...
Health & Science The herbal hype of dietary supplements - New psychotropics under development - Stroke centers touted as way to improve diagnosis, care
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Aug. 14

vol. 43 no. 30 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Physicians compete for Medicare funds from budget surplus - Must HMOs ensure prompt pay from independent practice associations?
Government Amid naysayers, GOP extols private Medicare drug plan - Outpatient clinics gird for Medicare pay change - Employers mull cash in lieu of health insurance for workers
Professional Issues CME sleuths: Some continuing medical education classes under scrutiny - California law facilitates advance directives for end-of-life medical care - Money, responsibility key to alleviating nursing shortage - In memoriam: Robert W. Riley - In the courts: Divergent court rulings add to confusion over ERISA
Business Blue Cross Blue Shield plans see strength in consolidation - PhyCor's latest write-off leaves it with little - HIP of Florida under state scrutiny after reserves dip - Street smarts: Bashing drug industry hazardous to our future health
Opinion Health plan coalition may be making a bid to bump patients' rights - Letters: Christian Scientists: Can we agree at least on spirituality and health? ...
Technology Planning a Web site? Look before you link. - Fallen Oxford Health Plans founder returns with Web health insurance firm
Health & Science Autism could have bacterial connection - Media violence is harmful to kids -- and to public health - Flu vaccine lag may hit those at high risk
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Aug. 7

vol. 43 no. 29 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories HMO coalition claims proposal will reduce doctors' red tape - Testosterone therapy hype may be creating false hopes
Government New Medicare fee schedule irks doctors - Federal appeals court dismisses PATH suit but leaves hope for challenge - States use Medicaid re-enrollment to combat fraud
Professional Issues Malpractice perils mounting - Ohio hospital closure sends residents scrambling for slots - AMA seeks lifetime membership commitment - Ethics forum: Duties remain after patient leaves, or dies
Business Urban physicians feel financial pull of suburbs and wonder: Stay or go? - Aetna's profit forecast may not augur well for doctors - New Mexico Blues accepts $55 million merger offer
Opinion Court to health plan: Say how you determine physician reimbursement - From the AMA: AMA advocacy on physician collective bargaining bill: Not a nine-to-five job - Letters: 34,000 pages down, 76,000 to go ...
Health & Science School-based health care - FDA advisory committee vetoes OTC status for low-dose anti-cholesterol drugs
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July 31

vol. 43 no. 28 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Ga. court upholds physicians' right to know payment rates - Certification woes: No boards, no income
Government Medicare at 35: Better than expected - Support grows for putting Medicare surplus in "lockbox" - States beat Congress in passing health laws
Professional Issues Developing rules for the Web - Report cards in the works for primary care physicians - California high court to ponder rights on medical decisions - In the courts: "Stabilized" clarified in EMTALA case
Business Even small doctor offices can face OSHA inspections - United's all-products clause sets off physician battle in Alabama - Extra money gives TennCare new lease on life - Beleaguered Cleveland hospitals saved from closure - Contract language: Seven steps to avoiding fraud and abuse
Opinion Web Edition: AMNews anywhere, anytime - Letters: Some uninsured can pay for care, but help is needed for those who can't ...
Technology Internet offers an electronic soapbox - Telemedicine use growing, but slowly
Health & Science Treating smoking as a chronic disease - Move to nonstop use of oral contraceptives stirs debate - Federal work groups aim for better electronic health information systems
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July 24

vol. 43 no. 27 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories AMA cheers House passage of collective bargaining bill - Physicians enticed into early retirement
Government Medicare drug benefit passes House; focus now on Senate - Physicians: Medicare nurse pay too broad - New bill fails to advance patient protections - Medicare managed care plans drop seniors -- again
Professional Issues Supreme Court rulings on abortion reinforce physicians' right to make medical decisions - New York bill opens up doctor malpractice data online - Physician extenders in greater demand - Renegotiating health care: Malaise is spreading through American medicine
Business Sign of the times: California opens department to regulate HMOs - HMO dropout means more indemnity care - Practice pointers: Compare costs, benefits of billing service vs. in-house
Opinion Overuse of antibiotics is spawning antibacterial overkill - Letters: It's managed cost, not managed care ...
Health & Science Pediatric emergency departments provide kid-sized care - Pregnancy rates soaring in older moms - Gonorrhea rate up; more doctor talk about sex needed
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July 10/17

vol. 43 no. 26 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors still wary as HCFA releases new E&M guidelines - Appellate decision mixed on Texas HMO law
Government Va. high court favors peer review privacy - GOP calls for simplified Medicare appeals - AMA votes for insurance tax credits for the poorest
Professional Issues Community-based clinical trials: Trials and tribulations - Patients should be the ones to profit from trials - Delegates debate strategy on error reports - AMA house welcomes new leaders - In the courts: Illinois court hits HMO for institutional negligence
Business No plan authorization, no pay - Jumbo California practice on the ropes once more - HMOs seeing dip in numbers for first time - Street smarts: Internet health care sites cast their lures for physicians
Opinion Patients' rights: Supreme reality check - Commentary: Key to happiness is finding ways to deal with stress - Letters: Some abuse spirit of disability law ...
Technology HIPAA: "I want you to comply with privacy regulations" - AMA delegates sort through patient e-mail issues
Health & Science Group warns of unlawful Web sales of fertility drugs - Doctors grapple with their role in violence intervention - Defining physicians' roles in increasing organ donations
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July 3

vol. 43 no. 25 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories GOP unveils drug proposal - AMA votes for patient access to sterilization
Government AMA to lobby for more Medicare pay for doctors - Safety bills take voluntary tack on reporting errors - HCFA defends role in Medicare red tape
Professional Issues Patient-physician bond gets scrutiny - Delegates say capital punishment not a medical issue - House of Medicine finds room for a public representative - CME focus on professional development, ethics of gifts - Ethics forum: Quality initiatives can become research
Business Medical day spas: Club Med - Lab test reports, contracts among key managed care issues - Physician investor: Choose a vehicle that will drive your investments up
Opinion The AMA Foundation: Building for the future - Letters: The uninsured? There aren't enough of them ...
Health & Science Terminal diagnosis: Tendering the truth - AMA aims to cut needlestick-spread disease - Impact of antibiotics on pill worrisome
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June 26

vol. 43 no. 24 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories OIG releases draft of its fraud and abuse guidelines - Justices validate HMO pay incentives
Government State legislatures cool to collective negotiation bills - Medicare wants to pay doctors less for some drugs - People happy with HMOs -- until they're sick - Patients failing to appeal conflicts with health plans - Proposal for Medicare coverage of clinical trials hailed
Professional Issues Home is where the art is - Ross med school sold; no Wyoming campus now - Joint Commission increases focus on pain management
Business Some California physicians hanging up on hospital call - Fair pay, chances for growth key to retaining workers - Fallout begins from Maine law capping drug prices - Contract language: How to handle a billing service arrangement - Practice pointers: The ABCs of changing from a C to an S corporation - Quick View: Legislative snapshot: Prompt-pay laws
Opinion Wrong call on faith healing - Commentary: Humor and hope are powerful medicines - Letters: Government betrayed GIs ...
Technology NGI, Internet2: The information super duper highway - More players offering digital credentialing services - Speech recognition programs pin hopes on transcription
Health & Science Key to Alzheimer's care may be earlier treatment - Migraine knowledge increasing, but management lags - Expert's Focus: Hippocrates was right: Treat people, not their disease
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June 19

vol. 43 no. 23 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Oxford pressing physicians for E&M upcoding refunds - Physicians protest Medicare drug policy
Government AMA, TMA criticize Texas' legal settlement with Aetna - Medicare physician spending target too low -- MedPAC - Medicare choices shrink as HMOs pull out
Professional Issues Coalition proposes pay based on quality - New studies refocus the spotlight on end-of-life care
Business Physician involvement: The irony of IPAs - Aetna plans to focus exclusively on health care - Payment dispute leads to three-sided fight in Texas
Opinion Useful guide on dementia - Commentary: Back when I was in medical school ... - Letters: Medical informatics specialists are denied leadership roles ...
Health & Science Internet addiction: Hooked on the Net - ACOG: Routine prenatal care should include HIV screening - Council weighs prostate cancer screening
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June 12

vol. 43 no. 22 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Collective bargaining measure stalled on way to House vote - CMA sues health plans for racketeering
Government HHS plan aims to bolster human research safety - Insurance tax credits gaining attention - Merck boycott raises ethical questions
Professional Issues The College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Celebrating a historic place - Legal system could offer safety incentives - Physicians can now earn CME through writing, teaching - Medical errors, governance likely to engender debate
Business Want patients to pay bills? Ask for their share upfront - Last-gasp proposal aims to save struggling TennCare - Street smarts: Health care ventures aren't allowed to be too prosperous - Quick View: Legislative snapshot: HMO liability
Opinion Right ruling on deselection - Commentary: CPT would mean more if there were "irritant codes" - Letters: Marketing not key to doctors' future ...
Technology On the clock with the wired doc - Venture capital soaring in health care - Online service offers medical searches, CME
Health & Science Pace picks up in pediatric studies - New drug could shift philosophy of alcoholism treatment - Policymakers offer strategy to curb asthma rates
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June 5

vol. 43 no. 21 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Calif. court: Plans can't drop physicians without reason - Maine takes control of prescription prices
Government Doctors supportive but wary of Medicare drug coverage - Private insurer launches new Medicare plan option - Medicare rules can place a weighty burden on doctors - Mental health care still not seeing insurance parity
Professional Issues Board certification rule causes N.Y. practices to suffer - AMA executive moves on for "second career" - Ethics forum: Managed care can color patient advice
Business Military veterans: Loyal to their country - Aetna to drop all-products clause in Conn. - Physician investor: How to determine your investment asset allocation
Opinion AMA House of Delegates: A new century of challenges - From the AMA: Let's not err in our attempt to correct medical errors - Letters: Physicians tolerate treatment by lawmakers that others would not ...
Health & Science Cardiac imaging: New views into the heart - Living donor transplants raise ethical concerns - Study findings may change standard Parkinson's therapy
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May 22/29

vol. 43 no. 20 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Fee for service rebounding as insurers rethink capitation - Massachusetts project aims to sharpen doctor profiles
Government Kickbacks high on fraud radar - Clinton still trying for health care legacy - Managed care linked to insurance cost hike
Professional Issues Dr. Smoak: Cultivating community - Maine voters face decision on doctor-assisted suicide - JAMA issues warning to academic health centers - AMA delegates to choose new officers in June
Business IPAs push direct contracting - Contract language: Physicians can go after tardy insurers
Opinion An improved pain relief bill - Examine why racial care disparities persist - Letters: Congress should unhinder medical savings accounts ...
Technology Technical training: Information, please - Illinois PPO to pay physicians for online consultations
Health & Science Little consensus found on early clinical data release - Pediatricians add rigor to ADHD diagnosis - Findings: Medical decision-making: Second thoughts
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May 15

vol. 43 no. 19 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories An insurance alternative: Firms selling e-health care - Defibrillators increasingly available -- and being used
Government Doctor wins hospital fight - Senate hearing tackles records confidentiality -- again - Physician-congressman opposes bill, so PAC opposes him
Professional Issues Physicians urged to make concrete changes on safety - Suit challenges huge gift to Wisconsin medical schools - Physicians torn between two loyalties
Business Capitated specialists: Fee for episode - Health plan earnings plunged in third quarter of 1999 - Practice pointers: How to identify, recruit the "right person" for the job
Opinion Impaired drivers: Meeting a dual responsibility - Letters: It's time for a specialist in men's health -- the andrologist ...
Health & Science Care for those with hearing impairments: Listen up - Art of prognosis becoming an increasingly valued skill - Agencies join forces against possible West Nile outbreak
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May 8

vol. 43 no. 18 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Texas board attempts to discipline medical director - New antimicrobial raises hope, concern
Government Researchers worry about privacy rules - Florida doctors, hospital in power struggle - Kids getting more public insurance, less private coverage - Texas surgeons settle price-fixing case
Professional Issues Resident dismissal: Suing the system - Gene therapy group adopts stringent rules on financial ties - FSMB developing guidelines for complementary care - Med students can learn from bad examples - Renegotiating health care: The complexities of good questions
Business Surgeons waiting for better contracts - Humana pilots mental health assessment project - Maine poised to set nation's first price controls on drugs - Street smarts: Marketing, not billing, key to doctors' future
Opinion Patients' rights: Ad's impact was lost credibility - Commentary: Curbside consults can't replace a personal physician - Letters: Pay issues must be addressed honestly in health system debate ...
Technology Application service providers: For Rent - Physicians launch Internet business to grade doctors
Health & Science Panel: Biotech crops need tighter watch - Doctors called to front line for bio-threat preparations
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May 1

vol. 43 no. 17 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Licensing officials launch clinical assessment center - Lawyers tell managed care to watch out
Government Bush weighs in on affordable insurance - Physician groups caution against further GME cuts - House moves abortion method back to Congress' agenda - OIG report says clinical research subjects need stronger protection - States zero in on coverage for uninsured children
Professional Issues Doctor sanctions level off; boards try preventive tack - Patients, doctors talking more about alternative care - FSMB to form guidelines on integrative care - Some doctors feel they must "game the system" - Ethics forum: Employer health exams; relevance of Hippocratic oath
Business Defined benefits: Multiple choice - All-products clauses banned in three states - Vermont doctor puts new twist in fee for service - Physician investor: Owning an actively managed fund can be very taxing
Opinion Reader update: An improved AMNews - From the AMA: To change or not to change? That is not the question - Letters: Take television cameras out of the emergency department ...
Health & Science African-American health: Study in black and white - IOM report warns of high vitamin levels
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April 24

vol. 43 no. 16 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Aetna consents to physician contracting principles in Texas - Medicare pay is likely to rise next year
Government AMA secures changes to anti-suicide bill - Doctors warned of fraud liability - Treasury proposal leaves records bare - Physicians risk prosecution for selling drug samples
Professional Issues Hollywood medicine: Examining the movies - Faculty cuts weighed at Texas med school - GME helps community -- and bottom line - In the courts: Patient can contribute to negligence
Markets Cleveland doctors fight to save hospitals - N.C. clinic abandons multispecialty trend - TennCare orders largest insurer to stay
Opinion Antitrust bill: Still waiting for a fair deal - Letters: Montana Medical Assn.: We support Dr. Vargo ...
Business Physician sites: Webmaster, MD - Contract language: Lease agreements must follow OIG guidelines
Health & Science Strong bones not just women's issue - Transplant officials ponder next move in policy seesaw
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April 17

vol. 43 no. 15 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare sound for now, but long-term outlook is gloomy - Antitrust relief moves a step closer to law
Government Report warns of breakdown of health care safety net - Doctors urge coverage of children's surgery
Professional Issues More residency directors quitting - Physicians honored for exemplary service to patients
Markets Charity care: Picking up the tab - California health plans fire back at doomsday survey - Regulators cracking down on late payments of claims
Opinion Tobacco control to Congress - Big plan for a healthier people - Letters: Where will incentive disclosure end? ...
Business Shaky prognosis for health dot-coms - Practice pointers: Filling a job starts with defining the job
Health & Science Outpatient commitment: Coercion or caring? - New troops enlisted for war on drug resistance
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April 10

vol. 43 no. 14 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Men avoid physician visits, often don't know whom to see - Scope remains patient protection obstacle
Government Georgia court rules physicians don't need to disclose drug use - Doctors urge national standards for Medicare carriers - Medicare drug coverage options considered - AMA aims at "not medically necessary"
Professional Issues A lesson plan for faculty practice - Must assisted suicide be only doctor assisted? - Internet disciplinary reports likely for N.Y. physicians - In the courts: Sexual orientation protected by EMTALA - Ethics forum: Residents should report attendings' personal requests
Markets Center renews concerns over two-tiered care - Another health plan encourages patients to split pills - Cigna de-capitates, returns to fee-for-service payments - Street smarts: Numbers can make dot-com seem healthier than it is
Opinion Physician reimbursement: Unreasonable, not customary? - Commentary: Open communication can boost practice cooperation - Letters: AMA Young Physicians Section took a leadership role in the fight against limiting hospital privileges ...
Business Physician entrepreneurship: From idea to IPO - Medem: Investor in hand, society Web site plans its launch - Diabetes project testing feasibility of telemedicine - AMA releases universal Internet health site principles
Health & Science Anti-smoking efforts persist, even without FDA regulation - Pig cloning advances potential for transplants - "Household high" growing threat to teenagers' health - Physician foundation confronting domestic violence
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April 3

vol. 43 no. 13 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories AMA backs N.Y. surgeon in questioning plans' fee formula - Immortality quest raises ethical concerns
Government Doctor's libel case putting privacy of peer review on trial - Health insurance proposals provide reform blueprint - Data bank overseer cautions against making it public
Professional Issues Match Day 2000: Primary care still passed over - Treatment alleviates impairments -- if doctors get it - Most foreign-born doctors flunk Florida test -- again - Indian physicians aim to export medical advances
Markets How to sue your HMO - Memphis practice wants to serve God but needs manna - N.Y. IPA prevails in court battle against Blues - United Healthcare exec blows whistle
Opinion Keep data bank access limited - From the AMA: AMA becomes an international force in medicine - Letters: Indiana's share of tobacco fund to go toward health care, not "up in smoke" ...
Organized Medicine Bigger house tackles Annual Meeting
Business Florida hospital deals out smart cards to expedite care - Physician investor: Approaching the "efficient frontier" of asset allocation
Health & Science Greater Southeast Community Hospital: Back from the brink - Redirecting unused meds could save millions - Trials to test whether NSAIDs can slow Alzheimer's
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March 27

vol. 43 no. 12 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Lawsuit puts spotlight on hospital discharge criteria - Drug reps targeting nonphysicians
Government The uninsured: 44 million and counting ... - Medicare rules cited for fueling "improper" pay - HMOs score high on access but low on satisfaction
Professional Issues Acting in the ER - AMAP's demise leaves void in physician evaluation - Medical mistakes generating widespread attention
Opinion Aetna: Richard Huber's simple plan - Letters: "Tort reform needs to be a top priority in health care" ...
Business Internet confidentiality: Private lessons - Contract language: Issues to consider in clinical trial agreements
Health & Science Cancer trials reach out to physicians - Pediatricians weigh alternative treatments
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March 20

vol. 43 no. 11 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Legislators debate opening data bank to public scrutiny - Wounded Aetna being hunted by suitors
Government Doctors have no legal duty to disclose incentives: AMA brief - Patients' rights bills enter negotiations - HHS wants Medicare pay suit dismissed - Changes may be due for sustainable growth rate - New federal data bank collecting, disclosing fraud actions
Professional Issues Volume-based quality reports anger N.Y. doctors - Doctor faces charges for allegedly undertreating pain - ACGME, AMA bury hatchet on issue of independence - In the courts: Delaware court reinstates terminated resident
Markets Legislators and drug prices: The mice that roared - Collective negotiation bills meet resistance - Harvard Pilgrim to stay independent, regulators decide - Florida society, Humana work out coding dispute - Patient choice is key to making managed care work
Opinion The privacy balancing act - Commentary: Rules for being a happy doctor mean caring for others - Letters: PAs are not seeking to take over role of physicians in patient care ...
Organized Medicine National House Call and elections: Primary care - Doctors' Day evolves into public service endeavor
Business Health care Web use limited by technology, doctor resistance - Web start-up offers doctors cheap stock - Practice pointers: Computing the cost of adding a doctor
Health & Science Genetic chips: Predicting illness, planning therapy - Combination vaccines more than a one-shot deal - NIH Web site to boost clinical trials - Mini-strokes far more common than doctors think - AMA Foundation tackles health illiteracy
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March 13

vol. 43 no. 10 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Mandatory reports cloud error plan - High court hears doctor incentive case
Government How to cover Medicare drugs? - Rental deals may be seen as kickbacks - New organ rule finally poised to take effect - Managed care plans shirk emergency care payments - Insurance access plans could backfire for patient rights
Professional Issues Medical training: Primary push - Doctors in Oregon aided 27 suicides last year - Many residents waiting for licensure - Renegotiating health care: Gathering information by asking the good questions
Markets Ohio physicians leading the fight for prompt payments - Huber is out as Aetna chair and CEO - Communication key to peace in doctor groups - Most health insurers posted strong earnings last year - Mexican HMO gets Calif. license for Mexican workers in U.S. - Street smarts: Failure to execute on big talk does in Aetna's Huber
Opinion Prompt payment: Improving the odds in court - Settlement funds: Tobacco money going up in smoke - Commentary: The goal: To help kids with serious mental health issues - Letters: Computers work. So when will doctors get the message? ...
Organized Medicine Charities keep local focus - Outreach aimed at prevention physicians - Conference features physician lawmakers
Business Broadband: What's your need for speed? - MedicaLogic buys Medscape to widen scope of offerings - FTC looking into Web sites' privacy protection policies
Health & Science New York state physicians slam rapid perinatal HIV test - New microsurgery techniques opening up the brain stem - New technology, smarter patients augur vast change - Quick View: Top 10 pharmaceutical developments
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March 6

vol. 43 no. 9 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories AMA: Limiting privileges hurts patients - More residencies cited for work violations
Government Class action filed to secure prompt pay - Privacy concerns may spark congressional intervention - Medicare criticized for failing to measure fraud
Professional Issues Gene therapy fosters hope - VA Web site program shares lessons learned to improve care - Ethics forum: Balancing work and health; offering patient discounts
Markets Managed care: National Anthem - Tampa hospital, president opt to part company - Another state may approve HMO liability
Opinion Physician-patient interaction: Communication breakdown - From the AMA: Leading the resurgence of the American physician - Letters: Does "ER" raise wrong expectations about who can be saved? ...
Business Healtheon/WebMD eyes online dominance - Physician investor: Flip your coins into a diversified investment portfolio
Health & Science Safety of anthrax vaccine debated - Sweatshops drawing medical attention
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Feb. 28

vol. 43 no. 8 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Tenn. doctor deep in debt but still there - Intense scrutiny confronts gene therapy
Government More privacy sought as Clinton outlaws federal genetic bias - United joins ranks of HMOs under fire - HCFA: Medicare will pay for multiple, same-day consults
Professional Issues Dr. Adelman: Nontraditional organizer - Solutions offered for drug error menace - Pediatrics group forecasts shortage of subspecialists - In the courts: Report not protected by peer review
Markets What to do when an insurer downcodes your claims - Harvard Pilgrim rescue plans being studied - Street smarts: Lenders down on health care but are still best hope
Opinion AMA online tutorial: School for (avoiding) scandal - Letters: New flu drugs not really needed to take on the A strain ...
Business Health information networks: Going for the WHIN - Contract language: Have a product to market? Pick a partner carefully
Health & Science Estrogen may delay dementia - Porcine tissue demonstrates versatility for clinical uses - More awareness of HPV's role urged
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Feb. 21

vol. 43 no. 7 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Clinton budget boosts efforts to combat Medicare fraud - Health Internet sites suffer privacy woes
Government Feds try new tack in charging doctor with upcoding - Clinton's proposal on records privacy whips up debate - CDC sees more money, and more scrutiny over spending - Congress eyes dropping Medicare bonuses - OIG: Medicare HMOs' administrative spending excessive
Professional Issues Michigan med school toasts 150 years - Gene patents raise concerns for researchers, clinicians - TV outlet stirs debate with airing of suicide how-to video
Markets A hospital privatization: For-profit but no profit - Physicians push for enforcing prudent layperson laws - Patients protest loss of their physicians - HMOs hiking rates, but not physician reimbursement
Opinion Campaign 2000: A much-needed house call - Commentary: Final answer: Candidates should show what they know - Letters: The physician role in primary care is slipping away ...
Organized Medicine World Medical Assn.: Success on a shoestring - World Medical Assn.: Helsinki revisited - Maryland's medical societies regrouping - Alliance sets course for 2000 and beyond
Business New pricing for online drugs proposed
Health & Science Tissue engineering: Growing heart valves - Schools often ill-equipped for medical emergencies - FDA gives go-ahead to first digital mammogram - Study highlights gender's impact on addiction
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Feb. 14

vol. 43 no. 6 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Momentum builds for adding drug coverage to Medicare - Medem expects to name investors soon
Government Clinton, GOP pledge action on uninsured, patient protection - High court case alters landscape for financial disclosure - Increasing health woes can collide with decreasing coverage for care - Civil fraud suit seeks millions from physicians - Study: Enrolling in Medicaid too complex - HCFA urged to wait on reimbursement ruling
Professional Issues Medical student mistreatment - Reporting of errors may trigger minefield - British doctors angered by "boot camp" retraining plan - Practical advice for choosing a residency
Markets HMO, doctor money woes get states' focus - HMO liability laws are not likely to happen this year - Reaction mixed on Aetna's low-priced insurance plan - Aetna sues to keep hospitals in network
Opinion Protect patient privacy - Commentary: Physicians' special knowledge lets us "land the plane" - Letters: IOM: AMNews erred when describing our position on preventive care ...
Business Online ordering: Shopping a la cart - Health care Web site is large but not in charge - Barriers limit growth in online pharmacy sales
Health & Science Healthy People envisions ways to live longer, better - Retrieved implants could be source of important data - AMA pleased that fewer young people are smoking - Quick View: Couch potatoes
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Feb. 7

vol. 43 no. 5 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Georgia is ground zero for scope-of-practice firefight - New flu drugs raise treatment questions
Government Clinton aims at health reform legacy - Specialty societies sue HCFA over denial of staff time pay - Physician prevails in fight to protect patients' privacy
Professional Issues Medical experts agree on guide for end-of-life care - Doctors rip plan to post malpractice data on Web - Ethics forum: On "spiritual" care and patient privacy - In the courts: Physicians liable to third party for patient's actions
Markets Managed care: Coming attractions - Florida physicians sue Humana over coding practices - Ailing Harvard Pilgrim awaits next step
Opinion Preparedness: Goodbye Y2K bug; hello terror bug? - From the AMA: AMA's National House Call is an antidote to apathy - Letters: "Assisted suicide is a matter of individual conscience" ...
Organized Medicine Collaboration seen as key to the future
Business Insurers striking deals for "e-claims" - Grant money to fuel Internet privacy policy research - Physician investor: Keep an eye out for the value of "unglamorous" stocks
Health & Science Cancer crusade: Mass. mailing - Monitoring mental health with help from the computer - Quick View: Common misconceptions about cancer
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Jan. 31

vol. 43 no. 4 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories New JAMA editor embraces the give-and-take of debate - AMA: Keep patients out of fraud probe
Government Groups seek common ground on uninsured - Physician volunteers "Reach Out" to care for thousands of uninsured - Two rulings highlight ERISA complexities - PAs welcome Medicare expansion, but don't want autonomy
Professional Issues Genome diversity project: Research reservations - Two states ponder limits on abortion providers - Brit physicians accused of looting organs of dead kids - In the courts: Public employees in Illinois gain extra immunity
Markets Blues contract gives doctors louder voice - Small health plans account for 78% jump in HMO failure rate - Should HMOs have to pay debts owed doctors?
Opinion Clinical trials: Promising decision from New Jersey - Letters: Limits on coverage undermine the value of medical savings accounts ...
Business Rx-writing devices: Drug connection - Internet health care business on verge of boom - Contract language: Physicians starting to see managed care contracts tilt their way
Health & Science On the front line in the battle against TB - Monitoring infectious diseases with electronic eyes - Findings: Antibiotic resistance: Bugs and drugs
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Jan. 24

vol. 43 no. 3 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories West Nile outbreak sends wake-up call for surveillance - Takeover sparks dread of ripple effect
Government Evading an emergency call can put doctors in legal peril - Question of Medicare reform up for grabs - Democrats issue grassroots call for patient rights bill
Professional Issues IOM report spurs momentum for patient safety movement - PRN takes on its initial bargaining assignment - Balancing respect for dying with the need to hone skills
Markets Dr. Chaudhuri: Turnaround artist - N.J. governor wants tobacco money for health coverage - Kaiser drops bonus after age complaint
Opinion Sidewalk protest: Right rules for persuasion - Commentary: Hospitals should spend more on care, less on ads - Letters: Care should be supervised by allopathic or osteopathic physician ...
Organized Medicine Turning the tide of indifference - Nurses group is launching national labor union - Lone watchdog observes AMA board meetings
Business Y2K brings few problems, more planning - Practice pointers: Want to start a new practice? Here's a treatment plan
Health & Science Underserved areas: Insuring the future - DNA test could alter reliance on Pap smear for cervical cancer - FDA specifies what supplements can claim
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Jan. 17

vol. 43 no. 2 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Nonphysicians gain clout - New Jersey insurers will pay for care in cancer clinical trials
Government Medicare pushed to cover prevention - Practice split leads to ugly legal battle - High court to consider clinic buffer zones
Professional Issues Alternative medicine: Complementary curriculum - Reproductive technologies outpacing ethical consideration - Physicians rarely give patients enough information - Renegotiating health care: You can tap the freedom to rewrite your life's scripts
Markets Need to treat sicker patients worrisome - New Hampshire orders liquidation of ailing health plan - United praised, and pressured to live up to its promise - Street smarts: Companies don't just die -- bad executives kill them
Opinion Clear message on patient safety - Letters: An 81-hour work week for surgical residents? Not very likely, based on his experience ...
Business Internet promotions: Free lunch - More doctors are catching Web fever - Online transmission of lab tests mostly a one-way trip
Health & Science Does sex ed focused on abstinence work? - Early screening for lung cancer gains renewed interest - CDC report warns pediatricians about widely used antibiotic - Commentary: Capturing a bit of vacation can help fight daily stress
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Jan. 3/10

vol. 43 no. 1 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Blues plan throws in towel, leaves troubled TennCare - Report calls for "quiet revolution" in mental health
Government AMA driving election debate - Antitrust reform advocate turns to AMA - AMA cheers flop of Medicare bidding project - More oversight urged for diet supplements - AMA asks government to halt fraud raids - AMA approves new policy on medical records privacy
Professional Issues Opposing sides debate physician unions - AMA to fight nonphysician scope of practice expansions - AMA bargaining unit gets warm reception - AMA to monitor residency Match violations - Residents press for national doctor licensure - AMA to study resident work pressures
Markets Premium costs rise as more employees choose PPOs - PhyCor: Forgotten, but not gone - MedPartners finally pays Calif. physicians - AMA rejects forced pharmacy risk-sharing - Two Northeast plans sued over prescription benefits
Opinion Pain law: A better end - From the AMA: AMA's ongoing challenge: Help stop medical errors - Commentary: Looking at work through the filter of family dynamics - Letters: Medical savings account well worth the effort required to set up a plan ...
Organized Medicine AMA takes up latest round in tobacco money fight - Join the fight against violence in America - A century of great progress in medicine - Foundation refocuses on doctor-patient relations - AMA delegates balk at major changes
Business This year, delegates OK income data - Physician investor: Beware of hidden fees that can eat up your returns - Contract language: Records privacy may become a rule of contracting
Health & Science Feds block faulty HIV tests sold on the Internet - Muskegon, Mich.: Local notion - Group says "mission forgotten" at NIMH - AMA to explore doctors' role in curbing school violence - AMA votes to oppose new government rules on restraint use - Sex education efforts endorsed by AMA

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