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Government & Medicine 2003
- Medicare law starts clock on fixing payment formula - Dec. 22/29
- Medicare reform opens up health savings accounts to all - Dec. 22/29
- Scully leaves CMS for a private-sector job - Dec. 22/29
- Specialty hospital growth put on hold - Dec. 15
- Congress OKs drug reimportation from Canada with safety caveat - Dec. 15
- Report questions federal mental health funding priorities - Dec. 15
- Doctors get a 1.5% pay hike as Congress passes Medicare reform - Dec. 8
- Primary care troubled by coding errors - Dec. 8
- Congress gives FDA authority to require drug testing in children - Dec. 8
- Maryland governor aims to boost insurance access - Dec. 8
- Managing multiple conditions: A challenge for Medicare - Dec. 1
- Deal sets path for vote on Medicare physician pay fix - Dec. 1
- California lawsuit challenges Medicaid reimbursement cuts - Dec. 1
- Millions have health coverage gaps -- Commonwealth Fund study - Dec. 1
- GAO finds evidence of quality problems at dialysis centers - Dec. 1
- U.S. Supreme Court to decide if patients can sue health plans - Nov. 24
- Mental health system needs major therapy, Congress told - Nov. 24
- Family physician elected Kentucky's governor - Nov. 24
- Congress moves closer to Medicare pay increase - Nov. 24
- Doctors say charity care isn't full care - Nov. 24
- Medicare formula spells pay cut of 4.5% for physicians in 2004 - Nov. 17
- Lawmakers seek more oversight of dietary supplement market - Nov. 17
- Health system reform debate returns to national spotlight - Nov. 17
- Medicare appeals process too slow, GAO report finds - Nov. 17
- North Carolina sues stores over drug reimportation from Canada - Nov. 17
- Medicare PPO proposal pits plans against doctors in move to boost rural managed care - Nov. 10
- Newspaper wins right to publish peer review - Nov. 10
- Medicaid reform is waiting on Medicare pact - Nov. 10
- Health coverage problems hit big business - Nov. 10
- Quick View: Patients less than pleased with access to physicians - Nov. 10
- Senate votes to allay physician, patient fears over genetic tests - Nov. 3
- Mending the safety net: How doctors in some states are aiding those without care - Nov. 3
- Bill would give FDA the muscle to stop fake drugs - Nov. 3
- Supreme Court lets doctors discuss medical marijuana - Nov. 3
- Doctors in the dark on Medicare drug payment changes - Nov. 3
- Current Medicare reform bill only a start, not a finish - Nov. 3
- Physician sues Massachusetts over prior authorization rule - Oct. 27
- Dreams for National Health Museum are taking shape - Oct. 27
- MedPAC mulls concept of bundling Medicare payments - Oct. 27
- HHS inspectors' action plan reveals hot buttons for fraud - Oct. 20
- Medicare reimbursement codes: Hopes are high for keeping CPT - Oct. 20
- Late-term abortion ban goes forward - Oct. 20
- Quick View: Presidential candidates' health platforms - Oct. 20
- HHS eases interpreter mandate but doctors must pay the bills - Oct. 13
- Push for drug reimportation gains steam - Oct. 13
- Millions lost health insurance coverage in 2002 - Oct. 13
- FDA sues Rx sellers to stop importation of drugs from Canada - Oct. 13
- Medicare coverage decision methods unveiled - Oct. 13
- Texas tort reform vote signals lower liability rates - Oct. 6
- Messenger model: Follow the rules and fly right - Oct. 6
- CMS gives doctors more time to meet latest HIPAA rule - Oct. 6
- Medicare to rein in power wheelchair prescriptions, sales - Oct. 6
- California mandate would offer health coverage to 1.3 million - Oct. 6
- Bush, states considering tort reforms - Oct. 6
- Doctors struggle to visit Medicare patients at home - Oct. 6
- Changes in EMTALA will relax rules for on-call specialists - Sept. 22/29
- NIH funding plans decried as paltry; 575 medical organizations ask for more - Sept. 22/29
- GAO report calls liability crisis localized - Sept. 22/29
- Slow going on Medicare drug bill, update fix - Sept. 22/29
- Lieberman proposes health system reform - Sept. 22/29
- Medicare reform debate: Bill sets electronic prescribing deadline - Sept. 15
- Texans facing referendum on legality of lawsuit cap - Sept. 15
- Pennsylvania hospitals agree to provide sign language interpreters - Sept. 15
- State high-risk pools fail to deliver affordable premiums - Sept. 15
- Caution urged for small practices tempted to take HIPAA loophole - Sept. 8
- Medicare hikes pay for pneumonia shots - Sept. 8
- Medicaid formula flawed; produces funding inequities - Sept. 8
- Quick View: Public: More Medicare drug benefits - Sept. 8
- Florida enacts tort reform; medicine disappointed with $500,000 cap - Sept. 1
- A hard sell on DME: How suppliers try to game Medicare - Sept. 1
- Medicare chemotherapy picture murky - Sept. 1
- Bill suggests new ways to handle malpractice cases - Sept. 1
- States steer away from broad health benefit mandates - Sept. 1
- CMS sticks to 4.2% Medicare pay cut - Aug. 25
- HIPAA scramble may delay Medicaid pay - Aug. 25
- House drops FDA safeguards from drug reimportation bill - Aug. 18
- GAO: Liability hike fueled by awards - Aug. 18
- Success of SCHIP is incomplete - Aug. 18
- Doctors say Medicaid should face lawsuit in girl's death - Aug. 18
- Medicare to pay HMOs more for sicker patients - Aug. 18
- Don't fear HIPAA police if rules deadline is missed - Aug. 11
- Patient safety measure headed for Senate floor - Aug. 11
- Insurance certificate bill aims to expand coverage - Aug. 11
- Orphan Drug Act at 20: Big gains, some strains - Aug. 4
- Medicare rural bonus payments left unclaimed - Aug. 4
- FTC cracks down on price-fixing in physician contracts - Aug. 4
- Drug price disparity compounds burden for the uninsured - Aug. 4
- Measure stalls in Senate: "We'll be back," say tort reformers - July 28
- Iowa doctors seek issue in Medicare pay equity - July 28
- SCHIP headed for dive in funding, access - July 28
- HIPAA privacy rule making waves in research circles - July 28
- Medicare regulatory relief: Doctors see good in House, Senate reform bills - July 21
- Tort reform stalled over damages cap - July 21
- Electronic filing rule could delay payments - July 21
- Congress considers new version of expanded MSAs - July 21
- Physicians fight to preserve pay increase in Medicare bill - July 14
- CMS enrollment regulation elicits physician dread - July 14
- Congress breathes new life into drug importation law - July 14
- Doctors in legal trouble for billing for free drug samples - July 14
- Running on empty: How physicians cope with Medicaid - July 7
- AMA calls for tax credits for Medicaid patients, uninsured - July 7
- Oncologists worry about cuts in Medicare cancer pay - July 7
- Medicare insurers not paying, doctors complain to AMA - July 7
- Congress may sweeten Medicare pay - June 30
- Medicare drug benefit gains momentum in House, Senate - June 30
- Doctor groups can advise on plan contracts, federal court rules in Hawaii case - June 30
- Feds fire on patent law that delays generics - June 30
- Physicians win award cap as Texas passes tort reform - June 23
- Renal disease management demo launched - June 23
- Surgeons push for federal funding for trauma care - June 23
- House offers bill to increase MSA access - June 23
- Federal fund increase may mean fewer Medicaid cuts - June 16
- Legislation targets Medicare mental health inequality - June 16
- Genetic discrimination bill moving ahead in Senate - June 16
- GAO: Boutique hospitals treat healthier patients - June 16
- Medicare payment outlook is dismal - June 2/9
- The waiting game: When will Medicare cover technology? - June 2/9
- Democrats targeting health issues - June 2/9
- Tax break on liability insurance proposed - June 2/9
- EMTALA costs physicians billions in unreimbursed care - June 2/9
- Fewer Americans uninsured all year, new report finds - June 2/9
- Tort reform could cut billions in federal spending, study says - May 26
- Medicare sets deadline to fix doctor outpatient drug pay - May 26
- Doctor-backed bill seeks to help uninsured - May 26
- Medicare's latest demand: You must sign up every 3 years - May 19
- Doctors warned about October's HIPAA deadline - May 19
- Georgia liability bill falls short in doctors' eyes - May 19
- Strong opposition to deregulation of AHPs - May 19
- Better Medicaid benefits sought for sickle cell patients - May 19
- Resident work-hour bill lives on in Senate - May 19
- Medicaid crisis socks doctors - May 12
- Congress eyes boutique hospital backers - May 12
- Medicare GME caps may be hurting geriatrician supply - May 12
- OIG warns doctors to scrutinize business arrangements - May 12
- Dr. President? Democratic hopeful woos Iowa voters - May 5
- HMOs liable for actions of their network doctors - May 5
- Budget outline earmarks funds for Medicare reform - May 5
- HIPAA rule rapped as breaching privacy - May 5
- Federal court upholds Michigan Medicaid drug formulary plan - April 28
- Frist bill further safeguards doctors from vaccine lawsuits - April 28
- Medicare pilot project offers CME for quality improvement - April 28
- High court punches another hole in the federal law shielding HMOs - April 21
- Only 6 months until next HIPAA hurdle - April 21
- Smallpox bills address compensation fears - April 21
- Federal employee health program: a model for Medicare? - April 21
- Deadline is now for federal HIPAA regulations: Confusing debut for privacy rule - April 14
- Paperwork reduction bill is caught in coding crossfire - April 14
- Nickel-a-beer proposal aims to shore up California ED system - April 14
- Makeup of uninsured population unclear - April 14
- Tort reform clears House, moves forward in states - April 7
- Medicare pay: 2004 forecast looks gloomy - April 7
- Quest for coverage: Insuring the uninsured - April 7
- Medicaid reform may be a long time coming - April 7
- Some patient information will remain public - April 7
- House passes patient safety bill; voluntary reporting key - April 7
- Groups come together to speak up for uninsured - March 24/31
- Supreme Court strikes down use of RICO statute against anti-abortion protestors - March 24/31
- Doctors can get a privacy exemption for data used for research purposes - March 24/31
- California emergency departments close after hemorrhaging money - March 24/31
- Quick View: Going without - March 24/31
- Bush to AMA: Tort reform a must - March 17
- Finalized HIPAA security rule makes its long-awaited debut - March 17
- Doctor denied right to sue employer over dismissal - March 17
- Getting contracts ready for patient privacy - March 17
- MedPAC recommends 2.5% pay increase for next year - March 17
- Doctors seek long-term Medicare pay formula fixes - March 17
- Congress revisits regulatory relief bill - March 10
- HMOs may lose malpractice immunity - March 10
- Marketing do's and don'ts under the privacy law - March 10
- Medicare computers ripe for upgrade - March 10
- Physicians win Medicare payment relief - March 3
- Medicare fraud: Back to stricter scrutiny? - March 3
- Parents trump kids' privacy - March 3
- FTC gives OK to study insurance market - March 3
- CMS project to measure physician quality of care - March 3
- Tax credit plan would offer funds for health insurance - March 3
- Medical liability crisis: Tort reform bill goes to Congress - Feb. 24
- Medicare pay raise OK'd, but deal hinges on non-Medicare issues - Feb. 24
- A just-the-facts approach to quality - Feb. 24
- Physicians must make their privacy policies public - Feb. 24
- Association health plan bill touted as aid to uninsured - Feb. 24
- Bush budget focuses on variety of health reforms - Feb. 17
- States may get Medicaid money now, but pay for it later - Feb. 17
- Keeping patient data quiet - Feb. 17
- Court squashes plan for Medicare prescription drug card - Feb. 17
- Quick View: In-office testing made easier - Feb. 17
- Spending bill would halt cut in Medicare pay, widen safety net - Feb. 10
- Bush urges tort reform, drug benefit - Feb. 10
- Liability premium subsidies: Act with care - Feb. 10
- How to share patient information under the new rules - Feb. 10
- Bush turns up the heat on liability reform - Feb. 3
- Medicare panel: Pay physicians more in 2004 - Feb. 3
- Hot on the Hill: congressional health agenda - Feb. 3
- Utah court upholds ban on lawsuits for "wrongful life" - Feb. 3
- Medical debt keeps people away from care - Feb. 3
- Congress weighs bill to stop Medicare 4.4% pay cut - Jan. 27
- Doctors to feel squeeze of Medicaid budget shortfalls - Jan. 27
- "Average guy" leads extraordinary life - Jan. 27
- A physician leads the Senate; can Dr. Frist deliver? - Jan. 20
- Liability insurance crisis hits breaking point in W.Va., Pa. - Jan. 20
- Health plans subject to new federal appeals rules - Jan. 20
- Surgery centers battle proposed Medicare cuts - Jan. 20
- It's official: Unless Congress acts, Medicare physician pay will be cut 4.4% - Jan. 13
- Tort reform passes in Ohio, but there's no immediate relief - Jan. 13
- Tax credits no quick fix for the uninsured - Jan. 13
- AMA delegates rally to knock out cuts in Medicare payments - Jan. 6
- High-risk operation: The rebuilding of Afghanistan's medical system - Jan. 6
- Physicians seek right to balance-bill under Medicare - Jan. 6
- Network links doctors, disabled job-seekers - Jan. 6
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Professional Issues 2003
- Back from the brink: How three physicians re-entered the medical world - Dec. 22/29
- High surgical volume equals better patient outcomes - Dec. 22/29
- Get tough on medical errors, conference told - Dec. 22/29
- Stanford medical major rule says students must pick path early - Dec. 15
- National CME pilot getting good reviews - Dec. 15
- Foreign-born Ohio transplant surgeon denied work visa - Dec. 15
- Hospital settles transplant misconduct case - Dec. 15
- Physician works to improve health care for everyone - Dec. 15
- ACOG: Ask why patient wants surgery - Dec. 15
- Tort crisis spreads, few signs of abating - Dec. 8
- Framing history: A photo collection contains a study of our medical past - Dec. 8
- Cutting medical errors means systems, money - Dec. 8
- Office physicians more open to hospitalists - Dec. 8
- North Carolina physician earns rural doctor award - Dec. 8
- Physicians, dentists collaborate on oral health - Dec. 1
- Ethics committees help with tough choices - Dec. 1
- More women than men seek entry to U.S. medical schools - Dec. 1
- Internet site covers disciplinary data from 49 states - Dec. 1
- Colorado anesthesiologists win right to sue - Dec. 1
- An elevator is no place for care consults - Dec. 1
- Assisted-suicide vote sends mixed message - Dec. 1
- Quick View: DEA vs. doctors - Dec. 1
- Ethics Forum: Working through formulary exclusions - Dec. 1
- CME at hand: Information you need, when you need it - Nov. 24
- Online prescribing lands 2 physicians in Oregon civil court - Nov. 24
- Signing of ban doesn't stop late-term abortion dispute - Nov. 24
- Special challenges face doctors who care for a dying colleague - Nov. 24
- More insured than uninsured patients filling hospital EDs - Nov. 24
- Doctors fear precedent in privileges case - Nov. 17
- Lethal dose waiting, doctor dies after stopping dialysis - Nov. 17
- Higher lawsuit risks tied to some medical schools - Nov. 17
- More family doctors find PAs to be practice assets - Nov. 17
- Diabetes group looks outside U.S. for stem cell research - Nov. 17
- Quick View: Feds say you're well paid - Nov. 17
- Physicians feel double-digit pain as liability rates continue to rise - Nov. 10
- Practicing two by two: Taking togetherness to the extreme - Nov. 10
- Judge gives final OK to doctor-insurer settlement in Aetna case - Nov. 10
- Texas court dismisses battery charge in resuscitation case - Nov. 10
- Resident match review shows subspecialties' lure - Nov. 10
- Vermont seeks doctors' voices on suicide - Nov. 10
- Visa cap likely to hurt rural clinics - Nov. 10
- More attention urged for living donors - Nov. 10
- In the Courts: North Dakota physician maligned in the press gets an apology - Nov. 10
- FPs aim to set good example in fat fight - Nov. 3
- Aetna settlement nearing final stages of completion - Nov. 3
- Federal advisory group predicts physician shortage looming - Nov. 3
- Study highlights drug gift dilemma - Nov. 3
- Award aims to boost physician mentors - Nov. 3
- Former Bush official seeks drastic quality improvement - Nov. 3
- Safety of office-based surgeries questioned - Nov. 3
- Quick View: Tort costs rise - Nov. 3
- Quick View: Where does money go in malpractice cases? - Nov. 3
- Ethics Forum: New practice designs deviate from tradition - Nov. 3
- Doctors stew over personality tests as insurer ties results to rates - Oct. 27
- Fighting frivolous lawsuits: Doctors engage in an uphill battle - Oct. 27
- Hospital apologizes for complying with racial request - Oct. 27
- Pain specialists fear chilling effect after arrest - Oct. 27
- Kentucky doctors may face more scrutiny on prescription habits - Oct. 20
- North Carolina doctor apologizes for identifying jurors in malpractice case - Oct. 20
- Naturopaths are eligible for licensure in California - Oct. 20
- California court lifts immunity for credentialing information - Oct. 13
- Are patients safe now? Reviews mixed on progress - Oct. 13
- Colorado seeks to end doctor oversight of nurse anesthetists - Oct. 13
- Harvard economist argues that Match is not anticompetitive - Oct. 13
- Oregon doctor has means, but not desire to die yet - Oct. 13
- Florida physician finally gets to face her attacker - Oct. 13
- In the Courts: Class-action notices require individual consideration - Oct. 13
- Services beyond treatment: Patients benefit from medical-legal teams - Oct. 6
- Patient safety initiatives turn focus toward primary care - Oct. 6
- Minnesota, Pennsylvania to launch error-reporting systems - Oct. 6
- Old vote reveals residents wanted PRN - Oct. 6
- Vermont doctors ponder physician-assisted suicide - Oct. 6
- More U.S. medical students are studying abroad - Oct. 6
- Ethics Forum: HIV complicates question of who to tell what - Oct. 6
- CIGNA settles class-action suit on pay issues - Sept. 22/29
- The snowbird shuffle: What to do when patients head south for the winter - Sept. 22/29
- Report shows strong IRB ties to drug firms - Sept. 22/29
- Balance becomes key to specialty pick - Sept. 22/29
- 20 years of restoring sight merits a big-top celebration - Sept. 22/29
- Visa complications snare physicians; hospitals scramble - Sept. 15
- Court says warning is OK, testifying is not - Sept. 15
- Patients want to talk specifics about options, costs of care - Sept. 15
- Johns Hopkins penalized for resident hour violations - Sept. 15
- Quick View: Why a patient comes to you -- and comes back - Sept. 15
- Commentary: Can't we all just get along? Let's talk more, litigate less - Sept. 15
- Indiana doctors face big hit for liability fund - Sept. 8
- Is this trip really necessary? Emergency departments face overcrowding - Sept. 8
- Experiences affect African-Americans' choice of doctor - Sept. 8
- Doctors push for more patient safety program funding - Sept. 8
- There she is ... Physician vies for Miss America - Sept. 8
- In the Courts: Physician makes air marshals rethink racial profiling - Sept. 8
- Robodoc makes rounds at Johns Hopkins, allows doctoring at a distance - Sept. 1
- Elder abuse ruling could hurt California tort law - Sept. 1
- Medical school tuition climbs as economy remains sluggish - Sept. 1
- California medical staff gets right to sue hospital - Sept. 1
- AMA launches new education initiative - Sept. 1
- First embryos screened for deafness gene - Sept. 1
- Stem cell research stalled by lack of growth - Sept. 1
- Liability insurance forecast sees double-digit hikes ahead - Aug. 25
- How close should you be to your patients? - Aug. 25
- Small study compares styles: Osteopathic physicians talk more about feelings - Aug. 25
- Aging population creating higher demand for surgery - Aug. 25
- Quick View: Pennsylvania exodus - Aug. 25
- Las Vegas physician appeals award in lawsuit over waiting time - Aug. 18
- Surgeon questions allocation of livers at Chicago hospitals - Aug. 18
- Group aims to weed out deficient medical expert witnesses - Aug. 18
- Hospice patients refuse fluids to speed death - Aug. 18
- Veterans Affairs debates giving vets direct access to chiropractic care - Aug. 18
- Mountain-loving doctor climbs to great heights - Aug. 18
- Doctor jailed for prescribing habits faces drug-dealing suit - Aug. 18
- The physician look: Do clothes really make the doctor? - Aug. 11
- Bill would allow studies on organ donation incentives - Aug. 11
- California bill promotes licensing naturopaths - Aug. 11
- Patients save doctor once, but liability costs win in end - Aug. 11
- In the Courts: Union-organizing doctor sues over firing - Aug. 11
- Florida tells doctors: Print clearly or else - Aug. 4
- Homegrown doctors key to staffing - Aug. 4
- California court throws out "speculative" expert testimony - Aug. 4
- OxyContin suit can proceed as class action - Aug. 4
- Wisconsin "conscience clause" bill gets rapped as bad policy - Aug. 4
- Interfaith House offers after-hospital care, refuge for homeless - Aug. 4
- IOM calls for education innovation fund - Aug. 4
- Quick View: Reduce your liability risk - Aug. 4
- Ethics Forum: Awareness and understanding for "difficult" patients - Aug. 4
- Doctors hesitate to suggest treatment options that insurers won't cover - July 28
- The power of an apology: Patients appreciate open communication - July 28
- Doctor fights to know who advanced suit - July 28
- California legislation addresses doctors' cultural competency - July 28
- State damage caps linked to boost in physician supply - July 28
- Illinois set to take doctors out of executions - July 28
- Mounting tension over autonomy: Courts referee doctor-hospital battles - July 21
- Fewer clinical faculty volunteer to teach - July 21
- Texas medical board funding will help root out bad doctors - July 21
- Doctor pursues medical and literary loves - July 21
- A doctor chooses when to die - July 14
- Peer pressure: When your colleague is your patient - July 14
- Affirmative action ruling affects medical schools, too - July 14
- CME available for writing test questions - July 14
- Connecticut releases error report amid flurry of doubts - July 14
- In the Courts: Avoid legal pitfalls when hiring physician extenders - July 14
- AMA house backs off "organization of organizations" idea - July 7
- AMA: Be open about drug reps in exams - July 7
- Study outlines deficiencies in American health care - July 7
- States may offer medical liability solutions - July 7
- AMA against NBME's clinical skills test - July 7
- Courses offered on disaster preparedness - July 7
- Resident hour limits may hit attendings - July 7
- AMA aims lie detector at tobacco testimony - July 7
- Scrutiny for doctors as expert witnesses? - July 7
- Ethics Forum: Offering an honest (but careful) opinion - July 7
- Tort crisis spawns carriers selling questionable coverage - June 30
- Laid off: Doctors no longer immune to pink slips - June 30
- California plan to use Mexican physicians stalls - June 30
- States take action on cloning, embryonic research - June 30
- VA audit: Part-time doctors often absent - June 23
- Dueling diagnoses on disability - June 23
- Quick View: Study confirms rates are above average - June 23
- Aetna settlement seeks to repair rift with physicians - June 16
- In workday race, doctors scramble, but clock often wins - June 16
- Can-DO strategy: Osteopathic medicine survives, and thrives - June 16
- Researchers ponder best use of 400,000 stored embryos - June 16
- Physicians told not to fear discipline for pain treatment - June 16
- Organ donation proponents try controversial new tack - June 16
- Car crash takes life of Mississippi physician - June 16
- Putting a price on living organ donations - June 16
- In the Courts: South Carolina abortion clinic ruling opens up HIPAA concerns - June 16
- Genetic testing, gifts among CEJA topics - June 2/9
- Doctors divided over use of affirmative action by medical schools - June 2/9
- Fetus determined to be part of mother's body - June 2/9
- North Carolina judge reverses doctor discipline license case - June 2/9
- Tort crisis limits hospital services - May 26
- Focused on the presidency: Dr. Donald J. Palmisano - May 26
- Battle over suicide help continues in federal court over Ashcroft challenge - May 26
- New family medicine journal to debut - May 26
- Illinois, Pennsylvania join in calls for federal tort reform - May 26
- OIG issues guidance on drugmaker gifts - May 19
- Doctor's unique donation prompts ethical concerns - May 19
- Certifying boards moving to online testing - May 19
- Assisted-suicide bills falter in 4 states - May 19
- Renegotiating Health Care: Create a "tipping point" when planning a retreat - May 19
- Suspicious climate forces registration of foreign doctors - May 12
- A tale of two states: Different approaches to tort reform - May 12
- All doctors must be ready to provide palliative care - May 12
- AHRQ supporters fight funding cuts again - May 12
- Health plan group offers one-time credentialing - May 12
- Doctors voice objections to DEA fee increase - May 12
- In the Courts: Jury says doctor didn't do enough to help obese smoker - May 12
- Doctors resigned to public Web profiles - May 5
- Tort reform rallies draw thousands - May 5
- Which physician has the final word? - May 5
- Quality care not tied to financial return - May 5
- IOM considers licensing, medical education reforms - May 5
- Recertification process gets physician input - May 5
- SARS disrupts medical education in Canada - May 5
- Ethics Forum: Middle-of-the-night elective surgeries: First do no harm - May 5
- The value of volume: Insurers decide more is better - April 28
- Supreme Court sends suits against 2 health plans to arbitration - April 28
- School offers nursing program for IMGs - April 28
- Texas mulls policy for organ donation by presumed consent - April 28
- Medical boards feel pressure, get tougher - April 21
- Doctor wins patient records privacy case - April 21
- CIGNA settlement heads to mediation - April 21
- Who has 7-plus hours a day to put toward preventive care? - April 21
- Dr. Caplan shares his take on medical ethics - April 21
- Cornell medical school in Qatar operational despite war - April 21
- Quick View: Quantifying the effects of liability woes - April 21
- Firing patients: When it's time to say farewell - April 14
- Plaintiffs win birth lawsuits most often - April 14
- Prescribing rights dominate scope-of-practice bills - April 14
- Virginia law on doctor discipline casts wider net - April 14
- In the Courts: Studies define standard of care, even when they conflict - April 14
- Prescription monitoring on tap in Florida - April 7
- School debt helps drive medical students into specialty matches - April 7
- Ban on intact dilatation and extraction passes in the Senate - April 7
- Wisconsin governor proposes raiding patient compensation fund - April 7
- Ethics Forum: Patient, doctor should discuss delivery options - April 7
- Mass appeal of mini-med school - March 24/31
- HHS joins call for national tort reform - March 24/31
- Assisted-suicide numbers continue to rise in Oregon - March 24/31
- From polio to PDAs, this resident has seen it all - March 24/31
- Medicine saves funding for research arm - March 24/31
- Doctors await judge's call on CIGNA settlement - March 17
- Doctors' disaster training tested by Rhode Island nightclub fire - March 17
- Match antitrust suit awaits action as Match Day arrives - March 17
- AMA Pride in Profession Awards honor heroes of medicine - March 17
- Quick View: 18 states now in deep liability crisis - March 17
- DEA to double prescribing fee - March 10
- Strong presence: Greater diversity in medicine - March 10
- ACGME gives final nod to 80-hour workweek - March 10
- ACOG won't meet in Philadelphia, cites state's liability crisis - March 10
- Physician-assisted suicide dead in Hawaii? - March 10
- Pediatric society opposes independent practice of NPs - March 10
- In the Courts: More competition pits doctor against doctor - March 10
- States eye tougher stance on doctor discipline, competency testing - March 3
- Doctors rally against rising liability insurance rates - March 3
- California fines out-of-state doctors for prescribing - March 3
- Cancer patient loses her fight - March 3
- Industry ties taint biomedical research - March 3
- Stiffer CME rules could close speakers' bureaus - March 3
- Quick View: Flying to the rescue - March 3
- Ethics Forum: Get your patient involved in treatment decision-making - March 3
- Making the case for big doctoring: Speaking out for primary care - Feb. 24
- ENT group launches child health initiative - Feb. 24
- DIR latest to exit medical liability market? - Feb. 24
- Solve health care woes, win $10,000 contest - Feb. 24
- Funding crunch will force renewed emphasis on quality - Feb. 24
- New Jersey physicians stop work in biggest liability protest yet - Feb. 17
- Medical schools reeling as state funds dip - Feb. 17
- Locum tenens gains favor with new doctors - Feb. 17
- Space shuttle tragedy claims 2 physicians - Feb. 17
- IOM quality study targets 20 priority areas - Feb. 17
- Patients in liability hot spots asked to arbitrate, not litigate - Feb. 10
- Gray days ahead: Caring for an aging America - Feb. 10
- OIG guidance on industry gifts strict on compliance - Feb. 10
- Sister doctors host women's TV show on healthy sexuality - Feb. 10
- In the Courts: Punitive damages diverted to court-created cancer fund - Feb. 10
- A spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down - Feb. 3
- Study asks why surgical tools were left in 1,500 patients - Feb. 3
- Malpractice awards hit the jury jackpot - Feb. 3
- Medical society survey forecasts doctor shortage - Feb. 3
- Ethics Forum: Making decisions when doctors disagree - Feb. 3
- Abortion, legal since 1973, still shapes, divides doctors - Jan. 27
- Mistaken translations can cause trouble - Jan. 27
- Doctor wins $30 million from hospital in slander lawsuit - Jan. 27
- Mexican doctors to staff California clinics - Jan. 20
- West Virginia doctor kept practicing, even while a patient - Jan. 20
- Groups collaborate on hospital performance initiative - Jan. 20
- Quick View: Whom do you trust? - Jan. 20
- Minority mistrust still haunts medical care - Jan. 13
- Town and gown: Turning rivalries into relationships - Jan. 13
- Physicians, public at odds over errors - Jan. 13
- In the Courts: HMO rulings, medical pot topped doctors' dockets - Jan. 13
- Delegates oppose testing of clinical skills for licensure - Jan. 6
- J-1 visa waiver program under scrutiny - Jan. 6
- Florida judge puts brakes on CIGNA settlement in class action - Jan. 6
- AMA takes no sides in CIGNA lawsuit settlement plan - Jan. 6
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Business 2003
- Chuck E. Ped: Practice at the fun park - Dec. 22/29
- Charting your course: A primer on scoring practice success - Dec. 22/29
- AAFP offers members a technology price break - Dec. 22/29
- Practice Management: Strategize to decrease liability premiums - Dec. 22/29
- Seed money: Getting the funds to grow a new medical practice - Dec. 15
- Family doctor finds house calls a good fit for Florida island - Dec. 15
- Managed care industry's profit outlook is strong - Dec. 15
- Judge lowers loss from HealthSouth fraud - Dec. 15
- Practice Pointers: Stock ownership plan can yield tax benefits to practice - Dec. 15
- Quick View: Wellness programs ignored by employees - Dec. 15
- Data mining: Using information to your advantage - Dec. 8
- Helping patients become more informed consumers of health care - Dec. 8
- Personal Finance: Getting the biggest bang from your charity buck - Dec. 8
- Quick View: How much physicians get paid for being on call - Dec. 8
- Practice Management: Leaders key to success during organizational change - Dec. 8
- A middleman steps into the physician-patient relationship - Dec. 1
- Procedural shift: Cardiac care refocuses on less-invasive processes - Dec. 1
- Agreement on catheterizations leaves out some cardiologists - Dec. 1
- Tenet chief admits company made mistakes - Dec. 1
- SEC warns of schemes targeting physicians - Dec. 1
- New Kansas City IPA would market directly to employers - Dec. 1
- Contract Language: Lay the groundwork for retainer practice - Dec. 1
- Quick View: Profits up at most health plans - Dec. 1
- Ousted CEO faces 85 counts, remains defiant - Nov. 24
- Catch them if you can: Don't let staff steal from your practice - Nov. 24
- Prosecutors want info from Tenet - Nov. 24
- Incentives lower costs of e-prescribing - Nov. 24
- Practice Management: As times change, so do notions of bonuses - Nov. 24
- Anthem-WellPoint deal may kick off merger mania - Nov. 17
- Retirement planning basics: How to plan ahead for down the road - Nov. 17
- Physicians report glitches with HIPAA-compliant claims - Nov. 17
- Physician input keeps consulting firm in business - Nov. 17
- Doctor turns passion for bike touring into business - Nov. 17
- Hospitals continue to struggle financially - Nov. 17
- Practice Pointers: 401(k) should offer variety of fund choices - Nov. 17
- Quick View: 30 billion cans of spam - Nov. 17
- Filing frenzy: What to do to become HIPAA-compliant - Nov. 10
- Doctors also ship work overseas (but they don't always know it) - Nov. 10
- Texas doctors say facility can meet emerging needs - Nov. 10
- Band of brothers branches out in business - Nov. 10
- Tennessee Blues offers $67 million payback - Nov. 10
- Personal Finance: Real estate investments offer diversification - Nov. 10
- Quick View: Info tech doesn't come cheap - Nov. 10
- Quick View: Features are fine, but how much will it cost? - Nov. 10
- Quieting the squeaky wheel: Dealing with demanding patients - Nov. 3
- Physicians apparent victims of ID theft in $40 million fraud scheme - Nov. 3
- Reduced profit margins common for groups in 2002 - Nov. 3
- Indiana doctors turn up the heat on Anthem - Nov. 3
- Hospital CEO salaries show modest increase - Nov. 3
- Georgia PPO to use claims database to assess quality - Nov. 3
- Ousted HealthSouth chief invokes the Fifth - Nov. 3
- Contract Language: Review key provisions before leasing shared space - Nov. 3
- Claims scene investigation: They're watching you - Oct. 27
- Evidence still out on disease management as cost saver - Oct. 27
- Blues to study its own "best practices" - Oct. 27
- Vermont clinic gets 3rd lease on life - Oct. 27
- Practice Management: Deck the office for a seasonal treat, but keep it tasteful - Oct. 27
- Quick View: Computer crime in health care field - Oct. 27
- Doctor redefines visits with phone, e-mail - Oct. 20
- HCA revival: Hospital company makes a profitable turnaround - Oct. 20
- Aetna plans tiers based on cost, quality - Oct. 20
- Plans offer prizes to push patients to healthy living - Oct. 20
- Practice Pointers: How to motivate employees to work more productively - Oct. 20
- Identity crisis: Protect yourself from ID theft - Oct. 13
- Critics say specialty hospital ban undermines care - Oct. 13
- Doctor's new venture goes by land and by sea - Oct. 13
- Electronic prescription network rolls out - Oct. 13
- Personal Finance: Educate yourself on college savings plans - Oct. 13
- Growing pains: Weighing the costs of success - Oct. 6
- California doctors closer to reaping bonuses - Oct. 6
- Doctors outpace consumers in embracing e-technologies - Oct. 6
- Doctors aren't immune from bankruptcy upswing - Oct. 6
- North Carolina Blues may face huge fine - Oct. 6
- Florida IPA makes bonuses its business for doctors, insurers - Oct. 6
- Contract Language: Evaluate risks before you agree to share - Oct. 6
- Quick View: Health care as a value proposition - Oct. 6
- Getting patients to pay: Gentle ways to get the check - Sept. 22/29
- Pennsylvania surgery centers more profitable than hospitals - Sept. 22/29
- Big sites enter into diabetes monitoring market - Sept. 22/29
- Practice Management: Employee orientation key to transition - Sept. 22/29
- Preventive medicine key, even for computer viruses - Sept. 15
- Splitting heirs: Do's and don'ts of estate planning - Sept. 15
- Insurers say prompt pay not a big issue; doctors disagree - Sept. 15
- Kentucky radiologists object to hospital project - Sept. 15
- Physician compensation surveys offer little encouraging news - Sept. 15
- Troubled Tenet agrees to sell 6 hospitals - Sept. 15
- AMA report spotlights rising insurance premiums - Sept. 15
- Practice Pointers: Make sure you have right retirement plan - Sept. 15
- Lurking, listening, learning: Using online support groups - Sept. 8
- Feds looking into Maryland Blues conversion bid - Sept. 8
- PPO offering online answers to members' medical queries - Sept. 8
- More doctors go online for drug information - Sept. 8
- What is an EMR? Health leaders come up with a definition - Sept. 8
- From idea to income: When innovation can mean cash - Sept. 1
- Advisories alarm Washington retainer practices - Sept. 1
- HealthSouth starts paying off debts - Sept. 1
- Court says Anthem can't take over Kansas Blues - Sept. 1
- Contract Language: PPO contracts can hide traps; scrutinize before you sign - Sept. 1
- Formalizing feedback: How to conduct staff performance reviews - Aug. 25
- Tenet pays $54 million in fraud settlement - Aug. 25
- Insurers post robust profits for the second quarter - Aug. 25
- Practice Management: Meet flex-hour requests with consistency - Aug. 25
- Doctors ask hospitals to help pay soaring insurance costs - Aug. 18
- Can you be conned? Doctors tell their money-losing tales of woe - Aug. 18
- Doctor gets tax breaks for settling in rural community - Aug. 18
- Some doctors want payment for e-detailing - Aug. 18
- Corporations try to trim fat by slimming employees - Aug. 18
- Quick View: The HIPAA third degree - Aug. 18
- Practice Pointers: Plan to take advantage of tax write-offs - Aug. 18
- Every practice's hiring dilemma: Train from within or recruit? - Aug. 11
- The doctor is outsourcing: To hire or not to hire - Aug. 11
- Ohio physicians rate insurers in HMO report card twist - Aug. 11
- Hospitals count up cost of reduced resident hours - Aug. 11
- Wired hospitals keep innovating - Aug. 11
- Quick View: Patients find out about health online - Aug. 11
- PPO "administration fee": Physicians pay to get paid - Aug. 4
- Appeal of retainer practices: Boutique care goes mainstream - Aug. 4
- CIGNA computer glitches zap physician pay - Aug. 4
- Tenet subsidiaries indicted on doctor kickback charges - Aug. 4
- New Humana drug benefit consumer-driven - Aug. 4
- Heart clinic offers patient records to go - Aug. 4
- Green light for digital hospital - Aug. 4
- Ghost patients no way to stay on schedule - Aug. 4
- HHS takes steps to make EMRs less complicated to use - Aug. 4
- Contract Language: MRI investment guidelines stress value of arm's length - Aug. 4
- Hitting the business books: Finding a program that's right for you - July 28
- HealthSouth working to avoid bankruptcy - July 28
- Blues conversions hitting speed bumps - July 28
- Practice Management: Deductibles: Savings may only be short-term - July 28
- Practice Pointers: 7 steps to prevent overdue payments - July 28
- Extra pay for quality care not easy money - July 21
- When patients can't pay: Some innovative solutions - July 21
- Medical societies roll out financial planning services - July 21
- Texas IPA offers discount cards - July 21
- Quick View: Why they don't buy - July 21
- Practicing privacy: Fine-tune office routines without going overboard - July 14
- Kaiser, diabetes group team up for online project - July 14
- Physician's calculator - July 14
- Quick View: Physicians evaluate work life, career choice - July 14
- Contract Language: Be aware of new CMS Medicare physician rules - July 14
- Not married to the M.O.B.: Life beyond the medical office building - July 7
- AMA resolution would hold managed care staff liable - July 7
- Veterans to gain online access to records - July 7
- Doctors promote fitness with health clubs - July 7
- Quick View: Consumer reaction to paying the price - July 7
- Code breakers: The importance of unlocking Medicare code - June 30
- Relocation incentives get California hospital CEO indicted - June 30
- Health care costs continue to rise, but at a lower rate - June 30
- Practice Management: North Carolina physicians promote open scheduling - June 30
- Practices get bigger tax break for equipment purchases - June 23
- Armor-plated assets: How to protect your property - June 23
- Screening business reaches out to doctors - June 23
- WellPoint to buy Wisconsin Blues plan - June 23
- New Hampshire bill aims to attract more health plans - June 23
- Maryland insurer gets Blues license back - June 23
- Geek on demand: Finding the best troubleshooter for your computer problems - June 16
- MGMA: Cardiology costs outpacing revenue - June 16
- Tenet chief resigns; company on the ropes for back taxes - June 16
- Online services offer to help doctors schedule drug reps - June 16
- Ohio hospital one step ahead of specialists - June 16
- Buffalo HMO network drops physicians it battled with - June 16
- Ripe for refinancing: It's not just for mortgages anymore - June 2/9
- Kaiser gives its members more choices - June 2/9
- Bankruptcy might not be all bad news - June 2/9
- Quick View: HMOs' black ink gets blacker - June 2/9
- Contract Language: Making plans for your future as a partner - June 2/9
- CEO compensation: Accomplishments translate into healthy paychecks - May 26
- Doctor's firm closes the distance between rural practice and CME - May 26
- Practice Management: Primary care site offers practice management tips - May 26
- Cards promise discounts, deliver headaches - May 19
- The investor within: Balancing your psychological make-up with your financial make-up - May 19
- New stent pricey, yet a cost-saver - May 19
- Suit claims unnecessary surgeries at Tenet - May 19
- California bill urges more control over health insurance plans - May 19
- Converting to for-profit may not increase profits - May 19
- Quick View: Insurers wonder what online self-services to offer - May 19
- Practice Pointers: You may be a fiduciary and not know it - May 19
- 5 obstacles to e-prescribing: 5 approaches to overcoming them - May 12
- Groups protect themselves from HealthSouth woes - May 12
- Wisconsin physicians, hospitals team up on data initiative - May 12
- Universal health care in California carries a hefty price tag - May 12
- Physicians finding plenty of NPs, PAs -- but at a price - May 5
- Battle of the beds: When does enough hospitals become too many? - May 5
- Bill may jeopardize CareFirst's Blues license - May 5
- HealthSouth's flagship hospital confronting an uncertain future - May 5
- Offshore employee leasing runs afoul of IRS - May 5
- To track benefit statements, Texas group calls the bank - May 5
- Texas physician launches firm securing the airwaves - May 5
- Contract Language: Review disability clauses now, not later - May 5
- Employers to pay physicians for quality care - April 28
- Welcome to the blogosphere: A brave new world of Web dialogue - April 28
- California demands coverage for drugs with over-the-counter competitors - April 28
- Tenet shaking up board, management - April 28
- Practice Management: Urgent need for extra revenue? Some try urgent care - April 28
- Learning for earning: When it's time to consider an extra career - April 21
- SEC investigates HealthSouth, former CEO Scrushy - April 21
- Kentucky IPA joins forces with consulting firm - April 21
- Practice Pointers: Analyze operations to get your office humming again - April 21
- Quick View: Hospital study shows error reduction - April 21
- Why Wi-Fi? Getting a better connection - April 14
- New survey finds fewer patients searching online - April 14
- Contract Language: Don't snooze through sleep clinic proposal - April 14
- True value: Buying or selling a practice - April 7
- Searchers may Google your patient records - April 7
- Tenet dropping 14 hospitals, planning cost-cutting moves - April 7
- Georgia doctors wait for CPT code bundling info - April 7
- Physician input helps hospital-owned group make money - April 7
- Magellan files bankruptcy, focuses on restructuring - April 7
- Physicians adding fees for services that once were free - March 24/31
- Maryland bucks national trend, blocks Blues for-profit conversion - March 24/31
- Reaping the rewards of loyalty: Physicians discover the importance of the personal touch - March 24/31
- Washington state health plan starts tiered network for physicians - March 24/31
- Computer hackers access 7,000 patient files - March 24/31
- Practice Management: Surveys help you discover what HMO patients think of your care - March 24/31
- Comfortable investment: Making your office more patient-friendly - March 17
- Wisconsin businesses float rate-setting plan to control health care costs - March 17
- Doctor involvement key to success of computerized order entry - March 17
- Your computer crashed: Now what? - March 10
- Kaiser Permanente launches patient-accessible EMR - March 10
- Aetna breaks cycle of losses to post profits - March 10
- Health care companies still attracting venture capital - March 10
- Quick View: Hospital systems officials reveal technology priorities - March 10
- Blown apart: A bitter battle between an insurer and doctors - March 3
- Cost awareness has limited effect on prescribing - March 3
- Riding herd: A physician runs a Montana cattle ranch - March 3
- Practice Management: Don't change jobs just for sake of change - March 3
- Sounding the charge: Coalition opposes insurer's conversion - Feb. 24
- Medem, Cerner form alliance for consultations - Feb. 24
- HCA price for nonprofit group OK'd - Feb. 24
- Managed care plans should see higher profits in 2003 - Feb. 24
- Practice Pointers: Small practices can opt for simple, safe retirement plans - Feb. 24
- Doctors pull plug on paperless system - Feb. 17
- Last chance for coverage: Liability crisis sends doctors scrambling for insurance - Feb. 17
- AAFP seeking support for low-cost EMR - Feb. 17
- Commentary: Paperless medical record not all it's cracked up to be - Feb. 17
- Hospitals battle doctor-owned centers - Feb. 10
- Bundle of trouble: How to challenge insurers' payment methods - Feb. 10
- Money woes solved with cash-only practice - Feb. 10
- Confusion rules with Internet prescribing - Feb. 10
- Study points to physicians as catalysts for savings - Feb. 10
- Hospital finances are in stable condition - Feb. 10
- Wisconsin businesses uniting for health coalition - Feb. 10
- You schmooze, you lose: How to win referrals and influence doctors - Feb. 3
- Autonomy gains offset by less time for patients - Feb. 3
- New Jersey Blues launches online consultation at physician urging - Feb. 3
- Tenet posts larger profits, but overbilling charges loom - Feb. 3
- Contract Language: Making transition from tenant to owner - Feb. 3
- Quick View: Employers shoulder higher insurance costs - Feb. 3
- Will your next telephone be a computer? The next step in communication - Jan. 27
- Negotiating a lease? "Fair market value" is the mantra - Jan. 27
- Clearinghouse valued at zero, but sold for $23.4 million - Jan. 27
- CIGNA cuts jobs to cut costs; call centers not targeted - Jan. 27
- Practice Management: Group appointments have their benefits - Jan. 27
- Managed care easing gatekeeper hassles - Jan. 20
- How to choose a financial planner: Reaching your financial goals - Jan. 20
- Physicians back HCA purchase of nonprofit hospital chain - Jan. 20
- Expert's Focus: Beyond RBRVS: Gather data to ensure equitable fees - Jan. 20
- Quick View: Most plans on financial upswing - Jan. 20
- Paying to computerize your records: How low can you go? - Jan. 13
- Insurers plan more layoffs, claim center closures - Jan. 13
- Specialists to share the wealth in Massachusetts Blues bonus plan - Jan. 13
- More California physicians rejecting new HMO patients - Jan. 13
- Concrete investment: Having a space of your own - Jan. 6
- Rhode Island practice offers health plan to uninsured - Jan. 6
- Contract Language: Medicare opt-out requires meticulous paperwork - Jan. 6
- Quick View: Employer coverage trends - Jan. 6
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- Agencies join forces to stop rogue online pharmacies - Dec. 22/29
- AMA guide arms doctors for battle against obesity - Dec. 22/29
- New guidelines give specifics for pneumonia care - Dec. 22/29
- State budget cuts threaten to disconnect poison hotlines - Dec. 15
- Kicking butt: Primary care physicians can help smokers quit - Dec. 15
- Patients toss and turn with restless legs, but don't tell - Dec. 15
- Better technology can bring better care -- and higher costs - Dec. 15
- "State of the CDC" hits the agency's high notes - Dec. 8
- Agreement may boost disease management - Dec. 8
- Congress told to think globally on disease threat - Dec. 8
- Measles outbreaks spur caution as a forgotten foe returns - Dec. 1
- Physician recounts D.C. sniper attack - Dec. 1
- Hormones at issue -- this time for men - Dec. 1
- Lung cancer deadlier than breast cancer for women - Dec. 1
- Diet implicated in irritable bowel syndrome - Dec. 1
- California wildfires: Doctors wait for the smoke to clear - Nov. 24
- Reminders to parents could lower kids' hospital admissions - Nov. 24
- Attack on asthma: Hospital helps kids fight for breath - Nov. 17
- Doctors key to triggering FDA's warning signals - Nov. 17
- State-owned lab has special niche in vaccine research - Nov. 17
- Is primary care ready for medical abortion? - Nov. 17
- CDC outlines its battle plan for SARS - Nov. 10
- Flu season gets early start; public health pushes vaccine - Nov. 10
- Mammography debate: Who should get screened and when? - Nov. 10
- CDC set to harness the predictive power of a medical family tree - Nov. 10
- Dieting may produce weight gains in youths - Nov. 10
- Quick View: Women and AIDS: A growing share - Nov. 10
- A shot in the dark: Are we ready for STD vaccines? - Nov. 3
- New anti-addiction drug slow to catch on in primary care - Nov. 3
- Balancing research with national security - Nov. 3
- Silicone breast implants poised for a comeback - Nov. 3
- Researchers hunt for weapons against shingles - Nov. 3
- Americans are living longer, but not necessarily healthier - Oct. 27
- FDA intensifies attack on fake drugs - Oct. 27
- Antibiotic use may help slow Alzheimer's - Oct. 27
- Doctors complete surgery despite hospital evacuation - Oct. 27
- The weight of obesity: Lessons from the fattest state - Oct. 20
- Communicating risk key step to good care - Oct. 20
- Most in U.S. see disparities in care of minority patients - Oct. 20
- The weight of obesity: Public health ponders future of children with diabetes - Oct. 13
- CDC: Flu vaccine as important to receive as to give - Oct. 13
- Physicians weather Isabel and respond in its wake - Oct. 13
- Quick View: Who's clean? - Oct. 13
- Cold-and-flu season confusion: Bracing for SARS -- and false alarms - Oct. 6
- The weight of obesity: Linking large people to care - Oct. 6
- Teens to be the target of pertussis boosters - Oct. 6
- It takes a team to curb youth drinking - Oct. 6
- To take or not to take hormones, that is still the question - Oct. 6
- Study suggests link between NSAIDs, aspirin, miscarriage - Oct. 6
- More effort urged on cancer control - Sept. 22/29
- Researchers call for more diabetes testing - Sept. 22/29
- Relapsing fever spreads to a new state - Sept. 22/29
- Treating teens: Young bodies, adult risks - Sept. 15
- CDC drops high-risk priorities for flu shots - Sept. 15
- Colon cancer screening now can go noninvasive route - Sept. 15
- CDC launches program to track violent deaths - Sept. 15
- Physicians meet blackout challenges great and small - Sept. 8
- Measuring blood pressure in real life may give truer picture - Sept. 8
- FDA warning on one drug spurs concern over others - Sept. 8
- Quick View: West Nile virus in the United States - Sept. 8
- Spotting macular degeneration: Be watchful and start early - Sept. 1
- Flexibility needed in bioterror response - Sept. 1
- Herpes rates are high among affluent populations - Sept. 1
- Faster West Nile diagnostic test gets FDA nod - Sept. 1
- Generic drug approval process streamlined - Sept. 1
- Federal crackdown targets bogus copies of popular drugs - Aug. 25
- IOM highlights financing needs: More vaccines, higher cost - Aug. 25
- Drug options may help primary care doctors treat alcoholism - Aug. 25
- Disparities hurt Native Americans' health - Aug. 25
- Against the grain: The growing awareness of celiac sprue - Aug. 18
- Safety of longer intervals between Pap tests debated - Aug. 18
- Commission urges overhaul for mental health system - Aug. 18
- Doctors grade asthma screening in schools - Aug. 18
- Alzheimer's treatment needs intensify role of primary doctors - Aug. 11
- HIV prevention: Doctors asked to take bigger role - Aug. 11
- Physicians struggle with flu vaccination strategies for kids - Aug. 11
- C-section rate climbs as options diminish - Aug. 11
- Drive launched to boost stroke awareness - Aug. 11
- Entering the shadow of DES: Health risks still loom - Aug. 4
- Chicken soup for the sore throat often beats antibiotics - Aug. 4
- Review confirms knowledge gap in women's heart research - Aug. 4
- Doctors struggle with telling older drivers it's time to park - Aug. 4
- Researchers aim for better prostate tests - Aug. 4
- Food companies push healthy-living plans - Aug. 4
- Vaccine-exempt law expands - July 28
- Remind patients: It's time to stay cool - July 28
- Food labels will point out fats that clog arteries - July 28
- Menopause medicine: Custom-fit quandary - July 21
- Researchers tout multipurpose heart pill - July 21
- American doctor volunteers to fight SARS in Toronto - July 21
- Baldness drug shows promise in preventing prostate cancer - July 14
- Public health is better prepared for West Nile virus - July 14
- Prilosec latest blockbuster drug to go over the counter - July 14
- LifeSharers offers one way to increase organ donations - July 14
- Cold-and-flu seasonal spread suggests new burst of SARS - July 7
- Complicated history: What happens when cancer survivors grow up? - July 7
- Vigilance urged for patients' lifestyle choices - July 7
- Depression increasing, even among physicians - July 7
- Physicians push for cheaper, more accessible medications - July 7
- Monkeypox outbreak: Swift action leads to identification of exotic virus - June 30
- Physicians struggle when immunizations get off-track - June 30
- Tobacco control efforts get mixed reviews - June 30
- Doctors use new cues to get patient history - June 23
- Smallpox 1947: "People were terrified" - June 23
- Type 2 diabetes requires multilevel care - June 23
- Lack of sleep not just an adult problem - June 23
- U.S. SARS cases still rare, but worries are more common - June 16
- Flu vaccine supply ample, demand lagging - June 16
- Tamoxifen: 25-year success story looking for a sequel - June 16
- DEET guidelines make for a safe summer - June 16
- Hypertension standards reveal more patients at risk - June 2/9
- Hopeful movement: progress in spinal cord injury treatment - June 2/9
- Mass casualty drill challenges health system - June 2/9
- FDA safeguards blood supply from SARS - June 2/9
- SARS spurs race for a cure -- and for patents - May 26
- Patients need clear messages to navigate medicine's maze - May 26
- CDC asks for more state data on asthma control - May 26
- Scientists eye new developments on the vaccine front - May 26
- Hidden violence, harrowing choices: What doctors can do about domestic abuse - May 19
- CDC calls for routine testing to stem HIV infection rates - May 19
- Resistant bacteria remain public health threat - May 19
- Health disparities plague minority men - May 19
- New drug may slow Alzheimer's course - May 12
- Can HIV exposure regimen work for outpatients? - May 12
- SARS news spurs demand for medical masks - May 12
- Slow start for smallpox vaccine plan - May 5
- Do-it-themselves diagnosis: Patients pick their tests - May 5
- Genome research targets environmentally induced disease - May 5
- Screening interval for colorectal cancer debated - May 5
- FDA to review estrogen-androgen hormone therapy - May 5
- TV-free week gets support of physicians - May 5
- SARS prompts added vigilance, worry over spread of infection - April 28
- Transplant tragedy spurs system checks - April 28
- Raising HDL levels may be as important as lowering LDL - April 28
- Doctor-pilots mourn loss of Chicago airstrip - April 28
- FDA chief pledges changes to direct-to-consumer advertising guidelines - April 28
- Collaborating for care: When joining forces helps patients - April 21
- Gene mutations present clues for cancer-drug design - April 21
- Fast-food sellers under fire for helping supersize people - April 21
- Technology, compact tools put physicians in dust of battle - April 14
- New focus urged for kids' heart health - April 14
- Golfers may soon be singing "yippy-i-o OK" - April 14
- Creativity needed to reach minority elderly - April 14
- Spectrum of hope: Early diagnosis aids autism treatment - April 7
- Infectious disease outbreaks signal need to think globally - April 7
- New NIH center focuses on finding an AIDS vaccine - April 7
- When the times get rough, you can ease your patients' minds - March 24/31
- A little warfarin goes a long way in stopping clots - March 24/31
- Compensation proposed for smallpox vaccine injuries - March 24/31
- Is arthritis medicine working? Ask what the patient thinks - March 24/31
- Preventing migraines cuts pain and costs - March 24/31
- Back on the front lines: Bioterrorism threatens to resurrect an old foe - March 17
- AIDS vaccine trial called disappointing, but not futile - March 17
- Get ready for a new -- and nastier -- West Nile season - March 10
- Cancer center called sham, closed down - March 10
- Progenitor cells indicative of lower cardiac risk? - March 10
- Cutting-the-fat bills target overweight kids - March 10
- Managing mayhem: How doctors handle seasonal chaos - March 3
- Doctors urged to focus on terror readiness - March 3
- Shipboard medicine is no carnival - March 3
- Celiac symptoms varied; disease not so rare - March 3
- Public health's main fear over bioterrorism: surge capacity - Feb. 24
- Doctors try to fix backroom damage - Feb. 24
- Are the good times over at National Institutes of Health? - Feb. 24
- Team approach best for providing palliative care - Feb. 24
- Smallpox efforts are off to a bumpy start - Feb. 24
- One doctor's battles: Craig Lee Slingluff Jr., MD, lived to fight another day - Feb. 17
- Norovirus outbreaks at all-time high nationwide - Feb. 17
- Frustration abounds over tobacco settlement spending - Feb. 17
- Pricey vaccines for kids still public health bargains - Feb. 17
- Flu vaccination most successful in 3 years - Feb. 10
- H. pylori vaccine research shows promise - Feb. 10
- Prescription drug abuse by teens increasing - Feb. 10
- Germ warfare: The battle for clear noses - Feb. 3
- FDA survey puts positive spin on direct-to-consumer ads - Feb. 3
- Mock vaccination exercise mimics smallpox response - Feb. 3
- American MD killed serving troubled corner of the world - Jan. 27
- 30 years after Roe v. Wade, doctors reflect on its impact - Jan. 27
- FDA: Hormones get box warning, label changes - Jan. 27
- Everything may not cause cancer -- but 228 things do - Jan. 27
- Who will be WHO's next leader? Choice critical to global health - Jan. 20
- Diuretics most effective hypertension drug - Jan. 20
- Chicken pox vaccine's staying power questioned - Jan. 20
- Internet filters can also block health sites - Jan. 20
- Compensation plan needed to offset smallpox vaccine risks - Jan. 13
- AMA wants to ban booze ads aimed at teens - Jan. 13
- Challenges lie in details of smallpox plan - Jan. 6
- Behind the scenes: How a drug becomes a drug - Jan. 6
- Task force adds opinion in prostate screening debate - Jan. 6
- Smoking cessation programs have room for improvement - Jan. 6
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In a small office, everyone knows each other personally but must work together professionally. How can physicians make sure staff relations are appropriate?
The Medicare physician quality reporting system will use participation in 2013 to determine who will be penalized starting in 2015.
Physicians who provide medical care for themselves or family risk losing objectivity and letting their personal feelings interfere with what is best for the patient.
By enlisting tools that patients can use, a medical practice can become more efficient -- and increase patient satisfaction
Medical staff membership and employment are separate roles. But the worlds can collide in ways that impinge on physicians' rights and privileges if caught unaware.
With expenses rising faster than revenues, how do physicians tighten spending without affecting care? By focusing on little things that end up costing a lot.
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