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Government & Medicine 2004
- Drug reimportation supported if safety of patients is assured - Dec. 27
- AMA reaffirms commitment to fight Medicare pay cuts - Dec. 27
- Bush names EPA chief as new HHS secretary - Dec. 27
- Federal health budget, abortion language OK'd - Dec. 27
- Terrorism measures lead into uncharted waters - Dec. 27
- Quick View: Health proposals have popular appeal - Dec. 27
- Medicare payment ample for cancer drugs, GAO says - Dec. 20
- Thompson's farewell to HHS urges continued focus on global health - Dec. 20
- Baseball deal strikes out with physicians in District of Columbia - Dec. 20
- Confusion surrounds new national doctor ID number - Dec. 13
- Deficit could force Medicare reductions - Dec. 13
- Tennessee Medicaid may be headed for a fall - Dec. 13
- Medicare pilot project expands coverage for chiropractic care - Dec. 13
- Formulary friction: Doctors fear prescription limits - Dec. 6
- Utah high court upholds liability damage cap - Dec. 6
- Bariatric surgery gets good review from Medicare panel - Dec. 6
- State tort reform ballot wins set stage for further battles - Nov. 22/29
- Bush's 2nd term health agenda pushes liability reform, HSAs - Nov. 22/29
- CMS finalizes 1.5% doctor pay increase, adds new patient benefits - Nov. 22/29
- California rejects access measures; funding concerns cited - Nov. 22/29
- Voters weigh in on issues of marijuana use - Nov. 22/29
- Lawsuits against health plans crumble in wake of Supreme Court ruling - Nov. 15
- Industry moves on HIPAA standards, but transition will be slow - Nov. 15
- Medicaid vouchers could get new life in Louisiana - Nov. 15
- Changes sought to tech rules for Medicare quality groups - Nov. 15
- Medicaid budget woes expected to persist - Nov. 8
- Medicare claims appeals could slow down - Nov. 8
- Pennsylvania House extends liability fund relief - Nov. 8
- 3 states face marijuana votes on decriminalization, medical treatment - Nov. 1
- Hospital care varies widely for chronically ill Medicare patients - Nov. 1
- Political passions drive doctors to campaign - Oct. 25
- Drug import crackdown shows hazards - Oct. 25
- CMS moves to speed Medicare approval for expanded uses of medical technology - Oct. 25
- Voters hold fate of California health insurance mandate - Oct. 25
- House OKs division of 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - Oct. 25
- Drug pay cut could disrupt cancer care - Oct. 18
- Election 2004: Presidential candidates give plans for health care - Oct. 18
- Hospital bid to help doctors with liability gets OK - Oct. 18
- Pediatricians hit Bush on kids' health spending - Oct. 18
- Physician-candidates inspired by health climate to practice politics - Oct. 11
- HHS pilots way to quicker settlements - Oct. 11
- Medicare reform spurs growth in different managed care options - Oct. 11
- Millions to get Medicare drug card for immediate use - Oct. 11
- Presidential prescription: How to fix health care - Oct. 4
- Rx comparisons may lead seniors to doctors' doors - Oct. 4
- House bill sanctions lawyers for filing frivolous lawsuits - Oct. 4
- Public: Government should provide more kids' coverage - Oct. 4
- Doctors who tout iffy "cures" will face critical eye of FTC - Sept. 27
- Health insurance premiums jump again - Sept. 27
- Medicare doctor payments contribute to Part B premium rise - Sept. 27
- Fight looms over Medicare drug coverage - Sept. 20
- ED closures spur worries of care crisis in L.A. - Sept. 20
- Quick View: Penalty for breaking HIPAA law - Sept. 20
- HIPAA's promise undermined by claims-processing tangle - Sept. 13
- AMA gets $1 million disaster response grant - Sept. 13
- Nevada tort reform ballot fight now brewing - Sept. 13
- Doctors leery about Tennessee plan to overhaul Medicaid - Sept. 13
- Have a Medicare policy question? Carriers usually give wrong answers - Sept. 6
- Ballot battle: Two professions square off over attorney fees and quality of care. - Sept. 6
- States challenge FDA in fight over drug reimportation - Sept. 6
- Quick View: Medicare drug benefits get cool reception - Sept. 6
- Texas SCHIP cuts seen as harbinger - Aug. 23/30
- Mississippi hospital agrees to lower charges for uninsured patients - Aug. 23/30
- Medical groups seek end to death penalty for minors - Aug. 23/30
- 1.5% Medicare increase secured, but future pay cuts are forecast - Aug. 16
- Wyoming moves toward tort referendum - Aug. 16
- CMS unveils plan for Medicare drug benefit but skimps on details - Aug. 16
- Senate passes patient safety bill with new error reporting system - Aug. 9
- Two Illinois towns take tort reform into their own hands - Aug. 9
- Study hits physician collective bargaining - Aug. 9
- HHS outlines plan to increase national adoption of health information technology - Aug. 9
- Edwards' trial lawyer past raises red flags for doctors - Aug. 2
- Pharmacy benefit managers a growing force in Medicare - Aug. 2
- U.S. appellate court weighs legality of Medi-Cal cuts - Aug. 2
- Low pay hurts Medicaid access to specialists - July 26
- Health IT chief: Public-private partnership needed for EMRs - July 26
- Pennsylvania physicians' efforts on liability reform hit a roadblock - July 26
- Medicare demonstration project previews drug benefit - July 19
- Congressional task force ready to tackle Medicaid reform - July 19
- Supreme Court strikes down landmark patient protection law - July 12
- Legislators focus on keeping health insurance costs down - July 12
- Delegates press for affordable Medicare drugs - July 12
- MedPAC eyes cost-cutting strategies - July 12
- Drug reimportation dilemma: Drug safety vs. access - July 5
- AMA seeks separate Medicare drug funding - July 5
- Physicians want HSA access for Medicare recipients - July 5
- AMA to help states on programs for uninsured - July 5
- Lawsuit claims Glaxo hid Paxil findings - June 28
- HHS prodded to implement liability coverage for free clinic volunteers - June 28
- Empty box on claims means Medicare denials - June 28
- Quick View: Health spending growth drops again - June 28
- Carrier backlogs continue to stall physician Medicare enrollment - June 21
- "Partial-birth abortion" ban loses 1st round - June 21
- House votes to bar over-the-counter sales of steroid precursors - June 21
- Emergency departments strained by patients better seen elsewhere - June 21
- Funding crunch flattens HIV/AIDS drug access - June 14
- 3 states pass tort reform; others still waiting - June 14
- Panel weighs competing views on federal e-prescribing standards - June 14
- Push continues for electronic health records - June 14
- New health savings account perk pushed - June 14
- Medicare carrier switch: Who will pay you next? - June 7
- Tort reform passes again in the House - June 7
- Alaska physician wins case on ignored medical advice - June 7
- Brace for slew of questions about Medicare drug cards - May 24/31
- New solutions sought to help uninsured - May 24/31
- Medicare doctor payment fix remains elusive for Congress - May 24/31
- Connecticut doctors push for tort reform veto - May 24/31
- Two-week payment penalty threatens as HIPAA claims deadline looms - May 17
- President launches push for electronic records; funds for project still in question - May 17
- Medicare hopes to boost better option for dialysis - May 17
- Panel studies retainer care, practice trends - May 17
- California launches plan to crack down on Medi-Cal fraud - May 17
- Health care now prime target of federal False Claims Act - May 10
- Drive to reimport drugs outpacing U.S. effort to study safety - May 10
- Study lauds emergency "prudent layperson" laws - May 10
- New Jersey court derails Medicare incentive pay project - May 10
- Medicaid short list: Prescribing a hassle factor - May 3
- Lawmakers ask CMS help in raising Medicare doctor pay - May 3
- One year later, mixed reviews for privacy rule - May 3
- Iowa governor might not sign tort reform bill - May 3
- Maine's health reform plan is met with cautious optimism - April 26
- Senators reject tort reform again - April 26
- More Medicare services, quality not always linked - April 26
- Court upholds Michigan Medicaid drug limits - April 26
- Health savings accounts gaining as coverage option - April 26
- CMS revises rules limiting physician self-referral - April 19
- Alert warns of Medicare conflict for concierge practices - April 19
- Study criticizes health insurance tax credit plan - April 19
- Panel predicts Medicare pay cuts as crunch looms for 2006 - April 12
- Grassroots advocacy: Doctors keep up the fight for tort reform - April 12
- Medicare panel mulls oversight of outpatient imaging services - April 12
- States likely to see little help with Medicaid funding - April 12
- Health care emerges as a major issue in 2004 election - April 12
- Protecting genetic privacy: Is a law needed? - April 5
- CMS offers guidance on specialty hospital moratorium - April 5
- Medicare faces cash crunch - April 5
- Scores of bogus health plans collect premiums, ignore claims - March 22/29
- Congress to look at Medicare pay formula - March 22/29
- Medicare warns of payment delays for claims that don't meet HIPAA rules - March 22/29
- Alaska bill offers immunity when advice is ignored - March 22/29
- FDA targets medication errors by requiring bar codes on drugs - March 15
- Focus on stopping diversion: Federal officials announce crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers - March 15
- Drug reimportation booms as U.S. safety task force is named - March 15
- Injunction lifted against any-willing-provider law - March 15
- Consumer-driven health care: Bush, GOP back HSA expansion - March 8
- Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate - March 8
- Doctors protest 400% price hike in HIV medication - March 8
- Senate bill aims to boost seat-belt use - March 8
- Bush nominates FDA chief for top CMS slot - March 8
- Medicare relief coming soon with drug discount cards - March 8
- The quality challenge: How best to raise the bar for medical care - March 1
- GOP leaders focus on tort reform, health disparities - March 1
- Suit over late-term abortion ban sparks privacy debate - March 1
- Medical groups fight for local smoking ban - March 1
- Medicare enrollment delays leave doctors out in the cold - Feb. 23
- Medicaid facing financial crisis, hard choices in cuts - Feb. 23
- Doctors to get national billing ID numbers - Feb. 23
- Expect health spending slowdown in 2005 - Feb. 16
- Both sides ready for HMO liability fight - Feb. 16
- Quick View: Health care worries high on voters' lists - Feb. 16
- Government pushes for electronic medical record standards - Feb. 9
- New federal budget brings an end to NIH growth spurt - Feb. 9
- Kennedy's plan aims to provide health care to the uninsured - Feb. 9
- Discount Rx program finally launched in Maine - Feb. 9
- Health insurance access is back on America's agenda - Feb. 2
- Unfinished business: Congressional agenda 2004 - Feb. 2
- Texas fetus abuse law could spell legal trouble for doctors - Feb. 2
- MedPAC calls for 2.5% doctor pay update in 2005 - Feb. 2
- Drug pay rule might hurt Medicare access - Jan. 26
- 2002 health care spending hit $1.6 trillion - Jan. 26
- States get a little Medicaid help, but picture still bleak - Jan. 26
- Appeals court upholds Ohio "partial-birth abortion" law - Jan. 19
- Medicare law aims to bring Alaska physicians in from the cold - Jan. 19
- Disabled are falling through gaps in Medicare coverage - Jan. 12
- Future is uncertain for surgery center Medicare payment - Jan. 12
- Firms embrace cost-sharing; sick pay most - Jan. 12
- Houston doctors' group settles antitrust charges - Jan. 12
- HIPAA confidential: Achieving compliance, dispelling myths - Jan. 5
- AMA seeks federal funding of medical interpreters - Jan. 5
- AMA hits laws impeding screening of drunk patients - Jan. 5
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Professional Issues 2004
- Delegates target courts for liability reform expansion - Dec. 27
- Faith in healing: A Chicago physician is as at home in the pulpit as he is in the exam room - Dec. 27
- Tort reform alive and well in West Virginia - Dec. 27
- TV makeovers more extreme than real - Dec. 27
- Can patients really handle the truth? - Dec. 27
- Adding performance data to EMRs shows payoff - Dec. 27
- Delegates OK denying Rx data to drug reps - Dec. 27
- Criminal checks increasingly a fact of life for physicians - Dec. 20
- Study details gap in death rate by race; health care disparities blamed - Dec. 20
- ACP opens affiliate membership to PAs - Dec. 20
- UNOS: Don't solicit for cadaveric donation - Dec. 20
- Oregon doctors want more in-state students - Dec. 20
- Removal of FAQs about prescriptions on DEA Web site causes turmoil - Dec. 20
- Technology raises expectations -- and tort risk - Dec. 13
- Prescription for pain care: More physicians, more treatment - Dec. 13
- New generation of CME taking 1st steps - Dec. 13
- Board self-assessment modules under fire from family physicians - Dec. 13
- Liability claims level off, but costs still up - Dec. 13
- In the Courts: Medical expert barred from Georgia court forever - Dec. 13
- Tort reform gets own bracelet campaign - Dec. 6
- Resident study: Hours worked do make a difference - Dec. 6
- Out-of-the-box approach to breakfast champions heart health - Dec. 6
- Blood product trial sparks informed consent debate - Dec. 6
- Tracking database for narcotic prescriptions debated - Dec. 6
- Center will offer place to practice procedures - Dec. 6
- Ethics Forum: Voluntary self-regulation of CME sponsorship debated - Dec. 6
- Reputation rehabilitation: Prison medicine - Nov. 22/29
- Doctors seek ways to cover liability premium shortfalls - Nov. 22/29
- Poor health, not lack of insurance, drives ED visits - Nov. 22/29
- Liability premium increases slowing, yet rates remain at record highs - Nov. 15
- Women physicians find ways to make "part time" work - Nov. 15
- Public solicitation of organ donors grabs the spotlight - Nov. 15
- Commuter plane crash claims lives of 6 physicians - Nov. 15
- Border barriers ease for international medical graduates - Nov. 15
- Health commissioner slams Connecticut medical board - Nov. 15
- MICRAscope: RAND's methodical inspection of California's tort reform law - Nov. 8
- No draft for doctors, Pentagon says - Nov. 8
- Long-term-care panel formed - Nov. 8
- Women leading climb in med school applications - Nov. 8
- Law protects physicians with patient safety plans - Nov. 8
- Illinois hospital, staff go to court in fight over liability coverage - Nov. 8
- In the Courts: Court rules a patient list is a protected trade secret - Nov. 8
- Challenges in state courts: New tort reforms under fire - Nov. 1
- CME providers face stricter financial disclosure - Nov. 1
- States get feds' help with Rx monitoring - Nov. 1
- DOs ready for their close-ups, looking to make their mark on TV - Nov. 1
- Congress renews visa waiver program for IMGs - Nov. 1
- Ethics Forum: Just because it's new doesn't mean it's best - Nov. 1
- In the execution chamber: Do doctors have a place -- at all? - Oct. 25
- Physicians cut back emergency on-call shifts, study finds - Oct. 25
- Oklahoma optometrists gain right to use scalpel - Oct. 25
- Colorado death ruling chills transplant community - Oct. 25
- Physicians try fresh approaches to combat liability premium hikes - Oct. 18
- Oral surgeons bite at offshore MD degree - Oct. 18
- Report finds gaps in health care quality - Oct. 18
- Doctors help send medical textbooks to Iraqi physicians - Oct. 18
- ACCME changes conflict-of-interest rules - Oct. 18
- Doctors make sweet music with VA orchestra, chorus - Oct. 18
- Washington state nurses sue hospital over mandatory flu vaccination rule - Oct. 18
- Quick View: Doctors at peak of prestigious jobs list - Oct. 18
- Career curves: When it's time for a change - Oct. 11
- Group offers ways to close medicine's diversity gap - Oct. 11
- AMA ethics code helps solve day-to-day issues - Oct. 11
- Florida launches minority physician mentoring program - Oct. 11
- In the Courts: Judge: Mega-verdict spawned by passion - Oct. 11
- Will Massachusetts court allow expert to be sued? - Oct. 4
- Cost keeps many from taking their meds - Oct. 4
- Ethical issues last hurdle for face transplants - Oct. 4
- Defamation award could chill peer review - Oct. 4
- Ethics Forum: Treatment choice is ultimately the patient's - Oct. 4
- Residency slots reallocated to relieve doctor shortages - Sept. 27
- Testing, testing: For doctors, it never ends - Sept. 27
- HMO incentives cited in Massachusetts lawsuit - Sept. 27
- Military doctors reminded of wartime roles - Sept. 27
- Staff less tolerant of rude doctors - Sept. 20
- Interventions gaining ground as next phase for patient safety research - Sept. 20
- Massive HMO suit gets thumbs up - Sept. 20
- D.C. surgeon touts own ideas for reform, gifts - Sept. 20
- Connecticut obstetrician-gynecologists scrap plan of raising fees - Sept. 20
- Texas Supreme Court avoids redefining "person" in ruling - Sept. 20
- California law eases threat to pain medication prescribers - Sept. 13
- The 63% question: Why are female physicians lagging behind? - Sept. 13
- Virginia obstetricians welcome promised Medicaid pay hike - Sept. 13
- Federal authorization ends for COGME in September - Sept. 13
- Medical Ethics Day set for Sept. 18 - Sept. 13
- Texas sees results from tort reform - Sept. 13
- New Mexico court asked to weigh tort ruling - Sept. 13
- New studies back effectiveness of hospitalists - Sept. 13
- In the Courts: Illinois: No corporate certificate, no pay - Sept. 13
- California deal reaffirms medical staff autonomy - Sept. 6
- Public plea spurs new liver, and debate over technique - Sept. 6
- Doctors face disparities in care of blacks - Sept. 6
- Physician-assisted suicide lives on - Sept. 6
- MCAT wins first step in lawsuit - Sept. 6
- Antitrust suit against the Match dismissed - Sept. 6
- Ethics Forum: Early genetic testing puts more slip in slope - Sept. 6
- No state immune to liability stress - Aug. 23/30
- Professional bond inspires gift of life - Aug. 23/30
- Catching phony physicians: Those masquerading in medicine sometimes injure patients - Aug. 23/30
- Medical organizations attack disparities on many fronts - Aug. 23/30
- VA faces delays filling physician posts - Aug. 23/30
- New journal focuses on care for Hispanics - Aug. 23/30
- Survey shows heightened focus on pain at death - Aug. 23/30
- Quick View: Hospital errors generate spectrum of concerns - Aug. 23/30
- Communication problems often initiate "cascades" of errors - Aug. 16
- Government report finds fault with Joint Commission - Aug. 16
- Hospital execs told to walk for safety - Aug. 16
- Doctors warned on single high blood pressure reading - Aug. 16
- Quick View: Ob-gyns feeling the pressure - Aug. 16
- The politics of progress: How to continue stem cell research despite limitations - Aug. 9
- Report urges racial, cultural diversity in medicine - Aug. 9
- $1,000 licensing fee hard to swallow - Aug. 9
- AMA, ACP ethics groups study distribution of health care - Aug. 9
- AAMC sued over medical school admission exam - Aug. 9
- Organ donors sought from cardiac deaths - Aug. 9
- In the Courts: Tort reform challenges yield mixed results - Aug. 9
- Doctor duo skewers health system with lyrical laughs - Aug. 2
- Web-based physician credentialing system seen as time-saver - Aug. 2
- Online CME becoming increasingly popular - Aug. 2
- Case against assisted-suicide law continues - Aug. 2
- Ohio physical therapists getting direct patient access - Aug. 2
- Ethics Forum: Discretion often the better part of valor - Aug. 2
- Physician feedback encouraged as health plan settlement shakes out - July 26
- Show and tell: Letting outsiders see into the OR - July 26
- States moving ahead on patient safety front - July 26
- Need for doctors in rural areas deepens - July 26
- Court tells New York to delete unfounded charges - July 26
- Hospital publicly supports doctor - July 26
- Resident work-hour limits still a struggle one year into restrictions - July 19
- Process changes, but skill still top factor in referrals - July 19
- California bill calls for physician review of prescribing patterns - July 19
- California oral surgeons want to expand scope - July 19
- Doctor participation lags behind demand for clinical trials - July 19
- Magical medical tour: The quirky collections of healing - July 12
- Growing medical liability crisis drives new ethical policy - July 12
- New leaders take the helm at the AMA - July 12
- AMA aims to boost medical staff autonomy - July 12
- Commentary: Universal health care coverage through technology - July 12
- In the Courts: Documentation best defense in a malpractice action - July 12
- AMA studies liability surcharges - July 5
- AMA backs review of presumed consent on organ donations - July 5
- 2 doctors used typhus to save thousands in wartime - July 5
- Common ground sought on pain - July 5
- AMA takes aim at skills exam - July 5
- Ethics Forum: Considering costs and coverage in treatment - July 5
- Expert witness sues critics - June 28
- Medical schools aim to grow rural doctors - June 28
- Uncloaking history: The ethics of digging up the past - June 28
- Simulated hospital center would be first of its kind - June 28
- Minnesota looks for statewide "best practices" - June 28
- Cultural competency available by computer - June 28
- Wisconsin safety-driven hospital under construction - June 28
- Neckwear as germ-spreader? More than a stain on your tie - June 21
- 61-year-old graduates medical school - June 21
- Canadian hospitals study patient safety - June 21
- Reagan praised as medicine's friend - June 21
- Connecticut ob-gyn group delivers surcharge to offset liability pain - June 14
- You get what they pay for: Continuing medical education selections - June 14
- Physician wants suit against West Virginia lawyers reinstated - June 14
- Assisted suicide a decision for the states - June 14
- Massachusetts physicians brace for another liability rate jump - June 14
- Transplant patients seek to share more than organs - June 14
- Patients like seeing familiar face on Dr. Robot - June 14
- Doctors honored for role as mentors - June 14
- In the Courts: Physicians stand up for colleagues, then get fired - June 14
- Doctors can know accusers; ruling doesn't set precedent - June 7
- Federation to review foreign schools after educational standards are questioned - June 7
- Medical students to begin taking clinical skills test - June 7
- Louisiana psychologists can prescribe meds - June 7
- Quick View: Malpractice payouts take huge jump - June 7
- Exam room comedy best used with caution - May 24/31
- Family man: Incoming AMA executive looks ahead - May 24/31
- Performance measures offer a head start - May 24/31
- Discontent with practice climate transcends race - May 24/31
- New course will boost diabetes training - May 24/31
- New course at Duke focuses on obesity - May 24/31
- Quick View: Residents outline dangers of catching Z's - May 24/31
- California tort reform shaken by abuse laws as court creates inpatient loophole - May 17
- Preventing undertreatment of pain: Model policy on controlled substances - May 17
- New Jersey law expands reporting of medical errors - May 17
- Tort reform gives Texas doctors some relief - May 17
- High medical school debt steers life choices for young doctors - May 17
- Rope 'em, ride 'em, mend 'em: When rodeo cowboys get hurt, volunteer physicians are there to help - May 10
- Passage to India: Physicians give back to their homeland - May 10
- Patients ask feds to feel their pain - May 10
- Pay for coordinating care tops internists' wish list - May 10
- Reproductive medicine guidelines called effective - May 10
- In the Courts: Doctors may be liable for patients' fake IDs - May 10
- Underlying data questioned: Error study focuses on primary care - May 3
- Liability crisis ends century of deliveries - May 3
- More voices join debate on physician work force - May 3
- Best practices legislation moving forward in Minnesota - May 3
- Today's gamer, tomorrow's surgeon? - May 3
- New legislation protects the Match from antitrust litigation - May 3
- Quick View: Doctors express liability worries - May 3
- Quick View: Top medical schools - May 3
- Ethics Forum: Helping loved ones at time of patient's death - May 3
- More doctors disciplined as states bolster medical boards - April 26
- In wake of body parts scandal, physicians urged to know cadaver source - April 26
- Treating the neighborhood: A family physician serves an underserved community - April 26
- New York court expands liability in miscarriage and stillborn cases - April 26
- Boards scrutinize doctors over medical marijuana - April 26
- California eyes licenses of sex offenders - April 26
- Survey examines intimidation by prescribers - April 26
- New standards aim to hike CME quality - April 26
- Catholic patients, doctors face living will dilemma - April 26
- Med staff-hospital fights turn nasty and more litigious - April 19
- VA OKs chiropractic care but keeps primary care oversight - April 19
- Malpractice plaintiffs' wins, awards up slightly - April 19
- Wisconsin doctors not forced to be expert witnesses - April 19
- Rx industry already using DEA-proposed rule - April 19
- Residencies pinpoint work-hour hurdles - April 19
- Bioethics council reaches consensus on assisted reproduction - April 19
- Quick View: Practices try to pare down liability premiums - April 19
- Family physicians told to evolve so specialty can survive - April 12
- Judging and being judged: The thankless job of doctor discipline - April 12
- Study compares traits, discipline - April 12
- More behavioral, social sciences education needed - April 12
- Study looks at in-office errors by family physicians - April 12
- Some resident work-hour limits could change - April 12
- Bioethicist urges shifting focus to street-level issues - April 12
- AHRQ's friends are calling for funding boost - April 12
- In the Courts: Physicians found negligent for not performing CT scan - April 12
- Tort crisis gamble: Physicians weigh odds of going bare - April 5
- Pediatrician supply could outstrip demand - April 5
- Assisted-suicide numbers up in Oregon - April 5
- Family medicine sees better Match - April 5
- Wisconsin bill lets advance directives be ignored - April 5
- PRN separates from AMA, keeps no-strike policy - April 5
- Ethics Forum: Broaching topics patients may not want to talk about - April 5
- One physician's malpractice battle: Dr. Diakos on trial - March 22/29
- Study tracks learning via online CME - March 22/29
- Campaign targets needlestick injuries - March 22/29
- Membership shifts for bioethics council - March 22/29
- Teaching hospital crafts model safety program - March 22/29
- Professionalism starts in med school - March 15
- States, scientists seek alternate funding for stem cell research - March 15
- Photo-taking doctor has shot at Pulitzer - March 15
- Fewer new DOs picking primary care - March 15
- New AMA award honors doctors focusing on disparities - March 15
- Coverage squeezed for elder-care physicians: Tort crisis hits nursing homes - March 8
- Upcoming Match spotlights visa woes facing residency programs - March 8
- Beat the clock: The new challenges to residents - March 8
- North Carolina board claims boost in doctor discipline - March 8
- Out of residency and into practice -- at 84 - March 8
- Performance measures may be part of recertification - March 8
- Education, progress focus of patient safety week - March 8
- In the Courts: New Jersey squelches lawsuit for advertising fraud - March 8
- States ask drug firms to report gifts to individual physicians - March 1
- Defamation lawsuits may have chilling effect on peer review - March 1
- New doctors' group pushes tort reform - March 1
- Transplant team works on one of its own - March 1
- Florida puts limits on office plastic surgery after 8 deaths - March 1
- Ethics Forum: Avoiding court may offer best outcome for everyone - March 1
- Tort reform wouldn't dent health spending -- CBO report - Feb. 23
- Kaiser cited as staffing model - Feb. 23
- Revisiting the crisis in Nevada: Tort reform in need of reform - Feb. 23
- Judge OKs CIGNA settlement with doctors - Feb. 23
- IOM report asks schools to boost minority recruitment - Feb. 23
- CME provider tries to target what you treat - Feb. 23
- Massachusetts doctors advocate needle exchange - Feb. 23
- States boosting doctor oversight - Feb. 23
- Ohio physicians fight back: Panel documents frivolous lawsuits - Feb. 16
- Drug marketing: OxyContin ads called misleading - Feb. 16
- California damage cap protects medical groups, too - Feb. 16
- Doctor loses coverage over pain prescribing - Feb. 16
- California court says experts shouldn't speculate - Feb. 16
- Web site rates quality of care at Texas hospitals - Feb. 16
- Empowered by insurers and states, nonphysicians push practice limits - Feb. 9
- Prescription for love: The online way to find a mate - Feb. 9
- Education called key to acceptance of performance ratings - Feb. 9
- Kids' visits shifting farther away from family physicians - Feb. 9
- Texas schools ponder race role in admissions - Feb. 9
- Center encourages donation of frozen embryos - Feb. 9
- Doctors show bad example in chowing down - Feb. 9
- In the Courts: Lawyers try new tacks in malpractice suits - Feb. 9
- Generation gripe: Young doctors less dedicated, hardworking? - Feb. 2
- Doctor may be forced to be expert witness - Feb. 2
- Politics charged in disparities report - Feb. 2
- Tennessee doctors to get paid for "doing the right thing" - Feb. 2
- Quick View: Nurses, doctors viewed as honest - Feb. 2
- Ethics Forum: Helping older patients decide to stop driving - Feb. 2
- Frustrated and fighting back: Ob-gyn sues West Virginia trial lawyers - Jan. 26
- Doctors to the dying: Helping patients at the end becomes a growing specialty - Jan. 26
- Lectures top doctors' list of CME choices - Jan. 26
- Pain group not eligible to certify members - Jan. 26
- New Jersey to allow embryonic stem cell research - Jan. 26
- North Carolina Blues sued over pay methods - Jan. 26
- Quick View: The lingering costs of med ed - Jan. 26
- Disparities in care still undercut quality progress - Jan. 19
- Doctors fight for enforcement of staff bylaws - Jan. 19
- Physician's artwork is an outgrowth of patient care - Jan. 19
- Patient-centered model offered as road to reform - Jan. 19
- Pennsylvania tort crisis: Lawmakers fiddle, doctors burn - Jan. 12
- Error-proofing your office: Rules and protocols to help reduce risk - Jan. 12
- The National Quality Forum is setting standards for primary care - Jan. 12
- Court leaves RICO charges against plans intact - Jan. 12
- Yearly re-registration of Muslim visitors ends - Jan. 12
- Patients say best doctors are ones who look like them - Jan. 12
- In the Courts: Tort reform and more; medical issues on deck - Jan. 12
- AMA vows united voice in battle for tort reform - Jan. 5
- Physician shortage predicted to spread - Jan. 5
- Care for the belligerent patient debated in AMA open forum - Jan. 5
- Advisory panel nixes VA patient self-referral to chiropractors - Jan. 5
- New Jersey obstetrician-gynecologist wins informed consent case - Jan. 5
- AMA announces new membership strategy - Jan. 5
- Ethics Forum: Advocate for vaccines, but not for candidates - Jan. 5
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Business 2004
- Scrushy on trial: He's sure he'll win - Dec. 27
- AMA: Don't extend moratorium on specialty hospitals - Dec. 27
- Ruling in tax shelter lawsuit could benefit doctors - Dec. 27
- Aetna buys back its mental health division - Dec. 27
- Practice Management: Set a policy about extra exams in a single appointment - Dec. 27
- Anthem, WellPoint merge into largest health plan - Dec. 20
- Scouting a career coach: When it's time for a change - Dec. 20
- Practice Pointers: EMR search, while tough, can be done - Dec. 20
- Personal Finance: Doctors looking at details as interest in HSAs grows - Dec. 20
- EMR enticements: What will it take? - Dec. 13
- Blues pledge nationwide expansion of HSAs - Dec. 13
- New reasons for hospitals to buy practices - Dec. 13
- Database to aid quality efforts - Dec. 13
- Northern California physicians flock to Kaiser Permanente - Dec. 13
- MRI backlash: Crackdown on costs of imaging - Dec. 6
- California backs Anthem-WellPoint merger, but hurdle remains - Dec. 6
- Contract Language: Give employment contracts a thorough going-over - Dec. 6
- Do you tend to undercode? You're not alone - Nov. 22/29
- Nonprofit hospitals under scrutiny: The IRS cracks down - Nov. 22/29
- AAFP passes resolution seeking reimbursement for paperwork - Nov. 22/29
- Wisconsin patients can check hospital fees - Nov. 22/29
- Practice Management: Preparation key to putting out "fires" - Nov. 22/29
- It's negotiable: Fighting for a fair deal - Nov. 15
- Several states reconsidering Anthem-WellPoint merger - Nov. 15
- Urologist finds success with forming a business on paper - Nov. 15
- PPO offers patient, physician incentives - Nov. 15
- Practice Pointers: New tax laws may change your tax strategy - Nov. 15
- Quick View: Blues' HMOs: Shrinking, but profitable - Nov. 15
- Blues plan sues physicians who won't join network - Nov. 8
- Turning theory into practice: When cutting-edge doesn't always cut it - Nov. 8
- Health plans subpoenaed in fraud probe - Nov. 8
- Services pop up to help doctors pick EMR system - Nov. 8
- Minnesota insurer won't pay hospitals for "never events" - Nov. 8
- Personal Finance: Changes in tax laws could affect 2004 filing - Nov. 8
- Nabbing no-shows: What can you do when patients are absent? - Nov. 1
- North Carolina Blues covers medical visits related to obesity - Nov. 1
- Contract Language: Give health staffing companies a contractual once-over - Nov. 1
- A risky move: The new rules of relocation - Oct. 25
- Retainer model slowly spreading to specialties - Oct. 25
- Doctors an untapped market for small tech firms - Oct. 25
- Practice Management: Staffing efficiency can be an elusive goal for practices - Oct. 25
- Tightening the leash: Managed care hassle factors getting bigger - Oct. 18
- Proposed Massachusetts e-health network gets $50 million boost - Oct. 18
- More charges against ex-HealthSouth chief - Oct. 18
- Big companies prune health insurance rolls - Oct. 18
- Practice Pointers: Finding right strategy to pay your child's college bills - Oct. 18
- Should I buy my EMR now? The experts weigh in - Oct. 11
- PacifiCare ordered to pay $6.9 million to bankrupt IPA - Oct. 11
- Really solo: California physician opens one-person shop - Oct. 11
- Doctors take on designing, operating their own hospitals - Oct. 11
- Oregon physician makes wood work - Oct. 11
- South Carolina insurers halt bariatric surgery reimbursement - Oct. 11
- Personal Finance: Annuities offer a long-term investment option - Oct. 11
- IRS scrutiny of tax shelter spurs doctor audits - Oct. 4
- Engineering better care: A new approach - Oct. 4
- Doctor banks on success with colleagues - Oct. 4
- Contract Language: Check contracts before charging fees - Oct. 4
- Quick View: Earning hospitals money: How do specialties compare? - Oct. 4
- Collections etiquette: How far should doctors go? - Sept. 27
- United-Oxford merger still facing legal challenge - Sept. 27
- Many hospitals face trouble getting capital - Sept. 27
- Practice Management: Clear policies a must for Internet use - Sept. 27
- Primary care physicians are caught in productivity squeeze - Sept. 20
- Blue crossroads: Insurance in the 21st century - Sept. 20
- Colorado hospitalists' deal raises exclusivity issue - Sept. 20
- Indiana hospital to close 4 months after doctor takeover - Sept. 20
- Practice Pointers: Controls protect against employee theft - Sept. 20
- Demand for convenience puts clinics in stores - Sept. 13
- Health information networks: A growing trend - Sept. 13
- New taxes in New Jersey target doctor services - Sept. 13
- Medem enters agreement with electronic health firm - Sept. 13
- Aetna creating new system for managing migraines - Sept. 13
- Survival skills: Some PPMs have found their niche - Sept. 6
- Premera Blues appeals for-profit conversion denial - Sept. 6
- National Committee for Quality Assurance unveils connectivity standards for health plans - Sept. 6
- Contract Language: OIG advisory on physician consultations - Sept. 6
- Extreme payoff: What CEOs get when they leave is a real eye-opener - Aug. 23/30
- Anthem tests high-tech pen for use in online claims submission - Aug. 23/30
- Chicago physician creates company out of informed consent - Aug. 23/30
- Practice Management: Factors to consider in setting office hours - Aug. 23/30
- Quick View: What's behind the drive for electronic records - Aug. 23/30
- Health plan mega-mergers stalled - Aug. 16
- Marrying your finances: Tips for newlywed physicians - Aug. 16
- Coalition offers doctors help with EMRs - Aug. 16
- CareFirst reforms not crossing to Delaware - Aug. 16
- Physician groups save hospitals in Pennsylvania, Oregon - Aug. 16
- Gingrich's grand vision: A medical world without paper - Aug. 9
- MGMA survey highlights reimbursement disparities - Aug. 9
- Kansas City doctor opens a meaty enterprise - Aug. 9
- Hospitals are laying the groundwork for EMRs - Aug. 9
- Personal Finance: Most bonds won't leave investors shaken or stirred - Aug. 9
- Family ties: Making the office a relative matter - Aug. 2
- Washington Blues plan loses its bid to go for-profit - Aug. 2
- Contract Language: Stark II exceptions for physician recruitment by hospitals - Aug. 2
- Read all about it: How to publish for your practice - July 26
- Report details plan for e-prescribing - July 26
- Doctors find home visits a flexible practice option - July 26
- The hits keep coming: More HealthSouth indictments - July 26
- Aetna targets costs, expands tiered network of specialists - July 26
- Practice Management: Secret shoppers can scope out your customer service - July 26
- Growth spurt: A big expansion in pediatric care - July 19
- A New Jersey ob-gyn hopes cart is ticket to riches - July 19
- Only California stands between Anthem, WellPoint joining forces - July 19
- Practice Pointers: Weigh all your options before leaving a practice - July 19
- Quick View: Antivirus software makes a good security blanket - July 19
- Online consultation slow to grow - July 12
- Train without pain: Doing what it takes to make your office staff tech-savvy - July 12
- Shuttle service a hit for New York family doctor - July 12
- Massachusetts health plans post prices on the Web - July 12
- New York HMO buys for-profit insurer in Connecticut - July 12
- Personal Finance: Experts examine value of buying a hybrid car - July 12
- Greener acres: Some physicians bid goodbye to city life - July 5
- AMA to study establishing coding combinations, modifiers - July 5
- AMA policy encourages national infotech standards - July 5
- Contract Language: New Stark regs refine "same building" rules - July 5
- Dieting for dollars: Paying patients to lose weight - June 28
- Canadian study compares price discrepancies at U.S. hospitals - June 28
- HealthSouth reaches deal, pushes back from edge of bankruptcy - June 28
- Practice Management: Hate staying late? Do scut work throughout the day - June 28
- Practices try dropping waiting rooms - June 21
- Acute interest: When doctor groups become owners - June 21
- Boston groups choose nonprofit route to growth - June 21
- Former HealthSouth execs get probation, fines - June 21
- Practice Pointers: A big SUV has tax benefits -- for now - June 21
- Speech impediment: Technology getting slow start - June 14
- Doctor makes dough teaching bread baking - June 14
- California medical group back from bankruptcy - June 14
- CalPERS cuts 38 "high-cost" hospitals from its network - June 14
- Radiologists weigh in on outsourcing of imaging work - June 14
- Personal Finance: Exchange-traded fund popularity surges - June 14
- Feds turn spotlight on Anthem over "most-favored-nation" clause - June 7
- Quest for a quality bonus: How best to position yourself for a benefit - June 7
- North Carolina doctors sue UnitedHealthcare - June 7
- Rhode Island Blues plan ups reimbursements - June 7
- Contract Language: Rights and limitations in "exclusive provider" contracts - June 7
- The right answer: When patients are calling you - May 24/31
- Physicians cheer Rhode Island Blues president's exit, want more change - May 24/31
- Industry not ready for HIPAA security mandate - May 24/31
- HealthSouth taps HCA exec to take over company helm - May 24/31
- Practice Management: Smaller offices can use office managers, too - May 24/31
- Image conscious: The growing use of doctor-owned scanning centers - May 17
- Review urged for United-Oxford deal - May 17
- Personal Finance: Borrowers can cash in on student loan consolidation - May 17
- Quick View: Workers getting more of the health care burden - May 17
- Physician paperwork swept offshore - May 10
- Data guard: The next HIPAA mandate - May 10
- HIPAA casts doubt on role of claims clearinghouses - May 10
- Blues plans form anti-fraud task force - May 10
- Practice picks a spot where the patients are - May 10
- Career R&D: Alternative vocation is growing in respect - May 3
- Maine program offers new option for paying hospital bill - May 3
- Contract Language: Make sure contract really says what you think it says - May 3
- Quick View: Insurance CEOs are in the money - May 3
- CV guide: Getting your foot in the interviewer's door - April 26
- Corporate group turns to doctor rating system - April 26
- Future uncertain for investments in specialty hospitals - April 26
- Practice Management: Cell phones keep you connected (if you want to be or not) - April 26
- Troubled times for Tenet: Company's future in doubt - April 19
- A Willy Wonka turn leads family physician to sweet spot - April 19
- Minnesota hospital bill rewritten - April 19
- Practice Pointers: How to plan ahead for your retirement - April 19
- Online banking: Making the most of electronic financial services - April 12
- Cost of seismic regulations leaves California hospitals shaking - April 12
- Union seeks to limit Aetna execs' pay - April 12
- Lecture circuit can be a conduit for extra income - April 12
- Personal Finance: Just in case, be prepared for an IRS audit - April 12
- Insurers trim bariatric surgery coverage - April 5
- Merge safely: How to combine practices successfully - April 5
- West Virginia doctor's retainer practice under investigation - April 5
- Contract Language: Limit your liability before signing with a consultant - April 5
- Online reservations: Letting patients make their own appointments - March 22/29
- New York, New Jersey hoping for big payoffs from health plan conversions - March 22/29
- Ousted HealthSouth chief launches local TV talk show in Alabama - March 22/29
- Practice Management: Tracking contracts could pay off in long run - March 22/29
- Physician's sideline extends 6 feet under - March 15
- When silence isn't golden: How to have a say in your business deals - March 15
- Blues execs to get bonus in conversion - March 15
- California could ban foreign outsourcing of patient files - March 15
- Quick View: Online interactive functionality growing among insurers - March 15
- Practice Pointers: Measure performance of 401(k) funds against benchmarks - March 15
- Financing high-tech: You can afford it after all - March 8
- Hospitals hang on to money-losing medical practices - March 8
- Study reports bargaining between health plans and hospitals is easier - March 8
- Minnesota considers tighter restrictions on surgery centers - March 8
- IBM joins medical groups in getting into record-mining business - March 8
- Personal Finance: Home buying has more twists for doctors - March 8
- Quick View: Big health plans mark a profitable year - March 8
- Senior service: How your practice can thrive while treating older and sicker patients - March 1
- WebMD accounting practices come under SEC scrutiny - March 1
- With membership down, CIGNA plans cuts - March 1
- Contract Language: Know details before taking a hospital loan - March 1
- Mile-high ambitions: Divergent success stories - Feb. 23
- Florida, Kentucky officials envision state e-health networks - Feb. 23
- Capitation tossed as HMO market dries up - Feb. 23
- Practice Management: Mail sorting: tedious but necessary task - Feb. 23
- Climbing out of debt: How to recover from overspending - Feb. 16
- Tenet announces major sell-off - Feb. 16
- Profits up at Anthem, WellPoint - Feb. 16
- Wisconsin ENT's nose for business nothing to sneeze at - Feb. 16
- Small practices fuel sales of EMR systems - Feb. 9
- Spinning a wider web: The rising fortunes of WebMD - Feb. 9
- Pennsylvania Blues plans get surplus limits - Feb. 9
- HealthSouth fraud figures higher than thought - Feb. 9
- Physicians explore group purchasing as a way to cut costs - Feb. 9
- Personal Finance: Consider alternative minimum tax liability - Feb. 9
- Urban renewal: When doctors go back to the city - Feb. 2
- Hospitals see cash in online auctions - Feb. 2
- Wisconsin gets pitch for flexibility in health benefits - Feb. 2
- Lawsuit claims HealthSouth auditors knew about fraud - Feb. 2
- Contract Language: Ways to reduce your personal liability - Feb. 2
- Doctors shop for space, move to big box - Jan. 26
- Business ethics: Yes, they exist - Jan. 26
- Hospital spending lags behind depreciation - Jan. 26
- Magellan completes bankruptcy reorganization - Jan. 26
- Practice Management: Consistency key in giving staff time off - Jan. 26
- Tax planning never stops: Start the year with a fiscal exam - Jan. 19
- Technology valued, but implementing it into practice is slow - Jan. 19
- Practice Pointers: Squeezing more out of your practice's bottom line - Jan. 19
- Michigan PPO asks frequent ED users to phone plan first - Jan. 12
- In the cards: Getting paid with plastic - Jan. 12
- Doctor-investors could lose Ohio hospital privileges - Jan. 12
- Tenet to sell hospital besieged by fraud charges - Jan. 12
- Personal Finance: Matching your money with your values - Jan. 12
- Waking up to sleep clinics: Growing industry offers eye-opening investments - Jan. 5
- Action taken to reduce claim denial, allow audit equity - Jan. 5
- First HealthSouth sentences handed down - Jan. 5
- Contract Language: Look for signs of price-fixing potholes - Jan. 5
- Quick View: Internet users annoyed by explosion of spam spam spam spam - Jan. 5
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Health & Science 2004
- Too soon to predict easy flu season - Dec. 27
- Sinusitis guidelines point the way for further research - Dec. 27
- Chest CT scans detect early-stage lung cancer - Dec. 27
- Pursuing the placebo effect: What exactly is it? - Dec. 20
- Brain scans may detect markers of some mental disorders - Dec. 20
- Calculating obesity's toll is more than a number - Dec. 20
- FDA approves new drug for treating MS - Dec. 20
- Technology can spot patients earlier for symptoms beyond traditional heart risk factors - Dec. 13
- Salt intake and smoking play major roles in GERD - Dec. 13
- Pediatrics protocol uncovers family violence - Dec. 13
- New drug combo intensifies race-based medicine debate - Dec. 6
- Sweet relief: Guilty pleasure could have health benefits - Dec. 6
- State health rankings find rise in infant mortality - Dec. 6
- Physicians spot significant substance abuse issues - Dec. 6
- Vaccine reallocation leaves doctors with tough choices - Nov. 22/29
- Health histories can be part of holiday sharing - Nov. 22/29
- CA-MRSA: A new bug with a familiar name - Nov. 22/29
- Added weight: The challenge of obesity in older patients - Nov. 15
- Hormone therapy guide issued by ACOG task force - Nov. 15
- Keeping young female athletes healthy, on and off the field - Nov. 15
- Genetic testing issues land in primary care practices - Nov. 8
- Summit looks at doctors' roles in battling obesity epidemic - Nov. 8
- Surgeon general targets bone health - Nov. 8
- West Nile here to stay; treatments sought - Nov. 8
- Translation frustration: When research doesn't reach - Nov. 1
- CDC refines flu vaccine message, works out allocation plan - Nov. 1
- Program helps doctors who treat addictions - Nov. 1
- Lab tests go under a critical microscope - Nov. 1
- Flu shot shortfall: Physicians scramble to direct high-risk patients to scarce vaccine - Oct. 25
- Vioxx recall raises prescribing questions - Oct. 25
- Chemoprevention of breast cancer applies to only a few - Oct. 25
- Funding shortages, fear lead to vaccine gaps for kids - Oct. 25
- Quarantine: An idea whose time may have come again - Oct. 18
- Number of pertussis cases spiking in several states - Oct. 18
- Obesity in children, adolescents the focus of new IOM report - Oct. 18
- Value of PSA screening test questioned - Oct. 11
- Flu message for physicians: Get the shot, lead by example - Oct. 11
- Age-related diseases demand attention - Oct. 11
- HPV testing up, but communication gap remains - Oct. 11
- FDA panel findings intensify struggles with prescribing of antidepressants - Oct. 4
- Previously unmentionable: A change in attitude about women's health care - Oct. 4
- Antibiotics ineffective in preventing heart attacks - Oct. 4
- More family physicians doing colonoscopies - Oct. 4
- Researchers target type 1 diabetes prevention - Sept. 27
- Drug's clinical trial success paved way to overprescribing - Sept. 27
- Cancer survivors report poor quality of life - Sept. 27
- Progress made on drug trial registry - Sept. 27
- Expanding the scope of varicella vaccine debated - Sept. 27
- Are we all sick? Doctors debate "medicalization" of life - Sept. 20
- Physicians watchful after announced flu vaccine delay - Sept. 20
- Well-educated patients guide their own care - Sept. 20
- Rehab time for familiar food pyramid - Sept. 13
- Viagra used more, especially by younger men - Sept. 13
- Hypertension rates rise sharply - Sept. 13
- Dietary guidelines: Eat less, exercise more - Sept. 13
- Caution urged when prescribing for elderly - Sept. 13
- Alphabet overload: Which dietary supplements are effective? - Sept. 6
- Last year's flu vaccine was good, but not perfect - Sept. 6
- Father of bariatric surgery reflects on its past, present - Sept. 6
- Taking medical mysteries to prime time - Aug. 23/30
- New Kleenex claims to blow away viruses - Aug. 23/30
- Doctors can bridge sex knowledge gap for teens - Aug. 23/30
- Project BioShield: The first line of biological defense - Aug. 16
- FDA approves two-in-one cholesterol-lowering drug - Aug. 16
- Topping the most-wanted list: Drugs to fight the superbugs - Aug. 9
- Medical home model gains momentum - Aug. 9
- Lyme disease still No. 1 vector-borne illness - Aug. 9
- Treating the disabled: How doctors care for adults with developmental issues - Aug. 2
- Cholesterol guidelines get an update - Aug. 2
- Cost seen as main obstacle for Alzheimer's studies - Aug. 2
- Plans under way for coping with potential flu pandemic - July 26
- Celiac disease remains difficult to diagnose - July 26
- Methamphetamine use increasing - July 26
- WHO plans global clinical trials registry - July 26
- West Nile virus makes new inroads in the West - July 26
- Infection eyed as culprit in chronic disease - July 19
- Forget your troubles: It's good for your well-being - July 19
- Policy-makers take aim at obesity rates - July 19
- Doctors face headache of kids overdoing OTC painkillers - July 19
- Cancer detection revolution - July 12
- Focus intensified on child and teen health - July 12
- More food allergy education needed - July 12
- AMA delegates vote for coverage of off-label drug use - July 12
- Drug controversies prompt call for clinical trial registry - July 5
- Diagnosis X: Zeroing in on a new condition - July 5
- Physicians sharpen focus in addressing obesity epidemic - July 5
- Bariatric surgery patients need care for a lifetime - June 28
- Incontinence treatable, if reported - June 28
- Initiative aims to ease stigma of mental illness - June 28
- Drug combination linked to Clostridium outbreaks - June 28
- Where in the world? Where patients have been affects what they might have - June 21
- New approaches considered to combat rise in pertussis - June 21
- Smoking linked to even more health problems - June 21
- Skin cancer screening: Quick, effective -- and neglected - June 14
- Diet aid dangers are detailed - June 14
- FDA finalizes human tissue, cell donor rule - June 14
- U.S. signs on to global tobacco control treaty - June 14
- Value of C-reactive protein testing questioned by many - June 14
- Diabetes conundrum: Can control be too tight? - June 7
- Statin quo? The pros and cons of direct-to-consumer use - June 7
- Again, no link for vaccines, autism - June 7
- FDA turns down OTC status for emergency contraception - June 7
- Lead poisoning remains a threat for kids - June 7
- NIH clinical trial initiative: Agency reaches out to primary care - May 24/31
- Rx isn't just medication anymore - May 24/31
- "Network for men" sends patients to the doctor - May 24/31
- Parents will take explanation over antibiotics - May 24/31
- The next big thing: Public health's biggest concerns - May 17
- Focusing on prevention of child abuse - May 17
- Universal flu vaccination considered - May 17
- Obesity weighs hard on urban kids - May 10
- Asbestos continues to cloud the present and the future - May 10
- Cancer data put spotlight on health disparities - May 10
- Dream on: Treating a sleepy situation - May 3
- Ambitious study focuses on children's health, illness - May 3
- FDA's "qualified" food label meets opposition - May 3
- Low health literacy is pervasive barrier to care - April 26
- Measles cases trigger actions in 9 states - April 26
- FDA approves first ketolide antibiotic - April 26
- Education key in fighting foodborne illnesses - April 26
- More oversight recommended for dietary supplements - April 26
- Think beyond drug therapy for treating ADHD: Study says medicate and modify - April 19
- Journal free for all: The electronic future of scientific publishing - April 19
- AIDS, drug resistance complicate TB fight - April 19
- More flu vaccine expected for next season - April 19
- Forces marshalled to spread word of hypertension study - April 12
- FDA seeks to clear away obstacles to drug development - April 12
- Drug shows success in fights against smoking and obesity - April 12
- Genes may determine response to nicotine patch - April 12
- Informed consensus: How to work with patients to achieve positive treatment - April 5
- Vitamin D found to boost health, if people get enough - April 5
- Chronic sinusitis less common than reported - April 5
- Estrogen-only study halted: Hormone therapy promise deflates to symptom control - March 22/29
- Kids, TV a weighty blend of trouble - March 22/29
- Hypertension drugs work for blacks and whites - March 22/29
- FDA panel backs patient registry for acne drug - March 22/29
- Studies document high rates of STDs among young people - March 22/29
- Asking about alcohol: What doctors need to find out - March 15
- Depression link to chronic disease goes both ways - March 15
- Possible correlation between diabetes and hearing loss - March 15
- RSV peak spurs push for vaccine development - March 15
- Alzheimer's deaths on rise - March 8
- Physician looks at what keeps people slim - March 8
- FDA boosts efforts to find fake drugs - March 8
- Trials focus on hormonal birth control for men - March 8
- Scratching the surface of an itchy question - March 1
- Overlooked, underdiagnosed? Thyroid disease poses a challenge - March 1
- Experts urge caution in using SSRIs for depressed kids - March 1
- Data link Crohn's disease, antibiotics - March 1
- Flu testing is usually not cost-effective - March 1
- Guidelines tailor heart health message to women - Feb. 23
- Human metapneumovirus plays big role in infant respiratory infections - Feb. 23
- Asian-Americans don't have to be heavy to develop diabetes - Feb. 23
- Transplants: 50 years of saving lives - Feb. 16
- Nothing plain about it: High-tech medicine in a low-tech world - Feb. 16
- CDC wants doctors on alert for avian flu - Feb. 16
- Despite years of warnings, smoking still has draw - Feb. 16
- Doctors warned to stay alert for threats from toxic agents - Feb. 9
- Panel: SSRIs don't increase teen suicide risk - Feb. 9
- Flu shot demand likely to increase next fall - Feb. 9
- More parents refusing to get kids vaccinated - Feb. 9
- Playing with pain: How doctors can spot red flags with youngsters and athletics - Feb. 2
- Patient beliefs may determine success of depression care - Feb. 2
- HPV tests becoming part of cervical cancer screening - Feb. 2
- High demand for flu vaccine spawns suspicious suppliers - Jan. 26
- CDC launches online journal of chronic diseases - Jan. 26
- Super Bowl Sunday means OT for EDs - Jan. 26
- BSE case in U.S. spurs FDA review of blood banks - Jan. 26
- Web sites can give patients info they need for decisions - Jan. 26
- Doctors assess impact of morning-after pill going OTC - Jan. 19
- Bad to the bone: The risk of osteoporosis - Jan. 19
- Researchers step up battle against ongoing anthrax threat - Jan. 19
- New guidelines for treating atrial fibrillation focus on rate over rhythm - Jan. 12
- Public health found still not ready for bioterrorism - Jan. 12
- Physicians key to winning fight against fat - Jan. 12
- Insurers to cover nasal flu vaccine - Jan. 12
- Color-blind? The value of racial data in medical research - Jan. 5
- Flu vaccine stampede offers preview of pandemic - Jan. 5
- AMA still focused on increased tobacco control - Jan. 5
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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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