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Government & Medicine 2006
- Last-minute Medicare pay package freezes rates, adds reporting bonus - Dec. 25
- Doctors may not be ready for single ID - Dec. 25
- Court: Patients can't file federal privacy suits against doctors - Dec. 25
- Medicare touts audit plan's success as doctors decry "bounty hunters" - Dec. 18
- Court to rule on dying patients' access to experimental drugs - Dec. 18
- New York health plan merger sparks fears of insurer monopoly - Dec. 18
- Medicare begins posting physician price information online - Dec. 18
- Medicare drug price push faces hurdles - Dec. 11
- SCHIP renewal expected, but funding remains the question - Dec. 11
- Part D formulary guideline changes proposed - Dec. 11
- Medicaid Commission adopts reform plan - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Employee health coverage dips - Dec. 11
- Effort to stop Medicare cuts hits 11th hour - Dec. 4
- Pay-for-performance draws doctors' ire - Dec. 4
- New Congress necessitates a fresh look at tort reform measures, physicians say - Dec. 4
- Oregon to consider universal coverage proposals next year - Dec. 4
- AMA hits making any immigrant care illegal - Dec. 4
- Delegates say insurers should have same deadlines as doctors - Dec. 4
- National health priorities shift as Democrats take control of Congress - Nov. 27
- South Dakota votes down law to make performing abortions a felony - Nov. 27
- Pay-for-performance benefits are unproven, panel says - Nov. 27
- Medicare E&M boost negated by 5% pay cut; specialists hit harder - Nov. 20
- CMS plans to open drug data to researchers - Nov. 20
- Washington Supreme Court upholds doctor's right to sell medication - Nov. 20
- Medicare D round two: Patients will have questions; here are answers - Nov. 13
- High court OKs doctors' suits over insurance pay - Nov. 13
- Generic biologicals blocked by lack of federal approval process - Nov. 13
- Mixed results for consumer-directed health plans - Nov. 13
- Quick View: U.S. health care satisfaction paradox - Nov. 13
- Medicaid payment inching up - Nov. 6
- The cost of confusion: Trying to decipher FTC's rules on negotiation - Nov. 6
- Details emerge on new pay-for-performance test plan - Nov. 6
- Florida doctors and lawyers turn to waivers after tort ruling - Nov. 6
- MedPAC developing options for Medicare formula - Nov. 6
- Doctors brace for fallout as seniors hit gap in Medicare drug coverage - Oct. 23/30
- Texas dermatologist running for Congress - Oct. 23/30
- Health IT bills stall in Congress - Oct. 23/30
- Security problems found in Medicare computer network - Oct. 23/30
- Health care premiums increase more slowly - Oct. 23/30
- Out of time: Medicare pay revisions on hold until after November elections - Oct. 16
- U.S. to ease Canadian drug import rule - Oct. 16
- 3rd HIPAA criminal case hints at federal tactics - Oct. 16
- Illinois Supreme Court issues abortion parental consent rules - Oct. 16
- Growing Hispanic populations present health care challenges - Oct. 16
- Physician service growth rate slows, easing Medicare premium increase - Oct. 9
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: Promise and challenges - Oct. 9
- Montana specialty hospital fight goes to state's high court - Oct. 9
- Quick View: Rating Medicare carriers: Physicians mostly satisfied - Oct. 9
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: A "rational" system unraveled - Oct. 2
- HHS chief: Get ready for quality reporting - Oct. 2
- AMA steps up education efforts to patients, Congress to show impact of Medicare pay cut - Sept. 25
- Medicare payment -- past, present, future: Prelude to a crisis - Sept. 25
- CMS chief to leave agency; claims drug benefit top triumph - Sept. 25
- Uninsured climb to 46.6 million - Sept. 18
- Medicare is going on a short physician payment "holiday" - Sept. 18
- Connecticut groups sue to find out Medicaid HMO physician pay rates - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Americans calling for health care system reform - Sept. 18
- Price-posting initiative raises concerns about implementation - Sept. 11
- North Carolina project aims to shorten wait times for pediatric subspecialists - Sept. 11
- Georgia doctors take on Medicaid HMOs over slow pay - Sept. 11
- Quick View: More conditions, more costs - Sept. 11
- Paperwork, low pay driving physicians from Medicaid - Sept. 4
- Medicare pumps up cardiac rehab: Value well-documented - Sept. 4
- Court vindicates Nevada doctor in latest twist of fraud case - Sept. 4
- Federal health IT bill reignites debate on patient privacy - Sept. 4
- Medicare pay cut grows to 5.1%; physicians press for legislative fix - Aug. 28
- Moratorium for doctor-owned specialty hospitals now over - Aug. 28
- California moves to stop balance billing by emergency physicians - Aug. 28
- San Francisco plan to cover everyone - Aug. 21
- Off-label probes are looking into physicians' role - Aug. 21
- Quick View: Seniors happy with Medicare Part D - Aug. 21
- Bill would scrap Medicare formula, raise physician reimbursement - Aug. 14
- House passes bill encouraging health IT - Aug. 14
- Federal court overturns Md. employer mandate - Aug. 14
- Pre-election push on to fix Medicare payment - Aug. 7
- Limiting access: Will Medicaid fail its citizenship test? - Aug. 7
- States focus on doctor arrangements with imaging centers - Aug. 7
- Doctors fear Medicare hospital pay changes may hurt care - Aug. 7
- Medicaid citizenship rule eased, but access concerns persist - July 24/31
- Bill would crack down on dietary aids - July 24/31
- "Pay-for-quality" pilot project gets high marks - July 24/31
- Quick View: Medicare Part D: Taking plans to task - July 24/31
- Medicare takes AMA advice, proposes E&M pay boost - July 17
- MedPAC starts testing doctor efficiency - July 17
- Senate weighs alternatives to medical liability system - July 17
- California doctors, hospitals battle Blues' new fee schedule - July 17
- Arrested development: The case for studying medical marijuana - July 10
- Physicians push to delay move to new ICD code set - July 10
- Consumer groups report hike in Medicare Part D drug prices - July 10
- AMA: Closing the uninsured gap hinges on personal coverage - July 3
- AMA: More U.S. funds needed for immigrants' charity care - July 3
- Doctors vote to fight Medicare imaging cuts and audit project - July 3
- Liability and licensure hassles impede disaster response - July 3
- AMA to study drug pricing to see if limits are warranted - July 3
- Medicare to post prices for common physician services - June 26
- CMS urges physicians to get national IDs before the rush - June 26
- Lawmakers balk at bigger role sought by Medicare quality groups - June 26
- Advisory group recommends universal coverage - June 26
- Arizona doctor sees immigration bill as a hope for himself, others - June 19
- Mayo Clinic aims for health system reform - June 19
- Government doctors get whistle-blower shield - June 19
- New law lets states get tough on benefits for Medicaid patients - June 12
- Florida Supreme Court may look at peer review confidentiality - June 12
- 2 new doctors join Medicare advisory panel - June 12
- Tennessee passes health insurance reform package - June 12
- Physicians complain Medicare Part D decisions threaten patient care - June 5
- Doctors pledge to fight after federal tort reform bills stall - June 5
- Specialty hospitals face further scrutiny - June 5
- Vermont passes health insurance reform plan - June 5
- Medicare forecast of 4.7% pay cut renews calls for pay reform - May 22/29
- CMS urges limits on Part D drug changes - May 22/29
- House panel debates pros, cons of state "Wal-Mart" bills - May 22/29
- Court considers South Dakota law on abortion consent - May 22/29
- Uninsured week spotlights issue; agreement on solutions elusive - May 15
- Resigning health IT chief: Efforts on track - May 15
- Court sides with doctors on reporting teen sex - May 15
- Part D enrollment deadline draws near - May 8
- Senate looks at small business insurance - May 8
- Charity drug programs get tentative go-ahead - May 8
- Doctors get new tool to cut Part D hassles - May 1
- Medicare's therapy squeeze: A new barrier to care - May 1
- Oregon wrongful death liability cap is upheld - May 1
- Cancer research advocates hope Congress will nix cuts - May 1
- Health group advocates market-based solutions - May 1
- Massachusetts mandates insurance coverage for all; costs at issue - April 24
- Medicare physician spending growth worries U.S. officials - April 24
- United States fares poorly in international patient survey - April 24
- Florida passes bill limiting doctors' liability share - April 24
- Medicaid anti-fraud effort launched - April 17
- HHS offers physicians funds for Katrina care - April 17
- Ohio lawsuit merit rule faces test - April 17
- Fraud probes don't override doctor-patient privileges - April 17
- Doctor payment cut could limit access for military families - April 10
- Senate dismisses Bush's plan for Medicare budget cuts - April 10
- Health centers struggle to recruit clinicians - April 10
- Wisconsin governor signs liability cap - April 10
- FDA nominee faces Senate fight over Plan B - April 10
- IOM report seeks sharper focus for Medicare quality improvement groups - April 3
- Doctors take Pennsylvania antitrust case to U.S. Supreme Court - April 3
- Federal anti-meth law targets access to pseudoephedrine - April 3
- Medicare mover and shaker planning to leave Congress - April 3
- Quick View: Medicare pay cuts could affect care - April 3
- Wisconsin lawmakers OK $750,000 tort cap - March 27
- Policy leaders tell AMA physicians: Medicare pay reform is a priority - March 27
- FBI retains access to medical records under the newly reauthorized Patriot Act - March 27
- HSAs are attracting both young and old - March 27
- South Dakota abortion law to challenge Roe v. Wade - March 20
- New Medicare price review panel proposed - March 20
- Medicare drug not covered? You can help patient appeal - March 20
- AMA leads project to develop quality measures by year's end - March 13
- Medicaid to offer HSA pilot program - March 13
- Medicare agrees to cover bariatric surgery - March 13
- Involuntary outpatient treatment for mentally ill spurs new debate - March 13
- Medicare ban extended 6 months; new specialty hospitals blocked - March 6
- Preparing for the worst: Are America's doctors ready? - March 6
- Oregon computer theft spurs patient privacy lawsuit - March 6
- CMS: Care management pilot off to good start - March 6
- Medicaid changes will hurt patient access, doctors say - Feb. 27
- CMS plans to cut billions from Medicare imaging payments - Feb. 27
- Delaware physician whistle-blower wins free-speech appeal - Feb. 27
- Medicare reimbursement frozen; focus returns to pay formula - Feb. 20
- HSAs, tort reform top health agenda - Feb. 20
- More states are allowing bare-bones health coverage - Feb. 20
- Missouri practice files antitrust suit against hospital - Feb. 20
- States' governors use varied approaches to focus on covering the uninsured - Feb. 13
- Ohio clarifies doctor role in patient privacy - Feb. 13
- Health savings account enrollment triples in 2005 - Feb. 13
- Quick View: Where medical money goes - Feb. 13
- Prescriptions go unfilled as Medicare D sees rocky start - Feb. 6
- Capitol Hill's year ahead: Medical issues old and new - Feb. 6
- Supreme Court sends New Hampshire abortion notification law back for fix - Feb. 6
- Uncle Sam wants you for disaster response team - Feb. 6
- Medicare panel recommends 2.8% payment hike for 2007 - Jan. 30
- National spending growth on doctor services rises - Jan. 30
- Missouri tries to apply abortion consent law in other states - Jan. 30
- Nevada drug importation program gets go-ahead - Jan. 30
- Medicare eases quality reporting, warns of annual pay battles - Jan. 23
- CMS plans swift action on Medicare pay - Jan. 23
- Medicare Part D less of a bargain than the VA for prescription drugs, study finds - Jan. 23
- AFL-CIO backs bills requiring health benefits - Jan. 23
- Spending bill shortchanges rural health, critics charge - Jan. 16
- Medicare pay cut begins but likely to be short-lived - Jan. 16
- Pennsylvania groups sue over automatic Medicare enrollment - Jan. 16
- Doctor found guilty after government search - Jan. 16
- Medicare pay freeze not yet final, but likely - Jan. 2/9
- Congress boosts VA mental health care - Jan. 2/9
- Florida doctors wary of Medicaid overhaul - Jan. 2/9
- Financial trouble predicted for Medicare - Jan. 2/9
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Professional Issues 2006
- Will industry follow Pfizer lead on drug rep cuts? - Dec. 25
- Testifying to torture: How doctors find the truth - Dec. 25
- Regence halts network opposed by Washington state doctors - Dec. 25
- Doctors catalysts for pay-for-performance program - Dec. 25
- Court looks at consent in emergencies - Dec. 18
- Move to increase minorities in medicine focuses on undergrads - Dec. 18
- Evidence of autopsy done in 1600s discovered - Dec. 18
- Quick View: Drawing an ethical line - Dec. 18
- Liability insurance rates mostly hold steady or drop this year - Dec. 11
- Classes teach new IMGs American-style medicine - Dec. 11
- An amazing race (book excerpt: Every Second Counts) - Dec. 11
- California public hospital set to close residencies - Dec. 11
- AMA honors physicians for leadership and service - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Uptick in work-hour violations - Dec. 11
- In the Courts: Massachusetts judge allows liability claim by plaintiff who was not a patient - Dec. 11
- Doctors demand more input on hospital standards - Dec. 4
- AMA: It's not OK to use placebos deceptively - Dec. 4
- Florida Supreme Court: Expert can't rely on others' views - Dec. 4
- Ethics forum considers duty of physicians in public positions - Dec. 4
- AMA wants doctor oversight for diagnostic tests - Dec. 4
- Ethics Forum: Physicians find that writing the prescription isn't always enough - Dec. 4
- Doctors fear criminalization of medical mistakes - Nov. 27
- New pressure to plan: Tail coverage - Nov. 27
- Election 2006: No veto-proof majority on stem cell funding - Nov. 27
- Ruling: MCAT must adapt for learning disabled - Nov. 27
- Hospitals hang up on cell phone restrictions - Nov. 20
- Florida Supreme Court rules that out-of-network doctors can sue HMO - Nov. 20
- States ramp up efforts to keep residents - Nov. 20
- Minorities wary of vague clinical trials - Nov. 20
- Risks get little air time on medical reality TV - Nov. 13
- Grant aids effort to share licensing data - Nov. 13
- Virginia law school gives doctors new perspective on liability litigation - Nov. 13
- Allopathic med school enrollment rises 2.2% - Nov. 13
- Hawaii physicians can sue state's biggest health plan - Nov. 13
- Consumer group decries lack of physician discipline info - Nov. 13
- Quick View: Data on quality of care hard to find - Nov. 13
- In the Courts: Scope-of-practice tiff tries to limit physical therapy (the words, not the deed) - Nov. 13
- Schools for physician leaders: Teaching doctors how to champion change - Nov. 6
- Connecticut court upholds doctors' right to pay only part of jury award - Nov. 6
- Demand up for locum doctors - Nov. 6
- Oregon nixes use of term "physician-assisted suicide" - Nov. 6
- Massachusetts coalition creates tracking form for patients' medications - Nov. 6
- California expands oral surgeons' scope of practice - Nov. 6
- FDA advised to rethink recall language on heart devices - Nov. 6
- Quick View: Asking doctors for stimulants - Nov. 6
- Ethics Forum: Pay-for-performance programs stir debate - Nov. 6
- Physicians take the pulpit to preach health - Oct. 23/30
- Redesigning residency: New models for internal medicine programs - Oct. 23/30
- Court rules Lousiana liability limit unconstitutional - Oct. 23/30
- California to track, post doctors' race, languages spoken - Oct. 23/30
- U.S. health care lagging behind other countries - Oct. 23/30
- Operation Smile: 25 years, missions in 25 countries - Oct. 23/30
- Quick View: Who's filling the residency slots? - Oct. 23/30
- Woman's death in hospital emergency department ruled a homicide - Oct. 16
- 3 doctors awarded $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grants - Oct. 16
- Family physicians call for more residency slots - Oct. 16
- Washington doctors sue Blues plan over performance standards - Oct. 16
- New York doctors sue health plan over "all products" policy - Oct. 16
- Some medical schools say no to drug reps' free lunch - Oct. 9
- Cancer, families and physicians (book excerpt: A Lion in the House) - Oct. 9
- Oregon appeals court strikes down state liability limits - Oct. 9
- Screening after-hours calls can hurt patients, study finds - Oct. 9
- In the Courts: Online prescribing results in state criminal charges - Oct. 9
- DEA to let doctors write advance prescriptions for schedule II refills - Oct. 2
- Kentucky surgeons save Sundays for charity care - Oct. 2
- Texas physicians challenge new chiropractic rules - Oct. 2
- Lawsuit challenges state licenses for expert witnesses - Oct. 2
- Study finds widespread resident work-hour violations - Oct. 2
- Group calls physician punishment too light - Oct. 2
- Quick View: Liability on their minds - Oct. 2
- Ethics Forum: Office-based sales hinge on the patient's best interests - Oct. 2
- Starting over on common ground: Care must go on - Sept. 25
- Federal cuts gut programs for minority med school students - Sept. 25
- Study: Americans get a good return for their health care dollar - Sept. 25
- Mississippi health system trying for normalcy - Sept. 25
- Accent on clarity: Doctors seek classes to Americanize their speech - Sept. 18
- Michigan high court lets physician sue over bad peer review - Sept. 18
- IOM panel wants prisoners to be available for research - Sept. 18
- Demand for physicians as teachers expected to rise - Sept. 18
- Hospital study says interpreters can improve care - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Subspecialties attract IM residents - Sept. 18
- New culture for coping: Turning to peer support after medical errors - Sept. 11
- Lobbying for her community: Looking for a paradigm shift - Sept. 11
- Physicians' intents should be considered in pain cases - Sept. 11
- States cautious about tort reform success - Sept. 11
- South Carolina Supreme Court halts out-of-state expert witness rule - Sept. 11
- Internists earn extra credit for certification data - Sept. 11
- Quick View: Medical errors: How much do you tell? - Sept. 11
- In the Courts: Prescribing physicians at risk in Paxil lawsuits - Sept. 11
- Wrongful birth case crosses state lines - Sept. 4
- Among peers, Golf Digest says these physicians rule the course - Sept. 4
- Florida hospital that says HMO paid too little can sue - Sept. 4
- Database on foreign med schools in works - Sept. 4
- Ethics Forum: Medicare's economic, noneconomic impact - Sept. 4
- Military doctor recruiting takes wartime hit - Aug. 28
- To heal, or to enhance? Medicine grapples with "cosmetic neurology" - Aug. 28
- North Carolina considers limits on physicians' role in executions - Aug. 28
- State laws aim to buttress role of medical boards - Aug. 28
- ABIM offers new online maintenance-of-certification module - Aug. 28
- Quick View: More women physicians, but where are the writers? - Aug. 28
- Courts split on medical societies' role in policing expert witnesses - Aug. 21
- E-prescribing urged as one strategy to prevent medication errors - Aug. 21
- More dollars flow into continuing medical education - Aug. 21
- California high court shields peer reviewers - Aug. 21
- Doctors, nurses link bad behavior in the OR with errors - Aug. 21
- Health system crisis in Palestine: U.S. physicians bring relief to West Bank and Gaza - Aug. 21
- Walking the line between candor and cruelty - Aug. 14
- Dr. POW (book excerpt: Conduct Under Fire) - Aug. 14
- Work force studies find scattered physician shortages - Aug. 14
- Georgia liability plaintiffs don't have to waive privacy - Aug. 14
- Wisconsin families can sue on 2 counts in death cases - Aug. 14
- Group forms to tackle physician, nurse shortages - Aug. 14
- In the Courts: Request for references can be "Catch-22" for doctors - Aug. 14
- Bush vetoes bill allowing more federal funding for stem cell research - Aug. 7
- U.S. Supreme Court leaves medical issues to states - Aug. 7
- Doctor, nurses arrested in Katrina deaths - Aug. 7
- Transplant surgeon recounts what it's like to wait for organ - Aug. 7
- Care for dying patients may sometimes be too aggressive - Aug. 7
- Ethics Forum: Mandatory patient registry can place limits on care - Aug. 7
- Doctors seek more help to get back in practice; refresher programs considered - July 24/31
- Residencies get flexible: Doctors taking personal time - July 24/31
- Contracts don't let hospitals refuse doctors, Georgia court rules - July 24/31
- Physician income not rising as fast as other professional pay - July 24/31
- States to get pain policy report cards - July 24/31
- Supreme Court drops patent process case - July 24/31
- Doctor offers medals to patients with mettle - July 24/31
- Court opens door to permanent resident status: Rules lifted for foreign doctors - July 17
- Study shows naps improve residents' alertness on call - July 17
- California doctor who spoke against hospital wins lawsuit - July 17
- Kidney transplant turns doctor into activist - July 17
- New group's goal: 95% of heart patients get recommended care - July 17
- Judge drops last holdout HMOs from landmark class-action lawsuit - July 10
- Making the case for doctors: AMNews interviews James J. Jordan - July 10
- IOM panel seeks lead federal agency on emergency care - July 10
- Group accuses AMA of restricting patient access - July 10
- AAMC seeks 30% hike in enrollment - July 10
- Insurers using more physician profiling, delegates told - July 10
- AMA asks for fair student background checks - July 10
- AMA: Doctors must tell patients the whole story - July 10
- In the Courts: Murder conspiracy case grabs media glare - July 10
- Doctors want pre-tax accounts for tail coverage - July 3
- Local physicians, attorneys team up - July 3
- Hospitals beat "100,000 Lives" goal by 22,300 - July 3
- AMA wants to change learning at all levels - July 3
- AMA adopts policy on interrogations - July 3
- Delegates focus on needs of terminally ill patients - July 3
- AMA gears up to fight cuts to GME - July 3
- Ethics Forum: Professionalism key to care of difficult patients - July 3
- Hands-on leadership: A new president takes the helm of the AMA - June 26
- Court rules hospital not bound by bylaws - June 26
- Debate arises over paying for eggs for research - June 26
- Primary care doctors in demand; signing bonuses and higher pay for some - June 19
- Tests often ordered when not needed - June 19
- Mississippi board approves expert witness regulations - June 19
- Doctor donates own blood in midst of surgery - June 19
- Settlement funds grants about drug marketing - June 19
- Study confirms shortage of critical care doctors - June 19
- What your patients are reading about you (book excerpt: You: The Smart Patient) - June 12
- Spotlight shifts to outpatient safety - June 12
- Urgent care medicine eyes specialty status - June 12
- Family medicine gets jump on certification program - June 12
- Harvard adopts a disclosure and apology policy - June 12
- California high court to rule on peer reviewer shield - June 12
- In the Courts: Doctor's request to end patient's care denied - June 12
- California doctor fights slander lawsuit on grounds of patient advocacy - June 5
- School aims to boost organ donation in brain-death cases - June 5
- New Orleans now a physician shortage area - June 5
- Many doctors comfortable talking religion with patients - June 5
- VA plans to expand resident training for academic year beginning July 2007 - June 5
- Ethics Forum: When patients ask for a pandemic drug - June 5
- AMA opt-out program will keep prescribing data from drug reps - May 22/29
- The quality quandary: The problems with ratings - May 22/29
- FSMB data show modest dip in disciplinary actions - May 22/29
- Federal court lets Texas peer review ruling stand - May 22/29
- Doctors favor patient-centered care but haven't adopted it fully - May 15
- Local hospitals could hold key to boost residencies - May 15
- Doctor tackles teen health issues on radio call-in show - May 15
- Some New York physicians join the Teamsters - May 15
- Medical schools increase enrollment to meet future demand - May 15
- New push for clean hands in hospitals - May 8
- Monitoring the profession: An interview with FSMB chief James N. Thompson MD - May 8
- Hospitals try to improve patient safety in the OR - May 8
- 2 states aim to boost med student enrollment - May 8
- Quick View: How useful are quality data? - May 8
- In the Courts: Consent based on "reasonable person" standard - May 8
- Liability insurance rates steadying amid hopeful signs on tort reform - May 1
- New York appeals court allows single-case evidence - May 1
- Volume-quality correlation not clear cut, study says - May 1
- Residents' spiritual negativity is linked to depression - May 1
- Quick View: Preparing for an older patient population - May 1
- Ethics Forum: Apply standards of care equitably - May 1
- Rewriting the hidden curriculum: Keeping empathy alive - April 24
- Rx monitoring effect on minorities questioned - April 24
- Internists outline plan to boost interest in their specialty - April 24
- AAFP picks doctors to test new practice care model - April 24
- Judges hit classroom to learn about medicine - April 17
- Florida judge upholds status of medical staff bylaws - April 17
- Practice pressures diminish charity care - April 17
- Med school's Web site adds student blogs - April 17
- Battle cry of better pay: Nicaraguan physicians' strike enters sixth month - April 17
- Supreme Court to rule: When are medical patents too broad? - April 10
- Legacy of an ill-fated vaccine (book excerpt: The Cutter Incident) - April 10
- Ohio Supreme Court limits what parents can win in wrongful birth cases - April 10
- Dartmouth work force study seeks better system, not more doctors - April 10
- Quality of care nearly equal if access is equal - April 10
- In the Courts: California court: Balance billing sometimes OK - April 10
- Match Day 2006: Liability becoming a lesser factor in specialty choice - April 3
- Study shows flaws in TV news health stories - April 3
- Physicians speak out on prisoner force-feeding - April 3
- Patients list 7 key traits of good doctors - April 3
- Quick View: Oregon assisted-suicide rate stable - April 3
- Ethics Forum: Negotiate with patients on treatment of pain - April 3
- Web sites let patients find like-minded physicians - March 27
- Safety by design: Starting from the ground up - March 27
- State medical groups resist naturopaths' licensure push - March 27
- Quick View: Minnesota report card on patient safety - March 27
- More states considering gift-disclosure legislation - March 20
- Failure to diagnose is the No. 1 allegation in liability lawsuits - March 20
- Spanish prescription labels available, but quality at issue - March 20
- Internists gain new practice modules - March 20
- Quick View: Subspecialist residencies on the rise - March 20
- Controversial California ruling focuses on physician role in execution - March 13
- A work in progress: Reshaping residency - March 13
- Nevada Supreme Court to decide limit of obstetrician's liability - March 13
- Faculty physicians say they're burned-out, frustrated - March 13
- AMA sponsors physician education revamp - March 13
- New subspecialty in disaster medicine is emerging - March 13
- In the Courts: Legal risks for giving free medical advice - March 13
- Broader conscience clauses would expand physicians' right of refusal - March 6
- Reservist sues after hospital calls in loan - March 6
- Family medicine board makes changes in certification rules - March 6
- End of an era: Last operating MASH unit donated to Pakistan - March 6
- Call for stricter CME gift rules gets mixed reviews - March 6
- Less distractions equal safer handoffs - March 6
- Quick View: Another state added to liability crisis list - March 6
- Ethics Forum: Alcohol screening fulfills important duty to patients - March 6
- Primary care seeks more pay, respect for undervalued services - Feb. 27
- Age of angst (book excerpt: False Alarm) - Feb. 27
- U.S. looks to boost safety rules for medevac flights - Feb. 27
- Wisconsin jury award is largest since caps dissolved - Feb. 27
- Study analyzes physical and mental scars of Civil War vets - Feb. 27
- Military engages stateside doctors in lifeline for kids from war zones - Feb. 20
- Courts set limits on confidentiality in disciplinary actions - Feb. 20
- Only 1 medical school uses classic version of Hippocratic Oath - Feb. 20
- Empowering patients with humor and a T-shirt - Feb. 20
- Physician task force confronts scope-of-practice legislation - Feb. 13
- Mind and body: Consults are easier when they're close by - Feb. 13
- Ruling may ease DEA pressure on pain prescribers - Feb. 13
- Prevention system sought to boost quality care - Feb. 13
- Loss estimates in liability study disputed - Feb. 13
- Washington state hospital sees 96% compliance with flu shots - Feb. 13
- Shorter hours said to shortchange residents - Feb. 13
- In the Courts: Collecting cord blood poses legal risks - Feb. 13
- Impact of Oregon ruling: Will more states allow assisted suicide? - Feb. 6
- Care better for blacks, worse for Hispanics - Feb. 6
- Physicians embrace 1-stop credentialing system - Feb. 6
- Few states get high marks in report on liability environment - Feb. 6
- Students who need disciplining often need it again as doctors - Feb. 6
- Ethics Forum: Weigh preventive screenings' cost-benefit ratio - Feb. 6
- Innovative funding opens new residency slots - Jan. 30
- Location, location, location: The geographic facts about noncompete clauses - Jan. 30
- Almost 80% of internists maintain board certification - Jan. 30
- Money offer spurs questions about face transplant ethics - Jan. 30
- Wisconsin ruling nixes key statute of limitations provisions - Jan. 30
- Federal judge gives final approval to WellPoint settlement - Jan. 30
- Shedding tears with patients no longer taboo - Jan. 23
- Texas surgeons sue network over hospital "monopoly" - Jan. 23
- Wisconsin group to measure physician quality, efficiency - Jan. 23
- Latest Katrina aftermath: Louisiana medical schools lay off faculty doctors - Jan. 23
- Quick View: ACGME data reveal scope of resident training - Jan. 23
- Quality concerns spur scrutiny of Caribbean medical schools - Jan. 16
- Buy your own lunch: No chance of reciprocity - Jan. 16
- Illinois court hears hospital's appeal of staff bylaws ruling - Jan. 16
- Quality evaluations enhanced by patient feedback - Jan. 16
- California law aims at medical board makeover - Jan. 16
- In the Courts: Verdict drives physician into bankruptcy - Jan. 16
- States target serious medical errors that never should happen - Jan. 2/9
- Rural areas say more J-1 visas needed - Jan. 2/9
- Ethical considerations found lacking in preparedness plans for bird flu outbreaks - Jan. 2/9
- Reality TV borrows ED doctor for whirlwind dating adventure - Jan. 2/9
- Quick View: Whom do people trust? - Jan. 2/9
- Ethics Forum: HIV reporting by name necessary, but confidentiality key - Jan. 2/9
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Business 2006
- First impressions: Make it a good one - Dec. 25
- Enrollment in consumer-driven health care stalls - Dec. 25
- Practice Management: The other E&M guidelines: etiquette and manners - Dec. 25
- Electronic records push: Big companies tell physicians they better go tech - Dec. 18
- Surviving the squeeze: How to endure being in the middle of a contract dispute - Dec. 18
- New York doctors, hospitals see a onetime critic become an ally - Dec. 18
- Group calls on hospitals to waive payments for "never events" - Dec. 18
- Practice Pointers: Holiday cash bonuses must be reported for tax purposes - Dec. 18
- Avoiding EMR meltdown: How to get your money's worth - Dec. 11
- Doctors offer insights and caveats for Internet searches - Dec. 11
- Physician-run HMO in Florida is going out of business - Dec. 11
- Contract Language: Collaborative agreement details allied workers' duties - Dec. 11
- What makes patients loyal? It may take more than you think - Dec. 4
- Delegates rally against unjust health plan conduct - Dec. 4
- AMA wants limits on insurers' use of EMR, claims data - Dec. 4
- Many medical practices are going condo - Dec. 4
- Employee stirs controversy over EMR project at Kaiser - Dec. 4
- Banks gearing up for health savings account boon - Dec. 4
- Charting your practice health: Putting an income statement to work - Nov. 27
- Stock option problems magnifying financial troubles for United - Nov. 27
- Florida health system wants vendors that insure workers - Nov. 27
- California physicians to launch retail health clinic without the store - Nov. 27
- Practice Management: Background checks can weed out bad hires - Nov. 27
- Not so transparent: Health care data hard to define - Nov. 20
- New Hampshire wants everyone to e-prescribe - Nov. 20
- Family doctors turn the tables, grade insurers - Nov. 20
- Practice Pointers: How to manage staff's retirement pay - Nov. 20
- Quick View: Cost spurs appeal of generic drugs - Nov. 20
- Wading into EMR: Going electronic, one step at a time - Nov. 13
- Tax rules may stymie some hospital IT donations - Nov. 13
- Regulator cited in United-PacifiCare merger - Nov. 13
- Contract Language: Make insurer settlement agreements good for long term - Nov. 13
- Uno employee, dos jobs: Benefits of a bilingual staff - Nov. 6
- Physicians gauge impact as CEO leaves UnitedHealth - Nov. 6
- Individual health plans come under scrutiny in California - Nov. 6
- MGMA: Doctors on "unsustainable course" - Nov. 6
- Hospital system pulls out of retail clinic deal - Nov. 6
- Wal-Mart expands generic drug rollout - Nov. 6
- Illinois hospital denied property tax exemption - Nov. 6
- Private equity infusion: A question of balance of growth vs. control for doctors - Oct. 23/30
- HealthSouth reviewing surgery centers' finances - Oct. 23/30
- In-store clinic operator pulls out of Oregon market - Oct. 23/30
- Probe of hospital research group expands - Oct. 23/30
- North Carolina company drops plan for overseas care - Oct. 23/30
- Rising material, labor costs threaten health care construction - Oct. 23/30
- Practice Management: Some doctors find ways to attract Google searchers - Oct. 23/30
- Money talks: Discussing costs of treatment - Oct. 16
- Wal-Mart cuts prices on generic drugs - Oct. 16
- Delaware Blues plan disassociates from parent company CareFirst - Oct. 16
- Practice Pointers: 4 ways to increase your base of patients - Oct. 16
- Souped-up EMR: Some interesting new applications - Oct. 9
- Upswing predicted for physician IT spending - Oct. 9
- Doctors welcome speedy access to patients' health plan status - Oct. 9
- Quick View: Patients say online service options are limited - Oct. 9
- Personal Finance: Life insurance: One insurance that's more affordable - Oct. 9
- Physicians get Senate's ear on plan mergers - Oct. 2
- Bonus pointers: The new models - Oct. 2
- Doctor shows how to make "reel" money - Oct. 2
- Hospital executives take home bigger paychecks in 2006 - Oct. 2
- Contract Language: Build foundation for new practice model - Oct. 2
- Risky business: Franchises offer opportunities and gambles - Sept. 25
- Income is up for physicians in big groups - Sept. 25
- HCA, UnitedHealth Group go head-to-head over pay rates - Sept. 25
- Practice Management: Re-engineering practice is tweaking, not starting over - Sept. 25
- Quick View: Why practices get EMRs - Sept. 25
- Exporting patients: Money versus possible safety issues - Sept. 18
- University sues for control of Tenet hospital - Sept. 18
- First deadline for new claim form - Sept. 18
- Court orders ex-CEO Scrushy to repay HealthSouth for bonuses - Sept. 18
- Mystery shopping gaining popularity in health care sector - Sept. 18
- Practice Pointers: Buying vs. leasing business vehicle: a number cruncher - Sept. 18
- On-call goes retail: Defining the doctors' role - Sept. 11
- Insurers offer expansions to consumer-driven health care - Sept. 11
- Blues plans are creating a giant claims database - Sept. 11
- Personal Finance: Now is the time to begin your year-end tax planning - Sept. 11
- Quick View: Building blocks for digital health network - Sept. 11
- Cross-training your employees: Boosting flexibility, fostering teamwork - Sept. 4
- HealthSouth pares down to inpatient rehabilitation care - Sept. 4
- United delays quarterly filing, but earnings up - Sept. 4
- Contract Language: Be clear on rights and limitations of software licenses - Sept. 4
- Finding your substitute: How to cover your time off - Aug. 28
- Pediatrix to review stock option grants - Aug. 28
- Gathering moss in the land of sky blue waters - Aug. 28
- Practice Management: For most of your staff, overtime work means overtime pay - Aug. 28
- Quick View: Searching for health information - Aug. 28
- Physicians wary of insurers covering OTC medications - Aug. 21
- Cleaning your claims: How to improve your chances for prompt payment - Aug. 21
- Microsoft buys hospital system's "health intelligence software" - Aug. 21
- Hospital transfers ownership to employees - Aug. 21
- Practice Pointers: What you need in a practice-management system - Aug. 21
- Desk-side assistance: Hiring an IT consultant - Aug. 14
- HCA record buyout raises questions of health trends on Wall Street - Aug. 14
- Aetna to offer discount cards, starting in Denver, New Jersey - Aug. 14
- Personal Finance: When the tax man comes knocking - Aug. 14
- Quick View: Most consumers not willing to pay health IT bill - Aug. 14
- Will seal of approval spur EMR adoption? - Aug. 7
- Becoming a meetings maestro: Dispensing information and boosting morale - Aug. 7
- Momentum of store-based clinics sparks physicians' interest - Aug. 7
- Connecticut investigates research group - Aug. 7
- Contract Language: What to consider with DME agreements - Aug. 7
- Handling the toxic employee: How to avoid -- or dilute -- the poison - July 24/31
- Insurers' group Web site describes consumer options - July 24/31
- Scrushy could see jail for bribery - July 24/31
- Practice Management: SBA-backed loans offer aid for cash-strapped doctors - July 24/31
- Quick View: Keeping IT at home - July 24/31
- Insuring Gen Y: Limited plans only a start - July 17
- Tenet, feds reach settlement on Medicare billing issues - July 17
- Rhode Island moves toward statewide health information network - July 17
- Pistachio ranching: A family tradition - July 17
- Practice Pointers: Education reimbursement presents tricky tax issues - July 17
- Overcoming resistance: Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference - July 10
- United spins off members to Cigna - July 10
- Deal expands real-time claims adjudication - July 10
- Personal Finance: Bankruptcy rules could affect asset protection plans - July 10
- Contract Language: How to construct a practice consulting agreement - July 10
- Imaging gatekeepers: Another thing to slow down doctors - July 3
- Delegates tackle complexities of price transparency data - July 3
- House of Delegates issues guidelines for in-store clinics - July 3
- Safeguarding identity: Tips to stave off a growing problem - June 26
- More doctors file electronically, industry says - June 26
- Practice Management: Outsourcing can hone a practice's focus - June 26
- Quick View: Are physicians technology wallflowers? - June 26
- Web site tells how fast insurers pay - June 19
- Managed care's health kick (National Managed Health Care Congress) - June 19
- SEC probes backdating of stock options - June 19
- Neurologist dreams up patient-friendly pillow - June 19
- Initiative promotes health device connectivity - June 19
- Practice Pointers: Avoid these mistakes in money management - June 19
- Quick View: An uphill climb for personal health records - June 19
- You can't be overprepared: Disaster planning - June 12
- WellPoint drops blended-rate doctor payment policy in Ohio - June 12
- Cities following business lead to employee clinics - June 12
- Surgeon fired up about glass art - June 12
- Tenet to make physician profiles available - June 12
- States' hospital associations share charity care numbers - June 12
- Personal Finance: Looking for a financial adviser? Beware these red flags - June 12
- Wellness goes to work: Companies are offering a wide array of offerings - June 5
- Physicians score victory in class-action compliance settlement - June 5
- Tenet settles case on referral kickbacks - June 5
- Google asks health professionals for site advice - June 5
- Contract Language: Stay up to date on the rules governing EMR donations - June 5
- Quick View: HIPAA compliance is seldom total - June 5
- Sorting out withholding: How to serve your workers best -- financially and legally - May 22/29
- Hospitals weigh in on "pricing transparency" - May 22/29
- Microsoft leads formation of bioinformatics group - May 22/29
- Practice Management: If an ancillary line is failing, find out why - May 22/29
- Quick View: Doctors are going digital - May 22/29
- Study tracks quality of professional life: Practice climate shows a decade of decline - May 15
- HSA collection strategies: Learning how to ask for payment - May 15
- Dearth of data evaluating IT in doctor practices - May 15
- Big drug chain jumps on in-store clinic train - May 15
- Building's design can give your practice greater visibility - May 15
- Practice Pointers: Pinpoint and correct glitches in patient flow process - May 15
- AMA survey: Health plan market domination virtually complete - May 8
- Podcasting primer: All you need is the Internet - May 8
- Kansas is testing a Medicaid database to aid decision-making - May 8
- Health care consulting industry is enjoying boom times - May 8
- Personal Finance: Planning for taxes in retirement can be a balancing act - May 8
- Quick View: Where hospital IT dollars are going - May 8
- The art of saying no: Doctors need to learn how - May 1
- Indiana Medicaid pays for teleconsultations - May 1
- Insurers to pay for some online consultations - May 1
- Boston hospital tests tracking system in emergency department setting - May 1
- Chrysler's diabetes program nets positive patient results - May 1
- Catering to physicians: Specialized financial services firms find a niche - April 24
- Tiny implant puts portable medical records in reach - April 24
- Practice Management: Be decisive yet sensitive when terminating employees - April 24
- Quick View: Quality pay for quality care? - April 24
- A key to practice efficiency: Advantages of medical assistants - April 17
- British electronic network cause of U.S. vendor's losses - April 17
- Web site offers list of "average" costs of care - April 17
- Practice Pointers: As owner of a practice, you should know "everything" - April 17
- A bloody mess: Britain's health information network - April 10
- United offer: We'll pay doctors up front for patients' share - April 10
- Cigna, WellPoint questioned over blended rates - April 10
- West Virginia passes bill to create preventive care pilot program - April 10
- California group unveils new quality award - April 10
- Agent for change: Doctors must buy into shifts in practice - April 3
- Bill seeks to assist doctors in buying health technology - April 3
- Expansion of EMR program for California migrant workers - April 3
- Cigna to allow consumers to customize their health plans - April 3
- Doctor swaps medicine for robotics - April 3
- Contract Language: Clearly define nonphysicians' status, role - April 3
- Quick View: Physician turnover and retention: A growing concern - April 3
- How to provide an HSA: Are they right for your practice? - March 27
- E-prescribing reduces errors, cost for large group practice - March 27
- Humana publishes some procedure prices in Wisconsin online - March 27
- Intel seeks bigger presence in health care market - March 27
- Practice Management: Affordable options to communicate with your patients - March 27
- More workers must pay for unhealthy habits - March 20
- Road map for success: Planning the future of your practice - March 20
- Wal-Mart expands employee health coverage - March 20
- Practice Pointers: Buy-sell agreement key to orderly transition - March 20
- Is IT ready to pay for itself? (HIMSS meeting) - March 13
- Pharmacy-owned firm offers online prescription records - March 13
- HSA-related firms attract investors - March 13
- Rhode Island stalls expansion of retail MinuteClinic - March 13
- HealthSouth to pay millions to investors - March 13
- Personal Finance: Jump in gold prices evokes memories of the 1970s - March 13
- Generic push: More paperwork, more justification - March 6
- Washington state bill offers safe harbor for retainer practices - March 6
- Hospitals say they're fostering growth; feds call it antitrust - March 6
- Health plans make more, spend less in 2005 - March 6
- Contract Language: Resale of medical equipment should be done carefully - March 6
- Collecting patients' share up-front getting easier - Feb. 27
- Corporate vision: Deciding what works for you - Feb. 27
- Technology firms pushing tech bonus pay for doctors - Feb. 27
- Health plan pushing personal medical records - Feb. 27
- Massachusetts state agency creates tiered doctor networks - Feb. 27
- Practice Management: Name change can be necessary for your practice - Feb. 27
- Quick View: Hospital ad spending rising - Feb. 27
- Banking on HSAs: A new gold rush? - Feb. 20
- Practices offer auto check-in - Feb. 20
- Practice Pointers: Answers to some of your tax questions - Feb. 20
- Making the computer invisible: It's all about the personal contact - Feb. 13
- Microsoft, Cisco push paying doctors for online work - Feb. 13
- Mobile ancillary services let physicians rent - Feb. 13
- Large-scale test set for smart cards - Feb. 13
- Personal Finance: Trusts could be a shield from estate taxes, creditors - Feb. 13
- Creating buzz: New approaches to marketing - Feb. 6
- It's more than a clinic but not quite a hospital - Feb. 6
- Analysts cool toward managed care stocks - Feb. 6
- Contract Language: Before you transmit, make sure patient data are secure - Feb. 6
- Cash advance: Should you sell your accounts? - Jan. 30
- Aetna CEO retires; successor promises continued doctor contact - Jan. 30
- Some hospitals seek doctors as partners in acute-care facilities - Jan. 30
- Practice Management: Keep referral relationships on track - Jan. 30
- Managing mental health: You might need training -- by an insurance company. - Jan. 23
- WellPoint, WellChoice complete merger - Jan. 23
- Disclosure an important step in patient referral - Jan. 23
- Practice Pointers: Chart out costs, revenues before hiring new doctor - Jan. 23
- No practice is immune: Substance abuse can affect anyone - Jan. 16
- UnitedHealth-PacifiCare deal approved, with conditions - Jan. 16
- Personal Finance: Long-term-care insurance changing as costs increase - Jan. 16
- Forward thinking: The future of practice trends - Jan. 2/9
- Florida Blues will push PPO option over HMO plan - Jan. 2/9
- West Virginia looks at retainer model - Jan. 2/9
- UAW, Ford reach tentative agreement on health costs - Jan. 2/9
- Contract Language: Joint ventures worth close examination - Jan. 2/9
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- Lyme disease debate provokes treatment divide, legal action - Dec. 25
- Doctors explore expanding age groups for HPV vaccine - Dec. 25
- Study: No ill effects from mild thyroid disease - Dec. 25
- How to treat a sick office: Go after hidden environmental factors - Dec. 18
- Restless legs syndrome patients may need drug rotation - Dec. 18
- Connection between SSRIs, suicide coming under review - Dec. 18
- New pain relief remedies for achy joints - Dec. 11
- Clear communication key to treating complex conditions - Dec. 11
- Family physician to head American Cancer Society - Dec. 11
- Quick View: Where is the flu? - Dec. 11
- Making adherence stick: It's not easy to get patients to follow directions - Dec. 4
- AMA to lead funding study to fight obesity - Dec. 4
- Guidelines on colon cancer screening pegged for update - Dec. 4
- Bioidentical hormone compounds need greater scrutiny, AMA says - Dec. 4
- With vaccine plentiful, doctors urged to push flu shots - Dec. 4
- CDC switches emphasis to track adolescent vaccination rates - Nov. 27
- Campaign puts a spotlight on chronic fatigue syndrome - Nov. 27
- States' voters speak, and smoking is out - Nov. 27
- Chronic care toolkit (AAFP annual scientific assembly) - Nov. 20
- Studies: Underprescribing, overprescribing both common - Nov. 20
- Cancer agency works to get nanomedicine from lab to clinic - Nov. 20
- Physicians face conundrum when treating bone loss - Nov. 20
- Thyroid cancer rates double in a decade - Nov. 13
- Testosterone therapy shows promise for treating type 2 diabetes in men - Nov. 13
- Immunization panel endorses shingles vaccine - Nov. 13
- Not just for women: Osteoporosis jumps gender gap - Nov. 6
- Distribution gaps appear in flu shot supply - Nov. 6
- The arthritis dilemma: When drugs help but also hurt patients - Nov. 6
- Alliance aims to snuff out movie smoking - Nov. 6
- New class of drugs for type 2 diabetes - Nov. 6
- New screening tool boosts breast cancer detection - Nov. 6
- Doctors play role in tracking outbreak - Oct. 23/30
- Opioid dependence linked to worse outcomes in back injury patients - Oct. 23/30
- CDC reports enough flu shots for everyone - Oct. 23/30
- Quick View: Last season's flu stats - Oct. 23/30
- CDC moves to put HIV testing into routine care - Oct. 16
- Mindful medicine: New images of an old idea - Oct. 16
- Institute of Medicine report urges major changes at Food and Drug Administration - Oct. 16
- Alarm sounds about tuberculosis strains that are almost untreatable - Oct. 16
- Doctors look for ways to boost quality of cancer patients' lives - Oct. 16
- New cholesterol guidelines urged for adolescents - Oct. 16
- Doctors wary about flu vaccine deliveries - Oct. 9
- Genetics: Where it all began - Oct. 9
- Communication key to treating disabled - Oct. 9
- New research targets diabetics' vision problems - Oct. 9
- Avoiding a kidney calamity: A matter of numbers - Oct. 2
- Researchers seek to apply cancer gene advances - Oct. 2
- CDC chief poses framework for resolving future issues - Oct. 2
- Cancer mortality goes down as diligence pays off - Sept. 25
- Good news and bad news about COX-2 inhibitors - Sept. 25
- Drug use drops for teenagers but remains higher for adults - Sept. 25
- CDC joint pact opens access to flu virus fingerprints - Sept. 25
- Quick View: Status check on Healthy People initiatives - Sept. 25
- Treating medically unexplained symptoms - Sept. 18
- All levels of society urged to join fight against obesity - Sept. 18
- Exploring the intersection of biology and art - Sept. 18
- Obese patients are straining imaging tools - Sept. 18
- Quick View: Hepatitis B shots recommended for youngsters - Sept. 18
- When should HIV medications be started? - Sept. 11
- Looking for answers on how to keep older brains healthy - Sept. 11
- FDA gives OK to over-the-counter Plan B - Sept. 11
- Men with low testosterone die earlier; reasons unclear - Sept. 11
- Suicide hotline saved at the 11th hour - Sept. 11
- Earlier treatment urged for type 2 diabetes; new guidelines focus on lowering glucose - Sept. 4
- Breaking down a billion visits: Practice trends, one patient at a time - Sept. 4
- Salmonella outbreaks linked to hospitals; doctors warned - Sept. 4
- FDA-produced TV aims to boost patient safety - Sept. 4
- Dr. Hill asks doctor input in pandemic flu planning - Sept. 4
- Boys may be next target for HPV vaccine; studies ongoing - Aug. 28
- Measles outbreak in Indiana linked to failure to immunize - Aug. 28
- READTHIS (Research Encourages Authors Determined To Heighten Interest in Studies) - Aug. 28
- Statins may inhibit hepatitis C virus, study says - Aug. 28
- Live well, live long: Medicine turns focus to well-being - Aug. 21
- Campaign aims to snuff out on-screen tobacco use - Aug. 21
- "Plan B" flap leaves FDA nominee in limbo - Aug. 21
- Surgeon general steps down - Aug. 21
- Advisory panels' objectivity questioned - Aug. 14
- Mental health care may benefit younger diabetics - Aug. 14
- Tobacco use among women reaches new levels - Aug. 14
- Meeting the demands of diabetes (American Diabetes Assn. Scientific Sessions) - Aug. 7
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw linked to use of bisphosphonates - Aug. 7
- Health care workers target of flu shot push - Aug. 7
- ACIP recommends second varicella shot - Aug. 7
- Quick View: Progress against secondhand smoke - Aug. 7
- FDA pedigree rule targets fake drugs - July 24/31
- Study questions value of certain asthma drugs - July 24/31
- Goodbye to U: Safety campaign nixes abbreviations - July 17
- Easing the transition for cancer patients (ASCO annual meeting) - July 17
- Last year's flu data offer insights for coming season - July 17
- Misconceptions can hamper smoking treatment efforts - July 17
- New challenge for officials: Maximizing takers for increased flu shot supply - July 10
- Nanomedicine: Tiny technology becomes a big topic - July 10
- AMA offers guidance for direct-to-consumer ads - July 10
- Push for standardization of technology - July 10
- New birth control pills give more control over menstruation - July 10
- Delegates take aim at salt intake - July 3
- AMA seeks advice on safe drug disposal - July 3
- Team effort best way to control diabetes - July 3
- Monitoring dose crucial for anticoagulants - July 3
- Pain questions not leading to better control - June 26
- Heart, lung games show value of cardiac, pulmonary rehab - June 26
- First vaccine for shingles gets FDA's OK - June 26
- Resources available to help patients lose weight - June 26
- Beyond the headlines: Link still claimed between thimerosal and autism - June 19
- Soaring sales of supplements have scientists asking questions - June 19
- 100 years at the FDA: Past and future challenges - June 19
- Alcohol, drug use up among older patients - June 12
- Local response key to pandemic preparedness - June 12
- HPV vaccine may stimulate sensitive talk about STDs - June 12
- Study explores reversible birth control for men - June 12
- Paucity of information raised HIV fear factor - June 12
- Quick View: Where do people get their flu shots? - June 12
- CDC wants routine HIV testing for all - June 5
- Getting to the heart of the matter: Women face cardiovascular risks - June 5
- Minimally invasive surgery often best for patients - June 5
- Risk of second melanoma higher than thought - June 5
- Plan would add to pool of potential donors - May 22/29
- Problems of vitamin D deficiency are becoming more evident - May 22/29
- Experts urge treatment for diabetic pregnant women - May 22/29
- Zeroing in on respiratory infections (American College of Physicians annual session) - May 15
- Debate flaring up over use of dementia screening - May 15
- Genetics puts tighter focus on chronic fatigue - May 15
- Osteoporosis drug prevents breast cancer - May 8
- Tattoos and permanent makeup can lead to a lasting headache for patients - May 8
- Injuries tally staggering personal and economic costs - May 8
- More mumps cases reported in the Midwest - May 8
- Disparities in care demonstrated by liver disease rates - May 1
- Cancer researchers confer on disease-fighting strategies - May 1
- FDA approves transdermal patch for ADHD - May 1
- Quick View: Avian influenza update - May 1
- Anti-thimerosal laws vex flu shot planners - April 24
- Medical team recalls saving Reagan in 1981 - April 24
- Framework developed for "unprescribing" drugs - April 24
- Diabetes poses additional heart risks for Hispanics - April 24
- Collecting clues: Cancer registries might have an answer - April 17
- Can science still promise a brighter future? - April 17
- Diabetes diagnosed earlier when patient is better known - April 17
- Path to OTC status laid out for HIV test - April 17
- Quick View: What's on the FDA fast track? - April 17
- Persistence key to success in depression treatment - April 10
- Study finds early drug use may thwart hypertension - April 10
- Sleep aid's rare side effects gain attention - April 10
- Experts: COX-2s still have role in pain care - April 10
- Treating morbid obesity without surgery: Studies aim for primary care alternatives - April 3
- Detecting a killer: Too often, ovarian cancer remains hidden - April 3
- ELISA test marks 35 years of answering medical questions - April 3
- FDA wants to ensure that postmarket trials get done - April 3
- Government issues a pandemic flu checklist - April 3
- Tissue fraud generates patient anxieties - March 27
- Drug prices' link to development time questioned - March 27
- Outbreaks can occur despite vaccination - March 27
- AMA says it's time to fix broken spring break - March 27
- Teenhood vaccines: Seizing the opportunity - March 20
- Study looks at treatment link for obesity, asthma - March 20
- Incentives urged to spur antibiotic development - March 20
- What's a doctor to do when findings change course? Guiding patients through evolving medical evidence - March 13
- Diabetics bemoan end of human insulins - March 13
- Women's Health Initiative findings create confusion - March 13
- Push for delay in isotretinoin registry - March 13
- CDC panel endorses rotavirus vaccine - March 13
- Parents helpful in assessing speech skills - March 13
- Is it really Alzheimer's? There are several differentials - March 6
- Safety of ADHD drugs is questioned once again - March 6
- Osteoporosis risk real for female athletes - March 6
- Studies to test best ways to check PKD - March 6
- New rotavirus vaccines close to rollout - Feb. 27
- Medical imaging's powers of detection are expanding - Feb. 27
- Next season's flu vaccine is a hot item - Feb. 27
- Researchers examine why diabetes care falls short - Feb. 27
- Unmasking hearts at risk: Indicators can be hidden - Feb. 20
- Mental health of Iraqi veterans seen as a priority - Feb. 20
- FDA panels recommend that weight-loss pill go over the counter - Feb. 20
- Inhaled insulin approved as diabetes treatment option - Feb. 20
- Regular use of aspirin becoming more common - Feb. 20
- AMA-CDC summit leads quest to restore trust in flu shot system - Feb. 13
- Women's sexual health gaining new attention with medicine and therapy - Feb. 13
- Smoker's race plays a role in lung cancer - Feb. 13
- Exercise can help elderly in fight against Alzheimer's - Feb. 13
- Experts weigh best use of cervical cancer screens - Feb. 13
- AIDS cases are increasing among women, even in U.S. - Feb. 13
- Quick View: Where is influenza circulating? - Feb. 13
- Is obesity a disease? Clinicians disagree - Feb. 6
- Goal of drug labeling rule is clearer inserts - Feb. 6
- Resistance develops to certain flu antivirals - Feb. 6
- Study documents fatigue among cancer survivors - Feb. 6
- Study details staph's broadening reach - Jan. 30
- Chest physicians: OTC cough syrups don't work - Jan. 30
- FDA approves intravenous treatment for bone health - Jan. 30
- Study questions SSRI link to suicide - Jan. 30
- Study examines teen smoking, drug abuse - Jan. 30
- One more thing: The increasing number of recommendations on prevention - Jan. 23
- Cancer mortality rates fall to an all-time low - Jan. 23
- Diabetes A1c registry is launched in New York City - Jan. 23
- "Relationship" new buzzword in patient-centered care - Jan. 16
- Boomers are getting older in less-than-optimal health - Jan. 16
- New test quickly assesses literacy - Jan. 16
- Rubella still can occur among new immigrants - Jan. 16
- Dollars for disaster readiness, bioterrorism tricky to spend - Jan. 2/9
- Stepping up to the plate: Hospitals move toward healthy eating - Jan. 2/9
- Pilot project begins work on a cancer genome atlas - Jan. 2/9
- Seniors fastest growing group of epileptics - Jan. 2/9
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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.
Mass disasters require quick decisions about treatment that can lead doctors to question whether they made the best medical and ethical choices.
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