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Abortion amendment threatens to derail health reform - Nov. 23Physicians get 4th reprieve from FTC identity theft rule - Nov. 23Medicare paid $92 million for 2008 quality bonuses - Nov. 23Physicians sue again to safeguard Pennsylvania's liability fund - Nov. 20House votes to scrap Medicare doctor pay formula - Nov. 19U.S. physicians lag on EMR use - Nov. 19Health plans asked to explain how they set rates - Nov. 18Some specialists will see extra cuts in Medicare pay - Nov. 16Reform bills aimed at coverage shortages could fall short, insurers warn - Nov. 16Health care fraud a challenge to system reform - Nov. 16CMS: 21.2% Medicare pay cut for doctors unless Congress acts - Nov. 13Michigan slashes Medicaid fees for doctors by another 8% - Nov. 12House passes health reform bill, debate moves to Senate - Nov. 9House option for public plan wouldn't limit physician pay to Medicare rates - Nov. 9Liability reform demos must have patient safety element - Nov. 9Are health system reform polls meaningful? - Nov. 9AMA supports House bills on health reform, Medicare pay - Nov. 5Medicare relaunches DME competitive bidding - Nov. 5House votes for FTC identity theft rule reprieve - Nov. 4House bill would end antitrust exemption for health plans - Nov. 3Failed Senate vote clouds future of SGR reform - Nov. 2Health reform review: The Massachusetts experience - Nov. 2Health reform bills light on medical liability reform - Nov. 2Higher hospital spending linked to better outcomes - Nov. 2Medicare private plans may see more regulation - Oct. 29Medical marijuana use to incur less federal prosecution - Oct. 28Senate panel adopts bill restricting generic drug delays - Oct. 27Senate rejects plan to repeal Medicare physician pay formula - Oct. 26Health co-op compromise might be part of final system reform bill - Oct. 26Women pay more for health care - Oct. 26Pharmacy groups sue over Medicaid drug cuts - Oct. 23Medicare premium protection bill stalls in Senate - Oct. 22Finance reform bill would tax higher-premium health plans - Oct. 20Senate panel's health reform bill OK'd with 0.5% Medicare pay hike - Oct. 19Drug firm sues to end off-label marketing ban - Oct. 19Ability to find, afford care is deteriorating in many states - Oct. 19Medicare pricing gets new look; RUC process revisited - Oct. 19Health IT grants part of additional stimulus money - Oct. 16Autism researchers among recipients of $5 billion in NIH stimulus grants - Oct. 15Medicaid pay could be cut again when stimulus money runs out - Oct. 12GAO finding on potential Medicare overuse attracts lawmaker attention - Oct. 12Medicaid drug fraud targeted by government watchdog group - Oct. 12Health system reform sees rebound in public support - Oct. 9Doctors front and center at health system reform rally at White House - Oct. 7FDA bans cigarettes with candy or fruit flavoring - Oct. 7Abortion-rights groups sue to block Arizona laws - Oct. 6CMS probes Humana's lobbying tactics on reform - Oct. 5Merger guideline review could affect insurer consolidation - Oct. 5Medicare use found to vary significantly by location - Oct. 5System reform bill revisited by House panel that OK'd it - Oct. 5Uninsured people may have a higher risk of death than once thought, study finds - Oct. 2HHS will fund $25 million in tort reform projects - Oct. 1Stricter self-referral rules may end some physician contracts with hospitals - Sept. 28Faces of the uninsured - Sept. 28Governors slam proposed Medicaid expansion - Sept. 28Average family health plan premiums top $13,000 - Sept. 28HHS releases $33 million for training health professionals - Sept. 25Harkin new head of Senate health committee - Sept. 23Senate negotiations generate new health reform bill, but not consensus - Sept. 21U.S. uninsured total again tops 46 million - Sept. 21Doctors, nurses, seniors target reform myths - Sept. 21Medicaid claims lack key data that could help find fraud - Sept. 17Anti-abortion group wants Illinois to enforce parental notice -- now - Sept. 16Pharmacists seek to block Medicaid drug pay rule - Sept. 15Tobacco companies file free speech lawsuit to derail FDA restrictions - Sept. 14Immigrant coverage creates new rift in health reform debate - Sept. 14States targeting Medicaid physician pay - Sept. 14Obama reaffirms his position on health system reform - Sept. 10GOP introduces seniors' "bill of rights" - Sept. 10Health spending to drive record deficits higher - Sept. 9AMA takes health reform message on the road - Sept. 7Kennedy's death leaves gap in health reform leadership - Sept. 7Lack of CMS chief prompts speculation about strategy - Sept. 7Court OKs lawsuit against Hawaii Medicaid managed care - Sept. 7Patients happy with San Francisco plan for uninsured - Sept. 7Federal government eyes EHR certification changes - Sept. 4FDA launches new tobacco center, names director - Sept. 3Courts roll back abortion counseling laws - Sept. 1Half of large practices net bonuses from Medicare P4P demo - Aug. 31Accountable care organizations: A new idea for managing Medicare - Aug. 31HHS to dole out $1.2 billion for health IT grants - Aug. 31Organized medicine aims to strengthen liability provisions in reform bill - Aug. 31Med school graduates asked to update NPI data - Aug. 28Sen. Kennedy hailed as health care champion - Aug. 26Medicare Part D premiums to inch up in 2010 - Aug. 26White House redirects health reform spotlight to insurance abuses - Aug. 24Lawsuits challenge Calif. governor's budget vetoes - Aug. 24Medicare pay for services by nonphysicians comes under scrutiny - Aug. 24EHR guidelines raise privacy concerns - Aug. 20Web site consolidates info on federal grants - Aug. 19Stimulus cash targets surgery center infections - Aug. 18Senate health reformers work toward consensus bill during break - Aug. 17Physicians stop states from raiding liability funds - Aug. 17Louisiana cuts physicians' Medicaid payments - Aug. 17Senate panel follows House lead on HHS spending bill - Aug. 13Radiation oncologists say proposed Medicare cuts would close clinics, harm patients - Aug. 11Health reform bill awaiting House return retools public plan to encourage doctor participation - Aug. 10Fla. jury rules for hospital that deported immigrant patient - Aug. 10Debate flares over what "essential" benefits include - Aug. 10Fla. Medicaid reform pilot: More efficiency or less care? - Aug. 10Enhanced Medicaid plan sees low sign-ups, but high use - Aug. 10Quick View: Public support for health system reform drops - Aug. 10
Employers wary of public health plan option - Aug. 6California budget fix includes health care cuts - Aug. 5Health care fraud widespread -- in public and private sectors - Aug. 4Landmark Massachusetts health reforms showing cracks in access, coverage - Aug. 3The White House's HIT man: an interview with David Blumenthal, MD - Aug. 3Guidelines on EHR meaningful use moving forward - Aug. 3Federal move to expand Medicaid could burden states - Aug. 3Harry and Louise are back in health reform ads -- but this time they're for it - July 30House panel's HHS budget would bump up NIH funding - July 29AMA backs House health system reform bill that includes Medicare pay overhaul - July 27Senate health panel approves its part of reform bill - July 27Federal appeals court halts some California Medicaid pay cuts - July 27Bill would end self-referral exceptions for imaging services - July 23CMS releases more hospital quality data - July 22Conn. governor rejects two health coverage expansions - July 21Former AMA trustee Dr. Benjamin nominated to be surgeon general - July 20Ohio court blocks sweeping records disclosure - July 20Major hospital groups pledge $155 billion savings in deal - July 20NIH lifts main stem cell funding restriction - July 20Specialists balk at giving MedPAC regulatory power - July 20Obama defends his health reform plan at Va. town hall - July 17Senate committee trims cost of health system reform bill - July 15Part B drug proposal would curtail Medicare pay cuts after 2010 - July 13IOM lists top 100 comparative effectiveness research topics - July 13N.H. doctors sue to stop state raid on medical liability fund - July 13Public plan option supporters descend on Capitol - July 10Mich. Senate OKs 8% Medicaid fee cut - July 8Physicians push for liability relief for emergency care - July 7House health reform bill first to tackle Medicare physician pay - July 6Medical homesteading: Moving forward with care coordination - July 6Court rejects physician challenge to change in self-referral rule - July 6Physicians snared by growing Medicare fraud strike team - July 6CMS grossly underfunded, says former acting chief - July 3Medicare proposes removing Part B drugs from SGR formula - July 1Drugmakers agree to reduce medication costs for seniors - July 1Medical debt increasingly cited as factor in bankruptcies - June 30Reform bills give some lawmakers sticker shock - June 29First draft of EHR "meaningful use" definition unveiled - June 29Biologics don't need long market exclusivity, FTC says - June 29Access-to-care problems are resurfacing in Mass. - June 29Chain restaurants back calorie-posting proposal - June 26Physicians question Obama in White House town hall - June 25California IPA settles price-fixing charges by FTC - June 25Stimulus money cuts debt for more students in return for NHSC service - June 23FDA to regulate tobacco - June 22Democratic leaders stay cold on single-payer - June 22Obama proposes law requiring Congress to find health spending offsets - June 22Physiatrists oppose eliminating Medicare PT referral - June 18Employers passing on larger share of insurance costs to workers - June 17Doctors on Hill seek voice in reform debate - June 15Feds' new anti-fraud effort pressures doctors - June 15AMA: Better care guidelines would slow health spending - June 15Some in Congress want to boost MedPAC's power over pay - June 15Interactive: How federal stimulus money will impact states' Medicaid spending - June 15
States have say in Medicaid medical necessity decisions - June 11Maryland enacts health IT incentive law - June 10California physicians push to end Medicaid prior approval - June 9Unpaid care hikes private insurance premiums by billions - June 8AARP renews campaign to close Medicare drug coverage gap - June 8OIG approves hospital plan to pay for emergency call - June 8Federal bill would address primary care shortage - June 3California voters reject budget fixes - June 3Senate panel finishes health reform hearings, foresees bill by mid-June - June 1FTC opinion expands guidance on joint contracting - June 1W.Va. Medicaid wellness plan comes up short in evaluation - June 1Lawmakers consider health delivery system reform - June 1Most voters say the U.S. health system works for them, but not others - May 29Medicare won't cover virtual colonoscopies - May 27House bill would allow patients to sue over faulty medical devices - May 26Medicare trustees present dire outlook on program's finances - May 25Senate Finance Committee discusses taxing certain health benefits - May 25House Democrats set July 31 deadline for health system reform bill - May 25Bills aim to cut Medicare, Medicaid fraud - May 22Medicaid drug management may reduce access - May 21Health care leaders pledge $2 trillion in spending cuts - May 18Doctors prepare for ID theft rules - May 182010 HHS budget looks to use Medicare savings for reform - May 18FDA pick answers lawmakers on tobacco regulation, flu - May 18New medical home guidelines released - May 12Senate approves HHS deputy chief nominee - May 12Physicians get second delay in FTC enforcement of identity theft rules - May 11Congressional budget short on answers for Medicare pay formula - May 11Senate panel suggests delay in long-term reform of Medicare pay - May 11HHS confirmation delay could set back reform efforts - May 11Savings from improved health could lower costs of reform - May 8Medicare hospice pay to drop 1.1% in fiscal 2010 - May 8Key Senate panel sets brisk pace for health system reform package - May 4Medicaid fees outpace Medicare but still low - May 4Medicare cancer patients win battle over off-label coverage - May 4EMR adoption higher in states with fewer privacy rules - May 4Medicare DME bidding program set to relaunch in 2010 - May 4GOP report warns of misuse of Medicaid funds - May 1Medicare pilot program aims to lower hospital readmissions - May 1AMA letter backs Obama's broad principles for health system reform - April 27What's in a number? Cost variance figure drives policy and courts controversy - April 27Federal agencies begin to prioritize comparative effectiveness research dollars - April 27Oregon developing comprehensive health system reform - April 27More money headed to groups that provide Medicare information - April 24Louisiana may cut Medicaid pay to physicians - April 24Doctors face risk of harsh penalties from new Medicare enrollment rules - April 20Details now emerging about cuts to Medicare private plans - April 20New York budget increases Medicaid fees for physicians - April 20Forums open up debate about health system reform - April 20House, Senate pass budgets, but health spending details still need OK - April 17House adopts health plan disclosure bill - April 17HHS nominee Sebelius awaits Senate vote - April 13CHIP reauthorization increasing extent of kids' coverage - April 13California court halts some Medicaid cuts - April 13Medicare slammed for limiting pay for oxygen - April 10More and more people lack insurance, access to care - April 10Medicine slams FTC over forcing physicians to police identity theft - April 6Stakeholders start offering their own proposals for health reform - April 6Medicare Advantage defenders decry proposed cuts - April 6Only 1.5% of nonfederal hospitals report having full EHRs - April 6Quick View: More money, fewer problems getting insurance - April 6
Broader approach to value-based purchasing sought for Medicare - April 3Obama might consider partisan path to health system reform - April 3Organized medicine pushes Congress for clean slate on Medicare payment formula - March 30With success comes scrutiny: ASCs face legal obstacles - March 30San Francisco employer mandate may end up in U.S. Supreme Court - March 30Congress revisits plans to approve generic biologics - March 30Congressional leaders pledge health system reform bill by August - March 27Medicare costs for end-of-life care higher for minority patients - March 27Ending abortion conscience rule? - March 232009 budget boosts research, health access - March 23Drug importation on lawmakers' agenda - March 20Maryland proposal uses individual, employer mandates to ensure health care coverage - March 20Practices paperless before 2012 could maximize Medicare bonuses - March 16White House summit takes 1st step in health system reform discussion - March 16Texas hospital settles charges of boycotting physician-owned hospital - March 16Obama lifts limits on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research - March 16Projected update for Medicare Advantage may lead to cuts - March 13Americans report cutting back on health care due to economy - March 13Obama budget sets stage for reform of health care system, Medicare pay - March 9Medicare tries to push doctor enrollment online - March 9Some say stimulus boosts government role in health decisions - March 9MedPAC report calls for 1.1% doctor pay raise in 2010 - March 9States taking small steps on health system reform - March 6Medicare equipment bidding rule delayed - March 6Recession, Medicare cuts not enough to stop skyrocketing health spending growth - March 2Struggles seen for Medicare care coordination - March 2Maryland program covering more uninsured, despite slow start - March 2Minn. governor calls for health care cuts to offset $4.8 billion deficit - Feb. 27Trimming health spending will be difficult, budget chief tells Congress - Feb. 27Medicaid, health IT to see billions from stimulus package signed by Obama - Feb. 23The newest doctors in the House: Physicians become legislators - Feb. 23N.J. lawmakers compromise on physician referral - Feb. 23Lawsuit challenges San Francisco safety net programs - Feb. 23Many states widened health coverage in 2008 - Feb. 20California doctors sue over Medicaid payments - Feb. 20Court sides with doctors on privacy of Medicare claims, reverses 2007 ruling - Feb. 16CHIP called "down payment" in reform effort - Feb. 16Court issues rare Stark ruling on physician-hospital agreement - Feb. 16Illinois settles anti-kickback cases over MRI leasing deals - Feb. 13Colo. Medicaid fee would cover thousands of uninsured - Feb. 13Medicare advisory agency to back 1.1% physician pay raise for 2010 - Feb. 9House stimulus bill boosts health IT, Medicaid - Feb. 9Congress reauthorizes SCHIP, expands program's eligibility - Feb. 9Direct negotiation of Medicare drug prices gains momentum - Feb. 9Quick View: States changing public health access - Feb. 9
California physicians eye $42 billion state deficit - Feb. 6Supreme Court allows states to sue cigarette makers for fraudulent labels - Feb. 6Doctors win ICD-10 coding reprieve; compliance now due by 2013 - Feb. 2FTC finds price-fixing at physician IPAs, suggests legal alternatives - Feb. 2Analysis compares competing health system reform plans - Feb. 2Democrats' $825 billion stimulus would boost Medicaid spending - Jan. 30Lawsuits challenge HHS abortion conscience rule - Jan. 30Medicine at sea: On board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower - Jan. 26House adopts SCHIP expansion - Jan. 26Medicare closes off WellPoint's drug plan - Jan. 26House Democrats silence alarm on higher Medicare spending - Jan. 23Health insurance for the unemployed often unaffordable - Jan. 23U.S. health spending tops $2.2 trillion - Jan. 19Medicare pay must be fixed, says HHS pick Daschle - Jan. 19onscience rule on abortion services faces uphill battle - Jan. 19Rhode Island's Medicaid reform advances - Jan. 16Pennsylvania physicians, hospitals sue to preserve liability premium subsidies - Jan. 16Medicaid funding cuts unresolved as new administration takes office - Jan. 12Court orders Medicaid coverage for low-income HIV patients - Jan. 12Massachusetts now applying CON rules to surgery centers - Jan. 12Internists call for Medicare pay increase to be part of stimulus plan - Jan. 9Bush reflects on health policy, defends stem cell decision - Jan. 9Pressure builds for further slashes to Medicare Advantage spending - Jan. 5Florida consumer-driven Medicaid reform in limbo - Jan. 5Low Medicare, Medicaid pay rates impact private costs - Jan. 5Louisiana pediatricians sue over Medicaid managed care pilots - Jan. 5Medicare picks 4 vendors in PHR pilot program - Jan. 5 Last year's stories - Back to top
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AMA meeting: Delegate vote refines AMA stance on system reform - Nov. 23Liability premiums stay stable, but insurers warn this might not last - Nov. 23Obese patients say some doctors disrespectful - Nov. 23Digital divide emerges at hospitals serving poor patients - Nov. 23AMA meeting: "Don't ask, don't tell" said to hurt patient care; repeal urged - Nov. 23AMA meeting: No flu shot mandate for doctors; hand sanitizer pushed - Nov. 23AMA meeting: Delegates support review of marijuana's schedule I status - Nov. 23AMA meeting: Keep hands off the handhelds, drivers urged - Nov. 23AMA meeting: Better data protection needed from Blues - Nov. 23AMA meeting: Nap time mandate for on-call residents rejected - Nov. 23AMA meeting: Are doctors responsible for controlling health care costs? - Nov. 23Geriatric Consult: At what age do cancer tests offer more risk than benefit? - Nov. 23 Pap tests used more often then screening guidelines call for - Nov. 20DEA enforces written order requirement for schedule II drugs - Nov. 18Climate change could put public's health at risk - Nov. 17Disruptive behavior by doctors, nurses persists a year after crackdown - Nov. 16Maryland high court to consider expert witness rule - Nov. 16More middle-age women having heart attacks, but survival rates increasing - Nov. 16Orthopedic surgeon prepares to blast into space - Nov. 13HPV vaccine proposed for teen boys - Nov. 13Malpractice lawsuits hit 10-year low in Missouri - Nov. 12Med school enrollment up, but residency slots remain flat - Nov. 11Physicians give hospital chaplains high approval rating - Nov. 10Journal editors propose detailed disclosure form for authors - Nov. 9California licensing backlog keeping doctors from starting jobs - Nov. 9Fertility doctors tighten guidelines in wake of "octomom" controversy - Nov. 9Ethics Forum: CME must be untainted -- no matter who's paying - Nov. 9
Patient safety after hospital discharge challenging - Nov. 6Tort reform law challenged in Georgia - Nov. 4Family physicians' partnership with Coke draws criticism - Nov. 3H1N1 vaccine shortage leaves doctors managing crowds, anxieties - Nov. 2Litigation stress: Being sued is personal as well as professional - Nov. 2Smoking bans cut overall heart disease risk - Nov. 2In the Courts: Disciplinary records relevant in liability case - Nov. 2
Antioxidant may slow Parkinson's disease - Oct. 3010% of seniors' ED visits related to falls - Oct. 29Medical schools, teaching hospitals help drive local economies - Oct. 27Doctors called on to screen all adults for depression - Oct. 26"July phenomenon" from new residents debunked - Oct. 26Medicare's no-pay rule has little financial impact - Oct. 26H1N1 vaccine embraced, but also feared - Oct. 21Massachusetts universal coverage does not reduce ED visits, polls say - Oct. 20Mandating cultural competency: Should physicians be required to take courses? - Oct. 19Commercial CME loses funding from second drug firm - Oct. 19Doctors owed no duty to nonpatient, Illinois high court rules - Oct. 19Assisted-suicide statute challenged by 2 Connecticut doctors - Oct. 19EMR alerts can signal abnormal tests, but some doctors don't use them - Oct. 19Diagnostic test can be patented, appeals court rules - Oct. 15Seasonal flu vaccine supplies lower than expected in some places - Oct. 14Down syndrome diagnosis difficult for physicians, parents to discuss - Oct. 13H1N1 vaccine to be tracked for safety concerns - Oct. 12Certificate-of-merit law struck down by Washington Supreme Court - Oct. 12Quality improvement tool available for doctors, hospitals - Oct. 12Ethics Forum: H1N1 vaccination of children can require reasoning with concerned parents - Oct. 12
Patient surveys can help practices improve - Oct. 8Better health: Is that recession's silver lining? - Oct. 7Doctor's rap on H1N1 prevention wins HHS contest - Oct. 5Resident duty hours: Does more sleep mean safer care? - Oct. 54 physicians honored with MacArthur, Lasker awards - Oct. 5In the Courts: Florida lawsuit takes swing at 3-strikes liability rule - Oct. 5
Lowering sodium intake could lower health costs - Oct. 1Joint Commission opens center to develop patient safety solutions - Sept. 30Connecticut court opens door for patients to see peer review records - Sept. 29Challenges to medical liability caps go before Georgia, Maryland high courts - Sept. 28Doctors often register unconscious bias against blacks, study finds - Sept. 28New specialty approved for treating child abuse - Sept. 28Health reform should include efforts to fight obesity, group says - Sept. 24Apologizing for medical errors may not stop you from being sued - Sept. 22With seasonal flu shots plentiful and H1N1 vaccines expected soon, early vaccination is urged - Sept. 21When is conduct reportable? National Practitioner Data Bank takes complaints from hospitals about physicians - Sept. 21Surgical quality program cuts complications, patient deaths - Sept. 21Geriatric Consult: Delirium in hospitalized patients may be preventable - Sept. 21
New quality measures gauge medication adherence - Sept. 18Transportation board calls for increased medevac safety - Sept. 16Pfizer pays record $2.3 billion in off-label drug marketing settlement - Sept. 14N95 respirators -- not surgical masks -- recommended for H1N1 protection - Sept. 14Medical home model saves money, boosts quality, study finds - Sept. 14Ethics Forum: Medical spas can be a good business, but with ethical challenges - Sept. 14
Rare disorder explains JFK's health woes - Sept. 11Research subjects want to know investigators' financial ties - Sept. 9Calif. doctors support challenge of Blues rescissions - Sept. 8Outsourcing clinical trials: Is it ethical to take drug studies abroad? - Sept. 7Fla. med school welcomes first class with white coats, money - Sept. 7Physicians know FDA-OK'd uses for drugs half the time - Sept. 7In the Courts: N.J. liability trial swamped with errors - Sept. 7
Bioethicists fight myths over rationing, end-of-life care - Sept. 2Warnings issued about bogus board certifications - Sept. 1H1N1, seasonal flu promise one-two punch for physicians' vaccination strategies - Aug. 3175% of discharge summaries don't mention pending test results - Aug. 31Quality-of-care concerns add to doctors' stress - Aug. 31Cancer mortality rates declining with each generation - Aug. 28Did a strep infection bring Mozart's finale? - Aug. 27Supreme Court patent case could affect medical research - Aug. 25Two state courts, same ruling: Informed consent must include all options - Aug. 24End-of-life care provision stirs angst in health reform debate - Aug. 24Conference seeks solutions to pending physician shortage - Aug. 24More federal money to go toward physician training - Aug. 21AAP approves withdrawal of artificial nutrition from children in certain cases - Aug. 20Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease (book excerpt) - Aug. 17Panel hears conflicting views on Lyme disease treatment - Aug. 17Has kidney trafficking come to the U.S.? - Aug. 17Physicians seeking licensing increasingly find a standard application - Aug. 17Ethics Forum: Take care when discussing phase I trial options - Aug. 17
Shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons expected - Aug. 14H1N1 flu shots: Pregnant women, health care workers and children first - Aug. 12Court to examine possible conflict over hospital board's role in staff privileges case - Aug. 11Industry gift bans slammed for overreaching - Aug. 10Doctors seen as key in fighting nation's battle of the bulge - Aug. 10When the Institute of Medicine reports, the country listens: An interview with IOM president Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD - Aug. 10Putting a value on prevention could keep programs running - Aug. 10Wis. high court maintains limits on awards to third parties - Aug. 10In the Courts: Doctor liable despite no patient relationship - Aug. 10
Patients can cope with learning their Alzheimer's risks - Aug. 7Women surgeons want more flexibility with schedules, child care - Aug. 5Some states still prohibit hospitals from hiring doctors; physicians want to keep it that way - Aug. 3Litigation screening panels on trial - Aug. 3Chaotic working conditions wear down primary care physicians - Aug. 3Physicians asked to persuade adults to get immunized - Aug. 3New Web tool helps study of environmental factors and disease - July 31Organized medicine scores another delay on enforcement of identity theft rules - July 30Liability insurance rates stabilize in Illinois - July 29Health coalition says system reform should include liability reform - July 28Liver transplant for Apple CEO turns spotlight on organ system inequities - July 27Ohio med school and medical board team up to teach professionalism - July 27New York OKs paying women who donate eggs for research - July 27Half of parents misinterpret OTC cough and cold medication labels - July 24NIH considers revisions in federal conflict-of-interest rules - July 22Can protecting patients be made recession-proof? (Patient Safety Congress annual meeting) - July 20H1N1 vaccine on the way for fall distribution - July 20Court: Physician liability limited in third-party cases - July 20Geriatric Consult: Helping older patients get a good night's sleep - July 20
Increasing residency slots could help reduce physician shortages - July 17Patients don't hear of abnormal results 7% of time - July 16Texas appeals court upholds $10 million award to fired doctor - July 14Treating celebrity patients not all glitz and glamour - July 13Appellate court upholds California medical liability cap - July 13HHS: Reducing disparities should be part of health reform - July 13Ethics Forum: Doctors weigh morals, ethics in decisions on refusing services - July 13
Doctors, nurses getting A(H1N1) - July 9FDA found lax in regulating medical devices - July 7Physician-patient privilege waived in fraud probe - July 6Transplant physicians face ethics of paternity discoveries - July 65 people die under new Washington physician-assisted suicide law - July 6Medical schools improve scores on interactions with drug firms - July 3N.Y. doctors challenge liability insurance report - July 2Guided Care model for older complex patients wins praise - July 2AMA meeting: AMA reaffirms stance in health system reform debate - June 29AMA meeting: Don't shortchange specialists to fund care model - June 29Lawsuits test boundary rights of medical patents - June 29AMA meeting: Doctors get to see how ethics bar is set - June 29Some licensing questions at odds with the ADA - June 29AMA meeting: Doctors object to penalties for avoiding EHRs - June 29AMA meeting: More to do on tobacco control - June 29AMA meeting: U.S. needs national HIV/AIDS strategy - June 29AMA meeting: Vitamin D checks urged - June 29AMA meeting: Comprehensive sex ed said to have most impact - June 29AMA meeting: AMA looks for ways to trim rising student debt - June 29AMA meeting: Physician supervision of nurses sought in all practice agreements - June 29AMA meeting: Delegates renew efforts for antitrust relief - June 29AMA meeting: AMA urges Web system for prior authorizations - June 29AMA meeting: AMA exhorts doctors to offer charity care, help the uninsured - June 29AMA meeting: Delegates see boosting quality of care as duty - June 29Pertussis risk much higher among unvaccinated children - June 26Scientific competencies for med students defined - June 24Many hospitals cut back on infection-control efforts - June 22Blue Shield's right to cancel couple's coverage upheld - June 22Family physicians seeing fewer prenatal visits - June 22Nevada law heightens J-1 waiver scrutiny - June 19Surgical team briefings may improve patient safety - June 19Retail clinics avoid medically underserved areas - June 18Physicians still skeptical about Obama's approach to reform - June 15Obama tells AMA, "I need your help" - June 15Doctors, lung cancer patients skirt hospice talk - June 15Serving the servers: Health care co-op for restaurant workers - June 15Geriatric Consult: Knowing when to ask seniors for the car keys - June 15
Press releases found to exaggerate research findings - June 12Academic physicians avoid burnout by focusing on favorite tasks - June 9Medicine decries nurse doctorate exam being touted as equal to physician testing - June 8H1N1 put further strain on public health work force - June 8Oklahoma enacts comprehensive tort reform - June 8Ethics Forum: Conversation, rapport key to evolving world of medical history taking - June 8
Organized medicine urges Supreme Court to take vaccine case - June 5Clinics fall short in treatment of transgender patients, doctors - June 4First-degree murder charge brought in slaying of Kansas ob-gyn - June 3Kansas physician who performed abortions killed - June 2Vt. bans industry gifts, tightens reporting rules - June 1More cuts in resident hours could be costly - June 1Calif. may require public notice of medical license - June 1Doctor gets jail time for online, out-of-state prescribing - June 1Long appointment waits may signal doctor shortage - June 1Quick View: Prevalence of C. diff in hospital patients - June 1
In the Courts: Doctor's duty to a third party the exception, not rule - June 1
Bill would raise cap on Medicare-funded residency slots - May 28Health care quality showing slow improvement - May 27Industry conflicts common in cancer studies - May 25Any practice can become a medical home, but transition not easy - May 25Hospitals entitled to peer review protections in negligent credentialing claims - May 25Arkansas medical board chair recovering from bombing - May 20Hand hygiene tough to enforce, measure - May 19Arkansas high court rejects liability reforms - May 19Focus turns to lessons learned from H1N1 scare - May 18Breaking through barriers: Incoming AMA president ready to tackle tough issues - May 18Yale obstetrics safety plan cuts adverse events by 40% - May 18N.C. court overturns ban on doctor participation in executions - May 18Faculty, grads differ on what's "must-know" - May 18Bill threatening Colorado liability cap fails - May 15Lingering myths discourage organ donation - May 15New safety rules coming for medevac helicopters - May 14IOM warns about physician-pharma conflicts of interest - May 11Medicine scores legal victories in scope of practice - May 11Court upholds Vermont law on prescribing data privacy - May 11Ethics Forum: Bad behavior by physicians can't be ignored - May 11
Massachusetts care hindered by physician shortages - May 7Medical professionals involved in Guantanamo interrogations - May 7NIH policy loosening stem cell research restrictions disappoints both sides in debate - May 4Nevada lawmakers moving to change state's liability cap - May 4Medical students taking free online courses in quality, safety - May 4Doctor discipline inches up but still off 14% from peak - May 4In the Courts: Peer review hearing officer's role is limited - May 4
Patient safety experts see aviation group as model for health care - April 30Primary care doctors struggle to find mental health services for patients - April 30IRB disclosure policies, review procedures found lacking - April 27Court approves doctors' suit over ranking program - April 27Texas university explores offering an MD degree in addition to its DO program - April 27Maryland short on surgeons - April 23Any-willing-provider law heads to Georgia Supreme Court - April 23Making sure your patients know what you're saying - April 20Court rejects claims against Blues holdouts in pay lawsuit - April 201 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within a month after hospital release - April 16More internists becoming hospitalists - April 16Pharma support of medical societies raises conflict-of-interest concerns - April 13Success from surgical checklists breeds idea for ethical checks - April 13Several states face battles over optometry scope of practice - April 13Ethics Forum: Consider ethics, patient rights before treating your immediate family - April 13
2% leave hospital against medical advice - April 9University of Chicago hospital investigated - April 9Initiative to cut catheter infections expands - April 6Ariz. high court validates standards for expert witnesses in liability cases - April 6Mass. sets new rules for contact with drug industry - April 6States dangle school loan repayment deals - April 61,000 Words: Students volunteer time to help the homeless - April 6
In the Courts: Pain doctor made to prove care was proper - April 6
Calif. pay-for-performance program gets mixed reviews - April 2Mass. considers oversight of medical spas - April 2A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles ) - March 30Surgeon tells how his team removed 6 organs during cancer operation - March 30Med school seniors headed for primary care see a challenging future - March 30Discussing death with patients can cut costs, ease abandonment fears - March 30Congress OKs extension on waiver for J-1 visas - March 26Tennessee medical school plans to eliminate ethics department - March 26Doctors increasingly close doors to drug reps, while pharma cuts ranks - March 23White coats in the White House: Former presidential physicians reflect on their service - March 23Bills seek to regulate in vitro fertilization - March 23Doctor faces assisted-suicide charge in Georgia - March 23National Quality Forum sets bar for culturally competent care - March 19Physician-patient connection boosts quality of care - March 19Organized medicine-backed lawsuit knocks down hospital's attempt at economic credentialing - March 16High court allows state claims against drugmakers over inadequate warning labels - March 16Emergency physicians object to plan to cut hospital beds - March 16Shortages forecast for orthopedic surgeons, gastroenterologists - March 123 hospitals join in 6-way kidney swap - March 12Scope of practice expansions fuel legal battles - March 9Doctors override most e-Rx safety alerts - March 9Fed court upholds New York City's calorie-posting rule - March 9Wash. completes final rules on physician-assisted suicide - March 9Mailing reminders boosts colon cancer screening - March 9Emergency doctors join push for better EMS helicopter safety - March 9Mass. bill aims to reverse court expansion of physician liability - March 9In the Courts: Doctor wants to share trials of liability suits with peers - March 9
Doctors say clinics with high minority populations often short on supplies, time - March 5Racial gap found in saving patients after surgical complications - March 5ACP urges doctors and NPs to work together - March 2Calif. court denies extra MCAT time for students with learning disabilities - March 2Most IRB rules don't ban finder's fees for clinical trials - March 2Ethics Forum: Treating the homeless can go beyond medical care - March 2
New treatment guidelines address chronic pain - Feb. 26Patients at teaching hospitals often unable to ID physicians - Feb. 26"Sunshine" bill sets $100 trigger for disclosing drug industry pay to doctors - Feb. 23Kidney foundation plan targets financial barriers to donation - Feb. 23States called lax in reviewing inactive doctors - Feb. 23Ohio sees drop in medical liability claims - Feb. 19Bomb severely injures Arkansas medical board chair - Feb. 19Octuplets case sparks ethics uproar over IVF excess and patient screening - Feb. 16To our readers: Changes at American Medical News - Feb. 16Early Innovators (book excerpt: Frontier Medicine ) - Feb. 16States consider requiring hospitals to screen for MRSA - Feb. 16Hospital error-reporting systems falling short - Feb. 12EMS helicopter industry suggests safety changes - Feb. 12AMA makes Web site more doctor-friendly - Feb. 9Federal appeals court clarifies when doctor conduct is reportable - Feb. 9Doctor quits prison job over execution - Feb. 9Intricate cancer treatments raise drug error risk, study says - Feb. 5New Jersey court upholds certificate-of-merit rule - Feb. 5At the same table: Alternative liability resolution - Feb. 2Guidelines target stem cell medical tourism - Feb. 2In the Courts: Doctor stands up for patient care, wins case - Feb. 2
Montana judge rejects stay of physician-assisted suicide ruling - Jan. 29Texas physician named "Country Doctor of the Year" - Jan. 29TV doctors' flaws become bioethics teaching moments - Jan. 26California's high court bans balance billing - Jan. 26Patient grows up to work beside his childhood doctor - Jan. 26Ethics Forum: At end of life, listen to patient's fears, values - Jan. 26
Florida projects worsening doctor shortage - Jan. 22Experts hope Obama will address health disparities - Jan. 22Redefining death: A new ethical dilemma - Jan. 19Emergency care system gets low grades - Jan. 19Technology used wrongly harms patients, Joint Commission warns - Jan. 15EHRs may reduce medical liability risk, study shows - Jan. 15150 years of Gray's : The iconic reference has spawned new generations - Jan. 12Quality reports for hospitals inconsistent - Jan. 12Group makes push to improve quality care and safety in hospitals - Jan. 8California doctors to continue battling ban on balance billing - Jan. 8Medical centers reveal doctors' industry pay - Jan. 5Defective directives? Struggling with end-of-life care - Jan. 5AHRQ funding safety research in ambulatory care - Jan. 5Supreme Court asked to examine Texas peer review case - Jan. 5Nevada medical board seeks to update discipline, licensing systems - Jan. 5In the Courts: Doctor liable for not providing sign language interpreter - Jan. 5
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Hospitals and EMRs: Stimulating a connection - Nov. 23H1N1: Same code for diagnosis, new one for vaccine - Nov. 23Tricare contracts may be re-bid after losing plans protest - Nov. 23Alabama doctors file complaints against state Blues plan - Nov. 23Technically Speaking: EMR school offers help for doctors wary of technology - Nov. 23 Florida hospital group shuts primary care centers - Nov. 19Donations to health care institutions drying up - Nov. 18Kids' BMI data may be added to vaccine tracking - Nov. 17Health reform on investors' minds as insurers report earnings - Nov. 16Privacy breach rules require practices to report only harm done - Nov. 16Fewer temporary physicians needed - Nov. 16Contract Language: New laws on patient security breaches mean your associate contracts probably need updating - Nov. 16
WellPoint subsidiary drops coverage in Illinois, Texas - Nov. 13Medical supplies still selling, but pace is slowing - Nov. 11Kaiser receives $54 million in EMR research grants - Nov. 10New database for out-of-network pay set to replace disputed Ingenix system - Nov. 9Health care spending for middle-age Americans booming - Nov. 9Individual mandate proposals driving insurers to expand offerings - Nov. 9Practice Management: Misclassifying nonexempt employees as exempt can cost you - Nov. 9
Individual insurance policy rules changing in Wisconsin - Nov. 6Former managed care official fined in United-PacifiCare merger - Nov. 6Recession leads many patients to skip routine care - Nov. 5Need a practice management system? Here's what to look for - Nov. 2AMA's flu site 1st to link to care after rating symptoms - Nov. 2Health care layoffs already exceed last year's totals - Nov. 2Health plans owned by doctors, hospitals are disappearing - Nov. 2Practice Management: Review what expanded ADA means for your practice - Nov. 2
EMR packages being bundled as single product - Oct. 30Mass. physicians urge caution on payment overhaul - Oct. 29SEC inquiry sparks concern about HCA IPO - Oct. 28Practices lose financial ground as recession outpaces productivity - Oct. 26Health plans eye Medicaid as profit source - Oct. 26Rescission legislation vetoed - Oct. 26Technically Speaking: Smartphone use pushed by hospitals - Oct. 26
Secondary use of EMR data seen reducing costs, improving quality - Oct. 23Coventry to buy Kansas health plan - Oct. 22AHIP, Blues association create payer portal - Oct. 21850,000 physicians urged to be on lookout for signs of identity theft - Oct. 19Ownership loses its luster: Physicians less likely to go solo - Oct. 19Emergency departments offer online updates on wait times - Oct. 19Technically Speaking: Is speech recognition technology ready for prime time? - Oct. 19
Contract Language: Plan to advertise? Be mindful of ethical, legal rules - Oct. 19
H1N1 virus costing insurers millions - Oct. 16Michigan hospital to cut physician pay - Oct. 14Alabama Blues overhauls physician fee schedule - Oct. 13Social media behavior could threaten your reputation, job prospects - Oct. 12Retail clinics expanding services more than locations - Oct. 12Physician pay cuts on horizon at Michigan Blues? - Oct. 12Practice Management: How to code, bill for H1N1 flu vaccine - Oct. 12
Medical supply costs stabilize - Oct. 9Employers shifting more health costs to workers - Oct. 8850,000 doctors could be hit by potential data breach from insurer's stolen laptop - Oct. 6Antitrust exemptions for health, liability insurers targeted - Oct. 6Physician job search strategy shifts as Internet booms, economy busts - Oct. 5How electronic medical records affect staffing - Oct. 5Nonprofit Blues plans report declining earnings in 2008 - Oct. 5Practice Management: Review your sick-leave policy before flu season hits - Oct. 5
Indiana, Ohio link health exchanges - Oct. 2Number of health care jobs increasing - Sept. 30CareFirst reserves under scrutiny by D.C. insurance regulator - Sept. 29Insurers say system reform won't put them out of business - Sept. 28Health insurers take to Twitter - Sept. 28Video games used to treat posttraumatic stress - Sept. 28Technically Speaking: Your practice really needs broadband - Sept. 28
United, WellPoint accused of creating artificial grassroots lobbying efforts - Sept. 24Mass. turns spotlight on insurance executives' pay - Sept. 23California nursing association says insurers reject 22% of claims - Sept. 22Comparative effectiveness research: New ways to say "no" - Sept. 21Technically Speaking: Don't let EMRs cut into your doctor-patient time - Sept. 21
Contract Language: Should you keep patients from commenting online? - Sept. 21
Insurers under scrutiny for allegedly purging costly clients - Sept. 18Web site shows what health insurers pay Minnesota doctors, clinics - Sept. 17Patients more confident they can afford care - Sept. 15Practices must have plans for handling health data breaches - Sept. 14Rapid rise in COBRA enrollment creates billing hassles - Sept. 14Promise of stimulus money drives up health IT stock prices - Sept. 14Pennsylvania Blues plan ordered to back off from clawbacks - Sept. 11Hospital profit margins improving - Sept. 10Blues association gets out of banking business - Sept. 8H1N1 on the horizon: Here's how to prepare your practice -- and staff - Sept. 7Job-hunting in a recession: It may take some searching - Sept. 7More hospitals looking to merge, buy physician groups - Sept. 7Insurers expect to pay out 10% more for medical care - Sept. 7Practice Management: Hunting for a small business idea? Listen to your patients - Sept. 7
Companies say health system reform is driving layoffs - Sept. 4HSA account balances on the rise - Sept. 3COBRA enrollment doubles after premium subsidy kicks in - Sept. 2Sliding economy leaves physicians wary about collections - Aug. 31Once-influential health technology alliance set to disband - Aug. 31Tax refund deadline looming for money-losing practices - Aug. 31Technically Speaking: How to determine an EHR's "usability" - Aug. 31
Patients choosing less-expensive options in plastic surgery - Aug. 27Judge finalizes United, shareholder settlement on stock backdating - Aug. 26Health plans get negative credit rating - Aug. 25EHRs have open-source software alternatives - Aug. 24Health plans' profits decline along with membership numbers - Aug. 24When patients lose jobs, physicians feel impact - Aug. 24Uptick in medical supply sales suggests recession may be easing - Aug. 24Technically Speaking: Tap into proper expertise and support before joining EHR "gold rush" - Aug. 24
Blues plans choose online cost comparison tool - Aug. 21AHA cautions HUD against tightening hospital financing program - Aug. 19Consumer group that wanted Medicare data launches physician ratings site - Aug. 18Practices see slow progress in instant claims adjudication - Aug. 17Patient satisfaction with PPOs driven down by administrative hassles - Aug. 17Health information networks gain wider use - Aug. 17Practice Management: How to reduce your practice's credit card fees - Aug. 17
United, Cisco plan national telehealth network - Aug. 14200 Kentucky doctors booted from Humana networks - Aug. 13Employer mandates pick up another big business backer - Aug. 12"Gently" manged care (America's Health Insurance Plans annual meeting) - Aug. 10Mass. doctors urge caution as state ponders shift to global payments - Aug. 10Facility fees added to patient bills have some crying foul - Aug. 10Wikipedia shows NIH scientists the basics of adding to site - Aug. 10Pennsylvania to examine its Blues market - Aug. 10Okla. ob-gyn grows grapes of wine, not wrath - Aug. 10Practice Management: If job candidate has a criminal record, ask questions - Aug. 10
Medical equipment increasingly likely to be leased, financed - Aug. 7Louisiana creates loan program for EHR purchases - Aug. 6Humana, Health Net protest loss of Tricare contracts - Aug. 4United to buy Health Net business in Northeast - Aug. 3Indiana medical association files complaint against WellPoint over payment problems - Aug. 3AMA report: Payers more accurate, transparent, but problems continue - Aug. 3Connecticut law requires insurers to list full fee schedule - July 31AMA announces partnership with e-prescribing vendor - July 30United predicts big savings in health IT adoption - July 28Number of retail clinics shrinking; growth slows as partnerships sought with hospitals - July 27Change in Tricare contractors disappointing news for Humana, Health Net - July 27Nonprofit medical systems see their financial health worsening - July 27Technically Speaking: Update employee policies to include guidelines for social networking - July 27
Mass. bill would offer tax breaks for e-prescribing - July 24Aetna offers small businesses plan with no co-pay for preventive visits - July 23Californians back health insurance code of conduct - July 21Patient portion of fees often a mystery - July 20Dr. Expat: American physicians on foreign soil - July 20Wal-Mart backs employer mandate for health coverage - July 20Hospital financing gets easier with HUD's new insurance rule - July 20Technically Speaking: How CCHIT influences your health tech purchasing - July 20
Hospital job growth flattens - July 16California begins licensing discount medical plans - July 15AMA enhances its e-prescribing help site - July 14Quality data have limited impact on patient behavior - July 13Senate report criticizes plans' use of Ingenix database - July 13Large health plans work together on medical home pilots - July 13Contract Language: Making sense of extended warranties for medical equipment - July 13
N.J. bill would require certified health IT - July 10Mayo Clinic to open branch in Mall of America - July 9Florida insurers forced to honor assignment of benefits - July 8Hospital system tries letting patients read physicians' notes - July 6Tennessee Medical Assn. sues collections firm - July 6Insurers defend rescissions, take heat for lack of transparency - July 6Practice Management: Going green can help your budget - July 6
Confidence low that stimulus will drive health IT adoption - July 2United subsidiary joins with American Well to offer online visits nationally - July 1GE offers EMR financing - June 30Twitter: What's the use? - June 29Minn. health plan consortium develops online claims portal - June 29Final health plan reaches settlement over Ingenix database - June 29Practice Management: Overwhelmed by phone calls? Adding lines, staff not the answer - June 29
Quick View: Ways patients are cutting health care costs - June 29
Contract Language: Law means rethinking how you protect patient data - June 29
New York physicians want possible Health Net deal scrutinized - June 25Social Security says test proves benefits of health data exchange - June 24Insurers' tobacco investments questioned - June 23More practices refusing to accept credit cards from patients - June 22Medical office buildings buffered from real estate slide - June 22AMA partnering with Microsoft on physician Web portal - June 22Technically Speaking: Before buying an EMR system, learn from others' mistakes - June 22
Drug czar pushes Rx monitoring for all states - June 17Reactor shutdown creates medical isotope shortage - June 16Ingenix purchases claims-processing company - June 16Practices feel financial pressure as patients ration their own care - June 155 answers to your recession questions: Tips to keep your practice solvent - June 15Technically Speaking: Prepare to meet "meaningful use" EMR requirement - June 15
Contract Language: Dissolving a practice takes more than closing the door - June 15
WellCare settles SEC probe; announces layoffs - June 12Michigan attorney general tries to block Blues' rate hikes - June 11Less paperwork, more time with patients keep doctors in medicine - June 10BMI registries eyed as promising tool for fighting childhood obesity - June 8Researchers to study data from VA EMR system - June 8Doctors in Indiana and Ohio want action on claims delays - June 8Practice Management: Need to lay off employees? Be honest -- and work out details first - June 8
More refining sought for computerized physician order entry systems - June 5Indiana patients to get reminder: Pay your doctors - June 4AMA, PPO group offer contracting guide - June 2Health plan requirements cost practices billions, with the per-doctor average near $70,000 - June 1How to spot a Ponzi scheme: Experts suggest ways to evaluate a pitch - June 1Massachusetts considers capitated insurance payments - June 1Health plan CEO pay declines in weakened economy - June 1Practice Management: Good scheduling can link vaccinations to well-child visits - June 1
Hackers claim to have taken Virginians' health data - May 29United stops selling AARP limited-benefit insurance - May 28Scope expands for national personal health technology project - May 26Can a surge in physicians' use of smartphones ripple to health IT adoption? - May 25Poor economy makes physicians less inclined to leave a practice - May 25Care for the elderly may become more financially viable - May 25Technically Speaking: Rural physicians may face pharmacy hurdle in e-prescribing - May 25
Michigan insurer pays physicians who convert to medical homes - May 22Layoffs continue at hospitals across the country - May 21Study quantifies prior-authorization burden - May 20Vendor as lender (HIMSS meeting) - May 18Analysts focus on health plans' medical cost numbers - May 18State medical societies strategize against collector - May 18Technically Speaking: Don't toss all your practice's e-mails in the virtual trash - May 18
Blues plans see pushback on rate hike requests - May 14WellPoint offers two paid fellowships for physicians - May 13Mayo Clinic launches PHR - May 13Cigna backs off documentation requirements - May 11Company stops tapping physicians for "overpayments" - May 11Hospitals follow through on cost trimming, job cuts - May 11Maryland limits health insurance rescissions - May 6Google looks at health technology - May 6How to set your fee schedule: Experts advise updating it every 3 to 12 months - May 4AMA takes first steps to build physician Web portal - May 4Contract Language: Stimulus package alters HIPAA rules for business associates - May 4
Sam's Club ready to sell EMRs in 3 states - April 29Minnesota Blues launch online doctor visits - April 29What do patients really want from you? - April 27Texas Blues plan agrees to stop grading physicians on how much they charge - April 27WellPoint offloads pharmacy division - April 27Technically Speaking: Helping search engines find you more quickly - April 27
Health Net fined over mishandled claims in Connecticut - April 22GE Healthcare/CDC partnership would link public health alerts to EMRs - April 22Forced out of retirement: Getting back into practice not always easy - April 20Senator calls for new look at Ingenix database - April 20Technically Speaking: Steps to take to eliminate spam from your e-mail diet - April 20
Web sites help patients compare costs of care - April 15Physicians want more answers about N.J. insurer's proposed status change - April 15Self-insured companies going after doctors to recover "overpaid" claims - April 13Retail clinic offers free care to recently unemployed - April 13AMA offers e-prescribing help center - April 13Practice Management: How to handle patients who are always late - April 13
Incentives shown to drive health IT adoption - April 8For-profit hospitals expect worse financial outlook in 2009 - April 8AMA sues WellPoint to recoup pay for doctors - April 6Broadcast your brand: Find the patients you most want to treat - April 6Health Net weighs jettison of health plans in 4 states - April 6Boston physicians cut their own salaries to help hospital - April 6Practice Pointers: How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice - April 6
Kaiser outsourcing deal leads to job cuts - April 1Laborists become the newest hospital specialists - April 1Seasonal slump shutters 89 MinuteClinic locations - March 30Waning confidence in the health insurance status quo - March 30N.D. Blues gives its top exec the boot - March 30Contract Language: Red flag rules on identity theft take effect soon - March 30
Technically Speaking: Interactive kiosks expanding beyond patient check-ins - March 30
Utah laws take aim at access to care, physician payment - March 25More plans settle over Ingenix database use - March 25Shopping list: paper towels, diapers, EMR, milk - March 23Challenging your rating: You don't have to accept what the health plan says - March 23Technically Speaking: Texting can increase office efficiency, bottom line - March 23
Quick View: Growth spurt in spending on disease-management technology - March 23
Premera shutting down Arizona subsidiary - March 18Half of hospitals ended 2008 with an unprofitable third quarter - March 18No job, no bill: Physicians tell how they help longtime patients struggling during recession - March 16Aetna lets more patients see what doctors are being paid - March 16Most hospitals somewhere along road to EMRs - March 16Practice Management: Stimulus bill puts burden on physicians to tell patients of data breach - March 16
Mass. RHIO spins off for-profit subsidiary - March 11First groups sign on for new capitation model in Massachusetts - March 11When patients declare bankruptcy: What happens to your unpaid bills? - March 9Most metro areas dominated by 1 or 2 health insurers - March 9Medical wiki blends social networking with research - March 9R.I. says Blues can't raise individual health premiums - March 9Retail clinics attracting legislator interest - March 4Investor dollars dwindling for clinical trials - March 4Has tech's time arrived? (Towards the Electronic Patient Record conference) - March 2United sets new basis for fee schedule - March 2Vacancy rates rising for medical office buildings - March 2Cigna develops cost-of-care estimator - March 2Surgical markers aim to reduce margin of error - March 2IBM launches 2 large health IT initiatives - Feb. 25Studies look at use, impact of computerized physician order entry - Feb. 25AMA takes on Aetna, Cigna over use of flawed database - Feb. 23Health plans adjust strategies to economic downturn - Feb. 23Invention keeps patients positioned for surgery - Feb. 23Texas physicians voice time, pay frustrations - Feb. 23Nonprofit hospitals face downgrades in credit ratings - Feb. 18Former CEO of Coventry Health Care takes job back - Feb. 18Fraying safety net: Insurer of last resort feeling financial pinch - Feb. 16States move to limit insurance rescissions - Feb. 16Contract Language: Noncompete clause may not restrict you - Feb. 16
WellPoint becomes latest insurer to cut staff - Feb. 11MGMA calling for widespread swipe card adoption - Feb. 11Riding the revenue cycle: Coping with seasonal fluctuations - Feb. 9Insurers share doctors' financial pain, worry about networks - Feb. 9Kaiser call centers under scrutiny - Feb. 4Physician dissolves Tenet shareholder group - Feb. 4"Inevitable" Blues merger implodes at 11th hour - Feb. 2Easing into technology: Alternatives to a full EMR - Feb. 2Technically Speaking: Technology costs may be tax-deductible - Feb. 2
Physicians asked to help with Rx abuse-prevention programs - Jan. 28Antibiotic giveaways stoke fear of patient pressure - Jan. 28United agrees to pay $350 million, scrap system that undercut fees - Jan. 26Health plans eye individual insurance market - Jan. 26Cash-strapped hospitals laying off record number of workers - Jan. 26Practice Management: Keeping rubber checks from clogging revenue flow - Jan. 26
Health plans cut jobs in response to declining economy - Jan. 21Health data system gets trial run - Jan. 21Taking a financial history: Determining the health of your patient's credit rating - Jan. 19Online referral forum sees jump in health care hits - Jan. 19MBA project helps get business off on the right foot - Jan. 19United settles SEC backdating investigation - Jan. 14Privacy breach in California part of insurance fraud - Jan. 14Trading for treatment: Bartering makes a comeback - Jan. 12Contract Language: Hospitalist's role needs to be defined - Jan. 12
Health plan offers cost data from 4 more states - Jan. 7Coalition works on third set of standards for claims processing - Jan. 7Knowledge on call: Finding new uses for smartphones - Jan. 5Maryland insurance commissioner seeks audit of CareFirst reserves - Jan. 5Blues merger faces opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature - Jan. 5Technically Speaking: Economic downturn adds new uncertainties to IT planning - Jan. 5
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Organizations gather H1N1 flu resources online - May 5Radiologists, pediatricians urged to team up to find child abuse - May 5Substance abuse group develops new screening tools - May 5Accommodating aging: Helping your older patients live the life they want - May 4New federal policies sought to reflect HIV treatment gains - May 4Tight not always right for controlling diabetes - May 4Bariatric surgery found effective at lower weights - May 4Preventable injuries from epinephrine injectors on the rise - April 28Inflammation's connection to dementia proves complex - April 28"Mental health home" proposed to boost care for psychiatric illnesses - April 27Tobacco regulation closer with House bill's passage - April 27Genetic variants tied to stroke risk - April 27Geriatric Consult: Diagnosing different levels of dementia no easy task - April 27
Conference explores tropical diseases being transmitted in U.S. - April 21Patients with migraine more likely to have PTSD - April 21Look beyond stereotypes to spot patients with eating disorders - April 20IOM studies boost in vitamin D requirements - April 20An alternative diagnosis to GERD centers on food allergies - April 20Five-drug polypill may slash heart disease risk - April 14Adult vaccines need PR boost - April 14Black-white cancer mortality gap starts with incidence rates - April 13Children whose celiac disease is detected early do better over time - April 13Space studies also meet health needs on Earth - April 13More people becoming at risk for prediabetes - April 7New HPV test to identify virus variants - April 7Changing history: The questions you ask patients keep expanding - April 6Psoriasis may reflect systemic inflammation, heart disease - April 6Risk of depression, anxiety in elderly can be cut - April 6Sometimes listening works better than testing - March 31Aspirin use as cardiovascular prophylaxis revisited - March 31New findings add to complexity of asthma treatment: coverage from AAAAI clinical meeting - March 30Simpler drug packaging doesn't increase patient compliance - March 30Forget the gimmicks when it comes to dieting - March 30CDC warns of variances in influenza strains - March 30HPV vaccine reduces risk for strains not in shot - March 24New blueprint will guide autism research - March 24Treating metabolic disorders may aid neurologic health - March 23Geriatric Consult: Honing in on varied causes of urinary incontinence - March 23
Supplements may not fix middle-aged, elderly dietary deficiencies - March 17Review of Lyme disease treatment guidelines begins - March 17Receding gains: Will the economy erode public health partnerships with physician offices? - March 16Chemoprevention one option in prostate cancer screening advice - March 16Obesity in children, teens may be linked to allergies - March 16Sleepiness may heighten death risk in elderly - March 16Being young doesn't mean being healthy - March 10Research identifies genetic link between GI problems, autism - March 10The long goodbye: The challenge of discontinuing antidepressants - March 9Flu shot strongly recommended for children, teens - March 9Groups collaborate with guidance on A1c levels - March 9Vessel disease in the eyes could signal heart disease, too - March 9Reports of Q fever on upswing - March 3Federal help sought to boost teen mental health - March 3Landmark ruling finds no link between vaccine and autism - March 2The script for getting fit: Help your patients move off the couch - March 2Ocean may hold clues to antibiotic resistance - March 2Women at heightened risk for stroke death - March 2Napping to ease tension headaches could set up vicious cycle - Feb. 24Study targets role of anti-inflammatory drug in fighting diabetes - Feb. 24Disease diagnosis often prompts patients to make healthier choices - Feb. 23FDA spells out rules for reprints of articles about off-label drug use - Feb. 23Antiviral resistance eliminates drug from flu arsenal - Feb. 23Physician education not enough to increase use of care guidelines - Feb. 17Immunochemical tests found better than guaiac for fecal occult blood - Feb. 17Patient choice can help target dyspepsia care - Feb. 16Geriatric Consult: Addressing involuntary weight loss - Feb. 16
Sensitive topic? Teens will talk to you - Feb. 10Diabetes rates continue to climb - Feb. 10FDA, CDC scrutiny follows surge in accidental opioid overdoses - Feb. 9Scanning the options: Alternatives in breast imaging technology - Feb. 9Number of targeted therapeutics awaiting FDA approval on the rise - Feb. 9Study notes continued MRSA upsurge in kids' ENT infections - Feb. 9Millions of dollars pledged in latest round of polio eradication - Feb. 3"Telestroke" centers aim to speed stroke care - Feb. 3FDA to study TV drug ads' influence on U.S. consumers - Feb. 2Hand washing, alcohol-based rubs help curb influenza outbreaks - Feb. 2Aromatic cold salves may not be safe for babies - Jan. 27CDC expands pneumonia vaccine recommendations - Jan. 27Keeping prevention in perspective: Has the value of screenings been oversold? - Jan. 26Obesity numbers steady, but well short of health goals - Jan. 26Hepatitis outbreaks linked to poor infection control - Jan. 20Many have psychological distress, few seek help - Jan. 20Research at odds over impact of flu vaccine - Jan. 19Obama on front lines in battle to stop smoking - Jan. 19Geriatric Consult: Depression not a "normal" part of aging - Jan. 19
Alternative therapy use documented in new survey - Jan. 13Kaiser fills a biobank with a wealth of data - Jan. 13Study supports use of no-sedation colonoscopy - Jan. 12FDA wants closer scrutiny of new diabetes drugs - Jan. 12Combination of drugs found most effective asthma treatment - Jan. 12Genetic discoveries link obesity to the brain - Jan. 6Older treatments effective remedies for IBS - Jan. 6Teens' health care often a missed opportunity - Jan. 5Call for widespread HIV tests has been only partially heard - Jan. 5Report focuses on long-term effects of battlefield brain injuries - Jan. 5MRSA-fighting drug is approved by FDA panel - Jan. 5 Last year's stories - Back to top
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Vote refines AMA stance on health reform
The AMA House of Delegates rejected attempts to rescind support of a U.S. House health reform bill and any new government-sponsored health insurance plan during the 2009 Interim Meeting.
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66% of Americans support insurance mandates, unless they're too expensive or require unwanted coverage.
