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Medicaid safety net Strong enough to hold?

"I'm sorry" Why is that so hard for doctors to say?

Sharing your space Things to consider when looking for an office mate

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• Health system reform »
  Obama budget freezes physicians' Medicare pay for 10 years
• H1N1 »
  First national health security strategy released by HHS
• Obesity epidemic »
  Fighting obesity: Tools for a year-round effort
• Electronic medical records »
  Social media consults may harbor dangers
• Liability crisis »
  Liability by locality: Practical standard or outdated notion?
• Medicare payment »
  Another Medicare pay patch on the horizon?

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• Medicare pay overhaul heats up as health reform moves to back burner
• 'I'm sorry': Why is that so hard for doctors to say?
• More EMRs are in physician offices, but use still lags
• How to get paid for care delivered over the phone
• Medicaid safety net: Strong enough to hold?

Feb. 8 issue

Obama budget freezes physicians' Medicare pay for 10 years
If Congress follows the White House proposal, $371 billion would go toward reversing planned annual cuts but would not increase Medicare rates.

"Speed dating" matches physicians, patients
A Texas hospital uses the matchmaking model as an informal way for both parties to check out compatibility before entering a doctor-patient relationship.

• Government »
  Another Medicare pay patch on the horizon?
• Profession »
  Meteorite hits Virginia doctors' office
• Opinion »
  What editorial writers are saying about health reform after Scott Brown's election
• Business »
  Pennsylvania Blues plan may pursue capitation

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Columns and series

• Book Excerpt »
  Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease (book excerpt)
• Contract Language »
  Divorcing your practice requires a plan
• Ethics Forum »
  Social media consults may harbor dangers
• Geriatric Consult »
  Individual target A1c levels especially helpful in seniors
• In the Courts »
  Fraud charges dropped, but doctor can't recoup costs
• Leader Commentary »
  100 years after Flexner, AMA is still a force in med ed
• Meetings (business) »
  Independent but not alone (MGMA annual meeting)
• Physician Entrepreneurs »
  Okla. ob-gyn grows grapes of wine, not wrath
• Practice Management »
  Job-sharing can boost work-life balance, cut practice expenses
• Practice Pointers »
  How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice
• Technically Speaking »
  Choosing the smartphone that's right for you

From the vault: 5 years ago

Nonphysicians eager to pick up prescription pad    Feb. 7, 2005