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Index 2003: Opinion columns
AMA Leader Commentary - Commentary - Contract Language - Editorials - Ethics Forum - In the Courts - Personal Finance - Practice Management - Practice Pointers - Quick View - 2002
AMA Leader Commentary 2003
Messages to all physicians about current events in medical practice.
- Patient safety: Separating misinformation from truth, by AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, MD - Dec. 15
- Evidence doesn't support push for clinical skills exam , by William G. Plested III, MD, AMA board chair - Dec. 1
- A tale from the front: The medical liability crisis in Pennsylvania, by AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, MD - Nov. 17
- AMA's stance on tort reform: a cap, not capitulation, by William G. Plested III, MD, AMA board chair - Nov. 3
- A rallying cry from Texas: Remember Proposition 12!, by AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, MD - Oct. 20
- Reimbursement limbo pushes doctors lower and lower, by William G. Plested III, MD, AMA board chair - Oct. 6
- A single-payer health care system? A flawed treatment, by AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, MD - Sept. 15
- Answering the question "Why did the AMA do that?", by William G. Plested III, MD, AMA board chair - Sept. 1
- Difficult times demand activism -- and membership, by AMA President Donald J. Palmisano, MD - Aug. 18
- Issues too important to allow AMA a summer rest, by William G. Plested III, MD, AMA board chair - Aug. 4
- Trust is crucial to physicians -- and to the Association, by AMA President Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - June 16
- AMA as a whole is more than just the sum of its parts, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - June 2/9
- Today's fight for tort reform will ensure care in future, by AMA President Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - May 19
- All efforts welcome in the battle against obesity, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - May 5
- Hail to the unsung heroes of American medicine, by AMA President Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - April 21
- Now is the time to build on our health policy victories, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - April 7
- Tragedy and torts: Bankrupting medicine not the answer, by AMA president Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - March 17
- Minority physicians encourage the next generation, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - March 3
- Act now as medical liability reform gains momentum, by AMA president Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - Feb. 17
- "Cover the Uninsured Week" a national grassroots effort, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - Feb. 3
- New year, new opportunities to make American medicine better than ever, by AMA president Yank D. Coble Jr., MD - Jan. 20
- Best form of prevention: Health education in the schools, by J. Edward Hill, MD, AMA board chair - Jan. 6
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Commentary 2003
Observations on the state of medical practice and medical life.
- Can't we all just get along? Let's talk more, litigate less, by Leonard J. Marcus, PhD, and Barry C. Dorn, MD - Sept. 15
- Primary care physicians being stressed to the max, by Amy J. Rosenthal, MD - July 7
- E-mail correspondence: Is it the write stuff for you?, by Eric Anderson, MD - Feb. 24
- Paperless medical record not all it's cracked up to be, by Edmond Blum, MD - Feb. 17
- Embrace technology to stop prescription mistakes, by Eric Anderson, MD - Jan. 27
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Contract Language 2003
A monthly column examining the ins and outs of contract issues, by Steven M. Harris.
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Ethics Forum 2003
A monthly column from the Institute for Ethics at the AMA that answers questions on ethical issues in medical practice.
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In the Courts 2003
A column analyzing the impact of recent court decisions on physicians, by Tanya Albert.
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Personal Finance 2003
A column offering help for your wallet, by Katherine Vogt.
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Practice Management 2003
A column on managing your practice, by business writer Mike Norbut.
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Practice Pointers 2003
A monthly column from St. Louis-based Stone Carlie & Co. answering your questions about the business side of your practice.
- Stock ownership plan can yield tax benefits to practice, by Cathy B. Goldsticker - Dec. 15
- 401(k) should offer variety of fund choices, by Amy S. Born - Nov. 17
- How to motivate employees to work more productively, by Karen S. Schechter - Oct. 20
- Make sure you have right retirement plan, by Cathy B. Goldsticker - Sept. 15
- Plan to take advantage of tax write-offs, by Cathy B. Goldsticker - Aug. 18
- 7 steps to prevent overdue payments, by Karen Schechter - July 28
- You may be a fiduciary and not know it, by Amy S. Born - May 19
- Analyze operations to get your office humming again, by Karen S. Schechter - April 21
- Small practices can opt for simple, safe retirement plans, by Rita M. Schwager - Feb. 24
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Quick View 2003
An occasional snapshot of current facts and trends in medicine.
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