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Dec. 22/29
vol. 46 no. 48 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare law starts clock on fixing payment formula - Chuck E. Ped: Practice at the fun park
Government & Medicine Medicare reform opens up health savings accounts to all - Scully leaves CMS for a private-sector job
Professional Issues Back from the brink: How three physicians re-entered the medical world - High surgical volume equals better patient outcomes - Get tough on medical errors, conference told
Business Charting your course: A primer on scoring practice success - AAFP offers members a technology price break - Practice Management - Strategize to decrease liability premiums
Opinion Obesity: Not just a phase kids outgrow - Letters - Virginia experiencing liability rate increases that threaten patient care and others
Health & Science Agencies join forces to stop rogue online pharmacies - AMA guide arms doctors for battle against obesity - New guidelines give specifics for pneumonia care
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Dec. 15
vol. 46 no. 47 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories State budget cuts threaten to disconnect poison hotlines - Stanford medical major rule says students must pick path early
Government & Medicine Specialty hospital growth put on hold - Congress OKs drug reimportation from Canada with safety caveat - Report questions federal mental health funding priorities
Professional Issues National CME pilot getting good reviews - Foreign-born Ohio transplant surgeon denied work visa - Hospital settles transplant misconduct case - Physician works to improve health care for everyone - ACOG: Ask why patient wants surgery
Business Seed money: Getting the funds to grow a new medical practice - Family doctor finds house calls a good fit for Florida island - Managed care industry's profit outlook is strong - Judge lowers loss from HealthSouth fraud - Practice Pointers - Stock ownership plan can yield tax benefits to practice - Quick View - Wellness programs ignored by employees
Opinion Advance directives: Talk now about plans for later care - AMA Leader Commentary - Patient safety: Separating misinformation from truth - Letters - AAFP president: Fitness initiative's goal is simply to improve lives and others
Health & Science Kicking butt: Primary care physicians can help smokers quit - Patients toss and turn with restless legs, but don't tell - Better technology can bring better care -- and higher costs
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Dec. 8
vol. 46 no. 46 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors get a 1.5% pay hike as Congress passes Medicare reform - Tort crisis spreads, few signs of abating
Government & Medicine Primary care troubled by coding errors - Congress gives FDA authority to require drug testing in children - Maryland governor aims to boost insurance access
Professional Issues Framing history: A photo collection contains a study of our medical past - Cutting medical errors means systems, money - Office physicians more open to hospitalists - North Carolina physician earns rural doctor award
Business Data mining: Using information to your advantage - Helping patients become more informed consumers of health care - Personal Finance - Getting the biggest bang from your charity buck - Quick View - How much physicians get paid for being on call - Practice Management - Leaders key to success during organizational change
Opinion Supreme Court has chance to hold HMOs accountable. - Letters - Want more primary care physicians? Don't force resident matches, just increase the pay and others
Health & Science "State of the CDC" hits the agency's high notes - Agreement may boost disease management - Congress told to think globally on disease threat
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Dec. 1
vol. 46 no. 45 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Measles outbreaks spur caution as a forgotten foe returns - A middleman steps into the physician-patient relationship
Government & Medicine Managing multiple conditions: A challenge for Medicare - Deal sets path for vote on Medicare physician pay fix - California lawsuit challenges Medicaid reimbursement cuts - Millions have health coverage gaps -- Commonwealth Fund study - GAO finds evidence of quality problems at dialysis centers
Professional Issues Physicians, dentists collaborate on oral health - Ethics committees help with tough choices - More women than men seek entry to U.S. medical schools - Internet site covers disciplinary data from 49 states - Colorado anesthesiologists win right to sue - An elevator is no place for care consults - Assisted-suicide vote sends mixed message - Quick View - DEA vs. doctors - Ethics Forum - Working through formulary exclusions
Business Procedural shift: Cardiac care refocuses on less-invasive processes - Agreement on catheterizations leaves out some cardiologists - Tenet chief admits company made mistakes - SEC warns of schemes targeting physicians - New Kansas City IPA would market directly to employers - Contract Language - Lay the groundwork for retainer practice - Quick View - Profits up at most health plans
Opinion Breaking the merger wave: Time for the government to keep insurer consolidations in check - AMA Leader Commentary - Evidence doesn't support push for clinical skills exam - Letters - While medicine caters to spoiled patients, the truly ill go wanting and others
Health & Science Physician recounts D.C. sniper attack - Hormones at issue -- this time for men - Lung cancer deadlier than breast cancer for women - Diet implicated in irritable bowel syndrome
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Nov. 24
vol. 46 no. 44 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories U.S. Supreme Court to decide if patients can sue health plans - Ousted CEO faces 85 counts, remains defiant
Government & Medicine Mental health system needs major therapy, Congress told - Family physician elected Kentucky's governor - Congress moves closer to Medicare pay increase - Doctors say charity care isn't full care
Professional Issues CME at hand: Information you need, when you need it - Online prescribing lands 2 physicians in Oregon civil court - Signing of ban doesn't stop late-term abortion dispute - Special challenges face doctors who care for a dying colleague - More insured than uninsured patients filling hospital EDs
Business Catch them if you can: Don't let staff steal from your practice - Prosecutors want info from Tenet - Incentives lower costs of e-prescribing - Practice Management - As times change, so do notions of bonuses
Opinion Caring for the caregiver: AMA resource shows how doctors can take active role - Letters - Weight-loss issues include matters of patient -- and doctor -- autonomy and others
Health & Science California wildfires: Doctors wait for the smoke to clear - Reminders to parents could lower kids' hospital admissions
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Nov. 17
vol. 46 no. 43 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare formula spells pay cut of 4.5% for physicians in 2004 - Anthem-WellPoint deal may kick off merger mania
Government & Medicine Lawmakers seek more oversight of dietary supplement market - Health system reform debate returns to national spotlight - Medicare appeals process too slow, GAO report finds - North Carolina sues stores over drug reimportation from Canada
Professional Issues Doctors fear precedent in privileges case - Lethal dose waiting, doctor dies after stopping dialysis - Higher lawsuit risks tied to some medical schools - More family doctors find PAs to be practice assets - Diabetes group looks outside U.S. for stem cell research - Quick View - Feds say you're well paid
Business Retirement planning basics: How to plan ahead for down the road - Physicians report glitches with HIPAA-compliant claims - Physician input keeps consulting firm in business - Doctor turns passion for bike touring into business - Hospitals continue to struggle financially - Practice Pointers - 401(k) should offer variety of fund choices - Quick View - 30 billion cans of spam
Opinion Diversifying medicine: The time is now - AMA Leader Commentary - A tale from the front: The medical liability crisis in Pennsylvania - Letters - Committing suicide while depressed is easier when a gun is at hand and others
Health & Science Attack on asthma: Hospital helps kids fight for breath - Doctors key to triggering FDA's warning signals - State-owned lab has special niche in vaccine research - Is primary care ready for medical abortion?
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Nov. 10
vol. 46 no. 42 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Physicians feel double-digit pain as liability rates continue to rise - CDC outlines its battle plan for SARS
Government & Medicine Medicare PPO proposal pits plans against doctors in move to boost rural managed care - Newspaper wins right to publish peer review - Medicaid reform is waiting on Medicare pact - Health coverage problems hit big business - Quick View - Patients less than pleased with access to physicians
Professional Issues Practicing two by two: Taking togetherness to the extreme - Judge gives final OK to doctor-insurer settlement in Aetna case - Texas court dismisses battery charge in resuscitation case - Resident match review shows subspecialties' lure - Vermont seeks doctors' voices on suicide - Visa cap likely to hurt rural clinics - More attention urged for living donors - In the Courts - North Dakota physician maligned in the press gets an apology
Business Filing frenzy: What to do to become HIPAA-compliant - Doctors also ship work overseas (but they don't always know it) - Texas doctors say facility can meet emerging needs - Band of brothers branches out in business - Tennessee Blues offers $67 million payback - Personal Finance - Real estate investments offer diversification - Quick View - Info tech doesn't come cheap - Quick View - Features are fine, but how much will it cost?
Opinion Interpreter rule still costly: Doctors with non-English-speaking patients bear burden - Letters - CRNAs are not as qualified as physicians -- especially in a crisis and others
Health & Science Flu season gets early start; public health pushes vaccine - Mammography debate: Who should get screened and when? - CDC set to harness the predictive power of a medical family tree - Dieting may produce weight gains in youths - Quick View - Women and AIDS: A growing share
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Nov. 3
vol. 46 no. 41 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Senate votes to allay physician, patient fears over genetic tests - FPs aim to set good example in fat fight
Government & Medicine Mending the safety net: How doctors in some states are aiding those without care - Bill would give FDA the muscle to stop fake drugs - Supreme Court lets doctors discuss medical marijuana - Doctors in the dark on Medicare drug payment changes - Current Medicare reform bill only a start, not a finish
Professional Issues Aetna settlement nearing final stages of completion - Federal advisory group predicts physician shortage looming - Study highlights drug gift dilemma - Award aims to boost physician mentors - Former Bush official seeks drastic quality improvement - Safety of office-based surgeries questioned - Quick View - Tort costs rise - Quick View - Where does money go in malpractice cases? - Ethics Forum - New practice designs deviate from tradition
Business Quieting the squeaky wheel: Dealing with demanding patients - Physicians apparent victims of ID theft in $40 million fraud scheme - Reduced profit margins common for groups in 2002 - Indiana doctors turn up the heat on Anthem - Hospital CEO salaries show modest increase - Georgia PPO to use claims database to assess quality - Ousted HealthSouth chief invokes the Fifth - Contract Language - Review key provisions before leasing shared space
Opinion Electronic prescribing and Medicare: Let the doctor decide - AMA Leader Commentary - AMA's stance on tort reform: a cap, not capitulation - Letters - Texas tort caps victory is a model for physician grassroots advocacy and others
Health & Science A shot in the dark: Are we ready for STD vaccines? - New anti-addiction drug slow to catch on in primary care - Balancing research with national security - Silicone breast implants poised for a comeback - Researchers hunt for weapons against shingles
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Oct. 27
vol. 46 no. 40 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Americans are living longer, but not necessarily healthier - Doctors stew over personality tests as insurer ties results to rates
Government & Medicine Physician sues Massachusetts over prior authorization rule - Dreams for National Health Museum are taking shape - MedPAC mulls concept of bundling Medicare payments
Professional Issues Fighting frivolous lawsuits: Doctors engage in an uphill battle - Hospital apologizes for complying with racial request - Pain specialists fear chilling effect after arrest
Business Claims scene investigation: They're watching you - Evidence still out on disease management as cost saver - Blues to study its own "best practices" - Vermont clinic gets 3rd lease on life - Practice Management - Deck the office for a seasonal treat, but keep it tasteful - Quick View - Computer crime in health care field
Opinion CDC takes "Get Smart" message to consumers: Antibiotics won't cure flu - Letters - Counseling is doctor's role, even if patient would rather not hear it and others
Health & Science FDA intensifies attack on fake drugs - Antibiotic use may help slow Alzheimer's - Doctors complete surgery despite hospital evacuation
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Oct. 20
vol. 46 no. 39 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories HHS inspectors' action plan reveals hot buttons for fraud - Doctor redefines visits with phone, e-mail
Government & Medicine Medicare reimbursement codes: Hopes are high for keeping CPT - Late-term abortion ban goes forward - Quick View - Presidential candidates' health platforms
Professional Issues Kentucky doctors may face more scrutiny on prescription habits - North Carolina doctor apologizes for identifying jurors in malpractice case - Naturopaths are eligible for licensure in California
Business HCA revival: Hospital company makes a profitable turnaround - Aetna plans tiers based on cost, quality - Plans offer prizes to push patients to healthy living - Practice Pointers - How to motivate employees to work more productively
Opinion Professionalism for a new era: The challenge for medical education - AMA Leader Commentary - A rallying cry from Texas: Remember Proposition 12! - Letters - Enough already! Primary care doctors bombarded with extra tasks and others
Health & Science The weight of obesity: Lessons from the fattest state - Communicating risk key step to good care - Most in U.S. see disparities in care of minority patients
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Oct. 13
vol. 46 no. 38 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories HHS eases interpreter mandate but doctors must pay the bills - California court lifts immunity for credentialing information
Government & Medicine Push for drug reimportation gains steam - Millions lost health insurance coverage in 2002 - FDA sues Rx sellers to stop importation of drugs from Canada - Medicare coverage decision methods unveiled
Professional Issues Are patients safe now? Reviews mixed on progress - Colorado seeks to end doctor oversight of nurse anesthetists - Harvard economist argues that Match is not anticompetitive - Oregon doctor has means, but not desire to die yet - Florida physician finally gets to face her attacker - In the Courts - Class-action notices require individual consideration
Business Identity crisis: Protect yourself from ID theft - Critics say specialty hospital ban undermines care - Doctor's new venture goes by land and by sea - Electronic prescription network rolls out - Personal Finance - Educate yourself on college savings plans
Opinion Century of progress: AMA helps turn tarnished medical education system into gold standard - Letters - Philip Morris USA: We want FDA regulation and to keep "cigarettes as legitimate adult products" and others
Health & Science The weight of obesity: Public health ponders future of children with diabetes - CDC: Flu vaccine as important to receive as to give - Physicians weather Isabel and respond in its wake - Quick View - Who's clean?
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Oct. 6
vol. 46 no. 37 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Texas tort reform vote signals lower liability rates - Cold-and-flu season confusion: Bracing for SARS -- and false alarms
Government & Medicine Messenger model: Follow the rules and fly right - CMS gives doctors more time to meet latest HIPAA rule - Medicare to rein in power wheelchair prescriptions, sales - California mandate would offer health coverage to 1.3 million - Bush, states considering tort reforms - Doctors struggle to visit Medicare patients at home
Professional Issues Services beyond treatment: Patients benefit from medical-legal teams - Patient safety initiatives turn focus toward primary care - Minnesota, Pennsylvania to launch error-reporting systems - Old vote reveals residents wanted PRN - Vermont doctors ponder physician-assisted suicide - More U.S. medical students are studying abroad - Ethics Forum - HIV complicates question of who to tell what
Business Growing pains: Weighing the costs of success - California doctors closer to reaping bonuses - Doctors outpace consumers in embracing e-technologies - Doctors aren't immune from bankruptcy upswing - North Carolina Blues may face huge fine - Florida IPA makes bonuses its business for doctors, insurers - Contract Language - Evaluate risks before you agree to share - Quick View - Health care as a value proposition
Opinion Look to tax credits to fight skyrocketing health insurance premiums - AMA Leader Commentary - Reimbursement limbo pushes doctors lower and lower - Letters - Is ED trip really necessary? In many cases the answer is clearly no and others
Health & Science The weight of obesity: Linking large people to care - Teens to be the target of pertussis boosters - It takes a team to curb youth drinking - To take or not to take hormones, that is still the question - Study suggests link between NSAIDs, aspirin, miscarriage
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Sept. 22/29
vol. 46 no. 36 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Changes in EMTALA will relax rules for on-call specialists - CIGNA settles class-action suit on pay issues
Government & Medicine NIH funding plans decried as paltry; 575 medical organizations ask for more - GAO report calls liability crisis localized - Slow going on Medicare drug bill, update fix - Lieberman proposes health system reform
Professional Issues The snowbird shuffle: What to do when patients head south for the winter - Report shows strong IRB ties to drug firms - Balance becomes key to specialty pick - 20 years of restoring sight merits a big-top celebration
Business Getting patients to pay: Gentle ways to get the check - Pennsylvania surgery centers more profitable than hospitals - Big sites enter into diabetes monitoring market - Practice Management - Employee orientation key to transition
Opinion HIV prevention: Entering mainstream medicine - Letters - Alcoholism article should have mentioned 12-step programs and others
Health & Science More effort urged on cancer control - Researchers call for more diabetes testing - Relapsing fever spreads to a new state
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Sept. 15
vol. 46 no. 35 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Preventive medicine key, even for computer viruses - Visa complications snare physicians; hospitals scramble
Government & Medicine Medicare reform debate: Bill sets electronic prescribing deadline - Texans facing referendum on legality of lawsuit cap - Pennsylvania hospitals agree to provide sign language interpreters - State high-risk pools fail to deliver affordable premiums
Professional Issues Court says warning is OK, testifying is not - Patients want to talk specifics about options, costs of care - Johns Hopkins penalized for resident hour violations - Quick View - Why a patient comes to you -- and comes back - Renegotiating Health Care - Can't we all just get along? Let's talk more, litigate less
Business Splitting heirs: Do's and don'ts of estate planning - Insurers say prompt pay not a big issue; doctors disagree - Kentucky radiologists object to hospital project - Physician compensation surveys offer little encouraging news - Troubled Tenet agrees to sell 6 hospitals - AMA report spotlights rising insurance premiums - Practice Pointers - Make sure you have right retirement plan
Opinion Medical staffs need autonomy - AMA Leader Commentary - A single-payer health care system? A flawed treatment - Letters - Waiting room snacks and Internet access? Not at this practice and others
Health & Science Treating teens: Young bodies, adult risks - CDC drops high-risk priorities for flu shots - Colon cancer screening now can go noninvasive route - CDC launches program to track violent deaths
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Sept. 8
vol. 46 no. 34 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Caution urged for small practices tempted to take HIPAA loophole - Indiana doctors face big hit for liability fund
Government & Medicine Medicare hikes pay for pneumonia shots - Medicaid formula flawed; produces funding inequities - Quick View - Public: More Medicare drug benefits
Professional Issues Is this trip really necessary? Emergency departments face overcrowding - Experiences affect African-Americans' choice of doctor - Doctors push for more patient safety program funding - There she is ... Physician vies for Miss America - In the Courts - Physician makes air marshals rethink racial profiling
Business Lurking, listening, learning: Using online support groups - Feds looking into Maryland Blues conversion bid - PPO offering online answers to members' medical queries - More doctors go online for drug information - What is an EMR? Health leaders come up with a definition
Opinion Keeping vaccination rates up: Doctors must keep up the pressure - Letters - Sometimes a patient must be told that no appointment is available and others
Health & Science Physicians meet blackout challenges great and small - Measuring blood pressure in real life may give truer picture - FDA warning on one drug spurs concern over others - Quick View - West Nile virus in the United States
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Sept. 1
vol. 46 no. 33 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Florida enacts tort reform; medicine disappointed with $500,000 cap - Robodoc makes rounds at Johns Hopkins, allows doctoring at a distance
Government & Medicine A hard sell on DME: How suppliers try to game Medicare - Medicare chemotherapy picture murky - Bill suggests new ways to handle malpractice cases - States steer away from broad health benefit mandates
Professional Issues Elder abuse ruling could hurt California tort law - Medical school tuition climbs as economy remains sluggish - California medical staff gets right to sue hospital - AMA launches new education initiative - First embryos screened for deafness gene - Stem cell research stalled by lack of growth
Business From idea to income: When innovation can mean cash - Advisories alarm Washington retainer practices - HealthSouth starts paying off debts - Court says Anthem can't take over Kansas Blues - Contract Language - PPO contracts can hide traps; scrutinize before you sign
Opinion Web prescribing: How to set the standards - AMA Leader Commentary - Answering the question "Why did the AMA do that?" - Letters - Questionable traditions have led to long resident work hours and others
Health & Science Spotting macular degeneration: Be watchful and start early - Flexibility needed in bioterror response - Herpes rates are high among affluent populations - Faster West Nile diagnostic test gets FDA nod - Generic drug approval process streamlined
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Aug. 25
vol. 46 no. 32 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Liability insurance forecast sees double-digit hikes ahead - Federal crackdown targets bogus copies of popular drugs
Government & Medicine CMS sticks to 4.2% Medicare pay cut - HIPAA scramble may delay Medicaid pay
Professional Issues How close should you be to your patients? - Small study compares styles: Osteopathic physicians talk more about feelings - Aging population creating higher demand for surgery - Quick View - Pennsylvania exodus
Business Formalizing feedback: How to conduct staff performance reviews - Tenet pays $54 million in fraud settlement - Insurers post robust profits for the second quarter - Practice Management - Meet flex-hour requests with consistency
Opinion Filtering tobacco's harmful pitch - Letters - Resident work restrictions call for innovative solutions and others
Health & Science IOM highlights financing needs: More vaccines, higher cost - Drug options may help primary care doctors treat alcoholism - Disparities hurt Native Americans' health
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Aug. 18
vol. 46 no. 31 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Doctors ask hospitals to help pay soaring insurance costs - Las Vegas physician appeals award in lawsuit over waiting time
Government & Medicine House drops FDA safeguards from drug reimportation bill - GAO: Liability hike fueled by awards - Success of SCHIP is incomplete - Doctors say Medicaid should face lawsuit in girl's death - Medicare to pay HMOs more for sicker patients
Professional Issues Surgeon questions allocation of livers at Chicago hospitals - Group aims to weed out deficient medical expert witnesses - Hospice patients refuse fluids to speed death - Veterans Affairs debates giving vets direct access to chiropractic care - Mountain-loving doctor climbs to great heights - Doctor jailed for prescribing habits faces drug-dealing suit
Business Can you be conned? Doctors tell their money-losing tales of woe - Doctor gets tax breaks for settling in rural community - Some doctors want payment for e-detailing - Corporations try to trim fat by slimming employees - Quick View - The HIPAA third degree - Practice Pointers - Plan to take advantage of tax write-offs
Opinion AMA offers guidelines to answer hard questions on patient gifts - AMA Leader Commentary - Difficult times demand activism -- and membership - Letters - Hard enough providing care, without having to figure out how to get paid and others
Health & Science Against the grain: The growing awareness of celiac sprue - Safety of longer intervals between Pap tests debated - Commission urges overhaul for mental health system - Doctors grade asthma screening in schools
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Aug. 11
vol. 46 no. 30 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Alzheimer's treatment needs intensify role of primary doctors - Every practice's hiring dilemma: Train from within or recruit?
Government & Medicine Don't fear HIPAA police if rules deadline is missed - Patient safety measure headed for Senate floor - Insurance certificate bill aims to expand coverage
Professional Issues The physician look: Do clothes really make the doctor? - Bill would allow studies on organ donation incentives - California bill promotes licensing naturopaths - Patients save doctor once, but liability costs win in end - In the Courts: Union-organizing doctor sues over firing
Business The doctor is outsourcing: To hire or not to hire - Ohio physicians rate insurers in HMO report card twist - Hospitals count up cost of reduced resident hours - Wired hospitals keep innovating - Quick View: Patients find out about health online
Opinion Senate fails on tort reform - Letters: HIPAA intruding on patient care and reasonable information-sharing ...
Health & Science HIV prevention: Doctors asked to take bigger role - Physicians struggle with flu vaccination strategies for kids - C-section rate climbs as options diminish - Drive launched to boost stroke awareness
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Aug. 4
vol. 46 no. 29 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories PPO "administration fee": Physicians pay to get paid - Florida tells doctors: Print clearly or else
Government & Medicine Orphan Drug Act at 20: Big gains, some strains - Medicare rural bonus payments left unclaimed - FTC cracks down on price-fixing in physician contracts - Drug price disparity compounds burden for the uninsured
Professional Issues Homegrown doctors key to staffing - California court throws out "speculative" expert testimony - OxyContin suit can proceed as class action - Wisconsin "conscience clause" bill gets rapped as bad policy - Interfaith House offers after-hospital care, refuge for homeless - IOM calls for education innovation fund - Quick View: Reduce your liability risk - Ethics Forum: Awareness and understanding for "difficult" patients
Business Appeal of retainer practices: Boutique care goes mainstream - CIGNA computer glitches zap physician pay - Tenet subsidiaries indicted on doctor kickback charges - New Humana drug benefit consumer-driven - Heart clinic offers patient records to go - Green light for digital hospital - Ghost patients no way to stay on schedule - HHS takes steps to make EMRs less complicated to use - Contract Language: MRI investment guidelines stress value of arm's length
Opinion Contract disclosure: How PPOs can earn praise, not profanity - From the AMA: Issues too important to allow AMA a summer rest - Letters: Resident work hour limits are compromising patient safety ...
Health & Science Entering the shadow of DES: Health risks still loom - Chicken soup for the sore throat often beats antibiotics - Review confirms knowledge gap in women's heart research - Doctors struggle with telling older drivers it's time to park - Researchers aim for better prostate tests - Food companies push healthy-living plans
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July 28
vol. 46 no. 28 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Measure stalls in Senate: "We'll be back," say tort reformers - Doctors hesitate to suggest treatment options that insurers won't cover
Government & Medicine Iowa doctors seek issue in Medicare pay equity - SCHIP headed for dive in funding, access - HIPAA privacy rule making waves in research circles
Professional Issues The power of an apology: Patients appreciate open communication - Doctor fights to know who advanced suit - California legislation addresses doctors' cultural competency - State damage caps linked to boost in physician supply - Illinois set to take doctors out of executions
Business Hitting the business books: Finding a program that's right for you - HealthSouth working to avoid bankruptcy - Blues conversions hitting speed bumps - Practice Management: Deductibles: Savings may only be short-term - Practice Pointers: 7 steps to prevent overdue payments
Opinion Physician suicide and depression: Helping doctors heal themselves - Letters: Medical ethicist: My quote was reported out of context by AMNews ...
Health & Science Vaccine-exempt law expands - Remind patients: It's time to stay cool - Food labels will point out fats that clog arteries
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July 21
vol. 46 no. 27 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Mounting tension over autonomy: Courts referee doctor-hospital battles - Extra pay for quality care not easy money
Government & Medicine Medicare regulatory relief: Doctors see good in House, Senate reform bills - Tort reform stalled over damages cap - Electronic filing rule could delay payments - Congress considers new version of expanded MSAs
Professional Issues Fewer clinical faculty volunteer to teach - Texas medical board funding will help root out bad doctors - Doctor pursues medical and literary loves
Business When patients can't pay: Some innovative solutions - Medical societies roll out financial planning services - Texas IPA offers discount cards - Quick View: Why they don't buy
Opinion Medical errors and ethics: A call for candor without fear - Letters: Tort crisis has made him a locum for now, and maybe unemployed later ...
Health & Science Menopause medicine: Custom-fit quandary - Researchers tout multipurpose heart pill - American doctor volunteers to fight SARS in Toronto
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July 14
vol. 46 no. 26 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Physicians fight to preserve pay increase in Medicare bill - A doctor chooses when to die
Government & Medicine CMS enrollment regulation elicits physician dread - Congress breathes new life into drug importation law - Doctors in legal trouble for billing for free drug samples
Professional Issues Peer pressure: When your colleague is your patient - Affirmative action ruling affects medical schools, too - CME available for writing test questions - Connecticut releases error report amid flurry of doubts - In the Courts: Avoid legal pitfalls when hiring physician extenders
Business Practicing privacy: Fine-tune office routines without going overboard - Kaiser, diabetes group team up for online project - Physician's calculator - Quick View: Physicians evaluate work life, career choice - Contract Language: Be aware of new CMS Medicare physician rules
Opinion Assessing older driver safety - Letters: Balancing personal and professional lives an important goal for all doctors ...
Health & Science Baldness drug shows promise in preventing prostate cancer - Public health is better prepared for West Nile virus - Prilosec latest blockbuster drug to go over the counter - LifeSharers offers one way to increase organ donations
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July 7
vol. 46 no. 25 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Cold-and-flu seasonal spread suggests new burst of SARS - AMA house backs off "organization of organizations" idea
Government & Medicine Running on empty: How physicians cope with Medicaid - AMA calls for tax credits for Medicaid patients, uninsured - Oncologists worry about cuts in Medicare cancer pay - Medicare insurers not paying, doctors complain to AMA
Professional Issues AMA: Be open about drug reps in exams - Study outlines deficiencies in American health care - States may offer medical liability solutions - AMA against NBME's clinical skills test - Courses offered on disaster preparedness - Resident hour limits may hit attendings - AMA aims lie detector at tobacco testimony - Scrutiny for doctors as expert witnesses? - Ethics Forum: Offering an honest (but careful) opinion
Business Not married to the M.O.B.: Life beyond the medical office building - AMA resolution would hold managed care staff liable - Veterans to gain online access to records - Doctors promote fitness with health clubs - Quick View: Consumer reaction to paying the price
Opinion Aetna's olive branch is an encouraging sign - Commentary: Primary care physicians being stressed to the max - Letters: Consider affirmative action in light of history and health disparities ...
Health & Science Complicated history: What happens when cancer survivors grow up? - Vigilance urged for patients' lifestyle choices - Depression increasing, even among physicians - Physicians push for cheaper, more accessible medications
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June 30
vol. 46 no. 24 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Congress may sweeten Medicare pay - Tort crisis spawns carriers selling questionable coverage
Government & Medicine Medicare drug benefit gains momentum in House, Senate - Doctor groups can advise on plan contracts, federal court rules in Hawaii case - Feds fire on patent law that delays generics
Professional Issues Laid off: Doctors no longer immune to pink slips - California plan to use Mexican physicians stalls - States take action on cloning, embryonic research
Business Code breakers: The importance of unlocking Medicare code - Relocation incentives get California hospital CEO indicted - Health care costs continue to rise, but at a lower rate - Practice Management: North Carolina physicians promote open scheduling
Opinion Helping the world stop smoking - Letters: African-American patients want black doctors available to treat them ...
Health & Science Monkeypox outbreak: Swift action leads to identification of exotic virus - Physicians struggle when immunizations get off-track - Tobacco control efforts get mixed reviews
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June 23
vol. 46 no. 23 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Practices get bigger tax break for equipment purchases - Doctors use new cues to get patient history
Government & Medicine Physicians win award cap as Texas passes tort reform - Renal disease management demo launched - Surgeons push for federal funding for trauma care - House offers bill to increase MSA access
Professional Issues VA audit: Part-time doctors often absent - Dueling diagnoses on disability - Quick View: Study confirms rates are above average
Business Armor-plated assets: How to protect your property - Screening business reaches out to doctors - WellPoint to buy Wisconsin Blues plan - New Hampshire bill aims to attract more health plans - Maryland insurer gets Blues license back
Opinion Residency work hours: New rules, fresh vigilance - Letters: Irritating colleagues not a matter of gender, but of ducking responsibilities ...
Health & Science Smallpox 1947: "People were terrified" - Type 2 diabetes requires multilevel care - Lack of sleep not just an adult problem
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June 16
vol. 46 no. 22 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Aetna settlement seeks to repair rift with physicians - In workday race, doctors scramble, but clock often wins
Government & Medicine Federal fund increase may mean fewer Medicaid cuts - Legislation targets Medicare mental health inequality - Genetic discrimination bill moving ahead in Senate - GAO: Boutique hospitals treat healthier patients
Professional Issues Can-DO strategy: Osteopathic medicine survives, and thrives - Researchers ponder best use of 400,000 stored embryos - Physicians told not to fear discipline for pain treatment - Organ donation proponents try controversial new tack - Car crash takes life of Mississippi physician - Putting a price on living organ donations - In the Courts: South Carolina abortion clinic ruling opens up HIPAA concerns
Business Geek on demand: Finding the best troubleshooter for your computer problems - MGMA: Cardiology costs outpacing revenue - Tenet chief resigns; company on the ropes for back taxes - Online services offer to help doctors schedule drug reps - Ohio hospital one step ahead of specialists - Buffalo HMO network drops physicians it battled with
Opinion Health literacy: Your patients can't follow instructions they don't understand - From the AMA: Trust is crucial to physicians -- and to the Association - Letters: Mini-med schools reduce art and science of medicine to entertainment ...
Health & Science U.S. SARS cases still rare, but worries are more common - Flu vaccine supply ample, demand lagging - Tamoxifen: 25-year success story looking for a sequel - DEET guidelines make for a safe summer
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June 2/9
vol. 46 no. 21 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare payment outlook is dismal - Hypertension standards reveal more patients at risk
Government & Medicine The waiting game: When will Medicare cover technology? - Democrats targeting health issues - Tax break on liability insurance proposed - EMTALA costs physicians billions in unreimbursed care - Fewer Americans uninsured all year, new report finds
Professional Issues Genetic testing, gifts among CEJA topics - Doctors divided over use of affirmative action by medical schools - Fetus determined to be part of mother's body - North Carolina judge reverses doctor discipline license case
Business Ripe for refinancing: It's not just for mortgages anymore - Kaiser gives its members more choices - Bankruptcy might not be all bad news - Quick View: HMOs' black ink gets blacker - Contract Language: Making plans for your future as a partner
Opinion Megasize health plan power: A market gone wrong - From the AMA: AMA as a whole is more than just the sum of its parts - Letters: Instead of objecting, foreign doctors should be "humble and grateful" ...
Health & Science Hopeful movement: progress in spinal cord injury treatment - Mass casualty drill challenges health system - FDA safeguards blood supply from SARS
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May 26
vol. 46 no. 20 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Tort crisis limits hospital services - SARS spurs race for a cure -- and for patents
Government & Medicine Tort reform could cut billions in federal spending, study says - Medicare sets deadline to fix doctor outpatient drug pay - Doctor-backed bill seeks to help uninsured
Professional Issues Focused on the presidency: Dr. Donald J. Palmisano - Battle over suicide help continues in federal court over Ashcroft challenge - New family medicine journal to debut - Illinois, Pennsylvania join in calls for federal tort reform
Business CEO compensation: Accomplishments translate into healthy paychecks - Doctor's firm closes the distance between rural practice and CME - Practice Management: Primary care site offers practice management tips
Opinion A message from the heart: Cardiac care vital for women, too - Letters: If doctor can be sued over patient obesity, what else is headed to court? ...
Health & Science Patients need clear messages to navigate medicine's maze - CDC asks for more state data on asthma control - Scientists eye new developments on the vaccine front
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May 19
vol. 46 no. 19 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicare's latest demand: You must sign up every 3 years - Cards promise discounts, deliver headaches
Government & Medicine Doctors warned about October's HIPAA deadline - Georgia liability bill falls short in doctors' eyes - Strong opposition to deregulation of AHPs - Better Medicaid benefits sought for sickle cell patients - Resident work-hour bill lives on in Senate
Professional Issues OIG issues guidance on drugmaker gifts - Doctor's unique donation prompts ethical concerns - Certifying boards moving to online testing - Assisted-suicide bills falter in 4 states - Renegotiating Health Care: Create a "tipping point" when planning a retreat
Business The investor within: Balancing your psychological make-up with your financial make-up - New stent pricey, yet a cost-saver - Suit claims unnecessary surgeries at Tenet - California bill urges more control over health insurance plans - Converting to for-profit may not increase profits - Quick View: Insurers wonder what online self-services to offer - Practice Pointers: You may be a fiduciary and not know it
Opinion Public health lesson of SARS: First step in treating is reporting - : Today's fight for tort reform will ensure care in future - Letters: A brutally long work week is bad for the resident and for the patient ...
Health & Science Hidden violence, harrowing choices: What doctors can do about domestic abuse - CDC calls for routine testing to stem HIV infection rates - Resistant bacteria remain public health threat - Health disparities plague minority men
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May 12
vol. 46 no. 18 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medicaid crisis socks doctors - Suspicious climate forces registration of foreign doctors
Government & Medicine Congress eyes boutique hospital backers - Medicare GME caps may be hurting geriatrician supply - OIG warns doctors to scrutinize business arrangements
Professional Issues A tale of two states: Different approaches to tort reform - All doctors must be ready to provide palliative care - AHRQ supporters fight funding cuts again - Health plan group offers one-time credentialing - Doctors voice objections to DEA fee increase - In the Courts: Jury says doctor didn't do enough to help obese smoker
Business 5 obstacles to e-prescribing: 5 approaches to overcoming them - Groups protect themselves from HealthSouth woes - Wisconsin physicians, hospitals team up on data initiative - Universal health care in California carries a hefty price tag
Opinion Smallpox vaccine: Easing fears on inoculations - Letters: When healing is out of the question, assisted suicide is a way to help ...
Health & Science New drug may slow Alzheimer's course - Can HIV exposure regimen work for outpatients? - SARS news spurs demand for medical masks
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May 5
vol. 46 no. 17 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Slow start for smallpox vaccine plan - Physicians finding plenty of NPs, PAs -- but at a price
Government & Medicine Dr. President? Democratic hopeful woos Iowa voters - HMOs liable for actions of their network doctors - Budget outline earmarks funds for Medicare reform - HIPAA rule rapped as breaching privacy
Professional Issues Doctors resigned to public Web profiles - Tort reform rallies draw thousands - Which physician has the final word? - Quality care not tied to financial return - IOM considers licensing, medical education reforms - Recertification process gets physician input - SARS disrupts medical education in Canada - Ethics Forum: Middle-of-the-night elective surgeries: First do no harm
Business Battle of the beds: When does enough hospitals become too many? - Bill may jeopardize CareFirst's Blues license - HealthSouth's flagship hospital confronting an uncertain future - Offshore employee leasing runs afoul of IRS - To track benefit statements, Texas group calls the bank - Texas physician launches firm securing the airwaves - Contract Language: Review disability clauses now, not later
Opinion High court's clear thinking on ERISA: Reining in HMOs - From the AMA: All efforts welcome in the battle against obesity - Letters: Resident work-hour limits make sense ...
Health & Science Do-it-themselves diagnosis: Patients pick their tests - Genome research targets environmentally induced disease - Screening interval for colorectal cancer debated - FDA to review estrogen-androgen hormone therapy - TV-free week gets support of physicians
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April 28
vol. 46 no. 16 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories SARS prompts added vigilance, worry over spread of infection - Employers to pay physicians for quality care
Government & Medicine Federal court upholds Michigan Medicaid drug formulary plan - Frist bill further safeguards doctors from vaccine lawsuits - Medicare pilot project offers CME for quality improvement
Professional Issues The value of volume: Insurers decide more is better - Supreme Court sends suits against 2 health plans to arbitration - School offers nursing program for IMGs - Texas mulls policy for organ donation by presumed consent
Business Welcome to the blogosphere: A brave new world of Web dialogue - California demands coverage for drugs with over-the-counter competitors - Tenet shaking up board, management - Practice Management: Urgent need for extra revenue? Some try urgent care
Opinion Imported prescriptions: A prudent FDA crackdown - Letters: Allow physicians a tax deduction for the cost of uncompensated care ...
Health & Science Transplant tragedy spurs system checks - Raising HDL levels may be as important as lowering LDL - Doctor-pilots mourn loss of Chicago airstrip - FDA chief pledges changes to direct-to-consumer advertising guidelines
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April 21
vol. 46 no. 15 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories High court punches another hole in the federal law shielding HMOs - Medical boards feel pressure, get tougher
Government & Medicine Only 6 months until next HIPAA hurdle - Smallpox bills address compensation fears - Federal employee health program: a model for Medicare?
Professional Issues Doctor wins patient records privacy case - CIGNA settlement heads to mediation - Who has 7-plus hours a day to put toward preventive care? - Dr. Caplan shares his take on medical ethics - Cornell medical school in Qatar operational despite war - Quick View: Quantifying the effects of liability woes
Business Learning for earning: When it's time to consider an extra career - SEC investigates HealthSouth, former CEO Scrushy - Kentucky IPA joins forces with consulting firm - Practice Pointers: Analyze operations to get your office humming again - Quick View: Hospital study shows error reduction
Opinion Act before tort crisis spreads - Deadly milestone: 5 years of assisted suicide - : Hail to the unsung heroes of American medicine - Letters: Grads rejecting primary care because it's the "stepchild" of medicine ...
Health & Science Collaborating for care: When joining forces helps patients - Gene mutations present clues for cancer-drug design - Fast-food sellers under fire for helping supersize people
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April 14
vol. 46 no. 14 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Deadline is now for federal HIPAA regulations: Confusing debut for privacy rule - Technology, compact tools put physicians in dust of battle
Government & Medicine Paperwork reduction bill is caught in coding crossfire - Nickel-a-beer proposal aims to shore up California ED system - Makeup of uninsured population unclear
Professional Issues Firing patients: When it's time to say farewell - Plaintiffs win birth lawsuits most often - Prescribing rights dominate scope-of-practice bills - Virginia law on doctor discipline casts wider net - In the Courts: Studies define standard of care, even when they conflict
Business Why Wi-Fi? Getting a better connection - New survey finds fewer patients searching online - Contract Language: Don't snooze through sleep clinic proposal
Opinion Time to focus on care disparities - Letters: Early morning reflections on how medical practice has ceased to be fun ...
Health & Science New focus urged for kids' heart health - Golfers may soon be singing "yippy-i-o OK" - Creativity needed to reach minority elderly
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April 7
vol. 46 no. 13 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Tort reform clears House, moves forward in states - Medicare pay: 2004 forecast looks gloomy
Government & Medicine Quest for coverage: Insuring the uninsured - Medicaid reform may be a long time coming - Some patient information will remain public - House passes patient safety bill; voluntary reporting key
Professional Issues Prescription monitoring on tap in Florida - School debt helps drive medical students into specialty matches - Ban on intact dilatation and extraction passes in the Senate - Wisconsin governor proposes raiding patient compensation fund - Ethics Forum: Patient, doctor should discuss delivery options
Business True value: Buying or selling a practice - Searchers may Google your patient records - Tenet dropping 14 hospitals, planning cost-cutting moves - Georgia doctors wait for CPT code bundling info - Physician input helps hospital-owned group make money - Magellan files bankruptcy, focuses on restructuring
Opinion Electronic medical records: Ask physicians what they want - From the AMA: Now is the time to build on our health policy victories - Letters: Resident hour limits create an undesirable "shift work" mentality ...
Health & Science Spectrum of hope: Early diagnosis aids autism treatment - Infectious disease outbreaks signal need to think globally - New NIH center focuses on finding an AIDS vaccine
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March 24/31
vol. 46 no. 12 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Physicians adding fees for services that once were free - Maryland bucks national trend, blocks Blues for-profit conversion
Government & Medicine Groups come together to speak up for uninsured - Supreme Court strikes down use of RICO statute against anti-abortion protestors - Doctors can get a privacy exemption for data used for research purposes - California emergency departments close after hemorrhaging money - Quick View: Going without
Professional Issues Mass appeal of mini-med school - HHS joins call for national tort reform - Assisted-suicide numbers continue to rise in Oregon - From polio to PDAs, this resident has seen it all - Medicine saves funding for research arm
Business Reaping the rewards of loyalty: Physicians discover the importance of the personal touch - Washington state health plan starts tiered network for physicians - Computer hackers access 7,000 patient files - Practice Management: Surveys help you discover what HMO patients think of your care
Opinion Bioterrorism threats: Are we ready? Or not? - Letters: Replace jury with expert panels in medical liability cases ...
Health & Science When the times get rough, you can ease your patients' minds - A little warfarin goes a long way in stopping clots - Compensation proposed for smallpox vaccine injuries - Is arthritis medicine working? Ask what the patient thinks - Preventing migraines cuts pain and costs
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March 17
vol. 46 no. 11 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Bush to AMA: Tort reform a must - Doctors await judge's call on CIGNA settlement
Government & Medicine Finalized HIPAA security rule makes its long-awaited debut - Doctor denied right to sue employer over dismissal - Getting contracts ready for patient privacy - MedPAC recommends 2.5% pay increase for next year - Doctors seek long-term Medicare pay formula fixes
Professional Issues Doctors' disaster training tested by Rhode Island nightclub fire - Match antitrust suit awaits action as Match Day arrives - AMA Pride in Profession Awards honor heroes of medicine - Quick View: 18 states now in deep liability crisis
Business Comfortable investment: Making your office more patient-friendly - Wisconsin businesses float rate-setting plan to control health care costs - Doctor involvement key to success of computerized order entry
Opinion Medicine, and Medicare, must prepare for more elderly patients - From the AMA: Tragedy and torts: Bankrupting medicine not the answer - Letters: EMRs not perfect but "can succeed in real-life, busy practices" ...
Health & Science Back on the front lines: Bioterrorism threatens to resurrect an old foe - AIDS vaccine trial called disappointing, but not futile
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March 10
vol. 46 no. 10 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories DEA to double prescribing fee - Get ready for a new -- and nastier -- West Nile season
Government & Medicine Congress revisits regulatory relief bill - HMOs may lose malpractice immunity - Marketing do's and don'ts under the privacy law - Medicare computers ripe for upgrade
Professional Issues Strong presence: Greater diversity in medicine - ACGME gives final nod to 80-hour workweek - ACOG won't meet in Philadelphia, cites state's liability crisis - Physician-assisted suicide dead in Hawaii? - Pediatric society opposes independent practice of NPs - In the Courts: More competition pits doctor against doctor
Business Your computer crashed: Now what? - Kaiser Permanente launches patient-accessible EMR - Aetna breaks cycle of losses to post profits - Health care companies still attracting venture capital - Quick View: Hospital systems officials reveal technology priorities
Opinion Commonsense approach to HIPAA compliance - Letters: Caps not the panacea for tort crisis; other changes are what's needed ...
Health & Science Cancer center called sham, closed down - Progenitor cells indicative of lower cardiac risk? - Cutting-the-fat bills target overweight kids
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March 3
vol. 46 no. 9 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Physicians win Medicare payment relief - States eye tougher stance on doctor discipline, competency testing
Government & Medicine Medicare fraud: Back to stricter scrutiny? - Parents trump kids' privacy - FTC gives OK to study insurance market - CMS project to measure physician quality of care - Tax credit plan would offer funds for health insurance
Professional Issues Doctors rally against rising liability insurance rates - California fines out-of-state doctors for prescribing - Cancer patient loses her fight - Industry ties taint biomedical research - Stiffer CME rules could close speakers' bureaus - Quick View: Flying to the rescue - Ethics Forum: Get your patient involved in treatment decision-making
Business Blown apart: A bitter battle between an insurer and doctors - Cost awareness has limited effect on prescribing - Riding herd: A physician runs a Montana cattle ranch - Practice Management: Don't change jobs just for sake of change
Opinion Health plan market dominance: FTC should rein in overbearing plans - From the AMA: Minority physicians encourage the next generation - Letters: Follow Ohio's lead in review of a "good faith basis" for liability claims ...
Health & Science Managing mayhem: How doctors handle seasonal chaos - Doctors urged to focus on terror readiness - Shipboard medicine is no carnival - Celiac symptoms varied; disease not so rare
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Feb. 24
vol. 46 no. 8 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Medical liability crisis: Tort reform bill goes to Congress - Public health's main fear over bioterrorism: surge capacity
Government & Medicine Medicare pay raise OK'd, but deal hinges on non-Medicare issues - A just-the-facts approach to quality - Physicians must make their privacy policies public - Association health plan bill touted as aid to uninsured
Professional Issues Making the case for big doctoring: Speaking out for primary care - ENT group launches child health initiative - DIR latest to exit medical liability market? - Solve health care woes, win $10,000 contest - Funding crunch will force renewed emphasis on quality
Business Sounding the charge: Coalition opposes insurer's conversion - Medem, Cerner form alliance for consultations - HCA price for nonprofit group OK'd - Managed care plans should see higher profits in 2003 - Practice Pointers: Small practices can opt for simple, safe retirement plans
Opinion Break needed from alcohol ads - Commentary: E-mail correspondence: Is it the write stuff for you? - Letters: Abortion language clouds what the procedure really is ...
Health & Science Doctors try to fix backroom damage - Are the good times over at National Institutes of Health? - Team approach best for providing palliative care - Smallpox efforts are off to a bumpy start
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Feb. 17
vol. 46 no. 7 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories New Jersey physicians stop work in biggest liability protest yet - Doctors pull plug on paperless system
Government & Medicine Bush budget focuses on variety of health reforms - States may get Medicaid money now, but pay for it later - Keeping patient data quiet - Court squashes plan for Medicare prescription drug card - Quick View: In-office testing made easier
Professional Issues Medical schools reeling as state funds dip - Locum tenens gains favor with new doctors - Space shuttle tragedy claims 2 physicians - IOM quality study targets 20 priority areas
Business Last chance for coverage: Liability crisis sends doctors scrambling for insurance - AAFP seeking support for low-cost EMR - Commentary: Paperless medical record not all it's cracked up to be
Opinion Your message to patients: Supersize, shorter life - From the AMA: Act now as medical liability reform gains momentum - Letters: FSMB: Don't compromise quality in effort to increase access to care ...
Health & Science One doctor's battles: Craig Lee Slingluff Jr., MD, lived to fight another day - Norovirus outbreaks at all-time high nationwide - Frustration abounds over tobacco settlement spending - Pricey vaccines for kids still public health bargains
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Feb. 10
vol. 46 no. 6 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Patients in liability hot spots asked to arbitrate, not litigate - Hospitals battle doctor-owned centers
Government & Medicine Spending bill would halt cut in Medicare pay, widen safety net - Bush urges tort reform, drug benefit - Liability premium subsidies: Act with care - How to share patient information under the new rules
Professional Issues Gray days ahead: Caring for an aging America - OIG guidance on industry gifts strict on compliance - Sister doctors host women's TV show on healthy sexuality - In the Courts: Punitive damages diverted to court-created cancer fund
Business Bundle of trouble: How to challenge insurers' payment methods - Money woes solved with cash-only practice - Confusion rules with Internet prescribing - Study points to physicians as catalysts for savings - Hospital finances are in stable condition - Wisconsin businesses uniting for health coalition
Opinion Liability crisis at breaking point: Doctors wait for ray of hope - Letters: Look to Ayn Rand title for strategy on how to reclaim medical profession ...
Health & Science Flu vaccination most successful in 3 years - H. pylori vaccine research shows promise - Prescription drug abuse by teens increasing
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Feb. 3
vol. 46 no. 5 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Bush turns up the heat on liability reform - Medicare panel: Pay physicians more in 2004
Government & Medicine Hot on the Hill: congressional health agenda - Utah court upholds ban on lawsuits for "wrongful life" - Medical debt keeps people away from care
Professional Issues A spoonful of humor helps the medicine go down - Study asks why surgical tools were left in 1,500 patients - Malpractice awards hit the jury jackpot - Medical society survey forecasts doctor shortage - Ethics Forum: Making decisions when doctors disagree
Business You schmooze, you lose: How to win referrals and influence doctors - Autonomy gains offset by less time for patients - New Jersey Blues launches online consultation at physician urging - Tenet posts larger profits, but overbilling charges loom - Contract Language: Making transition from tenant to owner - Quick View: Employers shoulder higher insurance costs
Opinion Online care: Guidelines tame the wild Web - From the AMA: "Cover the Uninsured Week" a national grassroots effort - Letters: Agriculture is a significant factor in antibiotic overuse and resistance ...
Health & Science Germ warfare: The battle for clear noses - FDA survey puts positive spin on direct-to-consumer ads - Mock vaccination exercise mimics smallpox response
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Jan. 27
vol. 46 no. 4 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories Congress weighs bill to stop Medicare 4.4% pay cut - American MD killed serving troubled corner of the world
Government & Medicine Doctors to feel squeeze of Medicaid budget shortfalls - "Average guy" leads extraordinary life
Professional Issues Abortion, legal since 1973, still shapes, divides doctors - Mistaken translations can cause trouble - Doctor wins $30 million from hospital in slander lawsuit
Business Will your next telephone be a computer? The next step in communication - Negotiating a lease? "Fair market value" is the mantra - Clearinghouse valued at zero, but sold for $23.4 million - CIGNA cuts jobs to cut costs; call centers not targeted - Practice Management: Group appointments have their benefits
Opinion Doctors can help stop abuse - Commentary: Embrace technology to stop prescription mistakes - Letters: Poor tax planning can demolish profit from owning a medical office building ...
Health & Science 30 years after Roe v. Wade, doctors reflect on its impact - FDA: Hormones get box warning, label changes - Everything may not cause cancer -- but 228 things do
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Jan. 20
vol. 46 no. 3 [detailed table of contents]
Top stories A physician leads the Senate; can Dr. Frist deliver? - Managed care easing gatekeeper hassles
Government & Medicine Liability insurance crisis hits breaking point in W.Va., Pa. - Health plans subject to new federal appeals rules - Surgery centers battle proposed Medicare cuts
Professional Issues Mexican doctors to staff California clinics - West Virginia doctor kept practicing, even while a patient - Groups collaborate on hospital performance initiative - Quick View: Whom do you trust?
Business How to choose a financial planner: Reaching your financial goals - Physicians back HCA purchase of nonprofit hospital chain - Expert's Focus: Beyond RBRVS: Gather data to ensure equitable fees - Quick View: Most plans on financial upswing
Opinion Doctors deserve privacy too: Credentialing should not require revealing your entire health history - From the AMA: New year, new opportunities to mak
