Columns from 2008
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December
- » Helping patients who are victims of abuse - Dec. 29
- » Discussion: Put the tobacco settlement money in smoking cessation - Dec. 29
- » AMA makes sharing prescribing data a matter of choice - Dec. 29
- » Check fine print before selling your practice - Dec. 29
- » Find the reason, then prevent the fall - Dec. 22
- » Discussion: A green approach to public health - Dec. 22
- » Discussion: AMA's Strategic Plan: 6 core commitments for action - Dec. 15
- » Preparing for 2009: Lessons from a successful 2008 - Dec. 15
- » Make sure your patient's consent is truly informed - Dec. 15
- » Supreme Court cases on medical issues rare, but crucial - Dec. 8
- » Discussion: The promise of the medical home - Dec. 8
- » Adopting e-prescribing with an EMR is challenging - Dec. 8
- » Finding the right approach to EPT - Dec. 1
- » Discussion: Solving the uninsured crisis: Doctors' voices must be heard - Dec. 1
- » WMA shares common concerns of world's physicians - Dec. 1
- » Best approach to retaliation suit: Don't let it happen - Dec. 1
November
- » Polypharmacy raises risks of side effects, skipped pills - Nov. 24
- » Discussion: PQRI's own quality problem - Nov. 24
- » Discussion: A necessary pause on ID theft rules - Nov. 17
- » Ronald M. Davis, MD: My colleague and my friend - Nov. 17
- » Pay for referrals may be illegal as well as unethical - Nov. 17
- » Use of shared peer review findings is questioned - Nov. 10
- » Discussion: Parity at last: Mental health, physical health get equal coverage - Nov. 10
- » Merging practices find IT may not blend well - Nov. 10
- » Hospitalist, generalist: How they balance care - Nov. 3
- » Discussion: Start a healthy conversation - Nov. 3
- » AMA initiatives fight inequities of claims processing - Nov. 3
- » Survive the credit crisis by keeping on top of finances - Nov. 3
October
- » Discussion: Flu vaccine: Walk the talk, get the shot - Oct. 27
- » Discussion: Stake your claim for accurate reimbursement - Oct. 20
- » Where does your candidate stand on medicine's issues? - Oct. 20
- » Check filing requirements when retaining PAs, NPs - Oct. 20
- » Case pits anti-bias law against doctors' rights - Oct. 13
- » Discussion: Lawnwood ruling preserves medical staff role - Oct. 13
- » "Smart" technology moving to clinics, physician offices - Oct. 13
- » When it's OK to say: No new patients - Oct. 6
- » Discussion: Don't rush change to ICD-10 codes - Oct. 6
- » Litigation Center fights for AMA members -- and wins - Oct. 6
- » Your bank may need a wellness check - Oct. 6
September
- » Discussion: Tobacco control efforts: The case for persistence - Sept. 22
- » Discussion: 5 years of tort reform: Lone Star success story - Sept. 15
- » Voice for the Uninsured campaign growing stronger - Sept. 15
- » Separation plan needed when physician leaves practice - Sept. 15
- » Attempt to remove bullet leads to lawsuit - Sept. 8
- » Discussion: Take the slow track on RAC program - Sept. 8
- » Before you buy, evaluate the vendor's responsiveness - Sept. 8
- » Medical blogs: Who are they good for? - Sept. 1
- » Discussion: More transparency for medical student debt - Sept. 1
- » Medicare is bad, but Medicaid has even more problems - Sept. 1
- » Metal theft can disrupt physician office - Sept. 1
August
- » Discussion: Vigilance key in fighting foodborne illness - Aug. 25
- » Discussion: Making medicine more diverse - Aug. 18
- » House of Medicine's Medicare win aids doctors and patients - Aug. 18
- » Examine buy-in provisions of employment agreements - Aug. 18
- » Discussion: Victory on Medicare physician pay - Aug. 11
- » Automation seen to aid informed consent - Aug. 11
- » Kansas court enforces noncompete clause - Aug. 4
- » Assessing self-neglect in older patients - Aug. 4
- » Discussion: Setting the standards for medical tourism - Aug. 4
- » Advocacy, facing the past, strengthens the profession - Aug. 4
- » Do you need an MBA, or are there alternatives? - Aug. 4
July
- » Discussion: Taking action toward prevention of elder mistreatment - July 28
- » Let's move from awareness to action on the uninsured - July 21
- » Discussion: Rating insurers will help fix inefficient claims system - July 21
- » Job hunting? Cast wide net, read contract - July 21
- » Discussion: Medicare's no-pay conditions: Not always preventable - July 14
- » One answer to EMR data entry: Hire a scribe to do it - July 14
- » An ethics consult can help build consensus - July 7
- » Discussion: Removing health IT barriers - July 7
- » A successful sabbatical can take years of planning - July 7
June
- » Discussion: Childhood obesity: A glimmer of hope, but a long way to go - June 23
- » Discussion: Liability shield in times of disaster - June 16
- » How to put together a nurse practitioner contract - June 16
- » Discussion: More oversight needed on direct-to-consumer ads - June 9
- » "Vaccine against libel" could have some side effects - June 9
- » Obese patients benefit from supportive environment - June 2
- » Discussion: Enforcing the Blues settlement - June 2
- » Scope of practice: Need for continuing dialogue - June 2
- » Some physicians charge deposits to curb no-shows - June 2
May
- » Discussion: Closing the gap on childhood immunization - May 26
- » Discussion: Improvements on patient safety rules - May 19
- » Addressing the epidemic of video game overuse - May 19
- » Feature: Relative risk: Keeping financial enterprise all in the family - May 19
- » Transplant surgeon faces criminal charge for donor's quick death - May 12
- » Discussion: Readying for the senior surge - May 12
- » Ambiguously ill pose challenge for doctors - May 5
- » Discussion: Ohio lifts the veil on insurer contracts - May 5
- » Convenient care clinics merit a closer look by physicians - May 5
- » Use your practice contract to ease into retirement - May 5
April
- » Hospital told to check bylaws on exclusive deals - April 28
- » Discussion: House call on Congress - April 28
- » Discussion: Legal muscle in the doctor's corner - April 21
- » Expert who changed mind claims immunity, but plaintiffs still sue - April 14
- » Discussion: Breathing room on Medicare payment - April 14
- » Ask questions before working at retail clinics - April 7
- » Discussion: Keeping an eye on United - April 7
- » Consider e-prescribing as one step in climb to health IT - April 7
- » Review medical office lease before signing - April 7
March
- » Discussion: Question for patients: What's in your medicine chest? - March 24
- » Looking for service opportunities? Focus on global health - March 24
- » Discussion: Making the case for caps in tort reform - March 17
- » Informed consent at heart of New York lawsuit - March 10
- » Discussion: Cuomo's reasonable investigation into health plan pricing - March 10
- » Essential provisions of retainer contracts - March 10
- » How to handle a prejudiced patient - March 3
- » Discussion: Growing pains for UnitedHealth Group - March 3
- » Close-up look at carrying and caring for wounded warriors - March 3
February
- » Discussion: Matters of the heart - Feb. 25
- » Discussion: Path to better relations between medical staffs and hospitals - Feb. 18
- » Carrying the torch for physicians and patients: What are the key ingredients of leadership? - Feb. 18
- » Discussion: AMA campaigns for the uninsured - Feb. 11
- » Research in hospice possible, even helpful - Feb. 4
- » Discussion: Stronger action needed against tobacco - Feb. 4
- » AMPAC: A voice for America's patients and physicians - Feb. 4
- » Take care when firing a patient - Feb. 4
January
- » Discussion: The health literacy deficit - Jan. 28
- » Extinguishing inequities in health care - Jan. 21
- » Discussion: Looking beyond the Medicare pay patch - Jan. 21
- » Discussion: Time to pinch off the salt - Jan. 14
- » Don't just sign whatever the EMR vendor provides - Jan. 14
- » Tell patients about gifts? Or just say no? - Jan. 7
- » Discussion: Spreading the risk - Jan. 7
- » Embrace your team: Small efforts can yield big results - Jan. 7
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