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December

� How to budget for a cloud-based EMR system - Dec. 26
� Changes in medical device information pose lawsuit risks for doctors - Dec. 19
� Older doctors a lot more tech-savvy than many think - Dec. 19
� Discussion: Comprehensive approach needed to end drug shortages - Dec. 12
� Chair's midterm review: Change brings opportunities - Dec. 12
� Using time as currency can help practices care for the uninsured - Dec. 12
� Sex education discussions should start early and continue for young patients - Dec. 5
� New year, new concerns: How to set medical practice goals for 2012 - Dec. 5

November

� Discussion: Hiring veterans is a real way to honor their service - Nov. 28
� ACO changes show the power of organized medicine - Nov. 28
� Scribes can ease documentation burden -- for a price - Nov. 28
� Illinois case poses risk of peer review data going public - Nov. 21
� Make sure the way you use an EMR doesn't unwittingly look like fraud - Nov. 21
� Discussion: Efficient claims handling: A gift that keeps on giving - Nov. 14
� AMA keeps its focus on the doctor-patient relationship - Nov. 14
� What can a practice do when a patient harasses a staffer? - Nov. 14
� Comprehensive approach helps patients get a good night's sleep - Nov. 7
� Sloppy recordkeeping can lead practices to trouble with OSHA - Nov. 7

October

� Discussion: Medicaid patient access at stake in high court case - Oct. 31
� Overeating season signals time to face unhealthy habits - Oct. 31
� Physician texting provides quick communication -- and an easy way to violate HIPAA - Oct. 31
� What should doctors do when ill caregivers can't perform their duties? - Oct. 24
� What editorial writers are saying about the Kaiser health insurance report - Oct. 24
� Digital pens serve as some physicians' bridge to EMR - Oct. 24
� Discussion: Medicare project promotes coordinated care - Oct. 17
� AMA offers solid, useful resources for disaster response - Oct. 17
� Counseling on alcohol helps patients and is billable - Oct. 17
� Open communication valuable in weighing alternative medicine requests - Oct. 10
� What editorial writers are saying about the latest government-shutdown scare - Oct. 10
� What to say when patients haggle over their bills - Oct. 10
� Discussion: Antitrust rules handcuff physician-led delivery models - Oct. 3
� Academic medicine linked to core of the AMA's mission - Oct. 3
� The latest health care marketing tool: QR codes - Oct. 3

September

� Third-party cases pose liability risks to doctors - Sept. 26
� What editorial writers are saying about Obama's delay of air-quality standards - Sept. 26
� NLRB report raises questions about social media use at practices - Sept. 26
� Discussion: Take us along with our mobile edition - Sept. 19
� Discussion: Medicare e-prescribing still too rigid - Sept. 19
� JAMA editor takes reins in a new communication age - Sept. 19
� Group appointments can serve both patients and practices - Sept. 19
� Medical error calls for honest disclosure - Sept. 12
� What editorial writers are saying about vaccines - Sept. 12
� Practices' clear payment policies let patients know where they stand - Sept. 12
� Discussion: Physician report cards must give correct grades - Sept. 5
� Medicare turning retirees into new "medical tourists" - Sept. 5

August

� Hospital can be sued in man's alleged attack on another patient - Aug. 29
� What editorial writers are saying about the individual mandate ruling - Aug. 29
� 7 things to consider when choosing mobile devices - Aug. 29
� Hospital can be sued in man's alleged attack on another patient - Aug. 29
� 7 things to consider when choosing mobile devices - Aug. 29
� What editorial writers are saying about mandatory insurance coverage for birth control - Aug. 22
� Online videos may offer most bang for medical marketing buck - Aug. 22
� Online videos may offer most bang for medical marketing buck - Aug. 22
� Discussion: Time for new policy on environmental risk - Aug. 15
� Physicians have the expertise to get delivery systems right - Aug. 15
� Culturally competent practices can drive up good will -- and patient traffic - Aug. 15
� Rated negatively online? What�s a physician to do? - Aug. 8
� What editorial writers are saying about the debt-ceiling deal - Aug. 8
� Time may be ripe to expand or build medical offices - Aug. 8
� Discussion: Poor report cards tell insurers to do their homework - Aug. 1
� Simple things that make a difference to patient safety - Aug. 1
� Direct Project gives doctors secure access to data exchange - Aug. 1

July

� Conversation first step to ending racial bias among physicians - July 25
� What editorial writers are saying about the obesity epidemic - July 25
� Computerized prescriptions only as good as the system and user - July 25
� Discussion: Fight against obesity should start early in life - July 18
� Change is opportunity as we face an array of challenges - July 18
� Staying in private practice offers its own rewards - July 18
� What editorial writers are saying about new cigarette warnings - July 11
� Part-time doctors shaking up small practices - July 11
� Discussion: Demographic data: Reducing disparities starts with a question - July 4
� Gift of healing requires knowledge, empathy, integrity - July 4

June

� Don't be wary of discussing clinical trials with patients - June 27
� What editorial writers are saying about MyPlate, the new USDA nutritional guidelines - June 27
� Auto companies branch into mobile health - June 27
� Communication key to reducing liability claims in patient handoffs - June 20
� What editorial writers are saying about a possible link between cell phones and cancer - June 20
� EMR vendors stress usability to attract physicians - June 20
� Discussion: A necessary dose of e-prescribing flexibility - June 13
� Leasing practice to hospital can be a viable business plan - June 13
� Treating friends poses both risks and compromises - June 6
� What editorial writers are saying about the politics of Medicare - June 6
� Tips on getting paid for smoking cessation treatment - June 6

May

� Discussion: Partnership for Patients an investment in safety - May 30
� FDA signals it will regulate medical apps - May 30
� Physician must accept insurer's settlement in liability case - May 23
� What editorial writers are saying about the GOP shift on Medicare - May 23
� A few simple tricks can improve social media postings - May 23
� Discussion: App Challenge in sync with physician health IT needs - May 16
� Doctors play major roles in politics, but never as usual - May 16
� A private place for nursing mothers: Legal requirement is easy to meet - May 16
� Preparation essential when handling ethical conflicts on the playing field - May 9
� What editorial writers are saying about plans to reduce the federal deficit - May 9
� Contracts should spell out everyone's role in an ACO - May 9
� Denial-management programs get claims paid - May 9
� Discussion: Abolish burdensome regulations - May 2
� It's everyone's responsibility to have "skin in the game" - May 2
� Embracing health IT increases doctor-patient face time - May 2

April

� Wisconsin high court weighs responsibilities on informed consent - April 25
� What editorial writers are saying about Planned Parenthood funding - April 25
� Internet can be helpful partner for patients with rare diseases - April 25
� Cherry-picking patients leaves sour taste - April 18
� Discussion: Doctors driving an economic engine - April 18
� It is the best of times for today's medical graduates - April 18
� Keeping workers healthy doesn't have to cost a fortune - April 18
� What editorial writers are saying about health reform's one-year anniversary - April 11
� How to keep office romances from hurting your practice - April 11
� Surgery delayed as patient appeals competency finding - April 4
� Discussion: Confronting health issues of climate change - April 4
� The latest challenge: adopting electronic medical records - April 4
� Reducing EMR training to save money exacts high toll - April 4

March

� What editorial writers are saying about state proposals to cut or reform Medicaid - March 28
� $4 prescriptions cause electronic record headaches - March 28
� No easy way to tell which patients may be violent - March 21
� Discussion: Unauthorized medicine: Leave important clinical testing to the professionals - March 21
� Stewardship of health care more than mere juggling act - March 21
� How to avoid being burned by staff burnout - March 21
� What editorial writers are saying about House budget cuts to Planned Parenthood - March 14
� Treating mental illness in primary care -- and still getting paid - March 14
� Hospital's exclusive contract passes test - March 7
� Discussion: Human gene patents limit access to care - March 7
� AMA joins with business to cut administrative waste - March 7
� Groupon, similar sites target medical services for deals - March 7

February

� What editorial writers are saying about Obama's fiscal 2012 budget - Feb. 28
� Crowdsourcing moving beyond hospital lounges and into social media - Feb. 28
� Physician vaccination a top priority and a duty - Feb. 21
� Discussion: Make professional credentials unmistakable for patients - Feb. 21
� Medical liability reform: The time for action is now - Feb. 21
� Family ties: How to hire your spouse and children legally - Feb. 21
� What editorial writers are saying about Judge Vinson's health reform ruling - Feb. 14
� How to maximize patient flow through the office - Feb. 14
� Hospital accommodated resident with Asperger's - Feb. 7
� Discussion: Medical liability: health reform's next step - Feb. 7
� Teaming up for wellness, prevention -- and saving money - Feb. 7
� How to help prospective patients find a practice online - Feb. 7

January

� Better communication leads to better care - Jan. 31
� What editorial writers are saying about mental health after the Arizona shootings - Jan. 31
� Thinking of buying data breach insurance? Here are some things to consider - Jan. 31
� Discussion: Revise unfair e-prescribing penalty - Jan. 24
� End-of-life talks difficult but shouldn't be avoided - Jan. 24
� How to seal a co-management deal with a hospital - Jan. 24
� What editorial writers are saying about repealing health system reform - Jan. 17
� Medical office embezzlement risk heightens at beginning of year - Jan. 17
� Out-of-network ED costs fuel balance-billing disputes - Jan. 10
� Discussion: Much-welcome relief from red flags rule - Jan. 10
� Facing shortage, we can't just pull doctors out of a hat - Jan. 10
� Practice-vendor alliance should be put in writing - Jan. 10
� Data breaches may lurk in office copiers and printers - Jan. 10
� What editorial writers are saying about the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act - Jan. 3
� EMRs may increase liability claims in short term - Jan. 3

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