Profession content from 2008
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December
- » Liability premium outlook improves as many physicians see lower rates - Dec. 29
- » New partnership targets health care quality - Dec. 29
- » AAMC report says 30% med school enrollment hike is not enough - Dec. 29
- » Defensive medicine widespread among Massachusetts doctors - Dec. 29
- » Montana court OKs doctor-assisted suicide - Dec. 29
- » Brief: Physicians to receive payments in Blues settlements - Dec. 29
- » Helping patients who are victims of abuse - Dec. 29
- » New Hampshire ban on sale of prescribing data upheld - Dec. 22
- » State societies warn of primary care shortages - Dec. 22
- » Feature: Illness interrupts (book excerpt: Life in the Balance) - Dec. 22
- » Brief: AHA joins AMA, NMA to address racial disparities - Dec. 22
- » IOM urges more rest for residents in push to improve patient safety. - Dec. 22
- » Illinois high court hears challenge to state medical liability cap - Dec. 15
- » Many doctors say they offer OTC meds or other placebos - Dec. 15
- » Brief: FSMB names interim CEO - Dec. 15
- » Brief: Singapore considers paying expenses of kidney donors - Dec. 15
- » Story Comment: Doctor, med society executive honored for decades of service - Dec. 8
- » Feature: Going high profile: Medical boards push transparency - Dec. 8
- » Brief: ABIM warns about "phony" boards - Dec. 8
- » Doctors urge: Rescue primary care or work force shortage will mount - Dec. 8
- » Supreme Court cases on medical issues rare, but crucial - Dec. 8
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Global warming has health toll, delegates warn - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegates weigh ethics committee's role - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Doctors told to reveal financial stake in referrals - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Disruptive behavior standard draws fire - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Texting while driving, trans fats on hit list - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Reforming SGR tops Association's Medicare agenda for 2009 - Dec. 1
- » Study favors use of national health ID numbers for patients - Dec. 1
- » Court to rule on drug labels as liability shield - Dec. 1
- » Brief: Study shows jury awards climbing in medical liability cases - Dec. 1
- » Story Comment: AMA meeting: Delegates back medical home, want pay issues resolved - Dec. 1
- » Finding the right approach to EPT - Dec. 1
November
- » AMA Immediate Past President Ron Davis, MD, succumbs to pancreatic cancer - Nov. 24
- » Washington becomes 2nd state to allow physician-assisted suicide - Nov. 24
- » Brief: Study tracks "never events" liability - Nov. 24
- » Doctors fight balance-billing ban on out-of-network costs - Nov. 17
- » Drugmakers vow to disclose their payments to physicians - Nov. 17
- » Brief: Nation's high court rejects abortion informed-consent case - Nov. 17
- » Med copter deaths intensify calls to enforce safety rules - Nov. 17
- » California law mandates discussing end-of-life options - Nov. 10
- » Med schools report record enrollments, more minorities - Nov. 10
- » Feature: Judging genetic risks: Physicians often caught between what patients want and what science offers - Nov. 10
- » Brief: AHRQ funds project on preventing bloodstream infections - Nov. 10
- » Use of shared peer review findings is questioned - Nov. 10
- » Board settlement can't be used in Minnesota liability trial - Nov. 3
- » More hospitals start palliative care programs - Nov. 3
- » Brief: High litigation costs force civil cases to settle, study shows - Nov. 3
- » Hospitalist, generalist: How they balance care - Nov. 3
October
- » Polls show Washington voters favor physician-assisted suicide - Oct. 27
- » Feature: The reflective essayist (book excerpt: The Uncertain Art) - Oct. 27
- » Brief: AHRQ accepting applications for patient safety organization status - Oct. 27
- » Brief: High court declines abortion case over "wanted" posters - Oct. 27
- » Brief: Infection control group: Flu shot should be required for doctors - Oct. 27
- » Medical student stress and burnout leave some with thoughts of suicide - Oct. 20
- » 4 doctors awarded MacArthur genius grants - Oct. 20
- » Brief: Texas high court declines to address medical liability cap - Oct. 20
- » Brief: Palliative care programs take hold in Calif. hospitals - Oct. 20
- » Brief: Handoffs at teaching hospitals seen as harmful to patients - Oct. 20
- » Elections seen as turning point for stem cell studies - Oct. 20
- » California court rejects how hospital applied privileges rule - Oct. 13
- » Feature: Other nations, other answers: In search of a solution to the organ shortage - Oct. 13
- » Brief: Blues settlement facilitator appointed - Oct. 13
- » Brief: Study shows Texas liability reforms boost access to care - Oct. 13
- » Brief: USP database details look-alike, sound-alike drugs - Oct. 13
- » Case pits anti-bias law against doctors' rights - Oct. 13
- » Drug samples can mean fewer generic prescriptions for the uninsured - Oct. 6
- » Trade group's "accreditation" could confuse medical tourists - Oct. 6
- » Brief: Medical liability case filings, insurance rates decline in West Virginia - Oct. 6
- » Florida high court rejects curb on medical staff rights - Oct. 6
- » When it's OK to say: No new patients - Oct. 6
- » Liability reform and better ob-gyn access - Oct. 6
September
- » Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries - Sept. 22
- » Court OKs Health Net deal over out-of-network pay - Sept. 22
- » Feature: Courts examine peer review: Maintaining a proper sense of balance - Sept. 22
- » Brief: Georgia physicians sue over rental network practices - Sept. 22
- » HHS site invites public to compare mortality rates at 4,700 hospitals - Sept. 22
- » Report amplifies call for care in underserved areas - Sept. 15
- » 2,700 apply for Florida medical school's tuition-free offer - Sept. 15
- » Researchers urge pay for egg donors - Sept. 15
- » Brief: County society apologizes for excluding black doctor - Sept. 15
- » Brief: Stanford changes rules on industry funding for CME - Sept. 15
- » Feature: Time to get tough? States increasingly offer ways to opt out of vaccine mandates - Sept. 8
- » Legal risk for prescribing painkillers is small, study says - Sept. 8
- » Brief: N.Y. freezes liability insurance rates - Sept. 8
- » Brief: Patients value board certification but don't understand what it means - Sept. 8
- » Texas liability reforms spur plunge in premiums and lawsuits - Sept. 8
- » Attempt to remove bullet leads to lawsuit - Sept. 8
- » Medical blog analysis fuels call for standards - Sept. 1
- » Work-hour limits found to create little respite for residents - Sept. 1
- » Nevada ruling may compound end-of-life care decisions - Sept. 1
- » Brief: Illinois medical liability insurance premiums stabilize - Sept. 1
- » Medical blogs: Who are they good for? - Sept. 1
August
- » Academic leaders work to ease work force crisis - Aug. 25
- » Most states said to have good rules on pain medicines - Aug. 25
- » Feature: Unexpected connections (book excerpt: The Light Within) - Aug. 25
- » Brief: Report: Surgical errors cost nearly $1.5 billion annually - Aug. 25
- » Tons of donated medical texts sent to war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq - Aug. 25
- » Psychiatrists scrutinize APA's revenues from drug industry - Aug. 18
- » California courts to sort out balance-billing issues - Aug. 18
- » Brief: New name for infection control stresses prevention - Aug. 18
- » Brief: Group wants doctors to boast of refusing to see drug reps - Aug. 18
- » Brief: Study: Nurses sometimes skirt barcode safety checks - Aug. 18
- » Brief: WellPoint settles with Calif. hospitals over rescission payments - Aug. 18
- » New Joint Commission standard tells hospitals to squelch disruptive behaviors - Aug. 18
- » Uninsured problem lowers U.S. health system's performance score - Aug. 18
- » Missouri court says midwives can continue to practice - Aug. 11
- » Ethics consultants get doses of realism through simulations - Aug. 11
- » Brief: Joint Commission delays standard - Aug. 11
- » Brief: Ariz. appeals court voids expert witness requirements - Aug. 11
- » Brief: Surgery checklist yields results in pilot studies - Aug. 11
- » Brief: S.C. medical society launches liability insurance company - Aug. 11
- » Brief: Mass., New York join trend on no pay for "never events" - Aug. 11
- » Hospitals shine light on mistakes by publicly saying: "We're sorry" - Aug. 11
- » Ethics panel may back universal coverage, ponders access as a "moral imperative" - Aug. 4
- » Kansas court enforces noncompete clause - Aug. 4
- » Brief: Renowned heart surgeon dies at 99 - Aug. 4
- » P4P found to have little impact on care quality - Aug. 4
- » Assessing self-neglect in older patients - Aug. 4
July
- » Massachusetts doctors challenge liability insurance analysis - July 28
- » AMA apologizes for past inequality against black doctors - July 28
- » Feature: Med school for judges: A crash course in medical litigation - July 28
- » Brief: Utah court voids physician-patient arbitration contract - July 28
- » Drug industry: No more free pens, pads or mugs - July 28
- » Exception to statute of limitations upheld in Georgia - July 21
- » Doctors let TV series document their world - July 21
- » Brief: AMA protests award given to alleged Nazi euthanasia doctor - July 21
- » California bill would mandate discussions of end-of-life options - July 14
- » Teaching hospitals, residencies win reprieve on Medicaid cuts - July 14
- » Medicare's no-pay events: Coping with the complications - July 14
- » Brief: Conflict-of-interest scorecard finds few medical schools do top job - July 14
- » News AMA meeting: Delegates seek to change law on organ donor incentives - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Resident work hours stir passionate debate - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: AMA clarifies plan on tax credits for insurance - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Delegates respond to rising student debt - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: AMA OKs palliative sedation for terminally ill - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Delegates explore on-call coverage, at-home genetic tests - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Doctors oppose mandatory drug reporting laws - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Increasing use of Tasers prompts safety review - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Guidelines target safety of medical tourists - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Physicians demand greater oversight of doctors of nursing - July 7
- » Military sweetens the deal to entice medical students - July 7
- » AMA tool kit helps doctors measure, boost patient comprehension - July 7
- » Massachusetts doctors sue, saying ranking program is flawed - July 7
- » Brief: ICU doctors less comfortable talking to black patients - July 7
- » Brief: Cleveland medical school makes free tuition standard for students - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: Delegates decry CMS no-pay list as unrealistic and call for revision - July 7
- » News AMA meeting: AMA grades health plans on how they handle claims - July 7
- » An ethics consult can help build consensus - July 7
June
- » IMGs, other visa holders in Michigan free to drive again - June 23
- » Minorities underrepresented in California doctor work force - June 23
- » Medical schools on target to reach enrollment goals - June 23
- » Feature: Therapeutic thought (book excerpt: The Cure Within) - June 23
- » Brief: Ruling expected on fight over patient records - June 23
- » FDA drug safety review to start with Medicare - June 16
- » New rule excludes medical graduates from federal loan deferment plan - June 16
- » National safety effort targets perinatal injuries - June 16
- » Brief: Doctors need better bedside manners, survey says - June 16
- » Brief: Physician demand, salaries grow in New York - June 16
- » Brief: Florida medical college funds scholarships for first class - June 16
- » Brief: Renewal of Conrad 30 program moves forward - June 16
- » Brief: Study finds health systems vary on quality, but nonprofits do better - June 16
- » Medical testing board to introduce doctor of nursing certification - June 16
- » Barriers to prescribing opioids - June 16
- » Blues HMO ordered to pay hospital pathologists - June 9
- » AMA encourages future physicians - June 9
- » Feature: Gearing up for a graying generation: Training more doctors in geriatrics skills - June 9
- » Brief: Massachusetts considering ban on drug industry gifts - June 9
- » Formula for rationing care: Task forces plan for disaster - June 9
- » Shortage of general surgeons is straining some facilities - June 2
- » Cap on noneconomic damages is unconstitutional, Georgia judge says - June 2
- » Brief: Patient-centered medical home model gains support - June 2
- » Brief: North Carolina to post medical liability judgments online - June 2
- » Brief: FSMB delegates delay model policy on maintenance of licensure - June 2
- » Brief: Web site publicizes Illinois physicians' medical liability data - June 2
- » Obese patients benefit from supportive environment - June 2
May
- » Feature: Tinkering with patents: Decisions muddy the waters on legal rights - May 26
- » Study: Med schools can boost rural physician supply - May 26
- » Brief: Doctors in Illinois to see lower liability premiums - May 26
- » Med schools asked to shun drug firm freebies - May 26
- » Hospitalized kids found at risk for drug errors - May 19
- » AMA to help monitor Blues settlement - May 19
- » Heart surgeon pioneer wins highest civilian honor - May 19
- » Brief: High court upholds lethal injections - May 19
- » Feature: Oregon still stands alone: Ten years of physician-assisted suicide - May 12
- » Harvard offers discount on med school tuition - May 12
- » Brief: AHRQ launches innovations Web site - May 12
- » Doctor disciplinary actions down for 3rd year - May 12
- » Transplant surgeon faces criminal charge for donor's quick death - May 12
- » Texas court finds board exceeded its authority and podiatrists' scope - May 5
- » Physicians examine the role of annual checkups in prevention - May 5
- » Public pleas for organs fuel ethical qualms - May 5
- » Brief: Council calls for physician, nurse supply conference - May 5
- » Brief: Survey: Mich. doctor supply tightens - May 5
- » Brief: Insurer faces lawsuit over policy cancellations - May 5
- » Brief: N.J. doctors likely to see losses after insurer insolvency - May 5
- » Brief: Medical home concept gains support - May 5
- » Lawyers' misconduct triggers new liability trials - May 5
- » Baby boomer time bomb: Too many aging patients, too few geriatricians - May 5
- » Ambiguously ill pose challenge for doctors - May 5
- » Part-time doctors - May 5
April
- » Hospital told to check bylaws on exclusive deals - April 28
- » Feature: Foiling a fake (book excerpt: Charlatan) - April 28
- » Brief: Dr. Nathan Davis award winners announced - April 28
- » Brief: Humana settles Missouri payment class action - April 28
- » U.S. report finds sluggish increases in quality of care - April 28
- » Advanced-practice nurses seek wider scope in 24 states - April 21
- » Schools urged to police financial ties - April 21
- » Minnesota physician can sue doctors critical of courtroom testimony - April 21
- » Patients generally pleased with hospital care - April 21
- » Brief: AMA opens online CME portal - April 21
- » Brief: Accreditors approve human research protection program at Florida agency - April 21
- » Brief: Dr. Kevorkian announces bid for Congress - April 21
- » Brief: New medical schools get accreditation - April 21
- » Brief: Court: Georgia HMO not subject to any-willing-provider law - April 21
- » Resident work-hour violations are up - April 21
- » Similar drug-name pairs nearly double 2004 tally - April 14
- » Feature: Fighting spirit: AMNews interviews Ron Davis, MD - April 14
- » Brief: AMA, Discovery Health offer internship - April 14
- » Expert who changed mind claims immunity, but plaintiffs still sue - April 14
- » Reportable events often go unreported - April 14
- » Missouri Supreme Court: Doctors can sue if hospitals ignore bylaws in privileging issues - April 7
- » Resident Match breaks records for applicants and couples - April 7
- » Brief: Public favors quality reporting but uncertain about pay-for-performance - April 7
- » Brief: Oregon keeps wrongful death damage cap - April 7
- » Ask questions before working at retail clinics - April 7
March
- » Students lose empathy for patients during medical school - March 24
- » Is their integrity on the line when doctors pitch products? - March 24
- » Brief: Retail clinic agrees to AAFP standards - March 24
- » Brief: Study finds 10% of Bay State patients are harmed by medication errors - March 24
- » Brief: Doctors Company to refund premiums - March 24
- » California medical students to get court-ordered tuition refunds - March 17
- » CMS metric may prompt excessive antibiotic use - March 17
- » Older physicians trim hours in lieu of retiring - March 17
- » Brief: Ohio court upholds statute that limits noneconomic awards - March 17
- » Brief: Ind. compensation fund cuts fees - March 17
- » Brief: Study finds gaps in medical schools' conflict-of-interest rules - March 17
- » Insurers feel backlash over policy cancellations - March 17
- » To err is human, to report is hard - March 17
- » Depressed residents make more drug errors - March 10
- » More schools teaching spirituality in medicine - March 10
- » Michigan patient safety study gets HHS approval to resume - March 10
- » Feature: Jinx of the J-1 visa: IMGs finding other paths to residency - March 10
- » Brief: MRI-related burns, deaths prompt call for better safety measures - March 10
- » Brief: Group builds IMG adviser network - March 10
- » Informed consent at heart of New York lawsuit - March 10
- » More heart transplants done, better outcomes - March 3
- » Medical identity theft is often an "inside job" - March 3
- » Program helps Hispanic IMGs qualify for U.S. residencies - March 3
- » AMA analysis reaffirms: Tort reforms work - March 3
- » Brief: ACOG: Doctors should disclose financial ties, pros, cons on cord-blood banking - March 3
- » How to handle a prejudiced patient - March 3
February
- » Feature: Finding one's place (book excerpt: Intern: A Doctor's Initiation) - Feb. 25
- » Medical staff members help end problems at California hospital - Feb. 25
- » Dual-doctor family in progress: Son follows mom to med school - Feb. 25
- » Brief: Medical liability claims down in Ohio - Feb. 25
- » Michigan law bars some IMGs from driving - Feb. 18
- » IOM panel seeks program to evaluate research, guidelines - Feb. 18
- » Going to extremes: Doctoring desert runners - Feb. 18
- » Georgia Blues plan sued under any-willing-provider law - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Number of New York physicians rises - Feb. 18
- » Brief: New office-based surgery rules take effect in Arizona - Feb. 18
- » Study questions impact of quality report cards - Feb. 18
- » California appeals court rules against insurer's rescission practices - Feb. 11
- » New plan would require D.C. drug detailers to be licensed - Feb. 11
- » Feature: Bulletproof bylaws: Maintaining the right to protect doctors -- and patients - Feb. 11
- » Brief: FDA: Device fragments can harm patients - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Study shows that EMRs lower medical liability risk - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Vt. hospitals won't bill for some "never events" - Feb. 11
- » ED wait times increasing, even for AMIs, other emergent cases - Feb. 4
- » HHS shuts down Michigan patient safety study - Feb. 4
- » Court allows suit against doctor over drug effects - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Study outlines potential expansion of Ga. medical school - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Study says contracts best solution to avoid liability squabbles - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Opioid use in EDs grows, but disparities persist - Feb. 4
- » Research in hospice possible, even helpful - Feb. 4
January
- » Study ties hospitalist care to shorter patient stays - Jan. 28
- » Doctors use placebos but don't tell patients - Jan. 28
- » Economists' study says paying for organs would cut wait lists - Jan. 28
- » Feature: Willing, but waiting: Hospital ethics committees - Jan. 28
- » Brief: Doctors get checks from medical liability relief fund - Jan. 28
- » Who stays in-state after training? - Jan. 28
- » Flood of new medical schools filling accreditation pipeline - Jan. 21
- » New ACOG position on abortion refusal drawing fire - Jan. 21
- » Call these doctors by their calling - Jan. 21
- » California court rules against insurer over policy cancellations - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Maine data restriction law blocked - Jan. 21
- » Brief: ACP to evaluate medical home model - Jan. 21
- » Aerospace medicine gearing up for tourists in space - Jan. 14
- » Med schools adjusting to millennial students - Jan. 14
- » California medical schools tailor programs for diverse populations - Jan. 14
- » California law extends whistle-blower protections - Jan. 14
- » Pfizer donates "Great Moments in Medicine" art series to Michigan medical school - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Ohio medical school receives $5.7 million gift - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Study analyzes comfort with spiritual concerns - Jan. 14
- » No pay for "never event" errors becoming standard - Jan. 7
- » Doctor to oversee hospital experience - Jan. 7
- » CT scans implicated in 2% of cancers - Jan. 7
- » Brief: New medical schools considered in Mich. - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Internists' board retools its Web site - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Dr. Wennberg receives Codman Award - Jan. 7
- » Brief: D.C. aims to license pharma reps - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Political action committee starts new plan - Jan. 7
- » Tell patients about gifts? Or just say no? - Jan. 7