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� Online patient portals: Unveiling the doctor's note - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Physicians want more training to combat obesity - Dec. 31, 2012
� Doctors urged to counsel tweens on tobacco dangers - Dec. 31, 2012
� Retail clinics position themselves in bid for rapid expansion - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Most surgeons want life support agreement before operating - Dec. 31, 2012
� Hospitals raise alarm over sicker Medicare population - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Young food allergy patients vulnerable to bullying - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31, 2012
� Free outdoor gyms a new tool in the fight against fat - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: CMS awards grant for cloud-based decision support system - Dec. 31, 2012
� ED use drops when medical practices extend office hours - Dec. 31, 2012
� Physician practices step up data security budgets - Dec. 31, 2012
� Universal EHR to streamline care for active military and vets - Dec. 28, 2012
� Doctor not liable for physician assistant's misconduct, court rules - Dec. 27, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Patient satisfaction's impact on physician livelihood - Dec. 24, 2012
� Off-label drug marketing gets free-speech protection in court ruling - Dec. 24, 2012
� Project aims to get 80% of hypertension patients under control - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Physicians uneasy when patient is hospital philanthropist - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Senate OKs veterans’ access to fertility treatments - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Mobile tools can help shed pounds - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Binge eating may foretell future drug abuse - Dec. 20, 2012
� Brief: Pediatricians support use of thimerosal in vaccine supply - Dec. 20, 2012
� Seniors say doctors don’t provide enough mental health care - Dec. 20, 2012
� Preventable birth injuries cut after proven interventions are bundled - Dec. 19, 2012
� E-prescribing soars among doctors with EHRs - Dec. 18, 2012
� Online portal leads patients back to doctors’ offices - Dec. 17, 2012
� Autism diagnosis expected to improve with release of DSM-5 - Dec. 17, 2012
� Column: A physician's reward: “finer than much fine gold” - Dec. 17, 2012
� Adopted children greeted by doctors who specialize in their needs - Dec. 17, 2012
� Imaging criteria credited in sharp Medicare spending decline - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Caregivers who neglect their health at risk for heart disease - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Text messages get expectant mothers ready for parenthood - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Access to more neurology specialists linked to fewer stroke deaths - Dec. 17, 2012
� Letter: To make EHR use more effective, give patients their own screen - Dec. 17, 2012
� Divorce raises risk women will be left without health coverage - Dec. 11, 2012
� Doctors caution on initial bleeding risk with warfarin - Dec. 10, 2012
� Column: Resuscitation “slow codes” are compassionate yet deceptive - Dec. 10, 2012
� A $1.70 solution found to greatly increase prescription pickups - Dec. 7, 2012
� Primary care push to root out tests with low clinical value - Dec. 5, 2012
� The South responds to its surging HIV epidemic - Dec. 3, 2012
� Health care satisfaction appears higher among new immigrants, survey shows - Dec. 3, 2012
� New ED drama? Hospitals demand upfront fee for nonemergencies - Dec. 3, 2012
� Many exam room opportunities missed to uncover stress - Nov. 30, 2012
� Few states take up ACA basic health coverage option - Nov. 30, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Standards sought as clinical use of gene sequencing speeds up - Nov. 26, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Guidance on health care teams approved - Nov. 26, 2012
� Retail clinics create continuity gap in patient care - Nov. 26, 2012
� Patient satisfaction: When a doctor�s judgment risks a poor rating - Nov. 26, 2012
� Effective autism care requires attention to comorbidities, research indicates - Nov. 26, 2012
� Programs preview mainstreaming of personalized medicine - Nov. 26, 2012
� Column: 3-point plan protects medical practice technology in disasters - Nov. 26, 2012
� Reminders linked to sizable increase in cancer screening rates - Nov. 21, 2012
� EHR confidentiality tests teen trust - Nov. 20, 2012
� Cases highlight tension between records requests and privacy protections - Nov. 19, 2012
� Column: Frustrated doctor bloggers can consult a specialist: a ghostwriter - Nov. 19, 2012
� Fast food adds 310 calories to a teen�s day - Nov. 16, 2012
� AMA webinar spells out 8 ways physicians can curb opioid misuse - Nov. 14, 2012
� Study identifies patients most willing to use personal health records - Nov. 12, 2012
� Few clinical guideline panels follow financial-conflict standards - Nov. 12, 2012
� How to create a positive practice environment (AAFP scientific assembly) - Nov. 12, 2012
� Safety-net hospitals warn of ACA�s uncompensated care crunch - Nov. 12, 2012
� Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12, 2012
� Study shows link between chronic disease and sepsis risk - Nov. 9, 2012
� New doctors trained to overcome LGBT health care gap - Nov. 5, 2012
� Column: Pros and cons of letting patients record doctor visits - Nov. 5, 2012
� Rise in extreme obesity creates new level of treatment complexity - Nov. 5, 2012
� When the Rx is an app - Nov. 5, 2012
� Biggest obstacles to stage 2 EHR bonuses revealed - Nov. 5, 2012
� Column: Simple steps to good customer service in medicine - Nov. 5, 2012
� Pharmacies take more active role in alerts on patients� drugs - Oct. 30, 2012
� Clearing up confusion on advance directives - Oct. 29, 2012
� Gerontologists outline how doctors can bridge communication gap with older patients - Oct. 29, 2012
� Organized medicine unveils plan to overhaul Medicare delivery - Oct. 29, 2012
� Column: Treating the whole person includes mental health care - Oct. 29, 2012
� Pediatricians target talks with parents to curb teen gun deaths - Oct. 26, 2012
� Doctors follow own advice for healthy living - Oct. 24, 2012
� Tracking prescribing habits cuts inappropriate antibiotic use - Oct. 22, 2012
� �Frequent flyers� not seen as abusing emergency departments - Oct. 22, 2012
� Quality gains alone won�t generate ACO bonuses - Oct. 22, 2012
� Older patients join crowd consulting Dr. Internet - Oct. 22, 2012
� HIV death rates among uneducated black men high - Oct. 19, 2012
� Recognizing the alcoholic patient - Oct. 15, 2012
� Column: Health care�s big picture: Fix the systems to support individuals - Oct. 15, 2012
� EHR standards sought to cut tech-induced errors - Oct. 15, 2012
� Column: What to do when someone badmouths a physician or practice - Oct. 15, 2012
� Study provides further evidence to dispel HPV vaccine fears - Oct. 12, 2012
� Patients who read doctor notes feel more in control of their health - Oct. 9, 2012
� Humana partners with Wal-Mart to offer discounts on healthy foods - Oct. 9, 2012
� Doctors cast skeptical eye on pharma-backed studies - Oct. 8, 2012
� Column: Factors for patients to ponder when choosing a surrogate - Oct. 8, 2012
� CDC targets holdout health workers on flu shots - Oct. 8, 2012
� Young adult cancer survivors often forgo follow-up medical care - Oct. 8, 2012
� Column: What to consider before switching to concierge medicine - Oct. 8, 2012
� Column: How to sell staffers on change, big and small - Oct. 8, 2012
� Managing 4 risky drug types sending seniors to the ED - Oct. 1, 2012
� Soda ban gives doctors entry point for talks about weight issues - Oct. 1, 2012
� Patients describe what they consider good customer service - Oct. 1, 2012
� Substance abuse among U.S. military declared a public health crisis - Sept. 28, 2012
� Hospitalist project reports success in improving ED patient flow - Sept. 26, 2012
� Guide aims to generate patient interest in electronic access to records - Sept. 25, 2012
� Stigmatizing obesity undercuts effectiveness of public health campaigns - Sept. 24, 2012
� Affirmative action: High court may rewrite med school admission policies - Sept. 24, 2012
� Suicide prevention strategy calls for screening those most at risk - Sept. 21, 2012
� Study quantifies drug monitoring database�s effect on opioid prescriptions - Sept. 20, 2012
� Educational tool helps residents learn value-based care - Sept. 19, 2012
� Case manager workloads not uniform - Sept. 19, 2012
� Device theft poses greatest risk for health data breaches - Sept. 18, 2012
� Uncontrolled hypertension common in adults despite access to health care - Sept. 17, 2012
� Tax breaks do little to encourage living organ donations - Sept. 17, 2012
� Emergency doctors say study overestimates avoidable ED visits - Sept. 17, 2012
� Will meaningful use spur growth of patient portals? - Sept. 17, 2012
� Health is improving for U.S. adults with HIV - Sept. 14, 2012
� �Blue button� medical records program logs its millionth user - Sept. 13, 2012
� Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases - Sept. 12, 2012
� Patients� medical decisions benefit from DVD guidance - Sept. 11, 2012
� House calls increase satisfaction and cut hospital admissions among elderly - Sept. 11, 2012
� Detecting deception: How to handle a malingering patient - Sept. 10, 2012
� Discussion: Tools for the struggle to eliminate health disparities - Sept. 10, 2012
� Column: 6 tips for marketing a practice outside social media - Sept. 10, 2012
� Patients often seek general medical care from specialists - Sept. 7, 2012
� 73% of patients worry about medical errors, poll says - Sept. 4, 2012
� Report spells out 6 steps to reduce health disparities - Sept. 3, 2012
� Column: Will concierge medicine�s image improve as it evolves? - Sept. 3, 2012
� Will male circumcision guidance reverse trends in the procedure? - Sept. 3, 2012
� 500 practices selected for primary care management fee demo - Sept. 3, 2012
� Column: How to bill for screening and treating obesity in adults - Sept. 3, 2012
� CMS enlists pharmacies to advertise free Medicare benefits - Aug. 31, 2012
� NQF draws on AMA toolkit to gauge patient-friendly communication - Aug. 28, 2012
� Challenges of adult ADHD - Aug. 27, 2012
� Prenatal genome sequencing expected to pose challenges to doctors - Aug. 27, 2012
� Physicians resist states� interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27, 2012
� 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27, 2012
� Column: Let the start of school be the start of healthy living - Aug. 27, 2012
� ACA rules on women�s coverage create confusion in practices - Aug. 27, 2012
� Column: Managing lab tests when patients view results online - Aug. 27, 2012
� Blood type could help identify heart disease risk - Aug. 24, 2012
� Charity helps medical practices donate unused drug samples - Aug. 22, 2012
� More doctors sought to meet hospice and palliative care demands - Aug. 21, 2012
� Physicians face multiple challenges in combating cancer disparities - Aug. 20, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Strides being made in preventing and treating HIV - Aug. 20, 2012
� Will smart pills, cash boost drug compliance? - Aug. 20, 2012
� Are opioids only for patients with �severe pain�? - Aug. 20, 2012
� Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20, 2012
� Lawmakers hear evidence of gray market in shortage drugs - Aug. 20, 2012
� Small practices may be least able to take new Medicaid patients - Aug. 20, 2012
� Patients worried about medical records going digital - Aug. 20, 2012
� Column: How physician practices can stir up Pinterest - Aug. 20, 2012
� Weight training found to lessen type 2 diabetes risk in men - Aug. 17, 2012
� Revised CPT book includes new codes for care coordination - Aug. 16, 2012
� Hospital initiative cuts readmissions and ED wait times - Aug. 14, 2012
� Conflicting data cause confusion on prostate cancer screening - Aug. 13, 2012
� Medical student training in EHRs found lacking - Aug. 13, 2012
� Discussion: Living organ donors shouldn�t have to pay for their altruism - Aug. 13, 2012
� Column: Prescription abuse laws can create a no-win situation for doctors - Aug. 13, 2012
� Baby boomers trust physicians� recommendations on medical apps - Aug. 13, 2012
� E-prescribing up, but progress by states is uneven - Aug. 13, 2012
� Pediatric specialty shortages cause long waits for care - Aug. 7, 2012
� Humanlike features in automated decision tools build trust - Aug. 7, 2012
� Aurora-style rampages can lead to anxiety, depression among the public - Aug. 6, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Why emergency departments are full and what can be done about it - Aug. 6, 2012
� Column: Determining if a case manager is right for your practice - Aug. 6, 2012
� AMA urges CMS to delay dual-eligible demo - Aug. 3, 2012
� VA finds 3 years isn�t enough to reduce health costs following bariatric surgery - Aug. 1, 2012
� Surgeons balk at withdrawing life support after medical errors - July 31, 2012
� First pill to prevent HIV is only for some patients - July 30, 2012
� New �weekend effect� seen in cardiac care - July 30, 2012
� Discussion: Law gives needed attention to drug shortages - July 30, 2012
� Column: New technology coming to boost preventive care - July 30, 2012
� Heart condition that puts young women at greater risk sometimes overlooked - July 27, 2012
� FDA approves in-home HIV test that gives results within an hour - July 25, 2012
� Column: Ruling on contributory liability defense could expose physicians to more lawsuits - July 23, 2012
� FDA opioid safety plan focuses on physician education - July 23, 2012
� Report dispels conventional wisdom on what drives Medicaid ED use - July 23, 2012
� Column: How to communicate well with a patient while working on an EHR - July 23, 2012
� Patients seek Internet information to start dialogue with physicians - July 19, 2012
� UNOS to publicly report transplants involving foreigners - July 18, 2012
� Plan to compensate bone marrow donors moves forward - July 17, 2012
� Guidance on ED use cuts down on nonemergency care - July 17, 2012
� Mammograms down 6% after guideline change - July 16, 2012
� Medicare previews pay increases and cuts for 2013 - July 16, 2012
� Physical punishment in childhood associated with later mental disorders, study says - July 13, 2012
� 41% of Americans voice confidence in health care system - July 12, 2012
� Heavy smokers should get annual CT screening, thoracic surgeons say - July 11, 2012
� Patients want technology to manage their health � but with a personal touch - July 11, 2012
� Neonatal webcams welcome the ever-present parents - July 11, 2012
� Exercise may cut breast cancer risk up to 30% - July 10, 2012
� Connected Coverage: The benefits — or potential harm — of physical activity - July 9, 2012
� Team-based care will be focus of national health education center - July 9, 2012
� Minority patients less interested in hospice care - July 9, 2012
� Rise in ED crowding tied to sicker patients needing more tests - July 9, 2012
� Eating disorders an increasing problem in older women - July 9, 2012
� Physicians should have more freedom to coordinate care, MedPAC says - July 9, 2012
� Health technology and patient-centered principles shown to improve care - July 9, 2012
� Bill would expand VA mental health services - July 5, 2012
� Insurers not paying when patients leave hospital against medical advice is a myth - July 5, 2012
� Residents willing to work when they�re sick - July 3, 2012
� CMS grant designed to boost patient-physician shared decision-making - July 3, 2012
� Weighing alternative remedies - July 3, 2012
� Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
� News Telemedicine can pose ethical problems, delegates warn - July 2, 2012

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