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� Demand rises for CME linked to physician quality improvement - Dec. 31, 2012
� ACA tops list of 5 biggest physician concerns for 2013 - Dec. 31, 2012
� Physician practices step up data security budgets - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Hospital employment more attractive to surgeons - Dec. 24, 2012
� Only 18 states and D.C. will run insurance exchanges - Dec. 24, 2012
� Column: Don't become ensnared by physician ACO exclusivity clauses - Dec. 24, 2012
� Physicians push for full Medicaid expansion after HHS all-or-nothing stance - Dec. 24, 2012
� Cut your risk of foodborne illness - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Medical experts ask Obama to delay fracking expansion - Dec. 24, 2012
� Opposition stiffens to ACA’s 2.3% tax on medical devices - Dec. 17, 2012
� Small employers likely to boost self-insured health plan growth - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: FDA partners with manufacturers to speed medical device approval - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17, 2012
� ACA minimum coverage rule raises drug benefits � and objections - Dec. 3, 2012
� Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26, 2012
� Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26, 2012
� Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - Nov. 26, 2012
� OIG reports Medicare nursing home upcoding - Nov. 21, 2012
� Cases highlight tension between records requests and privacy protections - Nov. 19, 2012
� Physician pay a major unknown despite health reform certainty - Nov. 19, 2012
� Doctors describe pressures driving them from independent practice - Nov. 19, 2012
� Medicaid sets temporary payment increase for primary care - Nov. 12, 2012
� Decisions doctors must make to avoid Medicare penalties - Nov. 12, 2012
� Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12, 2012
� Discussion: Transparency or suspicion? A wrong turn for reports on financial ties in medicine - Nov. 12, 2012
� Doctors get another chance to avoid Medicare e-prescribing penalty - Nov. 5, 2012
� Biggest obstacles to stage 2 EHR bonuses revealed - Nov. 5, 2012
� Investigation faults handling of Medicare patient data breaches - Oct. 29, 2012
� Wal-Mart gives major boost to domestic medical tourism movement - Oct. 29, 2012
� AMA urges more clarity in gift-reporting rules - Oct. 22, 2012
� Pediatricians petition White House to issue food safety rules - Oct. 22, 2012
� Dietary supplements often lack reliable evidence to support health claims - Oct. 15, 2012
� Small-group plans driving insurance exchange benchmarks - Oct. 15, 2012
� Medicare claims contractor swap renews fears of pay disruptions - Oct. 15, 2012
� Task force seeks breakthrough in developing antibacterial drugs - Oct. 8, 2012
� Wireless health monitoring technology expected to expand - Oct. 2, 2012
� Column: Can a computer game help practices keep data secure? - Oct. 1, 2012
� Medicare Advantage popularity may be short-lived - Oct. 1, 2012
� States probe HHS on partial Medicaid expansion options - Oct. 1, 2012
� Medicare auditor targets E&M services for review - Oct. 1, 2012
� Discussion: Getting ready for ICD-10 - Oct. 1, 2012
� AMA proposes revisions to Medicare hospital observation policy - Sept. 28, 2012
� Large settlement for data breach sends message to lock up laptops and smartphones - Sept. 28, 2012
� CDC health safety network promises more updated information - Sept. 24, 2012
� Stakeholders seek regulatory direction on insurance exchanges - Sept. 21, 2012
� Physicians, industry continue to wait for Sunshine Act rules - Sept. 20, 2012
� Device theft poses greatest risk for health data breaches - Sept. 18, 2012
� Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
� Medicare modifier could hit unsuspecting doctors with pay cuts - Sept. 17, 2012
� Column: Electronic audits can prevent, catch data breaches - Sept. 17, 2012
� Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases - Sept. 12, 2012
� Court knocks down requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs - Sept. 12, 2012
� Doctors can�t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10, 2012
� Doctors shift focus to compliance as ICD-10 deadline set - Sept. 10, 2012
� Column: From physician frustration to physician satisfaction - Sept. 10, 2012
� EHR standards get tougher under finalized meaningful use stage 2 - Sept. 3, 2012
� Panel warns against possible ACA loopholes - Aug. 28, 2012
� Patient dumping remains a concern for nation�s EDs - Aug. 27, 2012
� 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27, 2012
� Discussion: Maintaining medical license should not be burdensome - Aug. 27, 2012
� FTC order could give physicians a way out of noncompete deals with hospitals - Aug. 22, 2012
� Column: FTC decision jeopardizes authority of medical boards, doctors say - Aug. 20, 2012
� Will smart pills, cash boost drug compliance? - Aug. 20, 2012
� Are opioids only for patients with �severe pain�? - Aug. 20, 2012
� Employers turn to consumer-based health initiatives - Aug. 17, 2012
� Federal rule to streamline electronic fund transfers and other billing transactions - Aug. 16, 2012
� Medicare to require prior authorization for power wheelchairs - Aug. 13, 2012
� CMS starts auditing recipients of meaningful use bonuses - Aug. 13, 2012
� Lawmakers blast Medicare for using Social Security numbers on IDs - Aug. 9, 2012
� Big companies make up largest group of HSA customers - Aug. 9, 2012
� Most hospital adverse events not reported to state systems - Aug. 8, 2012
� Medical ID theft: Double danger for doctors - Aug. 6, 2012
� AMA urges CMS to delay dual-eligible demo - Aug. 3, 2012
� First pill to prevent HIV is only for some patients - July 30, 2012
� Doctors key players in NFL concussion litigation - July 30, 2012
� Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30, 2012
� Discussion: Law gives needed attention to drug shortages - July 30, 2012
� FDA approves in-home HIV test that gives results within an hour - July 25, 2012
� 2 major health organizations give nod to noncaloric sweeteners - July 24, 2012
� FDA opioid safety plan focuses on physician education - July 23, 2012
� Health plans preparing new insurance coverage summaries - July 23, 2012
� Medicare previews pay increases and cuts for 2013 - July 16, 2012
� Desktops still dominate at physician offices - July 16, 2012
� Congress wants Medicare auditors to face their own review - July 13, 2012
� Unique medical device identifier proposed - July 12, 2012
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - July 10, 2012
� AMA and AAMC oppose expanding hospital no-pay list - July 9, 2012
� News Delegates oppose giving pharmacists authority to prescribe drugs - July 2, 2012
� News Medical claims payment error rate cut in half - July 2, 2012
� News Don’t make licensure dependent on board certification, AMA says - July 2, 2012
� Congress OKs plan to combat drug shortages - July 2, 2012
� ACO growth driven fastest by physicians - July 2, 2012
� Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25, 2012
� Economists see health spending bouncing back - June 25, 2012
� Managed care organizations look for ways to rein in Medicaid medical costs - June 25, 2012
� Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians - June 20, 2012
� Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18, 2012
� Hospital-owned practices to receive lower Medicare rates under new rule - June 18, 2012
� Physicians could see more medical devices going mobile - June 14, 2012
� Only 7 states, D.C. expand Medicaid ahead of 2014 - June 11, 2012
� Discussion: Meaningful use�s stage 2: A recipe for failure - June 11, 2012
� Federal initiative seeks to decrease use of antipsychotic drugs - June 8, 2012
� At-home HIV test could expand screening, hinder follow-up care - June 4, 2012
� EHR certification lacking usability factor, doctors say - June 4, 2012
� Senate, House OK drug short-supply warning system - June 1, 2012
� Health tax credits for small businesses go unclaimed - May 31, 2012
� Most doctors headed for penalty over Medicare quality reporting - May 28, 2012
� Some large employers look to direct contracting with doctors - May 23, 2012
� 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - May 21, 2012
� AMA calls for 2-year delay of ICD-10 enforcement - May 21, 2012
� Medicaid primary care pay: The next SGR? - May 21, 2012
� Column: Should doctors stop patients from taking smartphone pictures? - May 21, 2012
� CMS eases rules to cut doctors� regulatory burdens - May 18, 2012
� GAO: Doctors should submit more data to get meaningful use money - May 17, 2012
� Celebrities make pitch for patient safety panel - May 14, 2012
� Medicare�s no-pay rule sharpens infection-control efforts - May 14, 2012
� IOM calls for more thorough safety monitoring of drugs - May 14, 2012
� Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians - May 14, 2012
� Discussion: Physicians will lead ACOs forward - May 14, 2012
� FDA weighs prescriptions without medical visits - May 14, 2012
� Physician gift tracking by drug companies delayed until 2013 - May 10, 2012
� Requiring practices to post union rights delayed - May 8, 2012
� Appeals court to decide fate of Medicare audit challenges - May 7, 2012
� Medicare modifies ordering, referring rules for physicians - May 7, 2012
� Recent health data breaches highlight risk of inside jobs - May 3, 2012
� $100,000 HIPAA fine designed to send message to small physician practices - May 2, 2012
� Dire Medicare outlook assumes deep physician pay cuts - April 30, 2012
� Column: Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients - April 30, 2012
� Supreme Court: Generic drugmaker may sue over brand patent - April 30, 2012
� Lawmakers seek faster approval process for shortage drugs - April 30, 2012
� Physicians fight �unworkable� Medicare overpayment rule - April 30, 2012
� Discussion: A gathering storm of federal regulations - April 30, 2012
� Many young doctors worried about future of medicine - April 30, 2012
� House GOP claims health reform taxes would hurt businesses - April 26, 2012
� Regulatory compliance alone not protecting practices against data breaches - April 26, 2012
� AMA urges Medicare to rescind prepayment review demo - April 23, 2012
� International trade dispute threatens to undo clove cigarette ban - April 23, 2012
� More physicians calling the shots in latest round of ACOs - April 23, 2012
� N.J. anesthesiologist makes hairpin turn and opens beauty salon - April 23, 2012
� IRS health reform money gets GOP�s attention - April 19, 2012
� ACOs must choose how to cover potential losses - April 17, 2012
� Pilot not entitled to noneconomic damages after HIV status disclosed - April 16, 2012
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - April 16, 2012
� 2 of 3 largest PBMs combine - April 16, 2012
� New ICD-10 deadline will be Oct. 1, 2014 - April 12, 2012
� Resistance builds to managed care for dual eligibles - April 9, 2012
� Column: Data bank information needs careful interpretation - April 9, 2012
� Few doctors downloading Medicare resource use reports - April 9, 2012
� CMS backlog shortchanges doctors on e-prescribing exemptions - April 9, 2012
� FTC, in turnabout, takes a closer look at hospital mergers - April 9, 2012
� DEA hikes registration fees for controlled substance prescriptions - April 9, 2012
� CMS rules contribute to drug shortages, hospital pharmacists say - April 5, 2012
� Practices must be trained in OSHA�s new labeling guidelines - April 3, 2012
� Steep fine sends message on patient data protection - April 2, 2012
� HHS says insurance rate reviews are working - March 30, 2012
� New York seeks physician help with out-of-network confusion - March 27, 2012
� Final insurance exchange rule prompts concerns about out-of-network care - March 26, 2012
� Column: How to ensure a lost mobile device won�t cause a data breach - March 26, 2012
� Health reform heads for legal showdown - March 23, 2012
� Enforcement of 5010 standards delayed until July 1 - March 22, 2012
� ICD-10 delay frees physicians to focus on other practice needs - March 19, 2012
� North Carolina physicians oppose preauthorization for echocardiograms - March 14, 2012
� How selling a practice kept it in the family - March 12, 2012
� Tobacco control groups push for appeal to allow graphic cigarette labels - March 12, 2012
� HHS seeks balance in health reform mandates - March 12, 2012
� Organized medicine seeks more latitude to challenge industry gift reports - March 12, 2012
� FDA and industry not waiting for Congress on drug shortages - March 12, 2012
� Medicare plan to stop drug abuse could hurt patients, AMA says - March 9, 2012
� HHS seeks physician comments on meaningful use rules - March 8, 2012
� Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5, 2012
� First look at the next stage of meaningful use - March 5, 2012
� Discussion: Strike the right balance on essential health benefits - March 5, 2012
� Hiring veterans can give physician practices tax advantages - Feb. 28, 2012
� Illinois to start unsanctioned Medicaid anti-fraud efforts - Feb. 27, 2012
� Biosimilar drugs could receive expedited FDA endorsement - Feb. 27, 2012
� HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years - Feb. 27, 2012
� Emergency physicians create inflatable tourniquet for military - Feb. 27, 2012
� CMS denies Florida's bid to raise Medicaid cost-sharing - Feb. 24, 2012
� HHS mandates clear insurance language - Feb. 23, 2012
� Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20, 2012
� New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - Feb. 20, 2012
� Column: Why some practices stopped accepting patients' cash - Feb. 20, 2012
� CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16, 2012
� CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition - Feb. 14, 2012
� Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13, 2012
� Medicare private plan enrollment hits 12.8 million - Feb. 13, 2012
� Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - Feb. 13, 2012
� Strike a balance as a boss - Feb. 13, 2012
� CMS lays out how to appeal meaningful use decisions - Feb. 9, 2012
� Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6, 2012
� AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors - Feb. 6, 2012
� Column: It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6, 2012
� Average hospice length of stay is falling - Feb. 1, 2012
� Oregon requires concierge physicians to register with insurance department - Feb. 1, 2012
� FDA drug warnings often ineffective, study says - Jan. 30, 2012
� National Alzheimer's proposal outlines strategy to improve diagnosis and treatment - Jan. 30, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Physicians subject to increasing scrutiny - Jan. 30, 2012
� American Lung Assn. gives mixed reception to tobacco control efforts - Jan. 27, 2012
� Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law - Jan. 26, 2012
� Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims - Jan. 26, 2012

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