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Billing
- » CMS mulls how to unseal Medicare doctor pay data - Aug. 19
- » GAO sounds alarm on self-referred Medicare biopsy rates - July 29
- » Doctor pay: Calculate your business case for Medicare and Medicaid - July 22
- » Medical credit card agreement requires interest rate transparency - July 16
- » Column: Claims analysis shows doctors the way to fight insurer denials - July 15
- » News Insurer report card points to patient collection hassles - July 1
- » Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24
- » Medicare's doctor records riddled with errors - June 17
- » Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17
- » Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays - May 13
- » Brief: House bill would stop ICD-10 mandate - May 13
- » CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13
- » Brief: Many smaller hospitals not ready for ICD-10 - May 6
- » Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload - May 6
- » Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8
- » AMA, McKesson partner on molecular pathology coding project - March 11
- » CMS: No more delays with move to ICD-10 - March 4
- » IBM’s Watson supercomputer finally ready for health care debut - Feb. 25
- » Summit focuses on alternatives to Medicare pay system - Feb. 11
- » Medicare expands prepayment audits to include office visits - Feb. 4
- » Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments - Feb. 4
- » Column: How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21
- » Organized medicine urges CMS to halt ICD-10 switch - Jan. 7
Congress
- » AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Medicare fraud bill submitted again in House - Aug. 26
- » Organized medicine groups line up against proposed Stark law changes - Aug. 26
- » Brief: Government shutdown wouldn’t affect ACA - Aug. 19
- » Defense, VA hit by health IT cost overruns - Aug. 19
- » Medicare SGR reform bill passes key House committee - Aug. 12
- » Investigators probe self-referrals for prostate cancer radiation - Aug. 9
- » Brief: House panel approves HIV organ donor research bill - Aug. 5
- » Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5
- » Bill would prevent ACA from ending doctors' insurance contracts - Aug. 2
- » Brief: House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees - July 29
- » GAO sounds alarm on self-referred Medicare biopsy rates - July 29
- » IMGs: Linchpin to the future of U.S. health care - July 29
- » Medicare SGR repeal bill advances in House - July 22
- » Will House follow Senate on physician immigration reform? - July 15
- » Medicare RAC audits under Senate scrutiny - July 8
- » Medicare doctor pay data release could be in next SGR bill - July 1
- » Brief: Congress passes 4-strain flu vaccine bill - July 1
- » Brief: Some health insurance exchange work is behind schedule - July 1
- » News What’s next now that the AMA has declared obesity a disease? - July 1
- » News More oversight seen as needed for compounding pharmacies - July 1
- » Congress prods agencies to get aggressive on drug diversion - June 24
- » Brief: CMS: Medicare cancer drug pay not spared from sequestration - June 24
- » House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17
- » Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14
- » Brief: Costs dip to make Medicare cards more secure - June 10
- » Politics may give HHS chief control of Medicare IPAB - June 3
- » Brief: Senators ask Medicare to use bonds to recoup overpayments - May 20
- » House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20
- » Senate confirms Tavenner to lead CMS - May 15
- » Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13
- » Brief: House bill would stop ICD-10 mandate - May 13
- » 2014 predicted to mark faster decline in primary care access - May 6
- » Medicare incentives seen as crucial to coordinated EHRs - May 6
- » Brief: Gun reforms stall in Senate - April 29
- » Immigration bill aims to ease doctor shortage - April 29
- » GOP lawmakers fault FDA for fatal drug compounding incident - April 29
- » House SGR reform authors receive physician feedback - April 26
- » Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22
- » GOP probes ACA insurance exchange “navigator” grants - April 22
- » Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
- » ACA high-risk pool failings offered as cautionary tale - April 15
- » House GOP floats new details of SGR reform plan - April 15
- » Brief: AMA reaffirms support for Medicare private contracting - April 15
- » More trained clinicians, research urged for mentally ill - April 1
- » Brief: Senate bill would repeal ACA insurer tax - April 1
- » Brief: Billions in savings forecast for EHR-medical device interoperability - April 1
- » Budgets underscore wide health policy gulf between parties - March 25
- » Urgency intensifies on call to repeal Medicare SGR - March 25
- » Brief: House bill aims to keep doctors in Medicare quality groups - March 18
- » Medicare readmissions drop for 3 high-profile conditions - March 15
- » Physicians brace for 2% sequester pay cut - March 11
- » Lawmakers examine efficiencies of merging Medicare Parts A and B - March 8
- » Brief: Senate bill would alter Medicare nursing home mandate - March 4
- » 2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration - March 1
- » Brief: House bill sponsor: ACA promotes age-cost imbalance - Feb. 25
- » Brief: GOP senators present IPAB repeal bill - Feb. 25
- » Lawmakers urged to seize the moment on Medicare SGR reform - Feb. 25
- » Medicare SGR repeal price tag plummets - Feb. 18
- » Brief: House approves $1.7 billion children’s hospital GME bill - Feb. 18
- » Medical societies back assault weapons ban - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Physicians could see tighter controls on hydrocodone - Feb. 11
- » Lawmakers warned primary care can't absorb ACA expansions - Feb. 11
- » White House to safeguard Medicaid in budget talks - Feb. 8
- » Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4
- » Column: Uncap GME funding to break a dangerous training bottleneck - Feb. 4
- » Brief: New House panel chief makes SGR repeal a priority - Jan. 28
- » Connected Coverage: Another Medicare pay cliff-hanger that everyone saw coming - Jan. 14
- » Rule change lets House ignore Medicare IPAB - Jan. 14
- » New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7
- » Medicare pay reprieve in place; next threat is 2% cut in March - Jan. 7
- » Brief: GAO calls for more oversight of Medicaid hospital charity pay - Jan. 7
- » CMS innovation center faulted for wasteful duplication - Jan. 4
- » Medicare doctor pay freeze until 2014 — 26.5% cut averted - Jan. 2
EMRs/EHRs
- » Brief: Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015 - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Survey: EHRs boost quality but don’t cut costs - Aug. 26
- » Nationwide health information exchange network is expanding - Aug. 26
- » Patient access to physician EHRs helps build loyalty - Aug. 20
- » Brief: Health IT identifies high-risk patients to cut readmissions - Aug. 19
- » Brief: HHS health IT chief to step down - Aug. 19
- » Column: How physicians can ensure context in the medical record - Aug. 19
- » Brief: More hospitals sharing electronic health data than in 2008 - Aug. 19
- » Defense, VA hit by health IT cost overruns - Aug. 19
- » Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12
- » EHR transition causes its own headaches - Aug. 5
- » Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5
- » Column: Doctors should consider nurse, staff workflow when picking EHR - July 29
- » Health IT projects stalled by staffing shortages - July 29
- » Better patient safety is goal of confidential EHR error reports - July 24
- » Brief: Program studies ways to see who accesses EHR data - July 22
- » Is health IT reaching a plateau? - July 22
- » Health information exchanges gain newfound doctor interest - July 1
- » News Guidance offered on effective EHR use - July 1
- » Doctor safe harbor on free hospital EHRs nears expiration - June 24
- » Project tallies lifetime radiation from health scans - June 24
- » Physician EHRs: Make patient data work for you - June 24
- » House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17
- » Column: How a doctor perceives uncertainty guides attitude to EHR - June 17
- » Physician demand driving more EHRs to go mobile - June 17
- » Letter: Fatal EHR flaw — little thought given to physician users - June 10
- » Brief: EHRs seen as vital to strategy for medication compliance - June 10
- » Brief: EHR adoption rate exceeds HHS expectations - June 3
- » Doctors find gift of health IT comes with a dose of reality - June 3
- » Brief: North America expected to lead health IT market growth - May 27
- » Column: Backup plans for EHR failures need regular testing - May 27
- » Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction - May 27
- » Physicians sound an urgent call to retool stage 2 EHR program - May 27
- » Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21
- » Connected Coverage: Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks - May 20
- » Column: Mobile a likely key to more patient portal use - May 20
- » Brief: EHR meaningful use success rate reaches nearly 50% - May 13
- » 2 EHRs decertified for meaningful use eligibility - May 13
- » CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13
- » Column: Health data sharing needs an overhaul - May 13
- » IT safety risk protocols to guide physicians - May 6
- » Doctors strike back at EHR vendor with class-action suit - May 6
- » Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload - May 6
- » Medicare incentives seen as crucial to coordinated EHRs - May 6
- » Letter: EHR vendors must find solutions to physicians’ usability concerns - April 29
- » Column: Work flow analysis critical after EHR purchase - April 29
- » CMS, in a switch, starts prepayment meaningful use audits - April 15
- » Brief: ONC launches state meaningful use challenge - April 15
- » Long-term-care facilities lagging in health IT adoption - April 9
- » Shopping for an EHR (the second time around) - April 8
- » EHR design flaws causing doctors to revert to paper - April 8
- » Brief: ONC seeks comments on health IT strategic plan - April 8
- » Brief: Billions in savings forecast for EHR-medical device interoperability - April 1
- » Is your EHR ready for the ADA? - April 1
- » Column: Vendor misconceptions hamper EHR usability - April 1
- » Shortage of health IT workers hits home with physicians - March 25
- » Health IT: Physicians are the easy part (HIMSS meeting) - March 25
- » Column: To meet EHR meaningful use, look to practice managers - March 25
- » Health IT’s economic benefits difficult for many doctors to see - March 19
- » Familiarity breeds doctor contempt with EHRs - March 18
- » Doctors willing to go only so far on patient EHR access - March 18
- » Brief: EHR vendor alliance seeks to advance health data exchange - March 18
- » Many dissatisfied physicians to switch EHR vendors - March 12
- » Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11
- » Connected Coverage: As EHR use grows, new patient safety risks identified - Feb. 25
- » Column: Health IT lags as facilitator in shared decision-making - Feb. 25
- » Ways EHRs can lead to unintended safety problems - Feb. 25
- » Column: Fast could lead to furious over EHR meaningful use - Feb. 18
- » Brief: EHRs not ready for quality reporting, hospital groups say - Feb. 18
- » Column: Focus required to manage patient populations for bonuses - Feb. 18
- » Do missing mental health notes undermine EHRs? - Feb. 11
- » EHRs: Where will your meaningful use bonus go? - Feb. 11
- » EHRs: “Sloppy and paste” endures despite patient safety risk - Feb. 4
- » Graphic designers re-imagine the patient portal - Feb. 4
- » Column: Make sure patient portals go beyond meaningful use - Jan. 28
- » Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - Jan. 28
- » RAND points fingers after health IT predictions fizzle - Jan. 22
- » Physician EHRs emerge as hot advertising venue for drugs - Jan. 21
- » EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14
- » Cloud-based EHRs create medical privacy risks - Jan. 14
Ethics
- » Column: Doctors need delicate touch when children are over-scheduled - Sept. 2
- » Conflict-of-interest scorecard expands to teaching hospitals - Aug. 28
- » Do physician social media guidelines need updating? - Aug. 27
- » Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12
- » Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5
- » Column: How medical care teams can keep patients at the center of their work - July 29
- » Brief: Injunction bars hospital admitting privilege requirement for abortions - July 22
- » Palliative care's role grows in solving end-of-life conflicts - July 15
- » Brief: JAMA changes editorial policy on trial-data analysis - July 15
- » Brief: NIH will retire most research chimpanzees - July 8
- » Marked decline in Medicare patients who spend final days in hospital - July 3
- » News Low morale a problem at every physician career stage - July 1
- » Column: When a patient shuns care, doctor checklist includes compromise - July 1
- » Column: Health reform puts doctors' professionalism on the line - July 1
- » Brief: Doctor denied more damages from medical association - June 17
- » Brief: Dialysis patients, doctors often out of sync on prognosis - June 10
- » Research uncovers formula for enhancing informed consent - June 5
- » Column: Doctors have duty to examine ads that will use their names - June 3
- » State takes first-ever path to approve assisted suicide - May 29
- » Brief: Cloning method yields embryonic stem cells - May 27
- » Column: Improvements needed for reports on industry gifts to doctors - May 27
- » VA tries quality improvement approach to medical ethics - May 20
- » Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20
- » Brief: Guidelines for end-of-life care get update - May 20
- » Medical ethics language doesn’t stick with students - May 15
- » Pentagon warned against use of physicians in forced feeding - May 13
- » AMA: Drug company gift reports need physician comments - May 6
- » Column: Caregivers have boundaries when speaking for patients - May 6
- » Brief: Doctor wins in expert witness case against medical society - April 29
- » Med schools improve grades on cutting links to pharma - April 22
- » Cancer center goes public with assisted-suicide protocol - April 22
- » Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
- » Brief: AMA online seminar to cover Sunshine Act’s impact on doctors - April 22
- » Hospitals teach being “conversation-ready” for end-of-life care - April 15
- » Column: Should flu shots for health professionals be required? - April 8
- » Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5
- » Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3
- » Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25
- » Doctor-pharma ties defended on eve of pay reporting mandate - March 25
- » Brief: 2 in 3 patients who get CT scans aren’t told about risks - March 18
- » How to talk about hospice care - March 18
- » Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11
- » Brief: Pharma gifts to med students and residents still common - March 11
- » Drawing the line on racially motivated patient demands - March 4
- » Pharma gift bans for budding doctors have long-term impact - Feb. 18
- » Aggressive care faulted for delayed moves to hospice - Feb. 18
- » Column: Conversation skills key when treating truculent teens - Feb. 11
- » Public can see pharma payments to doctors starting in 2014 - Feb. 11
- » Brief: White House contraceptive coverage plan faces opposition - Feb. 11
- » Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28
- » Medical boards keep wary eye on doctors' social media posts - Jan. 28
- » Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21
- » Column: Chronic pain medicines should come with behavioral pacts - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Supreme Court won’t hear stem cell funding suit - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Emails prompt doctors to note patients’ end-of-life choices - Jan. 14
- » Stem cell research center needs overhaul, IOM panel says - Jan. 8
Health reform
- » Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims - Sept. 2
- » ACA expected to cause few benefits disruptions - Sept. 2
- » Brief: American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Insurance exchange navigators get grants to sign up uninsured - Aug. 26
- » Out-of-pocket caps will be higher for some under ACA delay - Aug. 23
- » Brief: Government shutdown wouldn’t affect ACA - Aug. 19
- » Successful ACOs say they struggle to get physician issues ironed out - Aug. 19
- » Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19
- » Column: Collaboration can save medical practices time, money and effort - Aug. 12
- » Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Advanced practice nurses want in on insurance exchange plans - Aug. 12
- » Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
- » Some primary care doctors still lack 2013 Medicaid pay boost - Aug. 12
- » Bill would prevent ACA from ending doctors' insurance contracts - Aug. 2
- » Brief: Sunshine Act phone app available for physicians - July 29
- » Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29
- » Brief: Projected impact of ACA employer mandate delay is small - July 29
- » Medicare pioneer ACOs save money but lose physicians - July 29
- » Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29
- » Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22
- » Brief: Medicare delays face-to-face rule for ordering DME - July 22
- » Brief: State insurance exchange options deemed innovative and generous - July 22
- » Brief: Standards set for ACA exchange enrollment navigators - July 22
- » Brief: UnitedHealthcare to boost pay for ACOs - July 22
- » Column: The power of organized medicine makes a difference - July 15
- » Brief: Nongroup health plans expected to increase under the ACA - July 15
- » Brief: Many doctors not discussing ACA with their patients - July 15
- » ACA employer mandate delay may mean more patients in exchanges - July 15
- » Hospitals see alignment with doctors as boon to patient care - July 15
- » Federal grants aim to boost CHIP, Medicaid enrollment - July 12
- » Tenet says Vanguard purchase will lead to more hospital deals - July 9
- » Medicaid eligibles for 2014 healthier than expected - July 8
- » 1.7 million affected by bankruptcies from unpaid medical bills - July 8
- » Medicare Physician Compare website undergoes overhaul - July 8
- » More young adults see health insurance as a necessity - July 8
- » Brief: Consumers saved billions on 2012 premiums under ACA - July 8
- » Brief: Judge indicates birth control mandate violates religious freedom - July 8
- » Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5
- » Brief: Some health insurance exchange work is behind schedule - July 1
- » Column: Health reform puts doctors' professionalism on the line - July 1
- » Boom predicted for retail clinics after years-long lull - July 1
- » Connected Coverage: Doctors, patients have yet to fully figure out the Affordable Care Act - June 24
- » Hospital jobs turning into a doctors’ market - June 24
- » Rules let personal physicians craft wellness program alternatives - June 17
- » ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17
- » Brief: ACA likely to free workers for entrepreneurship - June 17
- » Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17
- » Brief: Shunning Medicaid expansion will cost 14 states $8.4 billion - June 17
- » News AMA meeting opens with recap of year of promoting changes in health care - June 15
- » Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14
- » Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
- » Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10
- » Brief: Organized medicine seeks info on Medicaid primary care pay boost - June 10
- » Employers firm up health insurance benefit plans for 2014 - June 10
- » How well do physicians know the ACA? - June 10
- » GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7
- » CMS takes second look at Medicaid hospital pay cuts - June 3
- » Health insurers lower spending growth but worry about ACA - June 3
- » 2 of 5 adults younger than 65 fear they can’t afford health care - May 28
- » Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
- » Letter: Free ACA care? Not quite - May 27
- » Health centers get $150 million for insurance enrollment help - May 24
- » “Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues - May 20
- » Health spending slowdown shows signs it will stick - May 20
- » Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - May 20
- » Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13
- » Brief: CMS simplifies ACA health insurance application - May 13
- » Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13
- » Brief: Public: Don’t know much about ACA - May 13
- » Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
- » ACA expected to test patient loyalty to physicians - May 13
- » Medicaid experiment yields uneven clinical returns - May 10
- » Brief: ACA penalty might not motivate the uninsured - May 6
- » Brief: 26 million eligible for ACA subsidies in 2014 - May 6
- » Doctors seek more pharma involvement in ACOs - May 6
- » AMA: Drug company gift reports need physician comments - May 6
- » “Network of networks” will bolster clinical registries - May 6
- » Employers see self-insurance as hedge against ACA health costs - April 30
- » Brief: ACA won’t slam young adults, health plan rater says - April 29
- » Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - April 29
- » Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22
- » GOP probes ACA insurance exchange “navigator” grants - April 22
- » Brief: Decade sees sharp decline in employer-based health coverage - April 22
- » Brief: More employers plan to keep offering insurance under ACA - April 22
- » Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
- » ACA high-risk pool failings offered as cautionary tale - April 15
- » Will ACA be a boon for concierge care? - April 15
- » Brief: Cigna expands high-risk accountable care program - April 15
- » Brief: ACA data “dashboard” will track chronic conditions - April 15
- » ACA Medicaid expansion analyzed by cost burden to patients - April 12
- » Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8
- » ACA Medicaid expansion leaves out 3.5 million immigrants - April 8
- » Brief: State residency will decide which veterans benefit from ACA Medicaid expansion - April 8
- » Brief: Closing Medicare drug coverage gap saves seniors $6 billion - April 8
- » Working poor lose round in Medicaid court fight - April 1
- » More trained clinicians, research urged for mentally ill - April 1
- » Brief: Senate bill would repeal ACA insurer tax - April 1
- » Brief: Vast numbers in U.S. receiving free preventive care under ACA - April 1
- » Column: Renewed focus on mental health comes at the right time - April 1
- » AMA pushes for better insurance exchange networks - March 29
- » Individual health plans failing to meet ACA benefit standards - March 26
- » Employers to increase pressure on doctors to justify costs - March 25
- » Brief: Half of states get insurance exchange green light - March 25
- » Budgets underscore wide health policy gulf between parties - March 25
- » Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22
- » Preventive care coverage a mystery to many patients - March 18
- » Report rebuts claim that ACA is unfair to young adults - March 18
- » Column: 9 ways to market a medical practice after ACA takes hold - March 18
- » Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11
- » Brief: ACA guidance closes prevention loopholes - March 11
- » Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11
- » Column: ACA limits what happens after patient guns discussion - March 11
- » Primary care still waiting on ACA Medicaid pay raise - March 11
- » Physician groups fuel ACO growth spurt - March 6
- » Medicaid's mental health emergency - March 4
- » Florida reversal on Medicaid expansion raises doctor pay questions - March 4
- » Brief: States to study new health delivery models - March 4
- » Brief: Study forecasts state physician shortage in 2014 - March 4
- » Mental health minimum benefits bolstered - March 4
- » Column: Help for physicians facing an evolving health care system - March 4
- » Internists call to end “assault” on doctor-patient relationship - March 1
- » Empowered by ACA, old fraud law puts new scrutiny on doctors - Feb. 25
- » Physicians skittish on ACOs over pay - Feb. 25
- » ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25
- » Brief: ACA starts repaying some medical student loans for primary care - Feb. 25
- » Brief: House bill sponsor: ACA promotes age-cost imbalance - Feb. 25
- » Brief: GOP senators present IPAB repeal bill - Feb. 25
- » Brief: First-ever 85% medical-loss ratio set for Medicare private plans - Feb. 25
- » State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22
- » Multimedia: How big will the Medicaid “woodwork” population be? - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Poll finds majority of Americans favor health insurance exchanges - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18
- » Health insurers report 2012 earnings with eyes on ACA in 2014 - Feb. 18
- » Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus - Feb. 18
- » Federal health insurance exchanges face uphill battles - Feb. 18
- » Brief: White House contraceptive coverage plan faces opposition - Feb. 11
- » Lawmakers warned primary care can't absorb ACA expansions - Feb. 11
- » White House to safeguard Medicaid in budget talks - Feb. 8
- » Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4
- » Health plans signal willingness to alter doctor pay - Feb. 4
- » States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1
- » ACA multistate plans must not fly under regulatory radar, AMA says - Jan. 29
- » Physician job search: Showcase your teamwork - Jan. 28
- » Brief: State insurance marketplaces receive $1.5 billion - Jan. 28
- » Disease-specific ACOs make their debut - Jan. 28
- » Column: How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21
- » Brief: CMS names latest round of Medicare ACOs - Jan. 21
- » Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21
- » New GME model strives to keep doctors in underserved areas - Jan. 21
- » Rejecting Medicaid expansion adds new dimension to poverty line - Jan. 14
- » Rule change lets House ignore Medicare IPAB - Jan. 14
- » Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
- » Brief: ACA boosted access to young adults, report says - Jan. 14
- » Brief: AMA calls for doctor input on health exchange quality - Jan. 14
- » ACO readiness a longer road than expected - Jan. 7
- » New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7
- » Doctors say how ACA drug benefits can be strengthened - Jan. 7
- » Column: Health care teams must be led by physicians - Jan. 7
Liability
- » Liability fears drive doctors to defensive medicine, study reaffirms - Aug. 21
- » Data breach insurance goes mainstream in health care - Aug. 19
- » Groundwork laid for lawsuits over deaths from tainted steroids - Aug. 12
- » Connected Coverage: 3 noteworthy drivers of lawsuits against physicians - Aug. 5
- » Physician liability: Your team, your legal risk - July 29
- » Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
- » Column: Elder abuse claim adds new liability risk for doctors - July 22
- » Medical liability reform quick to trigger legal challenges - July 15
- » Medical liability: Missed follow-ups a potent trigger of lawsuits - July 15
- » Payout limits upheld for birth-related brain injuries - June 17
- » Brief: Doctor denied more damages from medical association - June 17
- » Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
- » Tort reform challenge threatens medical liability premiums - June 10
- » 5 reasons to fire your attorney - June 10
- » Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
- » Unwanted price to hospitalists’ growth -- more liability suits - May 20
- » Column: Learn when it’s safe for doctors to say they’re sorry - May 20
- » Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
- » Qualifications of medical expert witnesses come under fire - May 13
- » Diagnostic errors are lead cause of medical liability payouts - May 6
- » Brief: Doctor wins in expert witness case against medical society - April 29
- » Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22
- » Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
- » Column: An advocate for patients and physicians, state by state - April 15
- » Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3
- » Column: Medical charting errors can drive patient liability suits - March 25
- » 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20
- » Physician liability: When an overdose brings a lawsuit - March 4
- » Physicians entangled in tainted drugs lawsuits - Feb. 11
- » New tort reform law a “tremendous win” for doctors - Feb. 4
- » How doctors can spot patients likely to sue - Feb. 4
- » Unresolved liability suits cast long shadow over physicians - Jan. 23
- » Surgical errors: In ORs, “never events” occur 80 times a week - Jan. 21
Medicare
- » Brief: Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015 - Sept. 2
- » Brief: American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs - Sept. 2
- » AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal - Sept. 2
- » CMS mulls how to unseal Medicare doctor pay data - Aug. 19
- » Medicare sticks to clock-watching on hospital observation policy - Aug. 19
- » Medicare SGR reform bill passes key House committee - Aug. 12
- » Investigators probe self-referrals for prostate cancer radiation - Aug. 9
- » AMA pushes for more accurate Medicare Physician Compare - Aug. 5
- » AMA-convened expert panel benefits Medicare - Aug. 5
- » IOM: Target inefficient Medicare doctors, not regions - Aug. 5
- » Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5
- » Brief: House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees - July 29
- » Medicare pioneer ACOs save money but lose physicians - July 29
- » Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29
- » Medicare SGR repeal bill advances in House - July 22
- » Brief: Medicare proposes dialysis pay cut - July 22
- » Medicare proposes doctor pay for complex chronic care management - July 22
- » Doctor pay: Calculate your business case for Medicare and Medicaid - July 22
- » Multimedia: Medicare PQRS by specialty and state - July 15
- » Brief: OIG: $540 million in Medicare overpayments is not recoverable - July 15
- » Brief: Medicare won’t cover PET scans for dementia screenings - July 15
- » Medicare physician quality reporting: Tale of the tape - July 15
- » Medicare RAC audits under Senate scrutiny - July 8
- » Brief: OIG: Medicare spent $7 million on improper pneumococcal shots - July 8
- » Brief: Medigap enrollment on the upswing - July 8
- » Marked decline in Medicare patients who spend final days in hospital - July 3
- » Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1
- » Medicare doctor pay data release could be in next SGR bill - July 1
- » Brief: Link seen between chronic conditions and Medicare spending - July 1
- » News What’s next now that the AMA has declared obesity a disease? - July 1
- » News Doctors seek payment models to replace Medicare SGR - July 1
- » News Call for tougher rules to stop misleading medical device ads - July 1
- » Medicare advisers critical of both SGR and hospital pay - June 24
- » Brief: CMS: Medicare cancer drug pay not spared from sequestration - June 24
- » Brief: $1 billion could be saved on Medicare lab tests, OIG finds - June 24
- » Medicare's doctor records riddled with errors - June 17
- » Brief: Medicare enlists patients to report fraud - June 17
- » Brief: 14.4 million sign up for Medicare Advantage - June 17
- » House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17
- » Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17
- » Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17
- » Brief: Immigrants pay Medicare more than what they receive in care - June 10
- » Brief: Costs dip to make Medicare cards more secure - June 10
- » SGR pay cuts play spoiler to optimistic Medicare forecast - June 10
- » Dispute raised over true cause of Medicare spending disparities - June 10
- » Brief: Disabled doctors can use stamped signature for Medicare - June 3
- » Brief: Better compliance with heart failure drugs saved Medicare $2.3 billion - June 3
- » Innovation center offers $1 billion to test Medicare pay models - June 3
- » Politics may give HHS chief control of Medicare IPAB - June 3
- » Brief: Health professionals charged with a quarter-billion dollars of Medicare fraud - May 27
- » Brief: Medicare 2014 e-Rx penalty deadline nears - May 27
- » Physicians sound an urgent call to retool stage 2 EHR program - May 27
- » The toll of Medicare's unfunded mandates - May 27
- » A time to apply lessons learned - May 27
- » Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21
- » Connected Coverage: Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks - May 20
- » House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20
- » With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20
- » Senate confirms Tavenner to lead CMS - May 15
- » Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays - May 13
- » Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13
- » CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13
- » Brief: New Medicare ordering and referring policy delayed - May 6
- » Last chance for quality reporting before Medicare penalty kicks in - April 29
- » Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29
- » House SGR reform authors receive physician feedback - April 26
- » Nonprofit hospitals feel pinch of sequester - April 23
- » Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - April 22
- » Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22
- » Price drops seen as Medicare equipment bidding intensifies - April 19
- » House GOP floats new details of SGR reform plan - April 15
- » Brief: AMA reaffirms support for Medicare private contracting - April 15
- » Brief: ACA data “dashboard” will track chronic conditions - April 15
- » Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8
- » Brief: Closing Medicare drug coverage gap saves seniors $6 billion - April 8
- » IOM gives thumbs-down to Medicare regional value-based pay - April 1
- » Column: Tools for physicians to reduce hospital readmissions - April 1
- » Budgets underscore wide health policy gulf between parties - March 25
- » Medicare spending disparities not reflected in cancer survival rates - March 25
- » Urgency intensifies on call to repeal Medicare SGR - March 25
- » Brief: Urban Institute opposes Medicare shutout of younger seniors - March 18
- » Brain scan sheds light on Medicare's technology decisions - March 18
- » Unenrolled doctors will cause Medicare claims denials starting May 1 - March 18
- » Letter: Medicare RAC refusal came in wake of already vetted care - March 18
- » Medicare readmissions drop for 3 high-profile conditions - March 15
- » Brief: Medicare private plans project premium rise in 2014 - March 11
- » Brief: Abandon Medicare fee for service, commission says - March 11
- » Physicians brace for 2% sequester pay cut - March 11
- » Lawmakers examine efficiencies of merging Medicare Parts A and B - March 8
- » Physician groups fuel ACO growth spurt - March 6
- » Brief: CMS overpaid for infusion drugs by $334 million, OIG says - March 4
- » Brief: Senate bill would alter Medicare nursing home mandate - March 4
- » 2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration - March 1
- » Brief: GOP senators present IPAB repeal bill - Feb. 25
- » Brief: First-ever 85% medical-loss ratio set for Medicare private plans - Feb. 25
- » Lawmakers urged to seize the moment on Medicare SGR reform - Feb. 25
- » Medicare SGR repeal price tag plummets - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Obama again taps Tavenner to head CMS - Feb. 18
- » Aggressive care faulted for delayed moves to hospice - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Medicare to expand DME competitive bidding - Feb. 11
- » Summit focuses on alternatives to Medicare pay system - Feb. 11
- » Quality demo cuts repeat hospital Medicare trips by nearly 6% - Feb. 5
- » Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Medicare paid millions to treat prisoners and illegal immigrants - Feb. 4
- » Medicare expands prepayment audits to include office visits - Feb. 4
- » Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments - Feb. 4
- » Brief: New House panel chief makes SGR repeal a priority - Jan. 28
- » Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - Jan. 28
- » Column: How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21
- » Brief: CMS names latest round of Medicare ACOs - Jan. 21
- » Medicare quality reporting penalty expected to strike most physicians - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Mammograms cost Medicare $1 billion a year - Jan. 21
- » Political ads: Using Medicare to jab an opponent - Jan. 21
- » Connected Coverage: Another Medicare pay cliff-hanger that everyone saw coming - Jan. 14
- » Rule change lets House ignore Medicare IPAB - Jan. 14
- » What's behind uptick in growth of spending on physicians - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14
- » Doctors say how ACA drug benefits can be strengthened - Jan. 7
- » Medicare pay reprieve in place; next threat is 2% cut in March - Jan. 7
- » CMS innovation center faulted for wasteful duplication - Jan. 4
- » Medicare doctor pay freeze until 2014 — 26.5% cut averted - Jan. 2
Alpha index of topics
Practice management
- » Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience - Sept. 2
- » Moody’s predicts more bad news for nonprofit hospitals - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Hospital-based doctors likely to get modest pay hikes in 2014 - Sept. 2
- » Writing your way to a bigger physician brand - Sept. 2
- » Brief: Survey: EHRs boost quality but don’t cut costs - Aug. 26
- » Doctors shortchanged by insurers’ shift to credit card payments - Aug. 26
- » Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26
- » Patient access to physician EHRs helps build loyalty - Aug. 20
- » Small doctor groups using IPAs to deliver care management - Aug. 19
- » Successful ACOs say they struggle to get physician issues ironed out - Aug. 19
- » Data breach insurance goes mainstream in health care - Aug. 19
- » Column: Collaboration can save medical practices time, money and effort - Aug. 12
- » Retail clinic convenience charms new audience: parents - Aug. 12
- » Doctors expect more pressure from practice finances - Aug. 6
- » Column: Picking your best option for patient interpretation services - Aug. 5
- » EHR transition causes its own headaches - Aug. 5
- » How to get tax breaks for your medical practice - Aug. 5
- » Column: Doctors should consider nurse, staff workflow when picking EHR - July 29
- » Health IT projects stalled by staffing shortages - July 29
- » Physician liability: Your team, your legal risk - July 29
- » Doctors who skip social media risk alienating patients - July 22
- » Physician integration proves costly for some hospitals - July 22
- » ACA employer mandate delay may mean more patients in exchanges - July 15
- » Medical liability: Missed follow-ups a potent trigger of lawsuits - July 15
- » Letter: Seminars provide needed career advice for life after residency - July 15
- » Hospitals see alignment with doctors as boon to patient care - July 15
- » Connected Coverage: A high-impact year for doctors at the high court - July 8
- » Column: Medical practices must plan for doctor departures - July 8
- » Physicians get many job overtures and should brace for more - July 8
- » How high court bias rulings will affect medical workplace suits - July 8
- » Physician marketing: Can direct mail still deliver? - July 8
- » Column: What residents can show attendings about online search - July 1
- » News Insurer report card points to patient collection hassles - July 1
- » Half of physicians report they aren't their own boss - July 1
- » Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24
- » MGMA-ACMPE details first findings of quality impact on doctor pay - June 24
- » Hospital jobs turning into a doctors’ market - June 24
- » Independence comes at price many doctors still willing to pay - June 24
- » Physician EHRs: Make patient data work for you - June 24
- » Study tallies cost of growing reliance on emergency care - June 19
- » Connected Coverage: Physicians hone their job search strategies - June 17
- » Column: How to help medical practice staff avoid burnout - June 10
- » Demand for medical real estate hotter than ever - June 4
- » Connected Coverage: Hospitals are in a hiring mood — for the right doctors - June 3
- » Column: What doctors should look for in job seekers’ social media presence - June 3
- » Brief: Embattled Dr. Karabus returns home safely to South Africa - June 3
- » Physician career moves: List before you leap - June 3
- » Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction - May 27
- » Doctors increasingly shut out of hospitals' patient experience efforts - May 27
- » Column: Mobile a likely key to more patient portal use - May 20
- » Pay that motivates your medical practice staff - May 20
- » Hospital waste initiative provides lessons for physicians - May 14
- » Column: Many medical practices not ADA accessible despite incentives - May 13
- » 2 EHRs decertified for meaningful use eligibility - May 13
- » Column: Hospital bylaws can trip up employed physicians - May 13
- » Doctors strike back at EHR vendor with class-action suit - May 6
- » Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload - May 6
- » Column: If patients are no-shows, doctors should ask why - May 6
- » Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - April 29
- » Private practice's future in a changing time for medicine - April 29
- » Column: Work flow analysis critical after EHR purchase - April 29
- » Medical system largely unprepared for privacy breaches - April 29
- » Patient satisfaction with health care hits two-decade high - April 29
- » Column: Patient email satisfaction starts with managed expectations - April 22
- » Column: Staff slipups on patient privacy can get doctors sued - April 22
- » Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - April 22
- » Physician wait times up, expected to keep increasing - April 16
- » Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - April 15
- » Column: How physicians can prevent employee vendor scams - April 15
- » Will ACA be a boon for concierge care? - April 15
- » Column: Make cost part of the conversation with patients - April 8
- » Shopping for an EHR (the second time around) - April 8
- » EHR design flaws causing doctors to revert to paper - April 8
- » Stronger economy stimulates doctor turnover - April 1
- » Column: Vendor misconceptions hamper EHR usability - April 1
- » Hospitals found lacking in patient satisfaction efforts - March 27
- » Shortage of health IT workers hits home with physicians - March 25
- » Column: To meet EHR meaningful use, look to practice managers - March 25
- » Health IT’s economic benefits difficult for many doctors to see - March 19
- » Doctors may lose potent legal tactic against insurers - March 18
- » Familiarity breeds doctor contempt with EHRs - March 18
- » Column: 9 ways to market a medical practice after ACA takes hold - March 18
- » Brief: Follow-up contact means more satisfied ED patients - March 11
- » 5 steps for employed physicians to resolve contract disputes - March 11
- » Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11
- » Column: Deal with physician impairment before it's a safety risk - March 11
- » Recovering housing market deflates doctor signing bonuses - March 4
- » Column: Upgrading physician websites for a post-ACA world - March 4
- » Humana reveals to investors how it pays physicians - Feb. 27
- » Physicians skittish on ACOs over pay - Feb. 25
- » Construction booming in medical office building market - Feb. 18
- » Column: Focus required to manage patient populations for bonuses - Feb. 18
- » Do missing mental health notes undermine EHRs? - Feb. 11
- » Moody’s: Doctor integration vital to stronger hospital finances - Feb. 11
- » Column: Tool lets physicians compare what insurers are paying - Feb. 11
- » EHRs: Where will your meaningful use bonus go? - Feb. 11
- » EHRs: “Sloppy and paste” endures despite patient safety risk - Feb. 4
- » HIPAA gets tougher on physicians - Feb. 4
- » Column: Getting the most from physician online ads - Feb. 4
- » Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4
- » Cardiologists leaving independent practice at rapid pace - Feb. 4
- » Physician job search: Showcase your teamwork - Jan. 28
- » Column: Make sure patient portals go beyond meaningful use - Jan. 28
- » Brief: Survey gauges doctor interest in concierge medicine - Jan. 28
- » Don’t forget these things as your medical practice expands - Jan. 28
- » Column: How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Practice management companies expand business focus - Jan. 21
- » 3 ways doctors can protect against social media fraud - Jan. 21
- » Putting a price on the hassle of preauthorization - Jan. 21
- » Keys to drug compliance may be trust and pill shape - Jan. 18
- » HHS settles first small data breach case at medical practice - Jan. 15
- » Physician employment: Build a contract that suits you - Jan. 14
- » Column: How medical practices can handle cash securely - Jan. 14
- » ACO readiness a longer road than expected - Jan. 7
- » Physician-owned practices crack down on costs - Jan. 7
- » Bigger incentives expected for job-hunting physicians - Jan. 7
- » Column: Physicians tell how much time tablets save them - Jan. 7
- » Incentive pay prevalence echoes boom in employed physicians - Jan. 2
Public health
- » Confronting bias against obese patients - Sept. 2
- » Fresh produce program gains momentum in weight-loss fight - Aug. 26
- » Brief: Drug compounding company issues sterile products recall - Aug. 26
- » Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26
- » DSM-5 guides doctors on suicide risks and prevention - Aug. 26
- » Most health plans still resist covering weight-loss treatment - Aug. 19
- » Childhood obesity declines in 18 states - Aug. 19
- » Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change - Aug. 12
- » Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Appellate court blocks ban on supersized sodas - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Doctors sometimes overprescribe strongest antibiotics - Aug. 12
- » Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
- » Tool prioritizes guidance from the Preventive Services Task Force - Aug. 12
- » Health professionals need plans for providing care in a crisis - Aug. 12
- » Brief: Health care-associated infections cost $45 billion annually - Aug. 5
- » Brief: Illicit drug use rising among pregnant women - Aug. 5
- » Brief: HPV vaccine coverage remains low in girls - Aug. 5
- » Brief: House panel approves HIV organ donor research bill - Aug. 5
- » FDA turns harsh light on menthol cigarettes to snuff them out - Aug. 5
- » Vaccine opt-outs higher in states where exemptions are easier - July 31
- » States align to make it easier for doctors to communicate after disasters - July 30
- » Brief: 4.3 million opioid prescriptions go to “doctor shoppers” - July 29
- » Brief: Southern and black seniors less healthy than others their age - July 29
- » Brief: E-cigarette smokers are younger and more motivated to quit - July 29
- » Column: A multipronged approach to opioid safety - July 29
- » More brain injury awareness needed to curb concussions, CDC says - July 29
- » Elevated blood pressure an increasing problem for children, teens - July 29
- » Brief: HHS pumps $971 million into disaster preparedness - July 22
- » Brief: Guidance to assist doctors who treat infectious diseases - July 22
- » Americans exercising more, but obesity rates keep rising - July 22
- » Checklist helps staff properly disinfect dialysis centers - July 22
- » Victories against childhood obesity, but harder to find among poor - July 19
- » Physicians find solutions in the face of disaster - July 15
- » Parents’ smoking habits can be curbed at child patient visits - July 15
- » Brief: Guidelines on cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccines not followed - July 15
- » Column: AMA takes aim at type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease - July 15
- » Brief: Every age group thinks their generation is the healthiest - July 15
- » Programs deliver success for overweight, diabetic patients - July 8
- » Brief: Campaign reminds smokers: Quitting can take several tries - July 8
- » Brief: New flu vaccine safe for people with egg allergies - July 8
- » New clinic at Mayo focuses on C. diff treatment and research - July 8
- » CDC gives more evidence to sway the reluctant on HPV vaccine - July 1
- » Brief: Dietary supplement database has details on thousands of products - July 1
- » Brief: Baby boomers should be screened for hepatitis C - July 1
- » Brief: Congress passes 4-strain flu vaccine bill - July 1
- » Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
- » News What’s next now that the AMA has declared obesity a disease? - July 1
- » Young HIV patients — less awareness, less medical care - July 1
- » Congress prods agencies to get aggressive on drug diversion - June 24
- » Flu shot mandate yields results without scaring off health workers - June 24
- » Brief: CDC cautions doctors about deadly new coronavirus - June 24
- » Brief: Dr. Benjamin resigns as surgeon general - June 24
- » Study tallies cost of growing reliance on emergency care - June 19
- » Fewer patients struggle with medical debt - June 18
- » Brief: Data lacking on primary care intervention for child abuse - June 17
- » Brief: A third of med students show bias against obese patients - June 17
- » Brief: Massive study yields answers on MRSA prevention - June 10
- » Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10
- » Smoking fades in teen movies to leave new vice: alcohol - June 10
- » Bad encounters may prompt obese patients to doctor-shop - June 3
- » Brief: Pressured medical residents produce faulty death certificates - June 3
- » Brief: Hospitals urged to act on malnutrition “epidemic” - June 3
- » Brief: More time in gym class cuts likelihood of obesity - June 3
- » Brief: HHS, drug firm partner to develop new antibiotics - June 3
- » Major medical organizations join CDC's anti-tobacco campaign - May 31
- » Appeals court to decide if Plan B can be sold to all ages - May 27
- » Brief: Genetic data enlisted to radically shorten flu shot development - May 27
- » IOM challenges traditional advice on low-sodium diet - May 27
- » Brief: Nearly 1 in 5 youths has a mental health condition - May 27
- » A time to apply lessons learned - May 27
- » Study details which exercises fight depression - May 27
- » Brief: Prevention campaign offers doctors tools to fight obesity - May 20
- » Brief: Disparities seen in treatment of hypertension - May 20
- » New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine - May 20
- » Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20
- » Brief: HPV protection may require fewer shots - May 13
- » Infectious diseases weigh on primary care (ACP annual meeting) - May 13
- » Patient safety push boosts flu shots among hospital workers - May 13
- » Brief: Suicide rate climbing among middle-age Americans - May 13
- » Brief: CDC urges doctors to watch for avian flu after deaths in China - May 6
- » Doctors' dual role in foodborne illness: healer and reporter - May 6
- » Brief: Gun reforms stall in Senate - April 29
- » Brief: High court refuses to consider graphic cigarette warnings - April 29
- » GOP lawmakers fault FDA for fatal drug compounding incident - April 29
- » AMA targets 2 diseases to improve outcomes in multiyear initiative - April 29
- » Treat pollution as serious health risk, report warns - April 29
- » Despite lack of guidelines, doctors screen for suicide - April 29
- » Brief: Smoking ban at public housing would save millions in health costs - April 29
- » Walk or run? Think distance, not speed, for health benefits - April 22
- » Obesity care: When the problems outpace the solutions - April 22
- » Brief: Nearly half of antibiotic prescriptions may be unnecessary - April 22
- » Brief: Worst of flu season appears over - April 22
- » Top 10 ways to improve patient safety now - April 15
- » Study debunks a common autism worry about vaccines - April 15
- » Brief: National ad campaign details consequences of smoking - April 15
- » Column: Should flu shots for health professionals be required? - April 8
- » Teaching adults about prediabetes an uphill battle - April 8
- » Brief: DEA backs tighter labeling for opioids - April 8
- » Brief: New guidance issued on preventing C. diff - April 8
- » More trained clinicians, research urged for mentally ill - April 1
- » Overweight doctors lose credibility on health advice - April 1
- » Primary care access a key to health disparities among counties - April 1
- » More parents saying no to HPV vaccine for their daughters - April 1
- » Column: Renewed focus on mental health comes at the right time - April 1
- » Medical marijuana's last taboo - March 25
- » CDC spells out ways to stop spread of “nightmare bacteria” - March 18
- » Brief: Fungal meningitis risk remains for patients who received tainted drugs - March 18
- » Brief: State gun laws linked to fewer firearm deaths - March 18
- » Neurologists warn of prescribing stimulants to youths seeking better grades - March 18
- » Medicine remembers legacy of C. Everett Koop, MD - March 11
- » Brief: CT screenings for lung cancer could save thousands of lives - March 11
- » Column: ACA limits what happens after patient guns discussion - March 11
- » CDC: Flu vaccine's spotty strength no excuse to skip shot - March 11
- » Brief: FDA cracks down on fraudulent flu remedies - March 4
- » Why so many patients look to dietary supplements for answers - March 4
- » Early alarms sound online when illnesses go viral - March 4
- » Brief: Alcohol remains a major preventable cause of cancer death - Feb. 25
- » Letter: Death certificates are missing a necessary check box - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Smoking more common among adults with mental illness - Feb. 18
- » Brief: School snacks would be healthier under new standards - Feb. 18
- » Motivating patients to make wise choices - Feb. 18
- » Teens find energy drink rush is sometimes to hospital - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18
- » Column: Conversation skills key when treating truculent teens - Feb. 11
- » Medical societies back assault weapons ban - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Physicians could see tighter controls on hydrocodone - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Not enough U.S. adults get vaccinated, CDC says - Feb. 11
- » Foodborne illness on physicians' radar as cases rise - Feb. 11
- » Brief: High court to review HIV funding ban - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Pediatric rotavirus vaccine also benefits adults, study says - Feb. 4
- » Aggressive flu season fills doctor waiting rooms - Feb. 4
- » AAP offers first clinical guidance for type 2 diabetes - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Strategy outlined for chronic disease prevention - Feb. 4
- » Connected Coverage: Flu complications go beyond illness - Jan. 28
- » Brief: Less smoking and early detection cited for fewer cancer deaths - Jan. 28
- » Brief: New vaccine type to be widely available for next flu season - Jan. 28
- » Prevention guidelines stoke clinical conflict - Jan. 28
- » Obama enlists doctors for gun violence prevention - Jan. 28
- » IOM stresses: Vaccine schedule for children is safe - Jan. 25
- » Column: Help on avoiding opioid prescribing pitfalls - Jan. 21
- » Brief: FDA advises how to manufacture abuse-resistant pain drugs - Jan. 21
- » Brief: CDC: Widespread flu activity starts to ease in a few areas - Jan. 21
- » Death certificates present final medical complication - Jan. 21
- » U.S. found to be unhealthiest among 17 affluent countries - Jan. 21
- » Column: Chronic pain medicines should come with behavioral pacts - Jan. 14
- » Reformulated opioids thwart misuse of the painkillers - Jan. 14
- » Brief: FDA approves anthrax drug - Jan. 14
- » First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14
- » Brief: FDA proposes safety standards to prevent foodborne diseases - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Pediatricians call for doctors in all school districts - Jan. 7
- » Multimedia: How prepared is your state? - Jan. 7
- » New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7
- » Emergency preparedness losing ground due to budget cuts - Jan. 7
- » Column: Your health is important for you and your patients - Jan. 7
- » Brief: EPA sets lower limit on soot - Jan. 7
- » Chlamydia leads rise in STD rates - Jan. 4
Technology
- » Brief: Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015 - Sept. 2
- » Column: Child patients especially susceptible to identity theft - Sept. 2
- » Do physician social media guidelines need updating? - Aug. 27
- » Brief: Survey: EHRs boost quality but don’t cut costs - Aug. 26
- » Connected Coverage: Health care organizations learn to deal with data breaches - Aug. 26
- » Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26
- » Nationwide health information exchange network is expanding - Aug. 26
- » Column: Deadline looms on updating HIPAA privacy materials - Aug. 26
- » Study details how primary care diagnoses get delayed - Aug. 26
- » Patient access to physician EHRs helps build loyalty - Aug. 20
- » Brief: Health IT identifies high-risk patients to cut readmissions - Aug. 19
- » Brief: HHS health IT chief to step down - Aug. 19
- » Column: How physicians can ensure context in the medical record - Aug. 19
- » Brief: More hospitals sharing electronic health data than in 2008 - Aug. 19
- » Defense, VA hit by health IT cost overruns - Aug. 19
- » Data breach insurance goes mainstream in health care - Aug. 19
- » Mobile telemedicine clinics treat low-income children - Aug. 13
- » Brief: Electronic health tool aims to improve personalized care - Aug. 12
- » Significant mobile health growth predicted in next 4 years - Aug. 12
- » Doctors expect more pressure from practice finances - Aug. 6
- » AMA pushes for more accurate Medicare Physician Compare - Aug. 5
- » EHR transition causes its own headaches - Aug. 5
- » Health, fitness apps pose HIPAA risks for doctors - Aug. 5
- » Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5
- » For some post-op care, a phone call may be all that's needed - Aug. 5
- » States align to make it easier for doctors to communicate after disasters - July 30
- » Brief: Sunshine Act phone app available for physicians - July 29
- » Column: Doctors should consider nurse, staff workflow when picking EHR - July 29
- » Health IT projects stalled by staffing shortages - July 29
- » Health data breaches usually aren’t accidents anymore - July 29
- » Better patient safety is goal of confidential EHR error reports - July 24
- » Column: Portals give patients a handy window to their health information - July 22
- » Doctors who skip social media risk alienating patients - July 22
- » Brief: Program studies ways to see who accesses EHR data - July 22
- » Is health IT reaching a plateau? - July 22
- » Patient interest strong in app use to manage care - July 15
- » Medicare Physician Compare website undergoes overhaul - July 8
- » Facebook grapples with rules for patients seeking organ donors - July 1
- » Column: What residents can show attendings about online search - July 1
- » Health information exchanges gain newfound doctor interest - July 1
- » Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
- » News Guidance offered on effective EHR use - July 1
- » Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25
- » Doctor safe harbor on free hospital EHRs nears expiration - June 24
- » Brief: Health information exchanges not producing expected savings - June 24
- » Project tallies lifetime radiation from health scans - June 24
- » Physician EHRs: Make patient data work for you - June 24
- » Brief: Global alliance forms to share genetic, clinical data - June 17
- » House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17
- » Column: How a doctor perceives uncertainty guides attitude to EHR - June 17
- » Physician demand driving more EHRs to go mobile - June 17
- » Mentoring project aims to increase minorities in medicine - June 12
- » Letter: Fatal EHR flaw — little thought given to physician users - June 10
- » Brief: Patients can shop for health care with cost estimator - June 10
- » Brief: EHRs seen as vital to strategy for medication compliance - June 10
- » Column: What doctors should look for in job seekers’ social media presence - June 3
- » Brief: EHR adoption rate exceeds HHS expectations - June 3
- » Doctors find gift of health IT comes with a dose of reality - June 3
- » Nursing homes pressured to be wired but not with health IT - June 3
- » Brief: Medicare 2014 e-Rx penalty deadline nears - May 27
- » Brief: North America expected to lead health IT market growth - May 27
- » Column: Backup plans for EHR failures need regular testing - May 27
- » Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction - May 27
- » Physicians sound an urgent call to retool stage 2 EHR program - May 27
- » Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21
- » Connected Coverage: Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks - May 20
- » Column: Mobile a likely key to more patient portal use - May 20
- » Revealed names expose flaw in de-identified patient data - May 20
- » Brief: Health information group launches medical app user guide - May 20
- » Pfizer fights Viagra counterfeiters with prescription website - May 20
- » Letter: Factor in downtime to ensure safer health IT - May 13
- » Brief: EHR meaningful use success rate reaches nearly 50% - May 13
- » What’s missing from many health apps — medical expertise - May 13
- » 2 EHRs decertified for meaningful use eligibility - May 13
- » CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13
- » Column: Health data sharing needs an overhaul - May 13
- » IT safety risk protocols to guide physicians - May 6
- » Connected Coverage: The doctor will see you now — online - May 6
- » Data-based public health research hinges on patient support - May 6
- » Doctors strike back at EHR vendor with class-action suit - May 6
- » Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload - May 6
- » Medicare incentives seen as crucial to coordinated EHRs - May 6
- » Brief: Aetna website captures third award for clear communication - April 29
- » Letter: EHR vendors must find solutions to physicians’ usability concerns - April 29
- » Brief: EHRs lead venture capital health IT funding - April 29
- » Column: Work flow analysis critical after EHR purchase - April 29
- » Medical system largely unprepared for privacy breaches - April 29
- » Column: Patient email satisfaction starts with managed expectations - April 22
- » Column: Staff slipups on patient privacy can get doctors sued - April 22
- » Online feedback falters when topic is health - April 22
- » Brief: “Big data” could cut billions in health care spending - April 22
- » CMS, in a switch, starts prepayment meaningful use audits - April 15
- » Brief: ONC launches state meaningful use challenge - April 15
- » Long-term-care facilities lagging in health IT adoption - April 9
- » Unseen and online: What are the limits for patient care? - April 8
- » Shopping for an EHR (the second time around) - April 8
- » EHR design flaws causing doctors to revert to paper - April 8
- » Do screening kiosks benefit patients or retailers? - April 8
- » Brief: ONC seeks comments on health IT strategic plan - April 8
- » Brief: Billions in savings forecast for EHR-medical device interoperability - April 1
- » Is your EHR ready for the ADA? - April 1
- » E-prescribing influences doctors to order lower-cost drugs - April 1
- » Column: Vendor misconceptions hamper EHR usability - April 1
- » Shortage of health IT workers hits home with physicians - March 25
- » Brief: Mobile health enters commercialization phase - March 25
- » Health IT: Physicians are the easy part (HIMSS meeting) - March 25
- » Column: To meet EHR meaningful use, look to practice managers - March 25
- » Brief: UnitedHealthcare app takes top honors at tech conference - March 25
- » Health IT’s economic benefits difficult for many doctors to see - March 19
- » Familiarity breeds doctor contempt with EHRs - March 18
- » Doctors willing to go only so far on patient EHR access - March 18
- » Brief: EHR vendor alliance seeks to advance health data exchange - March 18
- » Brain scan sheds light on Medicare's technology decisions - March 18
- » New app gives readers access across entire JAMA Network - March 18
- » Many dissatisfied physicians to switch EHR vendors - March 12
- » Brief: Low-income patients interested in e-communication - March 11
- » Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11
- » Brief: Online reviews least-cited factor when choosing pediatrician - March 4
- » Early alarms sound online when illnesses go viral - March 4
- » Column: Upgrading physician websites for a post-ACA world - March 4
- » Blame for medical data breaches often rests outside physician office - March 4
- » IBM’s Watson supercomputer finally ready for health care debut - Feb. 25
- » Connected Coverage: As EHR use grows, new patient safety risks identified - Feb. 25
- » Column: Health IT lags as facilitator in shared decision-making - Feb. 25
- » Brief: Targeted social media may help prevent HIV spread - Feb. 25
- » Brief: Cigna unveils app designed to track health benefits - Feb. 25
- » Brief: More staffing help sought for health information exchanges - Feb. 25
- » Ways EHRs can lead to unintended safety problems - Feb. 25
- » Column: Fast could lead to furious over EHR meaningful use - Feb. 18
- » Brief: EHRs not ready for quality reporting, hospital groups say - Feb. 18
- » Has mobile health monitoring hit a wall? - Feb. 18
- » To better tailor treatment, search online like a patient - Feb. 18
- » Column: Focus required to manage patient populations for bonuses - Feb. 18
- » Patient respect drops when doctors diagnose with computer - Feb. 12
- » Do missing mental health notes undermine EHRs? - Feb. 11
- » EHRs: Where will your meaningful use bonus go? - Feb. 11
- » Quality of e-visits not yet equal to office visits - Feb. 6
- » EHRs: “Sloppy and paste” endures despite patient safety risk - Feb. 4
- » HIPAA gets tougher on physicians - Feb. 4
- » Column: Getting the most from physician online ads - Feb. 4
- » Graphic designers re-imagine the patient portal - Feb. 4
- » Brief: Mergers and acquisitions on upswing in health IT - Feb. 4
- » Health plans signal willingness to alter doctor pay - Feb. 4
- » States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1
- » WellPoint expands telemedicine opportunities for doctors - Jan. 30
- » Column: Make sure patient portals go beyond meaningful use - Jan. 28
- » Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - Jan. 28
- » Medical boards keep wary eye on doctors' social media posts - Jan. 28
- » RAND points fingers after health IT predictions fizzle - Jan. 22
- » 3 ways doctors can protect against social media fraud - Jan. 21
- » Physician EHRs emerge as hot advertising venue for drugs - Jan. 21
- » Economists outline strategy to counter primary care shortage - Jan. 18
- » HHS settles first small data breach case at medical practice - Jan. 15
- » EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14
- » Apps latest bid by health insurers to manage wellness - Jan. 14
- » Cloud-based EHRs create medical privacy risks - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Emails prompt doctors to note patients’ end-of-life choices - Jan. 14
- » FDA gives green light to remote monitoring in clinical trial - Jan. 9
- » Letter: An app is the wrong prescription for struggling patients - Jan. 7
- » Column: Physicians tell how much time tablets save them - Jan. 7
- » Organized medicine urges CMS to halt ICD-10 switch - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7
Regions
- » Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience - Sept. 2
- » Bill to empower nurse practitioners divides professional organizations - Aug. 26
- » Brief: Health IT identifies high-risk patients to cut readmissions - Aug. 19
- » Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16
- » Brief: Appellate court blocks ban on supersized sodas - Aug. 12
- » Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12
- » Groundwork laid for lawsuits over deaths from tainted steroids - Aug. 12
- » Brief: CMS places 6-month home health moratorium on Chicago, Miami - Aug. 5
- » Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5
- » Brief: Southern and black seniors less healthy than others their age - July 29
- » Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29
- » Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22
- » Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
- » Brief: Injunction bars hospital admitting privilege requirement for abortions - July 22
- » Medical credit card agreement requires interest rate transparency - July 16
- » Medical liability reform quick to trigger legal challenges - July 15
- » Brief: Care transition program nets big drop in readmissions - July 15
- » Court gives hospital narrow win on peer review - July 8
- » Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5
- » Insurer reports $98 million cost savings with medical home program - July 2
- » Primary care case study: Quality at every step - July 1
- » Column: An unwarranted antitrust risk for state medical boards - July 1
- » Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
- » Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25
- » Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24
- » Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24
- » Flu shot mandate yields results without scaring off health workers - June 24
- » High court defines when physicians can unite against insurers - June 24
- » Payout limits upheld for birth-related brain injuries - June 17
- » ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17
- » Brief: Doctor denied more damages from medical association - June 17
- » Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17
- » Ruling jeopardizes authority of state medical boards - June 17
- » Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
- » Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10
- » Tort reform challenge threatens medical liability premiums - June 10
- » 3 more states require photo ID proof of medical credentials - June 10
- » Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10
- » GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7
- » Brief: Pressured medical residents produce faulty death certificates - June 3
- » Court upholds local medical marijuana bans on dispensaries - June 3
- » State takes first-ever path to approve assisted suicide - May 29
- » Brief: Medical society seeks solutions to physician shortage - May 27
- » Multimillion-dollar verdict for doctor hailed as victory against insurer tactic - May 27
- » Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
- » Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20
- » Column: Learn when it’s safe for doctors to say they’re sorry - May 20
- » Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20
- » With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20
- » States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17
- » Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13
- » Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13
- » Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
- » Medicaid experiment yields uneven clinical returns - May 10
- » Brief: Nevada hospital accused of patient dumping - May 6
- » Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29
- » Brief: Doctor wins in expert witness case against medical society - April 29
- » Column: Staff slipups on patient privacy can get doctors sued - April 22
- » Cancer center goes public with assisted-suicide protocol - April 22
- » Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22
- » Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
- » Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
- » Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - April 15
- » Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5
- » Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3
- » Working poor lose round in Medicaid court fight - April 1
- » Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - April 1
- » Primary care access a key to health disparities among counties - April 1
- » Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25
- » Brief: Drug errors main result of distractions at hospitals - March 25
- » Brief: ECG screens for young athletes don’t prevent sudden deaths - March 25
- » High court briefed on health impact of same-sex marriage ruling - March 25
- » Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22
- » 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20
- » Doctors may lose potent legal tactic against insurers - March 18
- » Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11
- » Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11
- » Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11
- » 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6
- » Florida reversal on Medicaid expansion raises doctor pay questions - March 4
- » High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4
- » Brief: Judges to decide whether pot dispensaries can be banned - March 4
- » Brief: Study forecasts state physician shortage in 2014 - March 4
- » Drawing the line on racially motivated patient demands - March 4
- » ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25
- » State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22
- » AMA details plan for cutting hospital readmissions - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18
- » Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18
- » AMA urges Supreme Court to ban pay-for-delay deals - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11
- » Brief: New pre-op checklists coming earlier in surgery cycle - Feb. 11
- » Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4
- » New tort reform law a “tremendous win” for doctors - Feb. 4
- » Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4
- » States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1
- » Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28
- » Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28
- » Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
- » Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21
- » Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21
- » EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14
- » Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
- » First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14
- » Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14
- » New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7
- » Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7