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Survey Report: What you charge vs what you get
Here's the latest update on fees and reimbursements in primary care--and the gaps between them.
Practice Beat
Privacy Regs, Clinical Trials, HMO Care, Alternative Medicine, Malpractice Insurance
Memo from the Editor's Guest: We must prepare!
We must prepare
Melanoma gave me a wake-up call
His brush with cancer taught the author a lesson in being a frightened patient--and changed his approach to practicing medicine.
Will this medical brownout ever end?
Doctors in California?long a health care bellwether state?are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the managed care tunnel.
Computer Consult: Many health plans, one Web site
Think of conducting all kinds of insurance transactions with a single intermediary--and saving thousands to boot.
How to say No when antibiotics won't help
Here are some proven techniques to persuade stubborn patients. New public education campaigns should also help.
Doctors Who Go the Extra Mile: Teaching kids about medicine--and kindness
Steven D. Kamajian, DO
Follow-up care: Nuts, bolts, carrots, and sticks
An efficient reminder system isn&t enough. You also need ways to motivate patients. Here are tips sure to get results.
"It's time to quit"
In a final act of compassion, the author gave his patient the signal he'd been waiting for.
Diagnostic tools you can't afford to ignore
Despite all the equipment at doctors& disposal, the best indicator of a patient&s condition isn&t high-tech at all.
Malpractice Consult
Physician liability and drug recalls
E-mail patients? Don't be nervous. Do be careful
Yes, you need to be cautious and set up a secure system. But liability risks are much less than many doctors fear, say experts.
Practice Pointers: Scoop up every dollar you've earned
Payers have devised dozens of ways to deny or delay reimbursement. Is your practice doing enough to fight back?
Stark reality: The latest self-referral regs
Let Rep. Pete Stark's intent, and this article, guide you in structuring your practice to keep within those confusing laws.
Fighting the "pickle" in my head
This doctor's experience with a brain tumor and surgery gave him a new outlook on his life and his practice.
Why I give cash to total strangers
The satisfactions of being a stealth philanthropist are many?and including a runner-up award in our Doctors& Writing Contest.
Is this doctor to blame for his brother's death?
Joseph LaBricciosa&s sister-in-law thought so, and sued him for malpractice. But what would you have done in his place?
Palliative Care, Medical Marijuana, Abortion, Practice Management, Rx Price Controls
Are we doctors, or high priests of healing?
In treating a stubbed toe, the author stumbled upon an enduring truth.
"No, Duke. No divorce"
A conniving patient reminds his physician that to practice medicine is a blessing.
Letters to the Editors
M.E. LTR0806
Doctors Who Go the Extra Mile: Patients wonder when he sleeps
Tadeusz J. Majchrzak
Drug Plans for Seniors, Medicare, Our Web Poll, Managed Care, Bureaucracy
Monitor patients online?
New disease management programs are enabling physicians to do just that. Can this help you improve care, or is it just another boondoggle?