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Doctors don’t change their routine during longer consultations
GOP tries to woo docs back to fold
Healthcare reform, corporate-style
Detroit Medical Center pays WSU $2.7 million of debt
Medicare incentives may spur more Tennessee doctors to e-prescribe
July 30, 2008
Major OB/GYN group in Chicago is splitting up
Most Massachusetts botched surgeries done on spine
July 29, 2008
Insurers increasingly going against doctors’ orders
Doctor and patient, now at odds
Surgical errors cost almost $1.5 billion a year
July 28, 2008
Uninsured doctors on the rise in South Florida
More MRIs may reignite debate in Minnesota
As doctors cater to looks, skin patients wait
July 25, 2008
Beth Israel doctor with drug past suspended
July 24, 2008
Study: Med students sharing a bit too much info on Facebook
Paying doctors to ignore patients
Survey: Rural physicians more satisfied
California freezes Medi-Cal payments to thousands of healthcare facilities
In-store clinic growth slowing
Washington medical school celebrates opening
Doctor held liable for a loss of chance
Complaints undermine hip device
July 23, 2008
Court’s dilemma over cuts in Medi-Cal fees
U.S. rules on bariatric surgery lead some to Mexico
Tough times prompt patients to skip care
July 22, 2008
Doctors often unaware of defibrillator guidelines
Cincinnati hospital’s restructuring will create uncommon doctor-hospital venture
July 21, 2008
Trying to save by increasing doctors’ fees
Medicare cuts take toll on Tennessee patients, doctors
Georgia low on family physicians
Doctor fees raise questions about equal access to care
July 18, 2008
North Carolina Medical Board won’t publish all malpractice settlements
Healthcare planning urged by Association of Academic Health Centers
Rise seen in medical efforts to treat the very old
July 17, 2008
Nontraditional medical students
Specialty physician compensation barely keeps up with inflation
E-visits lose their shine
P4P didn’t deliver better care, study shows
Court blocks Medi-Cal pharmacy payment cuts
Study: Cancer survival depends on where you live
July 16, 2008
Congress easily overrides Medicare veto
Kansas City-area doctors' antitrust case going to arbitration
BlueCross of Tennessee doctors get more time to review profiles
Massachusetts panel rejects ban on drug firm gifts
Patients curb prescription spending
July 15, 2008
Bush vetoes bill to stop doctors’ Medicare cut
Bill would toughen California regulators’ hand with insurers over doctors’ pay
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, American Health Network reach accord
University of Chicago students to train at Evanston Northwestern hospitals
Some health centers work with doctors’ part-time needs
Colon cancer screening rates remain low
July 14, 2008
Long-term fix is elusive in Medicare payments
Doctors-insurers confrontation heats up
Old-fashioned docs inspire new ’medical homes’
July 11, 2008
White House vows veto of Medicare bill
July 10, 2008
Drug industry to announce revised code on marketing
Group calls for zero tolerance of doctor bullies
AMA apologizes to black doctors for past racism
ER patients don’t understand doc’s orders
Physician, Google thyself
Diagnosis without doctors?
Fee schedule includes telehealth coverage, gainsharing
July 8, 2008
Maryland-based Erickson to open off-site medical practice for seniors
South Florida hospitals join trend of becoming stroke centers
California doctor gets 10 years in ’rent-a-patient’ scam
Pricey drugs put squeeze on doctors
July 7, 2008
Doctors press Senate to undo Medicare cuts
Terminated neonatal director is awarded $4.95 million
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
July 2, 2008
St. Louis-area hospitals cut back diabetes education efforts
Posting malpractice payout records evokes big outcry in North Carolina
Dueling ads pressure Congress on Medicare
July 1, 2008
Bush administration freezing cuts in Medicare fees
Officials hope new residency program keeps doctors in South Florida