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Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
What happened to the family doctor?
Primary-care doctors take care of the young, the old and the in-between; the sick, the well and the dying. Ideally...
Red Flag Ruling a Victory for Physicians, AMA Says
The American Medical Association is applauding a federal appeals court's ruling that physicians who bill patients after...
University of North Texas regents OK plan for med school
The vision of an M.D. school in Fort Worth took another big step Thursday when the University of North Texas regents...
FMA shuts doors, braces for fight
The Florida Medical Association, undergoing an apparent identity crisis, is gathering in Orlando for a debate on...
UT Southwestern faculty let unsupervised resident doctors operate at Parkland
  Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has allowed trainee doctors, known as residents, to operate with...
The hospital’s growing role as care coordinator
Hospitals aren't known for making house calls. Once patients get their discharge papers, they take their chances with a...
Doctors’ lobby losing clout on Hill
Months after delivering its crucial endorsement of the health care overhaul, the American Medical Association has found...
CBO: Physician Payment Bill Would Cost Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare beneficiaries would pay $49 billion in higher Part B premiums between 2011 and 2019 under a bill (HR 3961) the...
Six Physician Groups Launch Viral Campaign for Universal Coverage
Setting itself apart from the American Medical Association, a coalition of 450,000 doctors in six physician groups is...

Book: 2012 CPT Professional Edition
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