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Study: Neither Docs nor patients talking enough about obesity
Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources.Obese or heavier adults take responsibility for weight loss, but adults who need to lose weight may lack information about...
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Negotiating Tips for Physicians: How to Get What You Want
Oftentimes, physicians will admit that they have difficulty in negotiating for themselves.For that reason, some prefer to have another individual do their negotiating for them. Nevertheless, it is important for physicians to have some background on...
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New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines: Let the Patient Decide
The American Cancer Society has revised its recommendations regarding prostate cancer screening.long_spaceThe new guidelines call for the patient to make an informed decision on whether to proceed with treatment. long_spaceThis comes just a few months...
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Obama Incorporates Republican Ideas to Health Reform Proposal
President Obama is determined to get health reform legislation passed and has incorporated into his plan four Republican-generated ideas from last weeks Health Summit.long_spaceIn a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the president outlined items related...
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AMA: Physicians Outraged At Steep Medicare Cut (UPDATE)
From the AMA: UPDATE: long_spaceLast night, the U.S.Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing it until April 1.long_spaceThe Senate should use this time to permanently repeal the flawed Medicare...
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Live From DC&.Its The Health Reform Summit
'I dont know that these gaps can be bridged.'long_space That quote by President Obama succinctly sums up the political theatre production of the Health Reform Summit, which yesterday played live for a nationally televised audience.The Summit was billed as a...
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Obamas Proposal for Health Reform; No New Malpractice Ideas
Youre going to hear a lot this week about health reform as President Obama today released his plan in preparation for Thursdays televised bi-partisan meeting, which is the administrations effort to get reform back on track.long_spaceTheres not much new in...
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Looking At Incident To Services Again After Recent OIG Report
In August 2009, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) issued a report entitled Prevalence and Qualifications of Non-Physicians Who Performed Medicare Physician Services.In its report, the OIG studied...
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Where You Live and Your Health
Where you live can affect your health.long_spaceAnd now that theory has been documented and the results are online to view at CountyHealthRankings.org. Researchers at The University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Foundation compared every county within...
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Lessons From Federal Audit Initiatives: A Top 10 Survival Guide
Federal auditors promise to assail providers through a variety of initiatives.Paradoxically, the recent annulment of consultation CPT codes by Medicare forces physicians to improve evaluation and management (E/M) reporting strategies. This drastic change...
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