Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims
Stakeholders ask federal officials to require health plans purchased on insurance exchanges to notify physician practices and hospitals when patients stop paying premiums. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Doctors need delicate touch when children are over-scheduled
How should physicians intervene when parents ask too much of their child? (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Confronting bias against obese patients
Medical educators are starting to raise awareness about how weight-related stigma can impair patient-physician communication and the treatment of obesity. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

American Medical News ceases publication after 55-year run
Unsustainable financial losses forced the move despite the newspaper's editorial quality, the AMA's senior management says. The Association's other news operations will be enhanced. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Era of excellence in health journalism draws to a close
A message to all physicians from AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, MD, on the era that is ending with the decision to stop publishing AMNews (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Goodbye
American Medical News (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal
Physicians are rallying for the remaining months of the legislative year to overhaul the formula and build a new payment system based more on quality. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Our suggestions for navigating the vault
While we will no longer be posting new content at amednews.com, years of our news stories, features and columns remain available. Here are some of the handiest ways to find past items. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Writing your way to a bigger physician brand
Doctors can remake themselves into authors or use books to market their practices. But the process is tougher than it looks. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New online portal for residents focuses on safety, quality care
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Resident work-hour limits don’t increase patient mortality
However, shift restrictions may contribute to less time for direct patient care, according to two new studies. Researchers suggest ways to increase that time. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Hospital-based doctors likely to get modest pay hikes in 2014
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Moody’s predicts more bad news for nonprofit hospitals
The slim increase in Medicare payments, combined with the sequester’s Medicare payment cuts, puts more pressure on hospitals to maintain margins. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience
Medical practices get high marks, however, for communication, helpfulness and courteousness. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Child patients especially susceptible to identity theft
Data breach response plans at medical practices need to have specific arrangements for children and those without a credit history. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news