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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
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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
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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
Many women don’t believe their breast cancer risk numbers
A study’s author says women’s skepticism about risks leads some to put off preventive medicine, while others may undergo unnecessary treatments. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs
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Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015
(Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ACA expected to cause few benefits disruptions
Concerns remain, however, that plans will offer narrower physician networks and less comprehensive benefits for children. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - September 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
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
