| American Medical News 1993 Linda Oberman |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| A PRO by any other name? (proposed new groups sound like patients' rights organizations)(related article on technical assistance organizations) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| California medical board probe may dig up old dirt. | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Capitation offers 'window of opportunity' for doctors. (physicians should consider joining capitated plans) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Cleaning house: AMA tightens membership screening; critics say it's not enough. (American Medical Association) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Data bank access debate. (National Practitioner Data Bank) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Data bank, researchers spar over security status. (concerns about the security of physician practice data at the National Practitioner Data Bank) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Defining clinical crime: new cases raise questions on what goes to court. (medical crimes) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Dishing the data: Joint Commission to detail performance of health facilities. (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will release data on hospitals and other organizations) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Does quality data equal market power? (Cleveland, Ohio, hospitals hope the Cleveland Health Quality Choice quality-measurement system pays off) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Do licensing boards need your medical history? (includes related article on Americans with Disabilities Act) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Focusing on quality: medical boards increasing commitment to competency cases. | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Guarding the bank. (use of the National Practitioner Data Bank; includes related article) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Is cutting 'uncertain' care key to savings? (health care of unclear usefulness is common)(includes related article on practice guidelines) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| It's almost time - a Clinton reform preview. (Clinton's health care reform plan to be released) | Health | Brian McCormick, Sharon McIlrath, Leigh Page, Janice Somerville, Harris Meyer, Greg Borzo, Julie Johnsson, Wayne Hearn, Linda Oberman |
| Kept 'out of the loop'; boards pondering role under reform. (state medical boards) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Maine cracking the 'black box' of utilization review. (state decides that review criteria must be disclosed) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Medical society fighting broad use of licensing fees. (California Medical Association)(the State of California seeks access to fee income) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| N.Y. health commissioner opens doctors' eyes to quality lapses. (New York; Mark R. Chassin) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Pact to slow spread of data on Illinois doctors. | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Playing the managed care game: on the offense; state medical societies want doctors to captain provider teams. (physician networks) (includes article on two state medical societies and list of past articles on vertical integration) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Prescription for the professionals. (preventing medically-caused injuries) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Quality questions: will mechanisms for oversight be overlooked in health reform? | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Reform race spurs scramble for comparison. (creating an evaluation scale for physicians and hospitals; includes related article) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Release of disciplinary data highly charged. (the disclosure of physician misconduct proceedings) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Researchers try to translate parameters into practice. (medical guidelines researchers) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Rewarding quality: HMOs paying doctors for pleasing patients, meeting standards. (health maintenance organizations) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| School still in for developers of report cards on health plans. (the National Committee for Quality Assurance, which accredits health plans, offers information to help employers choose a plan) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Search for malpractice data may lead to medical boards. (lawyers and physicians disagree over tort reform; medical boards hold relevant malpractice information) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Specialists: 'We're also primary care providers.' (medical specialists claim primary care status) | Health | Leigh Page, Linda Oberman |
| Spot inspections planned to add accreditation credibility. (medical facilities; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Stakes high for federal guide on cataract surgery. (includes related article on political aspects of guideline) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Time to build a better board - but how? (Public Citizen Health Research Group report on state medical boards) | Health | Linda Oberman |
| Utilization review companies get mixed review. | Health | Linda Oberman |
| What's the point? No QIP is new PRO status quo. (Peer Review Organization abandons Quality Improvement Plan point system for rating physicians) | Health | Linda Oberman |
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