American Medical News 1998 - Abstracts

American Medical News 1998
TitleSubjectAuthors
Ability to prescribe on-line growing faster than acceptance.HealthTracy Binius
A different philosophy - for training and treating.HealthJane Erikson
Age, vision impairments combined increase driving risk.Health 
AMA backs collective action, but not union, for residents.(American Medical Association)Health 
AMA response to e&m documentation guidelines.(evaluation and management)(Column)HealthPercy Wootton
An epidemic of harassment.(A new study of sexual harassment of women physicians underscores a serious problem in the profession.)Health 
Aspirin alone can help certain patients avoid strokes.Health 
Assessing HIV risk: let the science decide.(Editorial)Health 
Bag the gold pen: what I really want from drug firms.(Editorial)HealthCharles Atkins
Clinical, not criminal.(Editorial)Health 
Clinton plugs new health initiatives.(President Bill Clinton)Health 
Closer look at gender issues facing medicine and medical care.(Column)HealthEric Anderson
Combining elderly patients' needs with shifting resources.HealthLeonard J. Marcus, Barry C. Dorn
Competition turns friends into foes.HealthHoward Kim
Conquering clutter. (includes related articles on medical office organization)HealthMaureen Glabman
Consider 'good will' in determining value of your practice.HealthCathy B. Goldsticker
Doctor networks: minimize chance of 'impeding competition.'(Column)HealthSally J. Sjobeck
Doctor shares tips on coping with stress of job, family, life.HealthRichard R. Gammon
Doctors must make the tough decisions to police their own.(Column)HealthCharles Atkins
Doctor's touch goes beyond documentation skills.(Column)HealthMary E. O'Brien
Earlier rehab for joint replacements may help recovery.Health 
E&M documentation guidelines: a backgrounder.(evaluation and management, includes related articles on resource information and viewpoints)Health 
Everyone has 'dog-days' of despair - but they do pass.(Column)HealthMichael Greenburg
Funds for residency training deserve better oversight.(Column)HealthPaul Ambrose
Future of genetics: watch to avoid Titanic mistakes.(Column)HealthHerbert Rakatansky
Harvesting data: a little less privacy leads to better care.(Column)HealthDiana J.P. McKenzie
HIV-positive resident is not protected by ADA.(American Disabilities Act)Health 
Hope & fear: genetic testing.(Editorial)Health 
Hospitalists join ranks of specialists most in demand today.HealthJoseph Hawkins
How to avoid the potholes of practice mergers.HealthVasilos J. Kalogredis, Michael R. Burke
Idaho bars 'most-favored-nation' clauses in managed care contracts.(best-price provisions)Health 
Increase office efficiency, decrease office frustration.HealthJudy Capko
Interim EVP reflects on AMA issues. (American Medical Association Interim Executive VP Lynn E. Jensen)(Interview)Health 
Junk science is dangerous wherever it turns up, and that is especially so in the courtroom.(right of trial judges to bar expert testimony if considered tenuous)(Editorial)Health 
Legislation '98: from patient rights to Medicare reform fights.(Editorial)Health 
Managed care contracts: some progress, but problems linger.(Editorial)Health 
Managed care formularies: is a reasonable solution possible?HealthJoel M. Karlin
Mandated use of PA in surgery raises two concerns.(physician assistant)HealthHerbert Rakatansky
Medicaid managed care sans Blues: other Massachusetts plans ready to ease transition.HealthLeigh Paige
Medicine now at the millennium - but which one?(Column)HealthTim Wolter
Mesa back from the edge.(Mesa County Physicians Individual Practice Association, Colorado)Health 
Moderate lifestyle changes cut hypertension in elderly.Health 
Mother Nature's formula. (breastfeeding)(includes related article)HealthTom Herzberg
Nurse counseling phone lines: triage or trespass?HealthMargaret Veach
'Off-hours' care requires extra planning, responsibilities.(physician care)HealthBarbara Harty-Golder
Overprescribing not a problem in ADHD, study finds.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)Health 
Parents, hospitalized infants stay close via video.(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)Health 
Political obstacles linger for nation's new family doctor.(surgeon general David Stacher)HealthStephanie Stapelton
Primary care and specialist relationship: customer-supplier.(part 2)HealthRobert Solomon
Private pension plan: a good retirement option.HealthDavid Burros
Protecting doctor-patient relationship in PPMs isn't easy.HealthAlbert E. Barnett
Public still back war on drugs despite little success.Health 
Remembering the contributions of a circle of teachers.HealthMichael Greenberg
Resourceful negotiation: the answer is often in the question.(asking information-seeking questions provides better, quicker understanding)HealthLeonard J. Marcus, Barry C. Dorn
Rethinking Medicare: AMA has plan to make this program affordable and available for future generations.(American Medical Association)(Editorial)Health 
Russian life spans declining; cardiovascular disease, injury cited.Health 
Search engines: the power and the garbage.Health 
Secondhand smoke boosts risk of kids' ear infections.Health 
Served up fresh daily: spam.(electronic junk mail)Health 
Settling the 'integrative' frontier.HealthJane Erikson
Sex, income, lifestyle all play role in predicting risk for death.Health 
Some anti-tobacco ads more effective in cutting smoking.Health 
Specialists carve out new ties with primary care doctors.(part 1)(Column)HealthRobert Solomon
Start preparing now for coming E & M requirements.(Medicare evaluation & management documentation)HealthKaren S. Schechter
Strength in numbers.(independent practice associations and physician-hospital organizations)(includes related articles on sizes and benefits of physician-hospital organizations)HealthLarry Stevens
Stroke drug not associated with long-term benefits. (ORG 10172)Health 
Taking responsiblity: owning outcome by sharing process.(Column)HealthLeonard J. Marcus, Barry c. Dorn
Talk to your patients about ... organ donation.(Editorial)Health 
Tension headaches plague 2 out of 5 Americans.Health 
Thank you offered amid tragedy still motivates physician.(Column)HealthO'Neill F. D'Cruz
The pros & cons of patient financing programs.HealthHoward Kim
Therapeutic touch fails to detect 'human energy fields.'Health 
The skinny on sugar.(Sugar Busters diet) (includes related articles)HealthPaul McGinn
Think local when reviewing employment contract.HealthHarold E. Kaplan
Time may be ripe for individually owned insurance.(Column)HealthJoel M. Karlin
Unlocking innovation.(medical method patents)(Editorial)Health 
What now, coach? (doctors increasingly using 'career coaches')HealthMaureen Glabman
What's new about practice management systems.HealthCristi Iannuzzi
What's next?(entering a practice)(includes related article on practice contracts)HealthHoward Larkin
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