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Issue Date: December 15, 2001
Experts Debate Issue of Fairness in Federal Compliance Effort
This story discusses federal efforts to eliminate fraudulent health care claims by looking at both sides of the issue: Are physicians being targeted unfairly in terms of harsh enforcement and stiff fines, or is OIG simply doing its best to eliminate fraud among those doing business for the CMS?
Getting Paid for Practicing Preventive Medicine
This editorial discusses how physicians can use the Internet to integrate preventive medicine in their practices. It also argues that physicians should be paid appropriately for routine physical examinations and health counseling.
Seeking New Systems of Care, Group Offers Plan for Reform
This article discusses the efforts of the Center for Practical Health Reform to develop a framework--consisting of seven practical principles--for fixing the nation's health care system.
Can Direct-Capitation Plans Work?
This article discusses a new model for cutting health care costs. The model is based on the traditional capitation model of reimbursement, but with a number of twists, which the author argues make the model ill-suited for meeting the needs of both consumers and physicians.
How to Get More From the Web
This article discusses the reasons physicians have been reluctant to embrace the Internet. It argues that with the wide-scale adoption of intelligent application service providers, physicians will regard the Internet as a beneficial communication platform.
Strong Growth Predicted in Health Care Information Systems
In this interview, Daren Marhula, an analyst at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, discusses recent trends in the nation's health care system.
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