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Issue Date: May 15, 2002
Physicians Squeezed as Malpractice Rates Rise
This article discusses the factors contributing to the increasing cost of medical malpractice insurance and how those increases are affecting physicians.
Will Cost or Choice Prevail When Selecting HMOs?
This editorial discusses how many health care consumers are moving away from HMO plans toward plans with fewer restrictions and more choice, such as PPOs and point-of-service plans.
Ten Steps Groups Can Take to Improve Financial Performance
This article discusses how finding and implementing new technology designed for managed care processes are critical to the success of provider groups.
Making a Business Case for Quality
In the article, David Shulkin, MD, CEO of DoctorQuality, a Web site that provides services to help users select, improve, and monitor quality of care, argues that quality will be advanced in health care only when there is a business case to measure quality.
New Technologies Ease Burdens
This article discusses how new technologies, such as electronic medical records and voice recognition systems, can improve quality of care as well as improve office efficiency. It looks at two software programs in depth: TalkNotes and Dr. Notes.
Compliance Protects Against Audits
This article discusses the importance of proper coding and offers practical suggestions for addressing coding compliance in a rheumatology practice.
Debate on CT Scans Continues
This article discusses the ongoing debate about the use of electron-beam computed tomography scans to detect calcium in coronary arteries, as well as the business implications of EBCT scanning.
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