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Issue Date: July 15, 2002
Partners Seek to Stay Ahead
This article discusses the Fresno Heart Hospital, a state-of-the-aart hospital specializing in cardiac care which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2003. The hospital is a joint venture among cardiologists and Community Medical Centers, a three-hospital system in Fresno, Calif.
PDAs Offer Efficiency Benefits
This article discusses how physicians can use personal digital assistants (PDAs) to enhance their practice efficiency, as well as the quality of care they provide.
Will Options Open Up in Geriatrics Care?
This article discusses the effects that the increasing number of elderly will have on the nation's health care system. It presents two points of view in terms of the need for more geriatric specialists to serve the needs of this population.
Senior Citizens Face New Health Challenges
This editorial discusses some of the findings in a report entitled Beyond 50: A Report to the Nation on Trends in Health Security, focusing on the challenges the nation's health care system will face as increasing numbers of elderly struggle to find adequate health insurance coverage.
Solo Practitioner Promotes Collective Bargaining in New Jersey
This article discusses New Jersey's efforts to exempt physicians from antitrust regulations that hamper their bargaining leverage with managed care plans. Specifically, it discusses the New Jersey Joint Negotiations Bill.
Here’s What Physician Groups Can Do to Prepare for HIPAA
This article discusses the effects that HIPAA will have on physician practices and suggests steps that physicians can take to make sure that they are in compliance with the law.
Systems Provide Efficiency Returns, Physician-Researcher Reports
This article discusses how Intermountain Health Care, a large health care system in Salt Lake City, has achieved significant financial and quality benefits by pursuing computerization.
Physician-Consultant Outlines Steps to Improve Distressed Hospitals
In this interview, Richard Vernick, MD, FACC, a senior vice president with the Hunter Group, in St. Petersburg, Fla., discusses the role his company plays in helping to turn around distressed hospitals. He also discusses physician consulting as a career option.
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