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Editor’s Note: Dr. Tom’s Prescription (posted on 5/1/08)
American healthcare is riddled with too many government and private-payer bureaucrats standing between physicians and their patients. And it’s saddled with perverse incentives that bloat administrative costs pointlessly. Find out what Tom Coburn, an OB/GYN doc and conservative Republican U.S. senator from Oklahoma, thinks the answer is.

IdeaLab: Top 10 Ways to Keep Lawyers at Bay (posted on 5/1/08)
One spine surgeon’s take on reducing your chances of being sued for malpractice.

Malpractice Insurance: How to Lower Your Premiums (posted on 5/1/08)
Paying too much for liability insurance? Join the club. While premiums have stabilized in most areas, and are starting to decline in some, rates are still staggeringly high. But there are things you can do to lower your premiums right now. Here’s our guide for getting the best deal out there.

The Law: Understanding Employment Law (posted on 5/1/08)
Think malpractice is your only potential legal liability? Sorry, but that’s not true. You’re an employer, too, and need to know the basics on laws governing your rights, and your employees.

The Law: Trial Lawyers Tell All (posted on 4/1/08)
You already know why some patients want to sue: because they suspect, fairly or not, that you made a mistake — and that you don’t really care about them. But what do plaintiffs’ lawyers look for to determine if a case is worth bankrolling? We got ’em to spill their secrets.

The Law: Audits 101 (posted on 3/1/08)
So you’re being audited by Medicare or a large private payer. Now what? First, don’t panic. Second, check out our pointers on how to limit the damage. Plus: Advice for avoiding the dreaded audit in the first place.

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Administering Overseas Drugs to Medicare Patients (posted 5/1/08)
We are getting solicitations from companies who are selling products like Hyalgan and Boniva for less than 50 percent of the retail price in the United States.

NPs Seeing New Problems (posted 5/1/08)
Our practice recently hired a nurse practitioner.

How Long to Retain Charts (posted 3/1/08)
How long do we need to keep medical charts?

New Patients See NP for Some Payers (posted 3/1/08)
It is economically beneficial for our nurse practitioner to see new patients from certain insurers rather than myself; she gets paid better.

Opening a Second, Cash-Only Practice (posted 3/1/08)
I have a standard practice that contracts with commercial payers and Medicare.

PA as Independent Contractor (posted 3/1/08)
Is it advisable for an orthopedic surgeon to hire a physician assistant as an independent contractor?

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Sharps Injury Log
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Internal Investigation Form
Use this form to document internal review of and response to complaints concerning compliance with human resource, HIPAA, Medicare billing or other et...

HIPAA: Notice of Privacy Practices
Straight from the HIPAA regulation, here is an outline to follow as you create your Notice of Privacy Practices....

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