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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.
Medicare: Uncle Sam’s New Scrutiny (posted on 5/1/08)
The government rocked the hospital world with its plan to stop paying hospitals for the treatment necessary to fix their so-called mistakes. Could your office be next?
Editor’s Note: The Curse of Longevity (posted on 3/1/08)
For every U.S. healthcare dollar spent on the average 35- to 44-year-old, about $4.50 is spent on the average person aged 75 and older. This phenomenon, though seemingly self-evident, is relatively new. Read what our executive editor has to say about American healthcare “becoming a victim of its own success.”
The Bigger Picture: Try a Little Tenderness (posted on 3/1/08)
Trying to get better results from your payers? Start by putting your dukes down.
The Bigger Picture: Your Future Is in Your Hands (posted on 2/1/08)
Aren’t you fed up with being fed up? Pamela Moore, PhD, wants to know: What are you gonna do about it?
The Editor’s Note: The Ratings Game (posted on 2/1/08)
Ratings Web sites are intended to serve people looking for a physician, but they also function as a forum for nasty, often personal, attacks against physicians named publicly by anonymous accusers. Are they fair? Or credible? Hear what Physicians Practice’s executive editor has to say.
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Marketing Mental Health Services (posted 2/1/08)
I am a psychiatrist who just moved to a new office.
Referral Trouble (posted 2/1/08)
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Questions to Ask on Taking Over a Practice (posted 1/1/08)
I know a physician with a well-established practice.
Going Retainer (posted 10/1/07)
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Marketing to Referral Sources (posted 10/1/07)
I will soon open a practice and need to compose a letter for potential referral sources.
Marketing Ideas (posted 7/1/07)
I just moved to a new office and want to announce my move as a marketing strategy.
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