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Doctor Training Aided by Drug Industry Cash
23 February 10 01:22 AM

More than half the nation’s residency programs to train doctors in internal medicine accepted drug industry money, a survey found. Read More...

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Filed under: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicine and Health, Doctors, Conflicts of Interest, Mayo Clinic, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Surveys and Series, Assn of American Medical Colleges

Personal Health: Medical Paper Trail Takes Electronic Turn
22 February 10 04:18 PM

Hospital systems around the country are taking advantage of financial incentives to foster the creation and use of electronic records. Read More...

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Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicine and Health, Doctors, Electronic Health Records, Privacy

New Jersey Is Added to Trial Program to Streamline Health Insurance Paperwork
11 February 10 01:02 AM

Doctors and hospitals will be able to check a patient’s private coverage and track claims through a single Web portal. Read More...

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Filed under: Reform and Reorganization, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Doctors, Computers and the Internet

Personal Health: Less Invasive Hip Surgeries Make Inroads
08 February 10 05:10 PM

Orthopedic surgeons across the country are using techniques for hip replacement that reduce complications and speed recovery in patients. Read More...

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Filed under: Medicine and Health, Doctors, Implants, Walking, Hips

In Texas, a Trial and Possible Prison Time for Reporting a Doctor
06 February 10 07:35 PM

A nurse is facing third-degree felony charges for informing state regulators that a doctor at her rural hospital was practicing bad medicine. Read More...

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Filed under: Medicine and Health, Doctors, Malpractice, Nursing and Nurses, Texas, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Whistle-Blowers

Patient Money: Fighting Denied Claims Requires Perseverance
05 February 10 09:59 AM

Following a few steps can make the process of appealing insurance denials easier and increase the likelihood of success. Read More...

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Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicine and Health, Doctors, Insurance, Letters

F.D.A. Aims at Doctors’ Drug Pitches
31 January 10 11:14 PM

Dr. Leslie Baumann’s comments in the media about an antiwrinkle drug violated restrictions on drug promotion, the agency said, in what is believed to be the first time an individual investigator was warned. Read More...

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Filed under: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Doctors, Food and Drug Administration, Advertising and Marketing, Clinical Trials, Fashion and Apparel, Baumann, Leslie, Cosmetics and Toiletries

New Rules Set for H.M.O.’s in California
19 January 10 11:20 PM

The sweeping new rules would make California the first state to establish time standards in medical services. Read More...

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Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Doctors, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, California

Essay: To Curb Repeat Hospital Stays, Pay Doctors
30 November 09 04:18 PM

Policy makers will have a difficult time achieving cost-cutting goals unless physicians view them as their own. Read More...

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Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicine and Health, Doctors, Medicare, Hospitals, Elderly

Patient Money: Path to Alternative Therapies Is Littered With Obstacles
16 November 09 04:34 PM

Trying unconventional remedies is a bold move, let alone trying to get an insurer to cover the expense and knowing what pills to buy. Read More...

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Filed under: Health Insurance and Managed Care, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicine and Health, Doctors, Cancer, Vitamins, Alternative and Complementary Medicine