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Medical tourism liability may fall on domestic doctors
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When a U.S. resident is sent abroad for treatment by a managed car company, does a patient have any
available recourse if he or she is a victim of negligence? (Source: Medical Economics - Medical Economics magazine)
Source: Medical Economics - Medical Economics magazine - March 20, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: journals
Will EHRsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Interoperability is the buzz word right now in health IT, but how close are we to exchanging information across wildly fragmented data systems? We investigate the progress and trends. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 19, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: info
Directors claim billions are being wasted in public servicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Around £25bn is wasted every year because of outdated methods of outsourcing and procurement, the Institute of Directors has said (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 19, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
BMA Scotland wary of NHS waiting-time legislationEmail this article to a colleague.
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BMA officials claim plans to enshrine guaranteed waiting times risk creating an atmosphere of fear that could undermine the health service (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 19, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
ANN Weekly Podcast - Friday March 19, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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This week's audio news summary features a story about House approval of a bill that would extend the current Medicare physician payment rate through April 30; a report that shows a dramatic increase in the number of prescriptions routed electronically between 2008 and 2009; a new physician resource on older drivers from the AMA; an update from the FDA about the addition of a warning to the label of the anti-blood clotting medication Plavix; and the release of NIH recommendations calling for broader access to vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. (Source: AAFP Podcasts: AAFP News Now)
Source: AAFP Podcasts: AAFP News Now - March 19, 2010 Category: Practice Management Authors: American Academy of Family Physicians Source Type: podcasts
Hardware HelpEmail this article to a colleague.
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Baffled by servers, networks, and other hardware? Turns out you don’t have to be a techie to make good decisions about your practice’s technology needs. Here’s how to gear up smart. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 18, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: info
Job satisfaction amongst NHS staff higher than a year agoEmail this article to a colleague.
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More staff say the NHS is a good place to work and they want to remain in their jobs, and more received appraisals than in 2008 (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 18, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Two-thirds of PCTs "unable to account for dementia funding"Email this article to a colleague.
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Just 31% of PCTs that responded to APPG on Dementia said they had allocated their proportion of £150m ringfenced for the condition (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 18, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Exit StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thinking of leaving your practice? Plan ahead to avoid problems with malpractice insurance, non-compete clauses, and other issues. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 17, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: info
Poll reveals faecal occult blood testing ambivalenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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More must be done to engage doctors in population-based screening for colorectal cancer if the scheme is to be a success, GPs have warned (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 17, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
MPs complain of lack of direction on dementia careEmail this article to a colleague.
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Commons Public Accounts Committee report claims there is a lack of direction, despite government vows to make it a care priority (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 17, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Ready to go? Planning the discharge and the transfer of...Email this article to a colleague.
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This good practice guide has been developed to help health... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 17, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
AAFP is 'Pawn' in Health Care Reform; Academy Responds 'Not So'Email this article to a colleague.
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As someone who has been involved with advocacy for many years, I'm writing to express my brutal disappointment in the Academy's positioning and effectiveness in the recent health care debate. (Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP)
Source: As We See It: Voices From the AAFP - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
AAFP Urges Members to Phone Congressional Representatives as Deadline for Health Care Reform NearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of a final push to enact health care reform legislation, AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C. has issued a Speak Out alert to AAFP members asking them to phone their congressional representative to rally support for the health care reform bill pending in the House of Representatives. (Source: AAFP Government and Medicine)
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
AAFP Approves Universal Flu Immunization RecommendationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The AAFP has approved a provisional recommendation by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, to expand the recommendation for annual influenza vaccination to include all people ages 6 months and older in whom the vaccine is not contraindicated. (Source: Inside AAFP)
Source: Inside AAFP - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Study Finds Physicians' Efforts to Reduce Disparities 'Modest and Uneven'Email this article to a colleague.
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Although many U.S. physicians identify language or cultural barriers as obstacles to providing high-quality care to minorities, their adoption of practices to reduce these barriers is "modest and uneven," according to an issue brief based on the 2008 HSC Health Tracking Physician Survey from the Center for Studying Health System Change, or HSC. (Source: AAFP Professional Issues)
Source: AAFP Professional Issues - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Coding Questions?Email this article to a colleague.
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Problem visits with counseling; coding for suture removal; mixing exam types? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: info
Second Chesterfield GP manager sentenced for fraudEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practice manager of a GP surgery in Chesterfield stole more than £30,000 from her employers by fiddling figures and writing cheques to herself (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Financial pressures must not reduce effectiveness of GP services, BMA warnsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reduction in health spending will mean scarce resources, but general practice must not suffer as a result", says chairman of Scotland’s GPC (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Visits to GP for cold and cough treatment "costs NHS 2bn"Email this article to a colleague.
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Leading healthcare professionals have signed a letter to the Times arguing that the NHS has become the "victim of a demand-led culture" (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Employers must utilise workforce skills more effectively, says reportEmail this article to a colleague.
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Emphasis will be on "doing more within existing resources" as health sector enters a new period of financial restraint, says Skills for Health (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Coroner calls for GP review after morphine deaths inquestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Coroner has called on medical practices across the country to carry out reviews so that similar incidents do not occur (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 16, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Physicians Working Fewer Hours a WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians in various specialties, of all ages, both genders and employed in different settings are working fewer hours a week, but the largest decrease in the number of hours is among younger physicians, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA. (Source: AAFP Professional Issues)
Source: AAFP Professional Issues - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Coroner to give verdict into three patients' deathsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Retired GP who practised in Newton Aycliffe "not on trial in any way, shape or form", but coroner inquest verdict to be given at hearing (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Budget "will focus on growth not spending cuts"Email this article to a colleague.
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The chancellor insists that Budget of 24 March will focus on measures to encourage economic growth rather than new cuts (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Practices should get patients' consent to text, advises defence unionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical Defence Union says it is unwise to rely on patients’ implied consent if communicating by SMS message, and they should be able to "opt-in" (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
The latest issue of the KM Bulletin is now availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Improving the health and well-being of people with learning...Email this article to a colleague.
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This document provides practical support for commissioners... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 15, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
ANN Weekly Podcast - Friday, March 12, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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This week's audio news summary features a story about an HHS proposal that would establish certification programs for electronic health records; a report that urges physicians to play a bigger role in encouraging adult patients to get vaccinated for preventable diseases; notification from the FDA of a name change for the heartburn drug Kapidex; information about a recently signed law in New Mexico that requires that state's health insurance companies to increase spending on health care services; and reporting on a study about the FDA's failure to communicate with primary care physicians on an important warning about atypic...
Source: AAFP Podcasts: AAFP News Now - March 12, 2010 Category: Practice Management Authors: American Academy of Family Physicians Source Type: podcasts
Call for law change to test overseas doctors' EnglishEmail this article to a colleague.
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Foreign doctors must be subjected to thorough English tests by law, the General Medical Council says, calling for immediate government action (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 12, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Tories plan to give GPs new patient budget powersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Shadow health minister says Conservatives would give GPs authority to control real cash budgets with which to commission care (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 12, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Cross-border co-operation urged on health, education and transportEmail this article to a colleague.
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MPs say policy differences and ongoing difficulties between England and Wales are hindering progress in improving public services (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 11, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Progression on health inequality "disappointing"Email this article to a colleague.
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Audit Commission report says it is hard to pinpoint an "obvious" link between investment and improvements in rich and poor divides on health (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 11, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
AAFP Uses Connect for Reform to Answer Questions on SGR EffortsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The AAFP has posted a question and answer document about the latest congressional action on the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, formula, along with a detailed analysis of the SGR itself, on its Connect for Reform Web site. (Source: AAFP Government and Medicine)
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - March 10, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Burnham: Next 10 years will be the decade of primary careEmail this article to a colleague.
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The health secretary has told the medical press that the push of hospital services into primary care will continue for the next 10 years (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 10, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Parts of NHS IT need to be put on hold, BMA saysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients' medical records are being put on to summary care record database too quickly, the doctors' group has said (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 10, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
HHS Presents Plan for Health IT CertificationEmail this article to a colleague.
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HHS recently announced a proposed rule that would establish certification programs to test electronic health record, or EHR, systems. The federal proposal calls for the establishment of a temporary certification program that eventually would be replaced by a permanent program. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - March 9, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Committee calls for technology push among health boardsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Report says "inconsistencies" in the use of clinical portals and "telehealth" technology mean patients are not receiving the best treatments (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 9, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
GP manager guilty of not declaring past convictionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ex practice manager previously jailed for stealing £38,000 has been convicted of lying about her criminal past (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 9, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Database of patients threatens public trust, says BMAEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors say people are only agreeing to have their personal data held on a centralised system because of scaremongering (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 8, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Darling halts Budget spending review for WhitehallEmail this article to a colleague.
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Chancellor has criticised Conservative proposals to tackle Britain's record deficit, describing them as an "unacceptable risk" to the economy (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 8, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
The latest issue of the Knowledge Management Bulletin is now...Email this article to a colleague.
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The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 8, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Academy Leaders Carry Family Physicians' Message to White House, Capitol HillEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the wake of legislation that reversed a cut in Medicare physician payments through March 31, AAFP leaders once again fanned out in Washington to deliver their message about the value and importance of primary care and family medicine to the White House and congressional leaders. During a series of meetings with administration officials and lawmakers on March 2-3, AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C.; AAFP President-elect Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A., of Waco, Texas; AAFP Board Chair Ted Epperly, M.D., of Boise, Idaho; and AAFP EVP Doug Henley, M.D., stressed the importance of family medicine and the patient-cent...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - March 5, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
ANN Weekly Podcast - Friday, March 5, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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This week's audio news summary features an update about Medicare physician pay cuts that were put on a 30-day hold with Senate passage of H.R. 4691; a story about the AAFP's comments to CMS regarding its proposed regulations for "meaningful use" of electronic health records; an announcement from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that it is now recommending universal flu vaccination; and information about a billing glitch in CMS' claims-processing system. (Source: AAFP Podcasts: AAFP News Now)
Source: AAFP Podcasts: AAFP News Now - March 5, 2010 Category: Practice Management Authors: American Academy of Family Physicians Source Type: podcasts
Widow will not be suing NHS for husband's cancer deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Woman whose GP husband was killed by a cancer caused by asbestos in a hospital says she disapproves of "compensation culture" (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 5, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Healthcare boards "must do more" for rural patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients in rural areas must be provided with better access to healthcare, RCN Scotland chair will tell a Liberal Democrats' party conference (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 5, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Questions raised about abolishing GP catchment areasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Allowing people to choose their NHS GP by abolishing catchment areas presents many challenges, a patients' group has said (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 4, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Underperforming managers to be "struck off" for failuresEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health service managers could be barred from senior roles, under plans to reform the NHS in the wake of several high-profile scandals (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - March 4, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
Falls Prevention Services good but problems remainEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a new survey of over 1,000 patients three-quarters felt... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 4, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
The latest issue of the Big Four Bulletin is now availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Big Four Bulletin is a weekly current awareness bulletin... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - March 4, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
