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            <description>Patients often bring up other medical concerns and cut short the time devoted to meeting prevention guidelines. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Children's Hospital Boston and Partners HealthCare reached restructured contracts with insurers in an effort to control costs. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform</title>
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            <description>AMA Leader Commentary - A message to all physicians about current events in medical practice (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>Do you read news on a smartphone?</title>
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            <description>If so, there is a version of the American Medical News site that is optimized for your device. Bookmark it today. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The AMA's latest tutorials on information technology can help physicians figure out how their practices run now -- and how technology can make them run better. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>A community pharmacy association has asked the Centers for Medicare &amp;#38; Medicaid Services to allow disgruntled patients to switch Part D plans midyear. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Totals, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, still are historically high. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Connected coverage -- selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law</title>
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            <description>Congressional Republicans have continued to urge repeal of the statute while attempting to invalidate pieces of it. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims</title>
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            <description>The move anticipates more insured patients once health reform is in place in 2014. The plans say physicians should notice faster claims processing. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>Doctors still face harsh medical liability realities</title>
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            <description>Reports by the AMA show that defending against a claim averages more than $47,000, and liability insurance premiums vary widely by state. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Annual screening leads to more cancer diagnoses but not fewer deaths, say researchers who followed more than 76,000 men for up to 13 years. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Gov. John Kasich also wants a single care manager and benefits access point for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <title>Volunteering can boost physical and mental health</title>
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            <description>Doctors should recommend to patients that they donate time in their communities, says the author of a new study. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>A large real estate company believes growth will emerge from an increased call for outpatient services and a stronger desire for physician alignment. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Connected coverage -- selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>To combat a primary care shortage, the National Institute for Health Care Reform suggests payment overhauls and expanding APNs' scope of practice. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>An inspector general's audit says CMS needs better controls to prevent excluded doctors from prescribing medication under Part D. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The recommendation is among 14 points from a presidential commission to help ensure that volunteers in federally funded research are treated ethically. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The annual total of job losses was expected to be lower than 2009-10, when the recession was in full swing. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>AMA Leader Commentary - A message to all physicians about current events in medical practice (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Already paltry state spending on tobacco cessation and prevention is being cut further -- even though the health and economic case for it is strong. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The court finds in favor of a hospital, citing an appellate ruling that credentialing files are peer review-protected. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The temporary doctors might be needed more, but they'll have to meet specific standards set by practices participating in accountable care organizations. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Avoiding unnecessary medical radiation and tobacco smoke and exercising regularly might lower women's chances of contracting the disease, a new IOM report says. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>He learned in Europe that training wheels run &quot;counter to how you ride a bike.&quot; (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>More physicians are signing on the dotted line, but paying attention to the wording may make it less likely that such arrangements will blow up. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>In the Courts - A column analyzing the impact of recent court decisions on physicians (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The author of a new study suggests starting the conversation with sensitive language and color-coded charts. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Rulings could impact how physicians are able to provide certain lab tests and prescribe certain drug uses. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>But state budget officers predict that Medicaid and other spending will continue to outpace state revenue growth. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>AMA Leader Commentary - A message to all physicians about current events in medical practice (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>AMA delegates call on the Association to advocate that manufacturers be required to develop a plan for continuity of drug supply to avoid production shortages. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Connected coverage -- selected articles on trends, challenges and controversies in the changing world of medicine. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Experts say the increase shows the influence of federal incentives and revised rules on what can be prescribed electronically. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Researchers say consumers are reacting to the economic downturn, but that the trend could persist after the economy recovers. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>A report by the big box retailer suggests it is looking to provide care as part of health system reform, but it's unclear exactly how. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The AMA also adopts recommendations calling for patient choice of physician to be protected. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Delegates support initiatives to better train medical imaging technicians and discourage unnecessary testing. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>States should have the choice to create insurance programs, but only if they maintain coverage levels mandated under the health reform law, the AMA says. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The Obama administration aims to prevent improper payments, but physician and hospital organizations are concerned that the audits will create more administrative work. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Peter W. Carmel, MD, says there would be a massive disruption in care if Congress doesn't prevent the reduction, set to begin Jan. 1. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Physicians and medical recipients should have the right to sue states if they don't fund the program adequately. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Some physicians, however, say there are ways to pique interest in looking at health information. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Federal regulations are squeezing doctors out of leading ACOs and other innovative methods of providing care. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Another large health plan absorbs a smaller player. The company made a similar acquisition just a month ago. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Entries in the online, user-written encyclopedia are geared toward a far higher reading level than a peer-reviewed, patient-oriented site. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Doctors' offices are trimming expenses to deal with a stubbornly sluggish economy and bracing for payment cuts. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>William Seeley, MD, is recognized for his work in human neurodegenerative disease. Research on suicide, stem cells and sports-related concussions also is honored. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>A new ACGME rule requires disclosure, but too much information could backfire. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>After a drug is developed, approved and prescribed, the patient should take the medicine, but it isn't that easy. These strategies can help. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The state attorney general questions a settlement by physicians and fund officials over surplus money. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>The American Medical Association and others are urging Congress to maintain pay floors and other sunsetting provisions. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Witnesses at a congressional hearing blame industry consolidation, low prices and federal bureaucracy. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Some physicians say the change could come at a cost, because the information would be delivered without the context of an explanation. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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            <description>Judges say the legislation serves the state's interest in preventing frivolous medical liability lawsuits and related health care system costs. (Source: American Medical News)</description>
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