Steve Berberich http://www.gazette.net Dr. Robert Fields proudly displays a framed copy of the letter he sent to Mid Atlantic Medical Services LLC — MAMSI — and to Aetna, CareFirst and other insurers on Aug. 27, 2003, the day he opened his retainer practice, telling them he would no longer accept insurance. Fields said in his […]

http://www.thatsfit.com I’ll never forget when my own favorite doctor apologized to me. He hadn’t made a mistake, really, he had just underestimated me and my ability to manage my own medical care. I pushed for a test, he rolled his eyes, and when the results came back he was man enough to admit I may […]

The Associated Press https://www.iht.com The problem was obvious to anyone who looked at the middle-aged woman: After surgery to correct a drooping eyelid, her eyelid was too high. After a second operation, it was too low. Dr. Michael Migliori had the delicate task of telling the woman she needed a third operation. He began with […]

http://www.webwire.com Virtual reality (VR) simulators should be used to teach doctors new skills and will soon become a standard tool for medical training and surgical procedures, an Emory physician says in the April edition of Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. “This approach has great potential to allow inexperienced physicians to acquire meaningful new procedural skills… […]

Ready to Bite Into a Bigger Piece of the Profit Pie By Jennifer Schraag http://www.surgicenteronline.com Today’s healthcare market is ever-changing — that’s a given. But it’s the way it is currently evolving that is so intriguing. The old adage “bigger is betterâ€? is more relevant than ever in the industry, and just as ambulatory surgery […]

It’s no longer enough to just have a Web site. Here are some ways your practice can maximize your online presence. By John McCormack, AMNews correspondent. Michael Rothschild, MD, is so enamored with computers and graphics that in addition to his New York-based medical practice, he runs a Web site design service. Yet, the pediatric […]

Kathleen O’Dell Springfield News-Leader http://www.news-leader.com Members of the Missouri Academy of Physician Assistants from across the state gathered at the Capitol today to urge lawmakers to protect patient access to quality health care by supporting legislation that establishes new guidelines for the supervision of physician assistants. Barring guidance from the legislature, the state Board of […]

The Associated Press http://www.phillyburbs.com THE ISSUE: Pennsylvania health-care professionals who aren’t doctors , such as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician’s assistants , face restrictions in state law and regulations that limit their ability to provide basic medical care. THE PROPOSAL: Gov. Ed Rendell has called for lowering those barriers, allowing nonphysicians to perform tasks […]

Rob Stein, Washington Post http://www.sfgate.com The nation’s largest medical specialty group is challenging a widely accepted recommendation that women should routinely undergo mammograms in their 40s, saying the risks of the breast exams may outweigh the benefit for many women. Reopening a long-running debate, the American College of Physicians, which represents 120,000 internists, plans to […]