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Jul 14, 2008
New Study Shows Physicians Use Numerous Sources to Inform Prescribing Decisions for Patients

http://www.marketwatch.com WASHINGTON, July 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Over 90 percent of physicians rely on multiple sources of information when making prescribing decisions for their patients, according to a new survey released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). The survey of 501 office- and hospital-based physicians, conducted by KRC Research, […]

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Jul 14, 2008
AMA apologizes for past racism

By Liz F. Kay and David Kohn http://www.baltimoresun.com The nation’s chief medical association apologized yesterday for decades of past discrimination against African-American physicians, when it effectively denied membership to many black doctors – which many believe has left a legacy of separate and unequal care. The American Medical Association released an article and commentary acknowledging […]

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Jul 14, 2008
ValuSource and MGMA Launch Free Benchmarking Dashboards for Medical Practices

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Jul 14, 2008
Medicare really a gray area – Number of local doctors who accept such patients difficult to ascertain

By Morgan Chilson http://cjonline.com Getting a solid grasp on what will happen to Topeka’s Medicare patients should a 10.6 percent cut of physician reimbursements come to fruition is challenging. While Congress has passed legislation that would halt the cuts, President Bush has vowed to veto it. Stormont-Vail HealthCare primary care physicians already announced they would […]

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Jul 14, 2008
Long-Term Fix Is Elusive in Medicare Payments

By ROBERT PEAR http://www.nytimes.com

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Jul 14, 2008
Doctors-insurers confrontation heats up

By JASON ROBERSON http://www.dallasnews.com

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Jul 14, 2008
AMA President Says N.Y. Needs More Primary Care Physicians

By E.B. SOLOMONT http://www.nysun.com

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Jul 14, 2008
Opinion: Medicare’s Bias

http://www.nytimes.com

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Jul 14, 2008
ACR urges senators to override threatened presidential veto of Medicare bill

American College of Radiology http://www.medicexchange.com

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