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Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.
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Managed Care
March 2007
Louis W. Hutchison
Unable to Carry Cost Burden, Payers Seek Other Remedies The pharmacy benefit landscape of today is all but unrecognizable from its predecessor of just a decade ago. Blending an approach that uses education, reward, and penalty can rein in runaway health care costs mark for My Articles 201 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure. mark for My Articles 276 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
1 in 5 Non-Elderly Women Are Uninsured More than 17 million American women are uninsured. These women are more likely to postpone care and to forego filling needed prescriptions than insured women, and they often delay or go without important preventive care services. mark for My Articles 49 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
Martin Sipkoff
Plans, PBMs, Employers Prod Docs To E-Prescribe Widespread adoption of electronic prescribing is inevitable, yet physicians still resist. Various coalitions and initiatives are trying to make adoption easier. mark for My Articles 346 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
Achieving Quality Measures Yields High Bonuses for U.K. Physicians General practitioners in the U.K. make an average of about $108,000 each year, but incentives for improved quality, achieving clinical goals, and better services -- including better appointment systems -- can result in bonuses amounting to $92,000. mark for My Articles 205 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
Thomas Morrow
An Absorbable Polyester Material Holds Great Promise Beyond Its Primary Use as a New Type of Surgical Suture The impact of this PHA recombinant polymer and the process to manufacture it is likely to be immense because of its potential use in heart valve replacement and organ, tendon, and ligament harvesting. mark for My Articles 37 similar articles
Managed Care
March 2007
Plans, PBMs Step up Infotech Initiatives Over the next three years, large and small health plans and PBMs that are currently involved in emerging health information technologies are going to focus on increasing disease management programs and on providing personal digital assistants to physicians, according to a report. mark for My Articles 49 similar articles
Financial Planning
April 1, 2007
Leif Wellington Haase
To Our Health With healthcare costs continuing to spiral out of control, it's time for Americans to take a serious look at solutions. mark for My Articles 564 similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
J. Michael Davis
MOB Outbreak The fast-spreading healthcare industry makes medical office buildings a lucrative investment for physicians. mark for My Articles 393 similar articles
InternetNews
March 16, 2007
Michael Hickins
Health Care in Search of Connections Health care providers and the patients they serve have an ever-growing appetite for health care IT. Vendors are working on practical solutions rather than waiting for policy changes. mark for My Articles 102 similar articles
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