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Modern Medicine has you covered with the latest medical news and information from physicians and other health care leaders. 2009-11-21T08:51:55Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-advocacy-It-starts-with-the-grassroots/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637924?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 With guidance from the American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc., urologists have scored key grassroots victories in state legislatures across the country over the past year. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637924null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Spelling-relief-Advocates-of-medical-malpractice-r/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639569?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As the healthcare reform debate unfolds, most of the headlines have focused on whether there would be a "public option" and, to a lesser extent, how the various proposals would affect Medicare, including patients and providers. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639569null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cyber-reality-Online-forums-can-compromise-a-physi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639588?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Dr. Marketing is horrified by the notion that anybody can say anything on the Web. He seeks legal help. What can he do to stop such behavior? 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639588null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Repayment-of-Stark-violations-can-be-tricky/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635852?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Exceptions that permit referrals under Stark are complex, therefore determining a violation has happened and the preferred way of managing are also difficult. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/432009/635852null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-cracks-down-on-false-claims/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635866?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Pfizer allegedly promoted four drugs for off-label indications and caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs for uses that were not medically accepted indications and therefore not covered by those programs. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/432009/635866null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Your-employment-contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635499?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As you prepare to start a new job, read your employment contract carefully, make sure you understand all of its provisions, and, if necessary, let a lawyer have a peek. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/432009/635499null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-plan-proposal-has-downside/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635856?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A rule proposed in the health reform legislation would allow health insurers to sell plans across state lines. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/432009/635856null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-roundup-Massachusetts-physician-shortage-wor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635865?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/432009/635865null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Free-care-now-could-mean-big-savings-later/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/631659?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 In these difficult economic times, you may find that more patients are refusing to pay for services rendered and others are complaining more about their care. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/412009/631659null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Instant-insurance-claim-adjudication-works-well-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637989?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Gynecologists are more successful with instant claims adjudication than any other group of specialists, with 89% of gynecology claims resolved in less than 10 seconds 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637989null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Safety-in-the-workplace-OSHA-rules-apply-in-office/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632466?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Because of the late hour, the physician does not clean up his medical waste and needles, knowing that his nurse will do a perfectly appropriate job in the morning. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/412009/632466null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-care-reform-or-not-reimbursement-will-drop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633612?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As the debate over health care reform rages, one thing is certain: Regardless of what happens in Washington, changes will occur in 2010 that will directly affect your practice. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633612null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Making-adjustments-Policy-provision-could-reduce-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632444?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 This month, the agency will complete its review of comments submitted regarding the adjustments. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/412009/632444null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicare-adjustments-draw-concern-from-American-Ur/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/633629?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is in the process of finalizing proposed Medicare policies and payment rate changes for health care providers that would have significant impact on many urology practices. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/422009/633629null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-roundup-Wisconsin-court-rules-on-informed-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625576?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625576null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Federal-government-sponsors-EHR-support-offices/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625596?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in late August plans to award $598 million in grants to open as many as 70 regional offices next year to help practices adopt electronic health record systems. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625596null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Survey-Physicians-confused-about-off-label-drug-us/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625590?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Nearly half of physicians believe that various off-label uses of prescription drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a national survey. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625590null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-insurers-executive-pay-faces-Congressional-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625581?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 In a letter sent to executives, two top lawmakers demanded compensation information, for each year from 2003 to 2008, on health insurance company employees earning more than $500,000, including their bonuses, stock options, and other incentives. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625581null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-HIPAA-rules-on-information-breaches-take-effec/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625591?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 If patient information is stolen, practices must notify the affected patients and, in some cases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and local media, according to new regulations that go into effect on September 23. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625591null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/End-of-life-care-Who-decides-when-to-pull-the-plug/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625589?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Efforts to thwart the increasing costs of healthcare cannot succeed without addressing the question of how much care to provide the terminally ill. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625589null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-Make-more-money-save-US-healthcare/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625592?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A better future for primary care is right in front of us if we have the courage to change, and indeed we must change. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625592null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Taxes-on-Sugared-Sodas-Could-Cut-Consumption/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627352?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Imposing a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce consumption and generate income for obesity reduction and healthy eating education interventions, according to an article published online Sept. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627352/money.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627352null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/HHS-announces-HIT-Extension-Program-funding-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624337?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Details of a $694-million program that will create a national extension service to help office-based physicians set up their health information technology have been announced by federal officials. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/362009/624337null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Eli-Lilly-publishes-list-of-payments-to-physicians/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621944?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Eli Lilly and Co. has launched an online registry detailing recent payments the drugmaker awarded to physicians and other healthcare professionals. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621944null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-How-long-to-keep-explanation-of-benefits-sta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621953?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Superbills, encounter forms, and EOBs are not considered primary records and can be destroyed after they are input into the billing system. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621953null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Physicians-must-report-changes-to-National-Provide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621935?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Physicians need to update the information related to their own NPI numbers. Failure to do so could result in not being paid for some services. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621935null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-roundup-California-doctors-oppose-lethal-inj/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621954?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621954null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Know-when-the-Stark-law-applies-to-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621948?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The Stark law is relevant only in situations that involve a specific set of health services and patients who use Medicare. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621948null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Getting-reimbursed-for-patient-education/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622200?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Insurers are signing on to support new chronic care patient education delivery systems that incorporate web-based and electronic technologies. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/622200null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Is-there-an-exemption-from-the-federal-EHR-mandate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621945?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Although Medicare is expected to offer a financial hardship exemption from electronic health records, the agency has offered scant details so far. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/352009/621945null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Urology-faces-devastating-shortage-of-physicians/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624477?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A shrinking work force is a widespread problem in medicine, and its effects are especially severe with respect to urology. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624477null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AUA-balks-at-health-care-reform-bill-endorsement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624460?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 AUA expressed 'strong opposition' to the health care reform legislation amendment eliminating the self-referral exemption for in-office ancillary services such as CT scans on the same day The Washington Post ran an article with the headline 'Doctors Reap Benefits By Doing Own Tests.' 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624460null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Online-access-to-health-care-cost-quality-empowers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627302?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 One of the hallmarks of value-driven health care is transparency. For consumers, transparency provides information about the quality and cost of health care for use in making choices based on value. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/optometrytimes/382009/627302/OD0909_Sept_feat_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Speak-Out-What-should-be-included-in-health-care-r/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624487?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Urologists from around the country give their opinions on health care reform. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624487null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Red-Flags-compliance-date-is-postponed-again-by-th/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627292?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A second delay for enacting the "Red Flags Rule" was announced recently by the FTC, which has postponed its enforcement of the rule to Nov. 1 from Aug. 1. The rule had originally been slated to go into effect May 1. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/optometrytimes/382009/627292null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Online-filing-cabinet-Google-service-centralizes-m/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622610?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Dr. Skin has a large, skin cancer-based practice in a large metropolitan area. Many of his patients are highly successful businessmen who travel extensively to many parts of the world for long periods of time. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/362009/622610null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Climbing-the-Hill-Derms-face-off-with-nations-lead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622618?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 At press time, lawmakers were still inching toward meeting a Sept. 15 deadline set by the Senate Finance Committee to reach a bipartisan compromise on healthcare reform. Dermatologists from across the country were expecting to be on Capitol Hill that day to let lawmakers know face-to-face their concerns about this sweeping legislative initiative. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/362009/622618null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-nations-health-Derms-express-views-on-proposed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622594?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Despite urging from President Obama, both houses of Congress went home for their August break without passing any version of healthcare reform. All facets of reform appear to be on the table still, while the proposals being considered have a multitude of interpretations. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/362009/622594null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Resolution-honors-National-Eye-Institute-at-40-set/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627322?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The U.S. Senate has passed S. Res. 209, which recognizes the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and supports designation of 2011-2020 as the Decade of Vision (DOV). 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/optometrytimes/382009/627322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Anti-fraud-rule-raises-a-red-flag-with-urologists/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624473?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Urologists plan on complying with new rules, but some see it as 'overkill.' 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/372009/624473null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Dont-go-postal-go-dental-remain-aloof-to-organized/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627670?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 While ophthalmology has traveled down the road harnessed to organized medicine and thereby exposed to all of the exploding impediments to practice, dentistry has alertly remained aloof to these changes and continues to be viable, productive, and secure. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/382009/627670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/National-Correct-Coding-Initiative-enables-better-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627656?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 It is imperative, especially in uncertain economic times, for physicians to be thoroughly familiar with Medicare's National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI). This initiative was put forth in 1996 in order to promote correct coding and to serve as a ready mechanism by which to reduce improper coding. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/ophthalmologytimes/382009/627656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/State-privacy-laws-deter-EHR-adoption-in-hospitals/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620522?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 EHR adoption has decreased in hospitals in states where privacy laws restrict the ability to disclose patient information, according to a study published in the journal Management Science. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/342009/620522null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics+CME/First-seizures/CME/Article/detail/619888?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/memag/342009/619888null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/How-to-negotiate-better-fees-with-health-plans/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618858?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 If you've never tried to negotiate payment schedules with your health plans—or if you haven't had success in the past—the tide may be turning in your favor. Consider it an unexpected result of the nation's growing shortage of primary care physicians. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618858/freeupfees_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/News+You+Can+Use/FTC-issues-third-delay-of-Red-Flags-Rule/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618870?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 For the third time, the Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of its identity-theft protection system, or "Red Flags" Rule, which applies to physicians' offices. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618870null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-EHR-mandates-should-be-coupled-with-tort/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618856?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 There is a middle road wherein standards and expectations of how to practice in a whole new world of real-time data can be established, and it must be addressed so that those who use EHR systems can do their jobs without apprehension and fear. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618856null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Doctors-often-fail-to-inform-patients-of-abn/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618867?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Primary care doctors or staff neglect to inform patients of at least 1 out of every 14 abnormal test results. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618867null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Increase-your-profits-with-better-coding/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618862?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The way to optimize your earnings is to optimize communication with your coding and billing staffs. It's a key to successful practice that cannot be overstated: Prioritize internal communication. Listen to your team. Provide feedback. Strategize together. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618862/codegreen_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-roundup-Connecticut-takes-another-step-towar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618866?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/332009/618866null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Can-we-refuse-new-Medicaid-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615527?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Most states do give physicians discretion on whether to accept new Medicaid patients, just as you have the right to decide whether to take on new patients who aren't receiving public assistance. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/312009/615527null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/State-roundup-New-Jersey-unveils-managed-care-cont/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615521?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A look at state legislation affecting primary care doctors. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/312009/615521null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-When-patients-request-frivolous-letters/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615526?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Generally, the cost of writing letters is not included as a covered service under managed care contracts. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/312009/615526null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-When-patients-refuse-to-provide-social-secur/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615520?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Patients are not required to provide their social security numbers, even if your practice asks them to do so. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/312009/615520null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Dermatology/Extension-set-for-Red-Flags-rule/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617208?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Physicians have received yet another extension in the deadline for complying with the "Red Flags" rule requiring programs to guard against identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency which developed the rule and is responsible for implementing it, announced in late July that it was moving the deadline for compliance from August 1 to November 1. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/322009/617208null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Editorial-Opposes-European-Commission-Proposals/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616563?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The United Kingdom should not accept new proposals from the European Commission that would allow drug companies to provide information about prescription-only drugs over the Internet and in some print publications, according to an editorial published in the August issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. 2009-08-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616563/drugs_MIC062ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616563null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACOG-speaks-out-on-ending-pregnancy-coverage-exclu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617944?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 ACOG supports prohibiting insurers from using a pre-existing condition exclusion to deny health-care coverage. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/332009/617944null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risky-business-Performing-treatments-not-approved-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616231?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Dr. Fat has always prided himself on providing his patients with leading dermatologic treatments. He is an avid reader of medical journals, and he attends dermatology meetings both in the United States and abroad to learn about the latest in both medical and cosmetic procedures. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/322009/616231null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/System-overhaul-AAD-urges-lawmakers-not-to-follow-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616243?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 With comprehensive healthcare reform moving through Congress, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) is urging lawmakers not to use Medicare as a model for any public health insurance option that may be included in the final plan. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/322009/616243null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Nationalized-medicine-lacks-national-standards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611670?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 To properly design a compliant, multi-state medical practice, physicians must understand the significantly different laws and regulations they may encounter. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/292009/611670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Get-under-the-skin/CME/Article/detail/617574?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/memag/322009/617574null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Emergency-Clinicians-Need-Training-to-Treat-Blast-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613456?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 With the increasing incidence of terrorist attacks worldwide, civilian emergency clinicians need training on managing the unique injuries that occur in explosions, according to a paper published online July 23 in the The Lancet. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613456/tradectr3.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613456null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Top-down-bottom-up-and-medicine-in-the-middle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607951?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Recent efforts by well-meaning groups have increased concern among my colleagues that the stakeholders in healthcare reform are all aboard different runaway trains, on a collision course toward a muddled huddle of doctors in the middle. 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/272009/607951/74951245(2)_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Obama-looks-to-expand-power-of-Medicare-advisory-b/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607960?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 President Obama and Sen. Jay Rockefeller hope to expand the powers of an independent Medicare advisory board that thus far has only presented recommendations to Congress. 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/272009/607960null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Informed-choices-Comparative-effectiveness-researc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607923?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A new comparative effectiveness research (CER) initiative designed to provide sound information to help patients and providers make informed treatment choices has been launched by the federal government, and it appears ready for inclusion in overall healthcare reform legislation moving through Congress. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/272009/607923null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Participation-counts-Battling-direct-billing-legis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607902?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Combating legislative proposals to ban indirect billing for dermatopathology services requires being well-prepared and highly vocal, according to a dermatologist who helped to counter such a proposal. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/272009/607902/participate_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Future-of-health-care-capitation-or-specialized-te/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610629?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Will capitation make a comeback via large, integrated health-care delivery systems, asks Dr. Charles Lockwood? Or will specialized medical teams win out in the coming sea change? This expert gives the pros and cons of each key contender for fixing our broken health-care system—and suggests how ob/gyns can prepare their practices. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610629null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Not-fading-away-Hydroquinone-remains-on-market-but/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607908?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Despite a rocky history and uncertain future, hydroquinone remains on the U.S. market as an excellent tool for the treatment of pigmentation issues, with new combinations offering more options 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/272009/607908null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Vacuum-extractor-during-CS-causes-brain-dama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610628?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A 39-year-old woman who would have had a hard time delivering vaginally, had an elective C/S, and a vacuum extractor was used to deliver the head. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610628null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Massachusetts-considers-new-capitation-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602823?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 A Massachusetts committee on healthcare payment reform will recommend switching the state's fee-for-service payment system to a capitated or "global" payment model. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/242009/602823null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sometimes-a-placebo-is-the-way-to-go/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602834?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 About half of American doctors say they regularly give patients placebo treatments, usually over-the-counter analgesics or vitamins that won't really help their conditions. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/242009/602834null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Dodging-danger/CME/Article/detail/604759?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/memag/252009/604759null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Folate-fortification-law-linked-to-decreased-heart/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602120?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 After a Canadian law mandating the fortification of flour and pasta products with folate went into effect in 1998, the birth prevalence of severe congenital defects has decreased in Quebec, according to a study published online May 12 in BMJ. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602120null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-risks-of-dealing-with-supplements/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600845?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The overwhelming majority of doctors know little about supplements or the risks, rules, and regulations that may apply when selling them from a medical practice. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/222009/600845null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IOM-recommends-more-regulation-on-pharma-doctor-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600848?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The National Institutes of Medicine has recommended stricter regulations of doctor and pharmaceutical company relationships, including eliminating free medication samples from drug companies, except in financial hardship cases. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/222009/600848null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Economic-credentialing-Policy-restricts-doctor-pat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600530?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Dr. Practice is a dermatologist in a local community that has been hit hard by the recession. He has staff privileges in a local hospital that has been a great referral system for his predominantly medical dermatology practice. In an attempt to increase revenues, Dr. Practice joins the staff of a nearby competing hospital. Immediately, he begins to see an increase in his patient referrals, both from the emergency room and staff of the new hospital. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/222009/600530null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Full-disclosure-Doctors-manufacturers-should-revea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600540?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 At least a third of the new drug marketing applications submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) don't include conflict of interest information about the investigators involved in the drug studies, according to the finding issued by the Health and Human Services inspector general in January. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/222009/600540null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-care-reform-What-shape-will-it-likely-take/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602860?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The looming health-care crisis will bring about a sea change in the practice of medicine, predicts this expert. He assesses whether specialized teams or a return to capitation will likely win out and gives tips on preparing your ob/gyn practice for an uncertain future. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602860/obgyn0609_healthcare_reform_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tackling-healthcare-reform-Lawmakers-push-to-reduc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600536?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As Congress and the Obama administration tackle the challenging problem of healthcare reform, including Medicare, dermatologists and other specialists can expect a move in Washington, D.C., to reduce reimbursement levels to accommodate increases for primary care providers. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/222009/600536null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Blues-for-Botox-Black-box-warning-slumping-economy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600534?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Though recent the stagnant economy combined with new competition and the FDA's mandate for stronger label warnings might appear to threaten Botox's dominance of the Aesthetic botulinum-toxin market, drugmaker Allergan doesn't appear overly concerned. Dermatologists — and at least one Wall Street analyst — seem to agree. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/222009/600534null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Associations/Pfizer-patient-assistance-programs-effect-on-pharm/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599933?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Pfizer made a splash recently with its announcement of a patient-assistance program that offers free Pfizer medications to qualifying participants for up to a year. 2009-05-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222009/599933null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Losing-sleep-over-insomnia/CME/Article/detail/599902?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The amount of training physicians receive regarding sleep disorders is limited and can have a major impact in the recognition and treatment of insomnia. 2009-05-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/memag/222009/599902null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Arbitration-beats-litigation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598215?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 An arbitration agreement signed before the patient seeks or starts treatment is more likely to be upheld than one signed just before treatment. 2009-05-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/202009/598215null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-states-explore-universal-health-coverage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598230?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 While no other state besides Massachusetts has mandated individual health insurance for its residents, other states are considering action. 2009-05-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/202009/598230null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Healthcare+in+crisis%3A+Related+articles/Comparing-Candidate-Obama-to-President-Obama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596212?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Compare Barack Obama's pre-election and post-election plans for healthcare reform. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/182009/596212null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Healthcare+in+crisis%3A+Related+articles/Behind-two-Congressional-health-reform-plans/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596213?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Senator Max Baucus and another pair of senators have produced two plans to reform America's struggling health care system. How would these plans affect you? 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/182009/596213null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Match-Day-delivers-another-blow-to-primary-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596082?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 The number of family medicine residencies offered to U.S. medical school seniors and other applicants dropped to 2,535 this year, down from 2,636 in 2008. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/182009/596082null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Urologists-Conflicts-of-interest-assumed-in-studie/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595558?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 How much credibility do you give to drug studies submitted to the FDA for approval if conflict of interest information is not reported? 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595558null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Cosmetic+Dermatology/FDA-requires-strong-rsquoblack-boxrsquo-warning-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596095?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Botulinum toxin products must carry a strong "black box" warning on potentially lethal risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced April 30. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/182009/596095null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Pay-for-out-of-network-caremdashthe-battle-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597486?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Lawsuits were filed in NJ against Aetna and Cigna, alleging flawed database to intentionally shortchange out-of-network physicians. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597486null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legislative-Bonanza-of-dollars-Stimulus-package-ex/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596325?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — the "stimulus package" — a bonanza of new research money is now available at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and skin disease research is in a position to benefit. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/182009/596325null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-The-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act-Is-a-dia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596322?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Dr. Derm formerly employed three secretaries. One secretary was terminated, and the remaining ones must do the work of three staff members. He still has 17 employees. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/182009/596322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Speak-Out-How-would-you-handle-an-employees-refusa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595559?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 "It's off our radar. I've never had an employee decline to prepare a vasectomy tray or anything." 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595559null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Recognize-the-medicolegal-dangers-of-robotic-surge/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595553?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 As with any surgical procedure, patients can and do suffer complications and injuries from robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, some of which result in claims of medical malpractice against the urologist. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/182009/595553null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Dermatology/Hitting-where-it-hurts-Medicare-policy-change-affe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596293?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Mohs surgeons are experiencing a drastic reduction in reimbursement due to a change in Medicare policy, and further cuts may be coming. The task for dermatologists who perform Mohs surgery is to face the fact of reduced reimbursements and work with the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) to reverse these measure 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/182009/596293/skin_cancer[1specialreport]_thumbnail.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/182009/596293/82959958[1]hittingwhereithurts_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Pediatric-practices-readying-for-red-flags-rule/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595310?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Pediatricians are the new frontline in the battle against identity theft. 2009-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/182009/595310null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Combat-History-May-Influence-Later-Veteran-Hea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595054?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Though veterans without combat experience may have better long-term health than non-veterans, combat experience may be linked to poorer well-being, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Conference held from April 23 to 25 in Washington, D.C. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595054/wwii_soldiers.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/595054null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-groups-address-Obama-at-White-House-health-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592240?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 American Academy of Family Physicians President Ted Epperly, MD, admits he was a little weak in the knees when he was one of only seven people asked by President Barack Obama to speak at the closing of a White House Forum on Health Reform. 2009-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/152009/592240null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-How-to-avoid-HIPAA-violations-with-phone-mes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592257?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 Under HIPAA, exactly what information can and can't be left in phone messages? 2009-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/152009/592257null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/What-the-Red-Flags-Rule-means-for-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592249?contextCategoryId=40169&ref=25 By rule, any medical practice that extends, renews, or continues credit for a patient—i.e., one that bills patients for services rendered—is subject to the "Red Flags Rule." 2009-04-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/152009/592249null XML