How to deal with physician shortage.(LETTERS)(Letter to the
editor)
I am an international medical graduate, and I have been working in
an underserved region of the United States for the last 5 years
("More Residency Slots Required to Meet Needs," Sept. 15,
2007, p. . . .
Preserving trust in organ procurement.(GUEST
EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Physicians know that it rarely makes sense to conceal a
discouraging diagnosis from a patient or to sweep a bad prognosis under
the rug. Doing so compromises the trust that secures the . . .
General internal medicine: smaller and smaller?(ADVISER'S
VIEWPOINT)
The American Board of Internal Medicine, for a variety of reasons,
has embarked on the institution of a series of "maintenance of
certification" examinations to evaluate internists. In addition . . .
Medicare fees slated to shrink by 10.1% in 2008.(News)
Unless Congress steps in, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services will reduce payments to physicians by about 10% beginning in
January 2008, a slightly deeper fee cut than had been proposed . . .
New heart failure certification plan gains momentum: subspecialty
will target advanced cases.(News)
WASHINGTON -- Plans to accredit training programs and certify
cardiologists in a new secondary subspecialty of advanced heart failure
and transplantation cardiology are meant to improve the care of . . .
Three-year growth in primary care recruitment efforts.(VITAL
SIGNS)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Three-Year Growth in Primary Care Recruitment Efforts
Internal Medicine 120%
Family Practice 84%
Pediatrics 21%
Note: Based on data for requested physician search assignments in . . .
Diet, exercise help prevent cancer.(News)
WASHINGTON -- A new comprehensive evidence-based report issued by
an international expert panel provides an unprecedented analysis
supporting the preventability of cancer via diet, exercise, . . .
Beer makes you smart.(INDICATIONS)(Brief article)
Moderate alcohol consumption may enhance cognition, according to
research published in the Journal of Neuroscience. In a study, rats were
fed liquid diets containing varying amounts of alcohol. . . .
Helium-hogging MRIs ruin birthdays.(INDICATIONS)(Magnetic
resonance imaging)(Brief article)
As a worldwide helium shortage worsens, many groups are blaming MRI
machines--which use helium to cool their powerful magnets--for hogging
the resource, reported the CBC, a Canadian news outlet. . . .
Race cars crash, Journal reports.(INDICATIONS)(Brief
article)
An article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reported that
professional Formula 1 and MotoGP motorbike racing is "inherently
dangerous." The authors recommended "innovative clothing"
to . . .
Newfangled hotline baffles callers.(INDICATIONS)(Survey)(Brief
article)
About 21% of callers to the 1-800-MEDICARE hotline hung up before
their question was answered, up from 12% in 2004, according to a survey
by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of . . .
Congress, White House eye SCHIP compromises.(Practice
Trends)
Congress and the Bush administration headed back to the negotiating
table in mid-October after the House of Representatives failed to
override President Bush's veto of the State Children's . . .
End-of-life care tailored for dementia patients.(Practice
Trends)
The Alzheimer's Association has released new recommendations
to guide end-of-life care for dementia patients in nursing homes; the
recommendations focus on planning for end-of-life care as soon . . .
Dispatch from Kenya: 'i can be just a doctor'.(WORLD
WIDE MED)(Interview)
Although Dr. Michael Chung works for the University of Washington,
Seattle, his office is far from his colleagues in the Division of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Based at Kenyatta National . . .
Medicare plans resume marketing.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
All seven of the private fee-for-service Medicare plans that
voluntarily suspended marketing last summer (INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWS,
Sept. 1, p. 50) have been found to be compliant with Centers . . .
Put health records in the Vault.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
Microsoft has launched Health Vault, a Web site where consumers can
post and maintain their personal health records. Individuals can input
their health and medical data on the free site and give . . .
Social programs eat Federal Funds.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Report)(Brief article)
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combined take up almost
half of the federal government's nondefense, nonintelligence
spending in 2005, according to the latest edition of the Census
Bureau's . . .
Partisan views on health reform.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Survey)(Brief article)
While 82% of Democrats agreed that "it is the
government's duty to ensure that all Americans have adequate health
care coverage," only 47% of Republicans agreed with that statement,
according to a . . .
Medicare cuts may cause layoffs.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Survey)(Brief article)
The impending 9.9% cut in the Medicare physician fee schedule is
likely to result in staff and infrastructure cutbacks by medical group
practices, according to a poll taken by the Medical Group . . .
Edwards outlines tort and health care reform.(Practice
Trends)
WASHINGTON -- According to Democratic presidential candidate and
malpractice attorney John Edwards, the way to solve the malpractice
insurance crisis is to put the onus on ... the malpractice . . .
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