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Issue Date: August 2004
Online Consultation Is Growing Slowly
This editorial discusses the slow growth of online consultations, as well as the benefits for both patients and physicians.
Registry Helps Improve Care Efficiency
This article discusses how a medical center in Concord, N.C., is using a computer disease management program focused on diabetes to cut costs, improve health care quality, and attract new patients.
Plan Seeks Help From Physicians in Its Predictive Modeling Efforts
This article discusses how a health plan in Albuquerque, N.M., is using predictive modeling to target high-risk patients and to intervene before their health deteriorates, thereby improving outcomes and cutting costs.
Harvard Professor Says Health System Should Pay More for Quality Care
In this interview, David Cutler, PhD, dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences for Social Sciences at Harvard University, discusses his book, Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America’s Health Care System, was published this year by Oxford University Press.
Antifraud Efforts Yield Savings
This article discusses the antifraud efforts, including recoupments, reported by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. It also looks at the common types of medical fraud, as well as the federal government's efforts to combat it.
Physician Tells How He Beat Addiction Brought on by Pressures of Practice
This article discusses cardiologist Steven Farber revealing view of the physical, emotional, and social pressures physicians face in his book, Behind the White Coat: Intimate Reflections on Being a Doctor in Today’s World (www.booklocker.com 2001). Part memoir and part medical expose, Farber writes about his entire career, from his days as a nervous medical student to his work in large institutional settings and to the establishment of his own private practice.
Practice Enhances Health Plan Relationships Through Use of EMR
This article discusses how a 31-physician cardiology practice in Southern New Jersey implemented an electronic medical record system, including the costs and benefits associated with that implementation.
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