New regulation requires medical practices to protect against identity theft
Editor's note Oct. 30, 2009: The FTC today announced "At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission…
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Tort reform is the missing piece in the health care debate
It’s difficult to complete a puzzle when pieces are missing. A recent AMA webcast indicated that a significant piece missing…
The iPhone leads in the healthcare niche
Smartphone use in the healthcare setting is changing quickly – both in terms of the technology and its adoption by…
Do we want fries with that shake?
Attention to health care reform is really revving up and the final model hasn’t been determined. But one thing we do know…
President Obama adresses AMA
June 15, 2009. Chicago, IL President Obama today addressed the American Medical Association's House of Delegates on the topic of…
Can Electronic Medical Records Help to Decrease Malpractice Insurance Costs?
Proponents of health information technology (HIT) contend that widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) will both enhance patient safety,…
NetDoc Contributors
NetDoc has one of the best and most qualified groups of writers in the field of medical practice management and…
Comparative Effectiveness Research: Toward Rationalizing Health Care or Rationing Health Care?
Billions of dollars are spent annually on medical research in the United States: on basic science to uncover the causes…
Healthcare reform: our second chance
"Now is the time for us as physicians to realize that we are not only stakeholders in healthcare reform, we…
HIPAA EMR security and the stimulus plan
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the ARRA, commonly known as the stimulus bill) included $19 billion in funding for…