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American Family Physician June 1, 2005 O'Brien & Chennubhotla |
Treatment of Edema Major causes of edema include venous obstruction, increased capillary permeability, and increased plasma volume secondary to sodium and water retention. A systematic approach is warranted to determine the underlying diagnosis. |
American Family Physician June 1, 2005 James L. Glazer |
Management of Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion Heat exhaustion and heatstroke are part of a continuum of heat-related illness. Both are common and preventable conditions affecting diverse patients. |
Managed Care May 2005 MargaretAnn Cross |
Are Consumers Really Directing Their Own Care? In theory, consumer-directed health plans put the reins of decision making into the hands of their members. But medical management departments are alive and well inside CDHPs -- and may even expand under these plan designs. |
Managed Care May 2005 Frank Diamond |
Hospitals May See Plans as Their New Confidant Not only can health plans pay for performance, they can offer a mechanism for confidential discussions of mistakes. |
Managed Care May 2005 |
Implementing Medicare Part D Could Get Ugly This expert who hopes to help everybody adjust, nevertheless expects big headaches come Jan. 1, 2006. However, e-prescribing could make the drug plan work. |
Managed Care May 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
Predictive Modeling & Genomics: Marriage of Promise and Risk Integration of predictive modeling and genomic tools means improved technology, enhanced databases, and appropriate legal guidance. |
Managed Care May 2005 Michael S. Victoroff |
Class Action Suit: Windfall or Just Wind? Is using the tort system and class action lawsuits the best way to solve problems between business professionals? That and $54.37 can go toward the creation of a foundation to bring about meaningful organizational change. |
Managed Care May 2005 |
New Model, More Money for Family Docs A new practice-level financial model described in the report "Future of Family Medicine" estimates that a five-physician practice could see a 26 percent increase in compensation if it implemented this model and continued to use the current fee-for-service system of payment. |
ifeminists May 25, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Case Could Freeze Sperm Donation A state supreme court is considering a legal appeal that could set wide-reaching precedent for both child support policy and fertility clinics in the U.S. The tangled personal circumstances of this situation constitute a legal nightmare and the sort of 'hard' case that makes bad law. |
ifeminists May 25, 2005 Tony Zizza |
The American Psychiatric Association Is Actually The American Pill Association Psychiatry has become the legalized practice of prescribing pills, rather than the purposeful practice of assisting us with problems of the heart and soul. |
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