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MedCalc 3000 is a unique computerized medical tool set that encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets, and decision tree analysis tools used everyday by...

One of the first things most clients ask when we begin mapping out an asset protection plan is whether they should "go offshore." In this context, they're not referring to a resort in the Caribbean...

Virtual patient technology got its start in 1989, when the National Library of Medicine initiated the Visible Human Project with the goal of creating anatomically detailed, 3D representations of...

To many people, credit card fraud is something that happens when a wallet is lost or stolen, identity theft occurs only in Sandra Bullock movies, and phishing is some kind of reference to a jam...

A pressing question physicians must answer these days is what to do about the cost of malpractice insurance premiums. For many physicians squeezed by Medicare and HMO cost cutting, malpractice...

Coding for Medicare and other third-party payors is based on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), a publication of the American Medical Association. It is a standardized list of descriptive terms...

While it has become fashionable among pundits to speak of the trend toward evidence- based medicine (EBM) in modern healthcare practice as something of a paradigm shift, new and revolutionary, this...

Metcalfe's Law, as cited by Robert Metcalfe, inventor of the Ethernet, states that "the value of a communication system grows as approximately the square of the number of users of the system. For...

Since the 1970s, medical experts have been conducting studies, dispensing surveys, and performing hours of research in an attempt to make sense out of the enigma that is patient compliance or more...

Modifications to the HIPAA privacy rule, published by HHS in August 2002, give patients the right to "inspect, copy and, in some cases, amend their medical records" if information is incorrect...

One of the most important tools for both business and personal planning is the legal arrangement known as a trust. Although many forms of trusts, such as Living Trusts and Life Insurance Trusts...

This article will review critical steps that healthcare providers, payers, and clearinghouses must complete to fully comply with the legislation. It will look at the broad requirements of the...

When I started Docsboard.com I was a regular contributor to various non-medical forums, mostly technology related. I was impressed by the camaraderie and willingness to freely share information...

Wireless networking has, in a notably short time, gone from being a minor miracle used only by the geeky elite to a mainstream technology, thanks to falling prices, newer, faster standards...

When New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused GlaxoSmith-Kline of suppressing information regarding the effectiveness and safety of Paxil in adolescents last June, the push for a mandatory...

As they celebrated Groundhog Day 2005, the staff at the Alameda, CA, offices of the four-year-old biotech firm Peninsula Pharmaceuticals had no reason to suspect that the company had barely months...

We present brief summaries of key proceedings from several of the most important medical conferences held in the first half of 2005, focusing, when appropriate, on news of particular interest to...

Below, you will find a sampling of some of the nations most innovative healthcare technology companies that showcased their products at the 2005 TEPR conference. Weve chosen companies...

Sean Tunis was a man to be trusted. The 47-year-old emergency room physician held a number of distinguished posts: Director of the Health Program at the Congressional Office of Technology...

In this two-part series, MD Net Guide presents the "Faces of Medicine," eight leaders who represent the future of healthcare. We speak exclusively with this remarkable group of individuals who...

I should start by admitting my bias; while I am a tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing practicing family physician, I am also the developer and owner of an EHR and am actually one of those trying...

The Institute of Medicine's 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm reaches the conclusion that the US healthcare system is incapable of delivering the care we need despite spending more money per...

This second installment of our two-part Faces of Medicine series looks at the achievements of four remarkable individuals who are dedicated to improving healthcare through their leadership in...

The American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly September 28 - October 2, 2005, San Francisco, CA, Clinical Decision Making in Three Minutes or Less: Information Mastery at...

We wanted to end 2005 with a bang, and what better way to do that, we figured, than to publish a Cover Story that addresses some of the most important, controversial, and hotly debated issues...

Want to save a bundle of money in your practice? Heres a simple suggestion: buy your own computers. Too often, practices are sold bundled systems, ones that include both software applications...

Few physicians would dispute the fact that America has a medical malpractice crisis. Similarly, most physicians cannot fathom leaving themselves and their practices open to litigation. The fact...

Identity theft was the most commonly reported complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2004, up 15% from 247,000 complaints in 2003. The problem has intensified because of the speed...

With the spotlight squarely on the physician office in national initiative to promote widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), many physicians and practice managers are currently...

Based on the mixed reactions to Michael Moore's film SiCKO, it may be safe to say that the problems within the healthcare system in the US have been thrust into the limelight and the demand for...