http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Professional+Update/Article/list/8019 Peer-reviewed gynecology advice from Contemporary OB/GYN. Practical clinical info for gynecologists, obstetricians & nurse practictioners - pregnancy, perimenopause, endometriosis, infertility, malpractice advice, practice managment and more… 2009-11-21T08:39:59Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Be-prepared-to-join-Medicares-e-prescribing-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642863?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Changes recently proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the 2010 e-prescribing incentive program should make the initiative even more attractive to physicians. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472009/642863null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/OBGYN-practices-react-to-medical-liability-concern/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642853?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 More than 63% of ob/gyns have made changes to their practice because of the risk or fear of liability claims or litigation, and 60% have made such changes because liability insurance is either unavailable or unaffordable. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472009/642853null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Expect-sizable-savings-due-to-healthcare-changes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642860?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A new study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (9/9/09) supports the Obama administration's claim that improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery would make it possible to cover the uninsured without rationing needed care or raising taxes. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472009/642860null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/EHR-support-from-feds-helps-small-practices/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637986?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to award $598 million in grants to open as many as 70 regional offices next year to help practices adopt electronic health record systems. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637986null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patient-safety-still-not-top-priority-for-hospital/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637966?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 To Err Is Human challenged the medical community to cut in half within five years the "shocking" number of people who die from medical errors. Yet a decade later, the rate of medical error is actually increasing, according to federal analysts. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637966null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-data-New-federal-rules-for-handling-breache/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637996?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 New breach notification rules have been in effect that call for immediate notification of a patient if her personal data are leaked. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637996null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gynecologic-cancer-A-unique-way-to-heighten-awaren/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637971?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The sole mission of a new rock band, NED (no evidence of disease), is to enhance knowledge of gynecologic cancers and raise awareness and money for the fight against women's reproductive cancer. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637971null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Off-label-use-of-Rx-drugs-not-clear-to-many-docs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637982?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Nearly half of physicians believe that various off-label uses of prescription drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a national survey. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637982null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Instant-insurance-claim-adjudication-works-well-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637989?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Gynecologists are more successful with instant claims adjudication than any other group of specialists, with 89% of gynecology claims resolved in less than 10 seconds 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637989null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Some-limitations-on-emergency-contraception-are-ea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624511?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The FDA approved a new one-pill formulation of the emergency contraceptive Plan B in July. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624511null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-York-hospitals-get-poor-marks-for-readmissions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624509?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Patients at New York state hospitals are more likely to be readmitted than in other states. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624509null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Quality-data-have-limited-effect-on-patient-choice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624513?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Choice of physicians and other health-care providers is sometimes influenced by quality data. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624513null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Connecticut-limits-souvenir-ultrasounds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617939?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Ultrasounds can be performed in the state only when ordered by a licensed health-care provider...for a medical or diagnostic purpose. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/332009/617939null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACOG-speaks-out-on-ending-pregnancy-coverage-exclu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617944?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 ACOG supports prohibiting insurers from using a pre-existing condition exclusion to deny health-care coverage. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/332009/617944null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Keeping-solvent-in-a-recession/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617938?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Physicians have many questions for consulting firms related to effects of the recession. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/332009/617938null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Promotional-items-and-treatment-preferences-Are-th/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610633?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Subtle exposure to small pharmaceutical promotional items influences medical students' unconscious attitudes toward marketed products. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610633null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Obstetrics-safety-plan-significantly-reduces-adver/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610627?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 After a patient safety program was implemented at Yale, adverse obstetric outcomes fell by about 40% in a 2-year period. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610627null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Court-rejects-hospitals-attempt-to-limit-admi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602867?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Court in Arkansas ruled that hospital acted improperly when it used a credentialing policy that denied admitting privileges to doctors with interest in competing hospitals. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602867null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Physicians-respond-to-online-ratings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602873?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A small but growing number of physicians are asking patients to sign agreements pledging not to post negative remarks about them on Web sites that allow the public to rate medical encounters. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602873null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Pay-for-out-of-network-caremdashthe-battle-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597486?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Lawsuits were filed in NJ against Aetna and Cigna, alleging flawed database to intentionally shortchange out-of-network physicians. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597486null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-ACOG-endorses-equitable-treatment-for-lesbian/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597487?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 ACOG fully supports same federal and state legal protection for lesbian couples as for heterosexual couples. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597487null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-ACOG-urges-obgyns-to-help-increase-rural-wome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597481?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 ACOG is urging ob/gyns to increase access to women's health services in nonurban areas. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Should-you-assess-your-patients-financial-hea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587800?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 As the burden of uncompensated care mounts, some companies are offering credit histories to help screen prospective patients and collect overdue bills. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Liability-insurance-premiums-soften-once-agai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587799?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Though medical liability insurance still isn't cheap, the market improved in 2008 for the third year in a row. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Controversial-conscience-regulation-frozen-by/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587801?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 President Obama froze all regulations created by the Bush administration with regard to health-care personnel and abortion and contraception. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-An-etiquette-based-approach-to-medicine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580789?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Teaching simple good manners is an important part of good medical training. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580789null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Getting-municipalities-to-provide-financial-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580791?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 State medical societies are conducting economic impact studies to show that physician practices pump billions of dollars into local and state economies through payrolls and purchases of local goods and services, so that local businesses and government assist physician practices with small business loans, etc. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580791null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Despite-revised-laws-few-hospitals-help-physi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580790?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Although hospitals have permission to donate electronic medical records to physicans, few do. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580790null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Court-says-docs-cant-refuse-IUI-for-lesbians/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574403?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The California Supreme Court say doctors cannot refuse intrauterine insemination on single, lesbian women. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022009/574403null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-sets-up-new-drug-safety-Web-site/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574402?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The FDA set up a new Web page to provide postmarket drug safety information to patients and providers. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022009/574402null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Must-HHS-release-physician-specific-Medicare-data-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574401?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Department of Health and Human Services refuses to release data on grounds that doing so would infringe on physicians' privacy rights. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022009/574401null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Supreme-Court-rejects-abortion-informed-consent-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574429?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Nation's highest court declined to review a NJ Supreme Court decision adressing informed consent for abortion procedures. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022009/574429null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Anti-abortion-law-is-challenged-in-Oklahoma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571832?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 An advocacy group filed a suit in Oklahoma County District Court over a state law prohibiting a woman from having an abortion unless she first had an U/S. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571832null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sign-out-inadequacies-during-transfers-really-do-e/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571520?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Poor communication among house staff during transfer of patient responsibility is clearly connected to adverse consequences several hours later. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571520null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Joint-Commission-to-develop-cultural-awareness-sta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571833?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The Joint Commission announced that it will revise and develop accreditation standards for culturally competent patient care in hospitals. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571833null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tort-reform-in-Illinois-spurs-availability-of-obgy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571831?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A survery in Illinois before and after medical liability reform was enacted in 2005 shows that since the reforms have been in place, ob/gyns have been less likely to reduce services. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/512008/571831null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Instant-communicationmdashno-handset-or-phone-numb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571521?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A small, wireless badge-like device worn on a lanyard or clipped to a shirt is now available for instant two-way communication with others throughout a building or campus. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571521null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Medicare-stops-paying-hospitals-for-preventable-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564381?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Medicare stopped paying hospitals for the added cost of treating patients who are injured in their care. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564381null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Missouri-Supreme-Court-upholds-midwifery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564382?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The Missouri Supreme Court voted 5 to 2 to leave intact a state law allowing certified professional midwives to practice without physician or state oversight. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Court-upholds-noncompete-clause-in-physician-contr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564383?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A Kansas appeals court ruled that a noncompete clause in the contract of a doctor employed by a practice of 200 multispecialty physicians was enforceable. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Medicare-pay-for-performance-bonuses-disappoint/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564384?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Although pay-for-performance saves the agency money and improves quality of care, financial rewards for most participating physicians are small. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Lack-of-tort-reform-does-not-drive-away-docto/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557657?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Lack of tort reform does not make doctors leave the state where they practice. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Few-patients-use-online-ratings-to-choose-phy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557655?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In California, few patients use the Internet to chek out physicians' ratings. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557655null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Do-recertification-exams-improve-quality-of-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557656?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Physicians with high MOC scores may provide better quality of care. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Court-ruling-may-make-it-easier-to-take-time-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557654?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Women who need time off from work for infertility treatment may invoke the Pregnancy Discrimination Act to protect them from legal action for their absenteeism. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557654null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Joint-Commission-targets-disruptive-physician/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557653?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The Joint Commission issued a standard requiring hospital administration to adopt codes that define behavior and develop procedures to discipline staff who behave badly. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557653null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Ontario-Canada-considers-an-Apology-Act/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557658?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Legislation allowing an apology as part of the dispute resolution process without concern over legal liability has been introduced in Ontario, Canada. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412008/557658null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-AMA-gives-insurers-poor-grades-on-claims-hand/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549139?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 According to an insurer "report card" released by the AMA, insurers' claim payments are often late and inaccurate. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549139null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Latest-HIPAA-criminal-case-suggests-more-aggr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549138?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A nurse employed by a clinic was charged for allegedly wrongfully disclosing a patient's protected health information and using it for personal gain and malicious intent. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549138null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Drug-safety-alerts-move-to-the-Internet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549140?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The launch of the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN), a new online network to notify physicians of drug safety alerts, was recently announced. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549140null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-How-to-get-sued-for-breast-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549141?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 This is a book about the current medical malpractice climate and lists 39 actions that put a physician at risk for being sued for breast cancer. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549141null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Most-physicians-dont-use-electronic-health-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533541?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Majority of physicians do not use EHRs. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322008/533541null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-ACOG-calls-on-Congress-for-health-care-reform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533554?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist urge support of ACOG's "Health Care for Women, Health Care for All" campaign. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322008/533554null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Should-medical-specialty-societies-scrutinize/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533553?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Some physicians believe that peer review of expert witness testimony is essestial to keep the judicial system fair. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322008/533553null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Lawyers-misconduct-leads-to-new-medical-liabi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533540?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In Ohio and Michigan, physician defendants were entitld to new trials because of lawyers' misconduct. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322008/533540null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Why-docs-are-turned-off-by-EMR-systems/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527758?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Although some physicians are using EMR systems, the nation is not closer than it was in 2004. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/272008/527758null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Do-husbands-pressure-wives-to-have-babies-soo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527757?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 According to a recent survey, husbands don't pressure wives to have babies sooner than they want. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/272008/527757null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-ACOG-part-of-new-e-prescribing-program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528845?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 ACOG has launched a new program designed to help more physicians send prescriptions to pharmacies electronically. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/282008/528845null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Would-you-report-a-medical-error/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515890?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In a survey of faculty and resident physicians at three teaching hospitals, researchers found that 92% of 338 respondents would report a hypothetical error it it resulted in major harm. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515890null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/News-Driving-forward-the-use-of-electronic-and-pat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515977?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The government, nonprofit hospitals, insurers, and technology companies have been striving to get doctors and patients to embrace electronic and personal health records. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515977null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Should-negligence-lawsuits-be-allowed-to-go-this-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506079?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is allowing a case to go forward against an internist whose patient hit and killed a 10-year-old boy in a car crash. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506079null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Co-pays-hinder-preventive-mammography-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506081?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 As more and more patients are asked to shoulder the cost of their health care, are they willing to shell out the funds to pay for important preventive care such as mammography? 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506081null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/System-errors-account-for-many-settled-claims/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506083?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 System errors—mistakes related to medication, communication, health-care-related infections, medical records, and wrong-site surgery—make up 30% of settled claims. . . 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506083null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Is-overbooking-right-for-your-practice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506082?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 While overbooking patients may sound like an awful way to run a practice, researchers from the University of Colorado have found that this scheduling method could actually increase doctors' productivity and reduce the chance of idle time caused by patients who don't show up for their appointments. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506082null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Handling-malpractice-cases-out-of-the-court-system/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506080?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The National Center for Policy Analysis is calling for reform that would move malpractice cases completely out of the court system. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506080null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Report-blames-NY-government-for-states-medical-mal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506084?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 New York's medical crisis hasn't been caused by skyrocketing medical malpractice premiums, according to a report released by Public Citizen, New York Public Interest Research Group and the Center for Medical Consumers. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/132008/506084null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/US-patients-frustrated-by-high-costs-complicated-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500727?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In a survey of 12,000 adults in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Americans were the least satisfied by their country's health-care system. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/102008/500727null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/No-payments-for-care-caused-by-errors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500726?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Insurers, including Aetna, Wellpoint, and others, are moving forward with plans to stop paying for care and to prevent patients from being charged for care associated with serious errors—especially preventable ones. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/102008/500726null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Female-doctors-more-in-tune-with-womens-depression/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500725?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 When it comes to recognizing the symptoms of and risk factors for depression in women, female doctors seem to have the upper hand over their male counterparts. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/102008/500725null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Congress-gives-temporary-reprieve-from-2007-Medica/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489895?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In the final days of the 2007 Congressional session, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives provided a 6-month reprieve from a scheduled 10.1% cut in Medicare reimbursements for physicians. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489895null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Do-insurance-premiums-influence-cesarean-delivery-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489896?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 It's possible that such a cause and effect relationship exists among Illinois ob/gyns. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489896null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Can-pay-for-performance-programs-be-patient-center/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489898?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Current P4P programs could cause distrust between patient and physician. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489898null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Congress-considers-bill-to-mandate-e-prescribing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489900?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 To jump-start the implementation of electronic prescribing, House and Senate Democrats introduced bills to mandate e-prescribing for Medicare in 2011. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Oncologists-missing-chance-to-show-empathy-to-pati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489899?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Oncologists seldom respond with empathy when their ptients express emotional concerns. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489899null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Does-tort-reform-reduce-malpractice-costs-and-numb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489897?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 You be the judge, but Florida and Pennsylvania are seeing a positive trend. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489897null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Obgyn-multispecialty-practices-see-rise-in-operati/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489893?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Medical group practices saw higher operating costs than revenue in 2006. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489893null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Take-care-to-protect-your-credibility-as-an-expert/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489894?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 If you serve as an expert witness, your credibility is the key to any case. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/062008/489894null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Prepaid-plans-at-the-center-of-the-debate-over-the/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483464?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Imagine this: Your patients pay a fee each month for unlimited access to primary and urgent care services. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483464null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Report-finds-medical-liability-rates-leveling-off/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483460?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In its 17th annual survey of medical liability insurance rates, Medical Liability Monitor found that premiums stayed steady for the second year in a row, and more insurers have decreased rates. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483460null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Agreement-gets-physician-rating-system-to-focus-on/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483461?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 After New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation last year to determine whether health plans mislead patients into believing that their physician rating systems were based on quality standards rather than cost, at least one insurer has struck a deal. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483461null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Dispensing-medicines-to-patients-in-your-office/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483463?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 That's what some physicians are doing in Maryland and Virginia. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483463null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Medical-malpractice-claims-drop-obstetrics-still-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483462?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A report released at an American Society for Healthcare Risk Management conference found that the frequency of medical malpractice claims dropped between 1991 and 2005. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483462null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Colorado-high-court-ruling-prohibits-lawsuits-unti/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483465?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court protects the peer review process but may make it difficult for physicians to get relief during the proceedings when they believe their due process rights have been abused. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483465null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Arbitration-is-gaining-popularity-in-liability-cas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478145?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Insurers and lawmakers are promoting the use of binding arbitration agreements to help avoid the costly court system. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478145null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/No-surprise-here-Medical-errors-increase-doctors-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478150?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 When a medical error occurs, it's not just the patient and her family who suffer; physicians suffer too. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478150null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Pay-for-performance-programs-Are-they-worth-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478148?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Pay-for-performance programs are proliferating: A projected 155 P4P programs are expected to be in place this year compared with just 39 in 2003. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478148null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Dont-ignore-patient-complaints-about-side-effects/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478149?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Based on as study of 650 patient reports, physicians dismissed the possibility of adverse drug reactions related to the use of statins almost a third od the time. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478149null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/What-the-Stark-II-phase-III-rules-mean-for-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478146?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the third, and final, version of the Stark II rules. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478146null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Did-malpractice-caps-make-Texas-more-alluring-to-d/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478147?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Some would argue so. At one time, Texas was a state that had a low ranking in physicians per capita; today, it has seen the number of physicians increase at double the rate of the population. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478147null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Fraud-fighting-plan-for-HER-data-has-privacy-exper/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478151?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The Bush administration has signed off on a plan to detect health-care fraud and gather evidence for fraud prosecutions using electronic health record (EHR) systems. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502007/478151null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/MIDWIFERY/Missouri-strikes-down-law-on-independent-midwifery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470518?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 S 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452007/470518null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/EXPERT+WITNESSES/What-are-the-ethical-duties-of-expert-witnesses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470517?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 S 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452007/470517null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Do-limited-resident-work-hours-affect-mortality-ra/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464294?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 A study in Annals of Internal Medicine (7/17/2007) suggests it does, at least in certain populations. The study looked at a nationally representative sample of hospital patients between 2001 and 2004 to determine whether regulations that limit resident workweeks changed mortality rates in hospitalized patients. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464294null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Does-your-IT-contract-violate-HIPAA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464295?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 It may be worth checking. Internist Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical information officer of the multispecialty group practice Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation, says he's seen contracts from electronic and personal health-record vendors that obligate physicians to violate the federal health-care privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464295null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Underwriter-offers-OB-risk-reduction-program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464297?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Policyholders of Darwin Professional Underwriters now have access to a new risk-reduction program for obstetricians. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464297null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Ready-for-online-appointment-scheduling-and-Web-vi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464292?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 The era of e-medicine may be inevitable, but vigilance can help physicians ensure that it "improves the ways in which we deliver, receive, and pay for health care," wrote John Stone, MD, MPH, in the New England Journal of Medicine (6/14/2007). Stone, a rheumatologist, chronicles his clinic's use of a secure Internet link allowing physicians and staff to communicate with patients. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464292null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Can-an-EHR-reduce-the-threat-of-a-malpractice-suit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464293?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 To get physicians' opinions on that questions, Medical Economics magazine and The Doctors Co., a physician-owned medical malpractice company, surveyed physicians around the country via e-mail and a link posted on the Medical Economics Web site. The survey received 548 responses, including 49.6% representing family practitioners, internists, and ob/gyns. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464293null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Minnesota-takes-the-lead-in-mandating-electronic-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464296?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 Minnesota is believed to be the first state in the nation to require electronic claims filing in a standard format by 2009. Under the law, physicians, as well as public and private group purchasers, must exchange standardized eligibility information, claims, payment, and remittance advice electronically. Health plans will also be required to provide payment guidelines in standardized and electronic format. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/412007/464296null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Quality-doesnt-go-hand-in-hand-with-use-of-EHRs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/455746?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 S 2007-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372007/455746null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Professional+Update/Creating-a-template-for-the-safest-hospital/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/455745?contextCategoryId=8019&ref=25 S 2007-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372007/455745null XML