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July 2013

7/30/2013	More people using prescription narcotics for back pain, study finds - NBC News
7/30/2013	Patients with back pain often get the wrong treatment - USA Today
7/30/2013	Back pain treatment often not in line with guidelines - Chicago Tribune
7/26/2013	Draft physician payment bill attracts support - Phys Biz Tech
7/26/2013	The SGR repeal bill increases physician payment by 0.5% annually. Is that a fair amount? - Medical Economics
7/24/2013	SGR Repeal Bill Gains Broad Support - Medpage Today
7/22/2013	Medicare proposes doctor pay for complex chronic care management - American Medical News
7/15/2013	51% of physicians use tablets to access EHRs, survey shows - Medical Economics
7/15/2013	Is Congress really serious about fixing the SGR this time? - Medical Economics
7/15/2013	What's delaying the primary care Medicaid payment boost? - Medical Economics
7/12/2013	Most men don't discuss prostate cancer screening with doctors - FOX News
7/11/2013	MOC: Debate intensifies as Medicare penalties loom - Medical Economics
7/10/2013	SGR repeal and blended payments backed by ACP - Phys Biz Tech
7/9/2013	Many Men Not Told Pros, Cons of PSA Testing, Survey Finds - U.S. News and World Report
7/9/2013	Reform Update: Low-income patients prefer hospitals for primary care - Modern Healthcare
7/2/2013	Overprescribed Medical Tests for Healthy People - Yahoo! News

June 2013

6/29/2013	8 Things to Know About Going Gluten-Free - Women's Day
6/28/2013	Unnecessary Screenings: 4 Medical Tests You May Not Need - The Huffington Post
6/27/2013	10 internists that physicians should follow on Twitter - Medical Economics
6/26/2013	Reform Update: Providers likely to feel pressure as Medicaid gets new enrollees - Modern Healthcare
6/24/2013	Many common medical tests and treatments are unnecessary - Consumer Reports
6/18/2013	Rules let personal physicians craft wellness program alternatives - American Medical News
6/17/2013	PCMH: A closer look at a trend changing healthcare delivery - Medical Economics
6/14/2013	Physicians' top 5 most-used medical apps for smartphones and tablets - Medical Economics
6/13/2013	Two-thirds of physicians in ACOs say they've not benefitted financially - Medical Economics
6/13/2013	ACP delivers input to House committee on draft SGR-repeal legislation - Phys Biz Tech
6/12/2013	Healing the Overwhelmed Physician - The New York Times
6/12/2013	Visiting the doctor - Chicago Tribune
6/11/2013	Growing diabetes problem signals adherence challenges - Medical Economics
6/10/2013	EHR User-Friendliness Ranked (and Spanked) - Medscape
6/4/2013	ACP lays out ways to improve Medicare physician payment - Phys Biz Tech
6/3/2013	PSA Screening: New Round Of Guidelines Emphasizes Importance Of Weighing Harms And Benefits - Kaiser Health News

May 2013

5/31/2013	Evidence for Medical Homes Still Evolving - Medpage Today
5/31/2013	EHR design: The key to moving beyond paper - Phys Biz Tech
5/29/2013	Campaign Urges Smokers to Enlist Doctors' Help in Quitting - Philly.com
5/29/2013	Intense Glucose Control Not Needed in ICU - Medpage Today
5/29/2013	Blurring the lines of ethics when doctors use social media - Kevin MD
5/24/2013	Physician groups band together on quit-smoking campaign - Phys Biz Tech
5/23/2013	CDC, Medical Groups Urge Smoker-Doc Chats - Medpage Today
5/21/2013	TV ads for drugs can raise awareness but may not be right for you - The Washington Post
5/21/2013	Preventive screenings can save lives - The Washington Post
5/21/2013	Most patient education materials suffer from lack of readability, study says - Modern Healthcare
5/17/2013	Meet the Albert Einsteins of medical jeopardy - Philly.com
5/14/2013	Hospitals promote screenings that experts say many people do not need - The Washington Post
5/10/2013	ACP testifies in support of phased SGR repeal - Phys Biz Tech
5/9/2013	Physicians, Lawmakers Nearing Consensus On Doc Pay System, but Cost Remains Issue - Bloomberg BNA
5/8/2013	Many medical guidelines don't consider costs - Chicago Tribune
5/8/2013	Uniform Quality Measures Sought for an SGR Repeal - Medpage Today
5/7/2013	EHR dissatisfaction: A tech or people problem? - Government Health IT

April 2013

4/30/13	Your Online Image: Policy from the ACP - Medscape Today
4/29/13	Readers: PSA Test OK, Aggressive Tx is Not - Medpage Today
4/23/13	Exercise and weight loss may have long-term benefits against sleep apnea - The Washington Post
4/22/13	5 surprising ways to deal with spring allergies - The Boston Globe
4/19/13	Physicians encourage patients to be savvy consumers - Phys Biz Tech
4/18/13	Advice For Physicians: How To Behave Online - Forbes
4/17/13	Obesity experts and doctors team up to offer free weight-loss tools for patients and providers - Chicago Tribune
4/17/13	There's no doctor to see you - PhysBizTech
4/16/13	Helping heart patients avoid hospital time - MarketWatch
4/16/13	Rules for MDs who email, friend or tweet - MarketWatch
4/15/13	Decline Facebook 'Friend' Appeals from Patients, Groups Say - MedPage Today
4/15/13	Doctors told to procede with extreme caution on social media - CBS News
4/12/13	Doctors urged to pause before they post, text or e-mail - USA Today
4/11/13	ACP releases new patient education materials - Medical Economics
4/11/13	"Pause before posting", and other tips for doctors online - Boston.com

March 2013

3/27/13	MRI for Low Back Problems Deemed 'Overused' - Medpage Today
3/26/13	Push for wellness continues - Medical Economics
3/19/13	More Medical School Seniors Choose Internal Medicine Residencies - Becker's Hospital Review
3/18/13	Match Day 2013 results are good for future internal-medicine patient - Los Angeles Times
3/18/13	Curb Expense of Drug Side Effects - Wall Street Journal
3/12/13	Colonoscopy May Be Overused in Older Adults, Study Finds - Bloomberg Businessweek
3/8/2013	EHR user satisfaction decreasing, according to study - Medical Economics
3/7/2013	Dissatisfaction with EHRs Rising, Survey Finds - Medpage Today
3/6/2013	End of fee-for-service need be nigh, physician commission declares - Phys Biz Tech
3/6/2013	EHR user satisfaction decreasing, according to study - Medical Economics
3/6/2013	Physicians air EHR frustrations - Healthcare IT News
3/5/2013	If Practices Don't Change, EHRs Lose Money - Medpage Today
3/1/2013	Report: Kill Fee-For-Service by Decade's End - Medpage Today

February 2013

2/28/2013	Sequestration's 2% Medicare cuts loom over physicians - Medical Economics
2/22/2013	ACP Wants More Reforms - Medpage Today
2/19/2013	Medicare SGR repeal price tag plummets - American Medical News
2/15/2013	Repealing SGR Raises Questions for Congress - Medpage Today
2/12/2013	State of the Union: Light on Health - Medpage Today
2/7/2013	House Bill Will Repeal SGR, Raise Doc Pay Yearly - Medpage Today
2/4/2013	HIPAA gets tougher on physicians - American Medical News

January 2013

1/28/2013	Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - American Medical News
1/17/2013	HIMSS, ACP also weigh in on Stage 3 MU - Modern Healthcare
1/16/2013	ACP Calls for Flu Shot for All Health Workers - MedPage Today
1/10/2013	IBC continuing to promote ‘medical homes’ concept to doctors - Philadelphia Business Journal
1/8/2013	Copying old information common in electronic medical records, study finds - FOX News
1/7/2013	Copying common in electronic medical records - Reuters
1/4/2013	Bargain Over Fiscal Cliff Brings Changes To Health Care - NPR
1/3/2013	Physician groups respond to SGR patch with relief, disappointment - Modern Medicine

December 2012

12/31/2012	Online patient portals: Unveiling the doctor’s note - American Medical News
12/31/2012	Endoscopy Screening for GERD: Best Practices - Medscape Today
12/17/2012	Little change in overtreatment at doctors' offices - Chicago Tribune
12/17/2012	Let's get serious about health care costs - Daily Camera
12/17/2012	Dangers of too many medical tests - Guardian Media
12/17/2012	ACP urges Congress to 'create solution to endless cycle of medical physician payment cuts' - Medical Xpress
12/11/2012	Six Inexpensive Health Screenings That Could Save Your Employees' Lives--And Your Business Some Money - Forbes
12/11/2012	HIV Screening and the USPSTF: Better late than never - Kevin MD
12/6/2012	Wisconsin can do better for the uninsured - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
12/6/2012	Wisconsin can do better for the uninsured - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
12/5/2012	Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors - U.S. News and World Report
12/5/2012	Endoscopy Overused in Heartburn Patients - WebMD
12/5/2012	Primary care push to root out tests with low clinical value - American Medical News
12/5/2012	Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors - U.S. News and World Report
12/5/2012	Endoscopy Overused in Heartburn Patients - WebMD
12/5/2012	Primary care push to root out tests with low clinical value - American Medical News
12/4/2012	Dial back esophageal cancer screening: internists - Reuters
12/4/2012	Dial back esophageal cancer screening: internists - Reuters

November 2012

11/26/2012	U.S. primary care doctors making sizable strides on health IT - American Medical News
11/20/2012	Comprehensive Guidelines for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Released - Forbes
11/20/2012	New guidelines address diagnosis, treatment of stable ischemic heart disease - Cardiology Today Intervention
11/19/2012	Physician Pay a Major Unknown Despite Health Reform Certainty - American Medical News
11/17/2012	D.C. Week: Action Urged on SGR Cuts - Medpage Today
11/14/2012	7 Sneaky Causes of Winter Pain - ABC News
11/13/2012	AMA Supports Defined Contribution to Medicare Financing - American Medical News

October 2012

10/31/2012	MRI for back pain: more harm than good? - The Boston Globe
10/31/2012	Doctors should be assessed on overuse of low-value procedures, study says - Modern Medicine
10/31/2012	AMA wants to know if physicians are satisfied with their EHRs - American Medical News
10/31/2012	Clearing up confusion on advance directives - American Medical News
10/18/2012	Baby Boomers: Public Health's Biggest Challenge - Huffington Post
10/17/2012	Tips for lower back pain - Khaleej Times
10/15/2012	Recognizing the Alcoholic Patient - American Medical News
10/15/2012	Group Proposes Certification in Obesity - MedPage Today
10/15/2012	Ask the Pharmacist: Should I Keep Taking Fosamax for My Osteoporosis? - AARP
10/10/2012	Interoperability Issues Limit EHR Data Sharing, Doctors Say - Family Practice News
10/9/2012	Push for adults to update vaccinations - Delaware News Journal
10/9/2012	Diabetes Drug Use Varies Widely in VA Medical System -MedScape Today
10/4/2012	Interoperability Big Barrier for EHRs, Docs Say - MedPage Today
10/3/2012	Study Finds Unnecessary Examinations and Surgeries for Treating Lower Back Pain on the Rise - MedIndia
10/1/2012	Insurers latest to champion medical homes - American Medical News

September 2012

9/27/2012	Is There an 'App' for That? - MedPage Today
9/24/2012	Massive job losses expected under Medicare sequester - American Medical News
9/20/2012	Feeling The 'Call' To Help Others Boosts Doctors' Career Satisfaction: Study - Huffington Post
9/19/2012	Healthy Hotel Rooms - Wall Street Journal
9/19/2012	Educational tool helps residents learn value-based care - American Medical News
9/12/2012	Lower costs will prompt more people to take their medicine, study says - Philadelphia Inquirer
9/12/2012	Will doctor see you now? Millions more eligible under Medicaid, but state rates vary. - Philadelphia Inquirer
9/10/2012	Experts: Not too early for a flu shot - Arizona Daily Star
9/10/2012	Detecting deception: How to handle a malingering patient - American Medical News
9/4/2012	Study sticks fork in organic claim - Washington Times
9/4/2012	Avoid Rehospitalization - Wall Street Journal
9/4/2012	Nearly half of physicians struggle with burnout - American Medical News

August 2012

8/28/2012	Why Your Body Does Odd Things - Shine from Yahoo
8/28/2012	Controversy over mobile health programs - 6ABC WPVI
8/28/2012	Reducing unnecessary tests focus of two new articles - Modern Medicine
8/27/2012	Challenges of adult ADHD - American Medical News
8/22/2012	Increasing immunization rates focus of new initiative - Medical Economics
8/19/2012	U.S. health panel likely to make HIV tests routine - Reuters
8/17/2012	Physicians need freedom to inquire about health risks - Orlando Sentinel
8/14/2012	Doctors concerned about new prescription pill - Bowling Green Daily News
8/10/2012	Laws May Pose as Roadblocks to Better Care - Becker's Quality & Infection Control
8/2/2012	Pertussis and Cocooning Strategies: The Latest From ACIP - Medscape Today
8/2/2012	Snoring can indicate serious health issues - Summit Daily News
8/1/2012	Groups aim to teach resident physicians to weigh costs in care -American Medical News
8/1/2012	Alzheimer's drugs do little to slow disease, our analysis shows -Consumer Reports

July 2012

7/30/2012	AIDS Clinicians Back Treatment as Prevention -Family Practice News
7/27/2012	Teaching Costs of Care: Opening Pandora’s Box -Future Docs Blog
7/26/2012	Chronic Pain Management Is Focus of Newest ACP Medical Home Builder Module -Yahoo! News
7/26/2012	ACP's Dr. David L. Bronson: Physician-Led Quality Efforts Could Improve Medicare Problems -Becker’s Hospital Review
7/26/2012	Ouch! How to Treat Common Gardening Injuries -iVillage
7/24/2012	Adult Immunization Program Needs Shot in the Arm -Family Practice News
7/20/2012	ACP testimony focuses on innovative solutions to align value with care -News-Medical-Net
7/16/2012	Attracting primary care physicians to your hospital-HealthCare Finance News
7/13/2012	Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients -Family Practice News
7/12/2012	New curriculum teaches cost considerations -Modern Medicine
7/12/2012	Teaching Doctors About The Cost Of Care -Kaiser Health News
7/12/2012	Improving Adult Immunization Practices Using a Team Approach in the Primary Care Setting -Medscape News
7/5/2012	How best to provide mobile access to health documents -Modern Medicine
7/3/2012	Residents willing to work when they’re sick -American Medical News
7/2/2012	ACA: Good News for Docs? -MedPage Today

June 2012

6/29/2012	Medical groups laud Supreme Court's decision on Affordable Care Act -CBS News
6/29/2012	What the health care ruling means to you -CNN
6/29/2012	Medical groups react to Supreme Court healthcare ruling -LA Times
6/29/2012	Progress, ‘slippery slope’ seen in Supreme Court health-care ruling -Philadelphia Business Journal
6/29/2012	D.C., Doctors Abuzz After ACA Decision -MedPage Today
6/26/2012	Combating Acid Reflux May Bring Host of Ills -New York Times (Well Blog)
6/25/2012	Med schools start picturing their place in a medical home world -American Medical News
6/22/2012	Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative: Barely A Ripple Now, Enormous Promise For Later (by Debra Ness and Steven Weinberger) -Health Affairs Blog
6/20/2012	Questionable Practices From ACP: An Interview With Steven Weinberger -Medscape Today
6/20/2012	AMA Delegates Slam PSA, Mammography Screening Recs -Family Practice News
6/19/2012	Cardio Notes: Calcium Good Clue to Risk in Diabetes -MedPage Today
6/19/2012	Residents Who Work While Sick Feel Obligated to Do So -Medscape Today
6/18/2012	Medicare joins with insurers to test paying for care management -American Medical News
6/18/2012	Hectic pace pressures medical practices on quality -American Medical News
6/18/2012	Health reform: Is money enough? -Washington Post
6/18/2012	American College of Physicians to Expand Near-Miss Registry -Becker’s ASC Review
6/11/2012	Organized medicine details future of Medicare payment without SGR -American Medical News
6/8/2012	Internists Lobby Congress for SGR Fix -Medpage Today
6/7/2012	EKGs aren't for everyone -Consumer Reports
6/7/2012	EHR certification lacking usability factor, doctors say -American Medical News
6/6/2012	Prescription for better health: give the have-nots a hand up -Sydney Morning Herald
6/5/2012	Many common medical tests and treatments are unnecessary -Consumer Reports
6/5/2012	Doctors often order tests and recommend drugs or procedures when they shouldn’t -Washington Post
6/4/2012	Nutrition talks with patients: option or obligation? -American Medical News
6/1/2012	Beat goes on with ACP’s entry in Million Hearts -Cardiovascular Business

May 2012

5/30/2012	100 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems -Becker's Hospital Review
5/30/2012	Million Hearts, ACP aim to prevent heart attacks and strokes in five years -News-Medical-Net
5/29/2012	When Costly Medical Care Just Adds to the Pain -New York Times
5/29/2012	Medicare's bet on primary care -American Medical News
5/21/2012	ACP really wants HHS to use ICD-10 time wisely -CMIO
5/21/2012	American College of Physicians Adds Modules to Medical Home Builder 2.0 -Becker's Hospital Review
5/17/2012	Back pain tends to improve quickly, not completely -CNBC
5/17/2012	Are You Choosing Tests Wisely? A Challenge From the ABIM Foundation -Medscape
5/17/2012	Back pain tends to improve quickly, not completely -Chicago Tribune
5/15/2012	Medical Testing That Can Do More Harm Than Good -Huffington Post
5/14/2012	Revised Recommendations for Vaccines Are Being Phased In, CDC Report Says -Forbes
5/14/2012	The RUC's Empty Gesture -Medscape
5/14/2012	Are Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Being Prescribed Metformin? -Medscape
5/11/2012	Providers praise proposed SGR repeal, fee-for-service phase out -Fierce Health Finance
5/11/2012	Persistent Daytime Sleepiness Common Despite Effective CPAP -Family Practice News
5/10/2012	Bill Would Repeal SGR, Phase Out Medicare Fee-for-Service -Medscape
5/10/2012	House Legislation Would Permanently Repeal Sustainable Growth Rate -Becker's Hospital Review
5/10/2012	7 Medical Tests and Treatments You May Not Really Need -AARP News Bulletin
5/8/2012	Deadline for Avoiding 2013 E-Prescribing Penalty Is June 30 -Medscape
5/7/2012	Medical 'home' could give patients more coordinated care -The Day
5/7/2012	How To Ease EHR Frustration -InformationWeek
5/3/2012	Educating Consumers About Patient's Role in PCMH Key to Future of PCPCC, Says New Executive Director -AAFP News
5/2/2012	ACP: If I were health care king -KevinMD

April 2012

4/30/2012	Internists Spell Out Ways to Reform Medicare -Family Practice News
4/27/2012	Americans Support Medicare Reform, But Not on Their Dime: Poll -Philadelphia Inquirer
4/26/2012	Americans Support Medicare Reform, But Not on Their Dime: Poll -MSN Health
4/26/2012	ACP, Consumer Reports Collaborate on Treatment Guidelines for Consumers -Family Practice News
4/25/2012	Prevention a low priority in heart docs' training -Reuters
4/25/2012	Why does my eye twitch? And other questions about the body odd -FOX News
4/25/2012	Prevention a low priority in heart docs' training -Chicago Tribune
4/24/2012	A New Resource For Medical Information -CBS Philly
4/23/2012	Warren Buffett Cancer Treatment Shows Challenges In Health Care Cost-Cutting -Huffington Post
4/23/2012	ACP Warns of Looming Public Health Crisis -MedPage Today
4/23/2012	High Value' Care Goal of New ACP Partnership -MedPage Today
4/23/2012	Smoking Cessation Worth It Despite Dim Outcomes -MedPage Today
4/20/2012	Doctors Group Tells Patients to Go for Cheaper, High-Value Treatments -Wall Street Journal
4/20/2012	Help in Deciding if Medical Tests Are Needed -New York Times
4/20/2012	Doctors Group Tells Patients To Go For Cheaper, High-Value Treatments -NPR
4/16/2012	'Choosing Wisely' list is about good judgment, not curtailing care, medical societies say -American Medical News
4/10/2012	Use caution before starting a daily aspirin regimen -USA Today
4/9/2012	Many Medical Tests and Procedures Aren’t Needed — Doctors’ Groups -Wall Street Journal
4/9/2012	Health Care Spending On Unnecessary Tests Discouraged By Major Medical Groups -Huffington Post
4/6/2012	New guidelines: Don't treat most sinus infections with antibiotics -ModernMedicine
4/5/2012	Doctors groups call for end to unnecessary procedures -Washington Post
4/5/2012	Doctors Urge Their Colleagues To Quit Doing Worthless Tests -NPR
4/5/2012	Physicians Groups Call for Fewer Tests for Patients -TIME
4/4/2012	Medical group takes up the fight against unnecessary tests -Philadelphia Inquirer
4/4/2012	Medical tests and treatments you should question -Associated Press
4/4/2012	New effort by MDs to cut wasteful medical spending -Yahoo! News
4/4/2012	Many Medical Tests and Procedures Aren’t Needed — Doctors’ Groups -Wall Street Journal
4/4/2012	Doctors Urge Their Colleagues To Quit Doing Worthless Tests -NPR
4/4/2012	Doctors groups call for end to unnecessary procedures -Washington Post
4/4/2012	Coalition of medical societies urges questioning treatments -USA Today
4/4/2012	Health Care Spending On Unnecessary Tests Discouraged By Major Medical Groups -Huffington Post
4/4/2012	5 Medical Tests You May Not Need -ABC News
4/4/2012	Physician Groups Call for Fewer Medical Tests -MSN Health
4/4/2012	Medical Societies Release Lists of Overused Tests and Procedures -Forbes
4/4/2012	Physician Groups Call for Fewer Medical Tests -HealthDay via Yahoo! News
4/4/2012	Physician Groups Call for Fewer Medical Tests -US News & World Report
4/4/2012	Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures -Chicago Tribune
4/4/2012	Many common procedures unneeded, say doctors groups -Boston Globe
4/2/2012	Kansas AFP Seeks Out Resources to Help Members Transform Practices -AAFP

March 2012

3/30/2012	Just What the Patient Ordered -Huffington Post
3/26/2012	ACP Guideline on Type 2 Diabetes Recommends Oral Pharmacology as Second-line Therapy -AAFP
3/23/2012	Antibiotics Do No Good for Most Sinus Infections - New Guidelines -Wall Street Journal
3/22/2012	New Rhinosinusitis Guidelines Discourage Antibiotics -Medscape Today
3/22/2012	Colonoscopies proven to reduce cancer deaths -OC Register
3/21/2012	Antibiotics Do No Good for Most Sinus Infections - New Guidelines -Wall Street Journal
3/21/2012	Sinus Infections: 90 To 98% Are Caused By Viruses, Guidelines Say -Huffington Post
3/20/2012	Tight glycemic control not beneficial for premature infants -Clinical Advisor
3/19/2012	Match Day: Interest in Primary Care Holds Steady -Family Practice News
3/19/2012	Colorectal Cancer Screening: Guidelines for Best Practice -Medscape Today
3/16/2012	Adding Seats: The RUC's Sleight Of Hand -Health Affairs Blog
3/14/2012	ACP reminds physicians to assess risk, screen for colorectal cancer -Kevin MD
3/14/2012	Massage proves to have medical benefits -FOX News
3/13/2012	Don't Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine -Wall Street Journal
3/13/2012	Colorectal Cancer For Under 50s On The Rise -Medical News Today
3/7/2012	Internists echo call for colon cancer screening -Baltimore Sun
3/7/2012	New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Focus on Individual Risk - Doctor's Lounge
3/7/2012	Colonoscopy research supports life-saving benefits -ABC News 7
3/5/2012	Most older adults need colon cancer screening -MSNBC.com
3/5/2012	Colon cancer screening should start at 50, says American College of Physicians -CBS News
3/5/2012	EHR User Ratings Reveal Familiar Names At Top -Medscape Today
3/2/2012	Interoperability Initiative Adds Structure To Clinical Text -Information Week

3/1/2012	ACP Guidelines Say Metformin Is the Best Starter Drug for Type 2s -Diabetes Health

3/1/2012	Blues Plan Helps Practices Get Up to Speed for PCMHs -Managed Care Magazine

3/1/2012	Some with lung cancer get unhelpful radiation - Reuters

February 2012

2/28/2012	New Patient Guidebook, "Live Healthier - Weight Loss Options for Treating Obesity," Now Offered by the American College of Physicians Foundation -Sacramento Bee

2/23/2012	Health Care Spending Targeted By American College Of Physicians Guidelines -Huffington Post

2/22/2012	We Spend How Much On Unneeded Tests? -Forbes

2/22/2012	Adult vaccination rate still too low - American Medical News

2/21/2012	Seeking Clues to Heart Risk in a Patient's Family Tree -Wall Street Journal

2/21/2012	Doctors Disappointed Again: Only a Short-Term SGR Fix -Family Practice News

2/17/2012	Is that X-ray necessary or 'medical gluttony'? -MSNBC

2/17/2012	"Bad" cholesterol not the whole story in stroke? -Reuters

2/17/2012	Doctors 'Disgruntled' And Frustrated By Looming Medicare Cuts -NPR

2/17/2012	American College Of Physicians Tackles Issue Of Excessive Medical Testing -Huffington Post

2/16/2012	Stemming the tide of overtreatment in U.S. healthcare - Reuters

2/16/2012	Prescription Drug Abuse Crackdown Hits CVS and Drug Wholesaler -Huffington Post

2/16/2012	Hey, Can You Stop at CVS and Pick Up My Suicide Pills? -Philly Magazine

2/15/2012	Antibiotics Not Necessary or Helpful for Acute Sinusitis -Medscape

2/15/2012	The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: Do I need to start drug therapy for new onset diabetes? -Chicago Tribune

2/13/2012	Screening by Primary-Care Doctors May Spot Dementia - US News & World Report

2/13/2012	Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - American Medical News

2/13/2012	What's behind WellPoint's pay raise for primary care doctors? - American Medical News

2/10/2012	American College of Physicians Recommends Metformin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Based on Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Oral Medications - HealthCanal

2/8/2012	Metformin is ACP's drug of choice for type 2 diabetics - Cardiovascular Business

2/7/2012	Metformin Preferred Drug for Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Say - U.S. News & World Report

2/6/2012	HPV vaccine now recommended for all boys, CDC says - CBS News

2/6/2012	ACP drafts list of 37 commonly misused screenings and tests - American Medical News

2/3/2012	Group pushes health worker flu vaccinations - ModernHealthcare

2/1/2012	What to do about too many medical tests - Philadelphia Inquirer

January 2012

1/30/2012	ACP releases national healthcare report and argues for SGR repeal - Healthcare Finance News

1/27/2012	Physicians Oppose Budget Cuts - National Journal

1/26/2012	Medical tests: Are you getting too many? - CBS Early Show

1/25/2012	AMA urges Congress to repeal SGR - Cardiovascular Business

1/24/2012	Too many tests? Routine checks getting second look - Associated Press

1/23/2012	No, Doctors Don't Hate Obamacare - The New Republic

1/12/2012	SGR Repeal Dilemma Could Make Passage Harder - Medscape Today

1/12/2012	Do No Harm - And Keep An Eye On Costs - Kaiser Health News

1/12/2012	Group Unveils Afib Stroke Risk Reduction Campaign - Medpage Today

1/11/2012	Improved care needed for atrial fibrillation - LA Times

1/11/2012	New Stroke-Prevention Drugs Spur A-Fib Guides - Family Practice News

1/10/2012	Brighter access outlook tied to young adult coverage expansion - American Medical News

1/9/2012	Why doctors shouldn't treat family members - CNN

1/9/2012	Medical specialties to develop list of unnecessary procedures - American Medical News

1/9/2012	Washington Week: Obama Team Mounts ACA Defense - Medpage Today

1/6/2012	New ACP Ethics Manual reflects reimbursement, health IT trends - Cardiovascular Business

1/5/2012	ACP: Making transitions better for patients - Kevin MD

1/5/2012	ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual - HealthLeaders

1/4/2012	Ethics Manual Examines Emerging Issues In Medical Ethics - Medical News Today

1/3/2012	ACP Makes Close Watch on Costs an Ethical Issue - Medpage Today

1/2/2012	Physicians group adds social media guidelines to ethics manual - Newsworks