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Primary care wages: The great stagnation

Salaries for primary care physicians have barely budged from 2008-2011, according to data from Medical Economics' latest physician earnings survey. How does your salary compare?
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HHS adds $300M in support for primary care

Nearly $300 million in federal dollars has been earmarked to help boost primary care access in underserved areas. » Full article

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Practice-based, hospital-based doctors differ on choice for president

The October 3 presidential debate swayed physician opinions on the candidates. Find out how in our coverage of two new polls.
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EHRs boost ambulatory care quality, study shows

A recent study found that physicians using EHRs scored significantly higher in use of quality-of-care screening measures for diabetes, breast cancer, chlamydia, and colorectal cancer.
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Resource Center: Cholesterol-lowering in the immunocompromised

Labeling for both the HIV protease inhibitors and certain statins have been updated to contain drug-drug interaction information and dosing recommendations for those statins that may safely be co-administered with HIV or HCV protease inhibitors. Click here to learn more about treatment options.

Push from regulators was essential to EHR adoption

Electronic health records are becoming more standardized and widely adopted thanks to nudging from federal regulators, according to a new report published in JAHIMA. » Full article

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Barriers to EHR adoption determined more by provider type than patient population served

Researchers who set out to study barriers to electronic health records (EHR) adoption unique to doctors who serve Medicaid-heavy patient populations discovered there were none.
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Medical Economics at the MGMA annual meeting

Medical Economics is covering the Medical Group Management Association in San Antonio, Texas, October 21 to 24.

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Also, look for post-meeting coverage in print and in our digital edition. Find out all of the details at www.MedicalEconomics.com/MGMA12eConsult.

Enter our 2013 Doctors' Writing Contest

Share your practice management solutions with your colleagues and you could win a prize and publication. Our contest is open to all MDs and DOs except members of the Medical Economics Editorial Board. The entry deadline is December 1, 2012. For all the details, visit www.MedicalEconomics.com/contest