Intimate partner violence: Doctors can help stop the abuse

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Enormous progress in combating the most preventable form of violence, abuse among spouses and others in close relationships, is required in order to achieve public health potential objectives and avoiding damaging impact on the collective mental and physical health. The American Medical Association (AMA) has released eCase Studies in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Intimate Partner ViolenceE with a view to empower doctors with the clinical information required to direct their patients towards the nationEs overarching health goals.

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Physician input keeps consulting firm in business

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Michigans Medical Advantage Group developed by doctors in 1996 works with doctors, hospitals and managed care companies. The Medical Advantage Group focuses on negotiating managed care contracts and help practices manage their risk while the physicians govern daily duties like participating in consulting work for practices and chart review for insurers.

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DEA to double prescribing fee

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The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration has raised its annual registration fee from $70 to $131. The doctors are frustrated by increasing fees and charges, low Medicare reimbursements, rising liability rates and contractual locks on the fees they can charge managed care patients.

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