The Medical Society of the County of Albany

Posted at: 01/27/2012 2:07 PM
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
(AP) WASHINGTON – America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system’s conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue. Read more HERE.

New York Times Editorial:
It took longer than expected, but the Obama administration is finally poised to enact badly needed regulations requiring that the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices and medical supplies disclose all payments they make to doctors or teaching hospitals. READ THE REST HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/opinion/who-else-is-paying-your-doctor.html?_r=1&ref=health
Does this include ballpoint pens and squeeze balls?
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By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.
Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq.
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann, P.C.

Overview:
For many physicians there are several benefits associated with partnering with one or more physicians- You can share administrative costs involving the operation of the practice, have built in coverage when you are away, and plan for the future to name a [...]

By Parija Kavilanz @CNNMoney January 6, 2012: 9:39 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke.
This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists.
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