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Managed Care August 2006 John Carroll	Everyone Uses E-mail Now (Except Doctors and Patients) The doctors in GreenField Health's primary care network learned years ago that e-mail could often satisfy a regular patient's need for medical advice. Here's how the process works today, who pays for it, and when and why it makes sense.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Your Doctor Is Killing You ... Financially What the doctor does has a big effect on how much health care costs.
Entrepreneur June 2010 Gwen Moran	Next-Generation House Calls Consult A Doctor lands $5 million to provide telemedicine nationwide.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor.
Managed Care January 2006 Maureen Glabman	What Doctors Don't Know About the New Plan Designs Physicians are fairly ignorant of what consumer-directed health care will mean to them in terms of relations with patients and health plans.
Managed Care July 2000	Lee N. Newcomer joins Vivius The former senior VP for health policy at UnitedHealth Group joins a company that aims to shift power from HMOs to patients and physicians.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Lena Chow	Docs of Shanghai They're short on status, pay, and respect, but China's young doctors hold keys to the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical market.
Managed Care June 2006 Amanda Brower	Retail Medical Clinics Draw Patients & Payers A growing number of health plans are adding retail health clinics to their networks and are realizing savings. But physicians voice concern over the quality of care provided to patients.
CIO February 1, 2003 Christopher Koch	Off the Charts An electronic medical records system at the University of Illinois Medical Center did more than transform communication, it converted the least likely users into technology believers.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Translating Your Doctor Bill A lawsuit is currently in the works aiming to overturn an unfunded federal mandate that requires federally funded hospitals, clinics, and doctors to make translators available to patients who speak limited English.
Job Journal May 2, 2010 Arianna Jordan	Nursing Careers come in Many Settings In sorting out your options for a nursing career, start with where you'd like to work.
InternetNews March 5, 2008 Susan Kuchinskas	Eyeing the Personal Health Portal Can Google and Microsoft transform health care the way they changed business?
Inc. June 2006 Jennifer Gill	The Nurse Will See You Now Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.
Fast Company September 1, 2007 Ellen McGirt	Fast-Food Medicine Retail health clinics are dotting the landscape like Starbucks, frustrating doctors but delighting patients. Is this the beginning of the answer to our national health-care crisis?
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Catherine Arnst	The Doctor Will See You--In Three Months Waiting for doctor appointments is definitely a problem in the U.S., especially for basic care.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2007 Humphrey Taylor	Opinion: Inappropriate Behavior Do doctors prescribe needless care? Will healthcare costs drop if patients decide whether treatment is necessary? It's time to start talking.
Managed Care September 1999	Selling The Electronic Patient Chart: A Conversation With Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D. This physician and his backers are making a $100 million bet that electronic patient records, and widespread access to them through the Internet, are not far away for most practices.
CIO August 1, 2003 Sarah D. Scalet	Paperless Medicine Saving Money, Saving Lives Health-care CIOs face intense pressure to install electronic medical records and order-entry systems, in spite of physician resistance and large up-front costs. Here's how early adopters are overcoming the obstacles.
HBS Working Knowledge June 4, 2007 Sean Silverthorne	Is Health Care Making You Better--or Dead? Today's American health care system is set up structurally to reward the major players - hospitals, health insurers, and lawmakers - while short-changing patients and taxpayers.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Catherine Arnst	The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costs.
CIO December 15, 2009 Kim S. Nash	Data Sharing That Benefits Customers At Children's Hospital Boston, sharing more data, securely, promises healthier, more satisfied patients.
IndustryWeek May 20, 2010	Industrial Methods Can Reduce Health Care Costs Health care providers should heed the lessons learned on the manufacturing floor as they grapple with a costly and complex medical system.
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Robert N. Charette	Dying for Data A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs -- but how do you build one? The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable.
Managed Care July 2006	AMA Lays Down Guidelines For Retail Clinics The American Medical Association came out with nine guidelines that the organization suggests store-based clinics follow. Not surprisingly, the rules stipulate a doctor's role in such a clinic. Here are some of those guidelines.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Lorraine Woellert	How Much Is That Brain Scan? If turning Americans into price-conscious health-care shoppers is ever going to work, it will require wholesale changes in many of the industry's most basic business practices.
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Drew Armstrong	The Simplest Rx: Check on Your Patient Doctors and insurers cut costs by sharing information.
AskMen.com April 15, 2001 Joshua Levine	Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look...
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Michelle Conlin	The Return of the House Call Companies eager to cut health-care costs may do well to consider the home doctor visits Microsoft offers.
IDB America March 2004 Christina MacCulloch	Medicine first How an emergency drug-distribution program is revitalizing the role of local clinics in Argentina's low-income neighborhoods
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005	The Doctor: Dr. Lauren Koniaris Online prescribing and record-keeping free her up for patients.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Alyce Lomax	AOL's Case Sparks Health Revolution Will Steve Case's new Internet start-up Revolution Health change the world?
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2005 Ame Wadler	PR: In the Loop Pharma marketers can help doctors stay abreast of the news.
Financial Advisor June 2010 Andrew Gluck	Advising Doctors As medical economics change for the worse, both physicians and their financial advisors are getting organized.
Managed Care March 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Wellness Program Gets On-the-Job Training Pepsi promises that work-site clinics won't take business away from health plans. One of the goals of the clinics is to establish ties with the local medical community in order to launch disease management and wellness programs, as well as to set up referral capabilities for the clinics.
AskMen.com Tara Weiss	Reasons Not To Become A Doctor There were once many rewards to being in the medical profession. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. Those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005	The Tech Guru: Dr. Gerard Burns A former trauma surgeon champions life-saving data
CFO February 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	Pin the Tail on the Doctor A dearth of information leaves health-care consumers in the dark. As health-care information becomes more accessible, will employees use it to purchase health-care services more intelligently?
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Gresham & Gresham	The Price Isn't Right Know Your Worth: Here are four ways financial advisors can improve their pricing models -- and boost their reputations.
Managed Care April 2001 Charles Downey	EDTUs: Last Line of Defense Against Costly Inpatient Stays Many hospitals already have some variety of emergency diagnostic and treatment units. HMOs and physicians should welcome this level of care...
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Catherine Arnst	The Right Cure For Ailing Elder Care? Nurse practitioners could save the nation money - while providing quality service.
HBS Working Knowledge June 29, 2015 Dina Gerdeman	Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records John Quelch discusses approaches to integrate patient data so that medical professionals and patients can make better decisions.
Managed Care April 2000 Mark Abernathy	Avoid Common Problems In Risk-Sharing Contracts These arrangements too often become a hindrance instead of a help. Simple precautions today can help prevent major headaches later on.
Managed Care March 2008 Kathryn J. Alexander	Health Plans Embrace Retail Clinics Convenient care clinics, as they like to be called, are spreading quickly because members and plans like them
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Understanding Medicare: Claims In general, Medicare provides a level of coverage that is fairly similar to what private health insurance plans offer. Here are some tips for getting the most from it.
CFO September 1, 2007 Lori Calabro	At Your Beck and Call Concierge plans offer the kind of health care Michael Moore would love -- if it were universal. But are they worth the out-of-pocket expense?
CIO April 1, 2006 Michael Fitzgerald	The Business Case for Paperless Medicine A strong argument can now be made that doctors in small and midsize practices should invest in electronic health records. Here's how to get your physicians on board.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006	Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc.
Fast Company March 2015 Julie Makinen	Apricot Forest Fixes What Ails Chinese Health Care Apricot Forest offers a suite of three apps that aim to fix some of the core inefficiencies in China's medical system. Twenty-five percent of China's 2.5 million doctors now use at least one of the apps, as do about 2,000 new physicians every day.
Search Engine Watch March 20, 2011 Dean Stephens	Healthy Local Search The health industry has realized that local search marketing can have great benefits. An overview of health-related tools, directory and review sites, and location-based services.
Managed Care June 2003 Frank Diamond	How To Manage the Worried Well They have symptoms, but that doesn't mean primary care physicians can pinpoint a physical problem. Yet they do suffer, and are a cost center for insurers and employers.