Physician leaders need management training

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Physician leaders and managers now need advanced management training to successfully lead managed care groups and supervise hospitals and other medical organizations. Since managed care and other changes have made the business aspects of the health care industry more complex, physician leaders need to acquire new skills through graduate education and experience. The American College of Physician Executives has developed a training program.

Hospitals, Business Associations, Usage, Services, Health care industry, Column, Education, Business education, American College of Physician Executives

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Keeping clinical errors out of criminal courts: acquitted MD joins fight against prosecution

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Physicians are concerned over a growing tendency to prosecute doctors in criminal rather than in civil courts. They argue that doctors who make mistakes resulting in patient deaths should be handled via licensing boards or malpractice suits. Prosecutors have begun to seek murder convictions for some doctors, claiming that such charges are appropriate for negligent care.

Offices of osteopathic physicians, Osteopathic Physicians

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MGMA takes stand against excess regulation of practices

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The Medical Group Management Assn would like to see changes made the federal physician self-referral law known as Stark II. The law needs to be less ambiguous, it prevents physician participation in managed care networks and has several unnecessary provisions. Many physicians consider it micromanagement of practices by physicians.

Political activity, Medical Group Management Association

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