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Issue Date: May 30, 1999
New Mexico Cardiologists Develop Partnership to Build a Heart Hospital
This article looks at the new Heart Hospital, in Albuquerque, which is stirring up controversy, as some question whether it is even needed.
Profit From Subcapitation Requires Patient Access, Limits on Procedures, Tests
This article discusses the purpose of subcapitation, how it works, and how it can be devastating to a practice if not handled properly.
Global Pricing Due for Episodes of Care
This commentary looks at the flaws in the current managed care system and suggests possible solutions for fixing them.
Capital Sought Through Debt and Equity
This column suggests several possible options for physicians seeking financing since fewer venture capitalists are willing to invest in physician practices as a result of the downturn in the PPMC and HMO markets.
Is Managed Care Evolution Inevitable?
Managed care is frequently portrayed as the 800-pound gorilla crushing all in its path. Yet in many ways it is a fragile thing. It is only now moving into a sort of adolescence, and it is not unlike children who need rigid rules to learn boundaries. I date
Successful MD, Solo Practitioner Seeks Law Degree to Help Preserve Medicine
In this interview, a successful solo practitioner explains why he is working toward a law degree and why he thinks that "the preservation of the medical profession may depend on the strength and intervention of the legal profession."
PPMCs Pull Out of Capital Markets
This column takes a brief look at the downturn in PPMC industry.
Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man—in Earnings?
This editorial discusses the role of female physicians and the increasing patient demand for their services.
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