Annual Index of Articles January through December 2000
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Alternative Medicine
Let's stop giving alternative medicine a free ride. Feb. 21, p. 129
Folk medicine deserves our respect. March 6, p. 119
Is alternative medicine more cost-effective? March 20, p. 139
What makes a physician an expert in CAM? July 24, p. 109
Acupuncture in 2000: Working its way into mainstream medicine. Aug. 7, p. 99
Assistants
The best $1,000 I ever spent. March 20, p. 87
How we'll survive our next computer switchover. April 10, p. 47
Make the most of your staff. April 24, p. 56
How I learned to be a better boss. Aug. 7, p. 112
Billings
Are you being paid less than you should? June 5, p. 201
Let's put an end to code "bungling." July 24, p. 66
Cars
Europe your way: Read this before you drive in Europe. April 10, p. 139
8 myths about car insurance. May 8, p. 94
Almost heaven: "Near luxury" cars that are fun to drive. June 5, p. 106
Ready for a "crossover"? Here's a tempting trio. July 24, p. 72
Will this new breed of SUV lure you aboard? Sept. 18, p. 128
My brief but exhilarating ride in the fast lane. Dec. 4, p. 106
Coding
Why we need code auditing. Feb. 7, p. 18
Let's put an end to code "bungling." July 24, p. 66
Compliance guidelines for small practices: No more excuses. Aug. 7, p. 42
The biggest coding blundersand how to avoid them. Aug. 21, p. 126
Colleagues
If they treat a doctor this way, what must patients endure? April 10, p. 149
My fellow doctors hurt my child. April 24, p. 85
Compensation
How much are groups paying their doctors? Jan. 10, p. 115
Is primary care paying its way? May 22, p. 156
Yikes! Primary care earnings plummet. Sept. 18, p. 140
Computers
How I learned to stop writing and love my database. Feb. 7, p. 36
There's a virus going around . . . March 6, p. 35
How we'll survive our next computer switchover April 10, p. 47
Tired of waiting for the Web? Get connected fast. May 8, p. 33
Turn your computer into a patient education library June 5, p. 31
They're still working on the electronic medical record. July 10, p. 29
Will the Internet finally put an end to paperwork? July 10, p. 152
How connectivity is changing practice. July 10, p. 166
How do you unload an obsolete computer? Aug. 7, p. 35
Put a computer in your pocket and change your life. Oct. 23, p. 76
Know your needs, pick a device to fit. Oct. 23, p. 81
Your ticket to fast, flawless prescribing. Oct. 23, p. 93
Colleagues rate the leading software. Oct. 23, p. 105
Decoding geekspeak. Oct. 23, p. 122
Quicken vs Money: Time to upgrade or switch? Nov. 6, p. 127
Staff, this is a computer. Dec. 4, p. 27
Death & Dying
Something was wrong with me but I had work to do. Jan. 24, p. 134
Should these doctors have let their colleague die? Feb. 7, p. 54
How many of your patients have returned from the dead? Feb. 7, p. 93
The word I couldn't bring myself to use. Feb. 7, p. 153
Let's stop giving alternative medicine a free ride. Feb. 21, p. 129
What the heart of a young champion taught me. March 6, p. 143
Could Occam's razor save my patient? April 24, p. 129
"Dad always was a fighter." May 8, p. 110
When a DNR order can be therapeutic. May 8, p. 144
The patient who healed me. May 8, p. 173
How the dead help me care for the living. May 22, p. 125
I couldn't let the patient dienot yet. May 22, p. 144
Why didn't I speak up for this patient? July 10, p. 129
Drugs
Treating pain: Can doctors put their fears to rest? Feb. 21, p. 46
The new generation of providers. March 20, p. 169
Turf wars? In the trenches, it's cooperation that matters. March 20, p. 194
Are online pharmacies good for your patientsand for you? June 5, p. 77
How I almost killed Otis. Aug. 21, p. 113
The night I met penicillin. Sept. 18, p. 98
Your ticket to fast, flawless prescribing. Oct. 23, p. 93
Education
Could a "coach" get you motivated about medicine? Jan. 10, p. 71
Medical education has become an assembly line. Jan. 10, p. 108
Everything I need to know about medicine I learned as a senior medical student. Jan. 24, p. 159
The doctor who taught me how not to treat patients. March 6, p. 166
Help your patients surf the Net safely. March 6, p. 186
What are they teaching in sex ed these days? April 24, p. 79
Osler: The saint of Baltimore. April 24, p. 137
Where students pledge themselves to primary care. June 19, p. 80
Scuba diving for fun and credit. Dec. 4, p. 64
Estate Planning
Will your heirs hate you for trying to do good? April 10, p. 165
Will your trusts keep your heirs poorand fighting? Sept. 18, p. 63
Ethics
Should doctors prescribe religion? Jan. 10, p. 143
Should these doctors have let their colleague die? Feb. 7, p. 54
How the animal rights zealots threaten medical progress. March 6, p. 217
Why must we always "do something" for the patient? March 20, p. 145
How to cut loose from a troublesome patient. April 10, p. 54
My ethical beacons: Plato, Aristotle . . . and Mr. Phillips. April 10, p. 86
"Boutique" practices: Good medicineor ethical swamp? July 24, p. 52
Expenses
When to hire another doctorand how to make it pay. July 10, p. 61
Family
Would you want your kids to follow in your footsteps? Jan. 10, p. 98
Could the doctors heal our baby's heart? March 6, p. 204
If they treat a doctor this way, what must patients endure? April 10, p. 149
My malpractice case was a blessing in disguise. April 10, p. 181
Dr. Moman oxymoron? April 10, p. 198
My fellow doctors hurt my child. April 24, p. 85
A son's dilemma, a doctor's ordeal. May 8, p. 75
Now I know how patients get lost in the system. May 8, p. 130
Don't treat a relative? I'm glad I did. May 8, p. 159
The patient who healed me. May 8, p. 173
I couldn't let the patient dienot yet. May 22, p. 144
The patient came firstMom and Dad would have to wait. June 5, p. 102
A doctor's worst nightmare: My own child has cancer. June 5, p. 132
Why didn't I speak up for this patient? July 10, p. 129
How much do your kids know about credit? Aug. 21, p. 58
Will your trusts keep your heirs poorand fighting? Sept. 18, p. 63
Parenting: The hardest, happiest job of all. Oct. 9, p. 83
You never stop being a provider. Oct. 9, p. 103
Let your kids save you money, for a change. Nov. 6, p. 155
When we label patients, we mistreat them. Dec. 4, p. 89
Everything I know about medical management I learned from my kids. Dec. 18, p. 61
A precious gift from my dying son. Dec. 18, p. 71
Fees
Okay, Doc, let's talk price. Feb. 7, p. 159
Discounted Medicare? It's already here. May 22, p. 53
Reimbursements: Inching closer to actual charges. Nov. 20, p. 32
Foreign Health Care
From specialist to generalist: Nothing comes easy. Feb. 7, p. 84
Patients helped me keep my promise to the poor. March 6, p. 95
The job paid nothing, but the rewards were great. April 10, p. 114
Thank you, Carlos, for rekindling my love of medicine. July 10, p. 109
After the hurricane, the healing begins. Sept. 4, p. 125
Fraud & Abuse
Compliance guidelines for small practices: No more excuses. Aug. 7, p. 42
Government & Politics
Will health care decide who goes to the White House? April 10, p. 263
Why politicslike medicineis a noble calling. April 24, p. 89
What have medical lobbyists done for you lately? Sept. 18, p. 46
Will the new president overhaul health care? Oct. 23, p. 16
Why doctors could desert the GO.P Oct. 23, p. 28
Group Practice
How much are groups paying their doctors? Jan. 10, p. 115
Warm-hearted careor cold-hearted rationing? Jan. 24, p. 96
Re-engineer your practicestarting today. Jan. 24, p. 174
Make the most of your staff. April 24, p. 56
Happy together: What makes a practice endure? May 8, p. 38
Is primary care paying its way? May 22, p. 156
What a behavioral specialist could add to your practice. June 5, p. 149
When to hire another doctorand how to make it pay. July 10, p. 61
Build your own information highway. Aug. 7, p. 65
Health Insurance
Doctors who go the extra mile: Opening doors to the uninsured. Jan. 10, p. 161
Managed care holdouts: How are they doing now? March 6, p. 61
HMNo: The name of this practice says it all. March 6, p. 78
Is alternative medicine more cost-effective? March 20, p. 139
Do you need critical-illness insurance? June 5, p. 71
Are you being paid less than you should? June 5, p. 201
Managed care reform? Surebut don't look to Washington. Aug. 21, p. 40
Who's your biggest payer? Like it or not, it's managed care. Dec. 4, p. 130
Health Policy
Will health care decide who goes to the White House? April 10, p. 263
Scapegoating won't reduce medical errors. May 22, p. 92
Will the new president overhaul health care? Oct. 23, p. 16
Hospitals
Hospital peer review is a kangaroo court.Feb. 7, p. 133
Was this cowboy's story a lot of bull? Feb. 7, p. 253
Malpractice: Who's on the hook when a hospitalist discharges your patients? March 6, p. 40
The snake in the ER. June 19, p. 71
Medicare's new red flag: Same-day readmissions. July 10, p. 41
Humor
Endoscopy at 35,000 feet: Hand me that duct tape! April 10, p. 235
My brief, upside-down career as a guinea pig. April 24, p. 71
The fourth pearl of internship. June 5, p. 122
Now I know why patients hate tests. Sept. 18, p. 169
Insurance
8 myths about car insurance. May 8, p. 94
Do you need critical-illness insurance? June 5, p. 71
Disabled by my illness and my insurer. July 10, p. 115
"Disability lite": Your family's new income protector. Dec. 4, p. 93
Internet
The best Web sites for taxpayers. Feb. 7, p. 209
Help your patients surf the Net safely. March 6, p. 186
Who'd have thought it? Patients are putting their records online. April 10, p. 93
Online investment scams: Coming to a screen near you. April 10, p. 184
Now patients will rate you online. April 24, p. 42
Save thousands a year on medical supplies. May 8, p. 55
Are online pharmacies good for your patientsand for you? June 5, p. 77
Will that IPO soar to the moonor fizzle back to earth? July 10, p. 50
Will the Internet finally put an end to paperwork? July 10, p. 152
How connectivity is changing practice. July 10, p. 166
Build your own information highway. Aug. 7, p. 65
Supercharge your Internet search skills. Sept. 4, p. 43
The good newsand badabout Web-based EMRs. Sept. 4, p. 73
Plan your next vacation on the Internet.Sept. 4, p. 92
How to find itfaston the Internet. Oct. 9, p. 30
Clinical connectivity: The future is already here. Nov. 20 (Supp), p. 6
Group practice intranets: Getting physicians to use them. Nov. 20 (Supp), p. 12
Online consults: Faster, easier, more complete. Nov. 20 (Supp), p. 18
Secure messaging: Much more than e-mail. Nov. 20 (Supp), p. 24
The big payers: They want you online now. Nov. 20 (Supp), p. 30
Putting your practice online is easier than ever. Dec. 4, p. 45
Trade online for higher returnsbut don't trade too much. Dec. 18, p. 46
Get ready for the new privacy rules. Dec. 18, p. 90
Investments
Money-saving answers to your tax questions: Investment income and capital gains. Feb. 7, p. 233
Hitch your CDs to a bucking stock market? March 20, p. 82
Ride the Baby Boomer Express to investment profits? April 10, p. 75
Online investment scams: Coming to a screen near you. April 10, p. 184
How the investment rules are changing: Will the "new economy" revert to the old? May 22, p. 68
Oops! Doctors' worst financial blunders. Aug. 7, p. 50
Time to invest in gold? Aug. 21, p. 117
Are limited partnerships worth another try? Sept. 4, p. 134
Smart places to stash your cash. Nov. 6, p. 76
Investing for thrills. Nov. 20, p. 53
Trade online for higher returnsbut don't trade too much. Dec. 18, p. 46
Why dividend payers deserve another look. Dec. 18, p. 64
InvestmentsBonds
Smart places to stash your cash. Nov. 6, p. 76
Where bonds are headedand why you need to go there. Nov. 6, p. 95
InvestmentsMutual Funds
Investment Derby: A high-tech gamble pays off. Feb. 21, p. 140
An effortless way to play the market. March 20, p. 75
Investment Derby: A tech-stock portfolio leaves the others in the dust.May 22, p. 113
Bolster your portfolio with US regional funds? June 19, p. 128
Investment Derby: Tech stocks hit a wall. Aug. 21, p. 80
Time to invest in gold? Aug. 21, p. 117
Where the market's headed now. Nov. 6, p. 10
Investment Derby: Here come the tortoises! Nov. 6, p. 30
What makes a mutual fund a winner. Nov. 6, p. 34
Tech funds to electrify your portfolio. Nov. 6, p. 49
Wise ways to invest abroad. Nov. 6, p. 54
Our '99 fund picks: WOW! Nov. 6, p. 68
Where bonds are headedand why you need to go there. Nov. 6, p. 95
InvestmentsReal Estate
Are limited partnerships worth another try? Sept. 4, p. 134
Who'll buy your medical building, Doctor? Dec. 4, p. 77
InvestmentsStocks
Stock picks to start the millennium off right. Feb. 7, p. 71
Your brokerage agreement: Watch out for that fine print. Feb. 21, p. 99
Investment Derby: A high-tech gamble pays off. Feb. 21, p. 140
Ride the Baby Boomer Express to investment profits? April 10, p. 75
My "deadbeat" patient made me a bundle. May 8, p. 116
Investment Derby: A tech-stock portfolio leaves the others in the dust. May 22, p. 113
Will that IPO soar to the moonor fizzle back to earth? July 10, p. 50
Investment Derby: Tech stocks hit a wall. Aug. 21, p. 80
Where the market's headed now. Nov. 6, p. 10
Finding winners in the swarm of tech stocks. Nov. 6, p. 20
Investment Derby: Here come the tortoises! Nov. 6, p. 30
Wise ways to invest abroad. Nov. 6, p. 54
Investing for thrills. Nov. 20, p. 53
Why dividend payers deserve another look. Dec. 18, p. 64
Law
Hospital peer review is a kangaroo court. Feb. 7, p. 133
Treating pain: Can doctors put their fears to rest? Feb. 21, p. 46
The new generation of providers. March 20, p. 169
Straightforward URor a "machine of denial"? May 8, p. 180
Supreme Court: Your office can be searched without a warrant. June 5, p. 43
Malpractice fakery: How high-tech private eyes catch malingering plaintiffs. July 24, p. 122
Malpractice fakery: Patient fraudor an invasion of privacy? July 24, p. 144
My second specialty? It's suing lawyers. Aug. 7, p. 79
Legislation
Turf wars? In the trenches, it's cooperation that matters. March 20, p. 194
Will health care decide who goes to the White House? April 10, p. 263
Managed care reform? Surebut don't look to Washington. Aug. 21, p. 40
Location & Distribution
How location can make or break your practice. June 19, p. 107
Malpractice
I wish I'd fought my malpractice suit. Jan. 10, p. 171
Malpractice: Who's on the hook when a hospitalist discharges your patients? March 6, p. 40
NPs and PAs: What's the malpractice risk? March 20, p. 205
How to cut loose from a troublesome patient. April 10, p. 54
My malpractice case was a blessing in disguise. April 10, p. 181
My fellow doctors hurt my child. April 24, p. 85
How plaintiffs' lawyers pick their targets. April 24, p. 94
The way to win: Teach the jury about medicine. April 24, p. 112
Don't settle too quicklyI know from experience. April 24, p. 124
The new rules on informed consent. June 19, p. 161
How to squash a small malpractice claim. July 10, p. 121
Malpractice fakery: How high-tech private eyes catch malingering plaintiffs. July 24, p. 122
Malpractice fakery: Patient fraudor an invasion of privacy? July 24, p. 144
Medical mistakes: Must doctors take the rap? Looking beyond the IOM report. Nov. 20, p. 108
Message to plaintiffs' lawyers: Sue me at your own risk! Dec. 4, p. 30
Managed Care
The California nightmare: Is this where managed care is taking us? Jan. 24, p. 48
Do doctors give HMO patients a fair shake? Feb. 21, p. 160
Managed care holdouts: How are they doing now? March 6, p. 61
HMNo: The name of this practice says it all. March 6, p. 78
My ethical beacons: Plato, Aristotle . . . and Mr. Phillips. April 10, p. 86
Where's managed care headed? April 10, p. 244
Stiffed by an HMO (sound familiar?) May 8, p. 100
Straightforward URor a "machine of denial"? May 8, p. 180
Discounted Medicare? It's already here. May 22, p. 53
"Internists are losers." May 22, p. 163
Don't sign a sucker dea.l June 5, p. 190
Are you being paid less than you should? June 5, p. 201
Plain and simple: Denying payment denies care. June 5, p. 213
Risk adjustment: Medicare's latest move to tinker with your income. June 19, p. 45
A managed care sting. July 10, p. 140
Managed care reform? Surebut don't look to Washington. Aug. 21, p. 40
What's in the box? Is UnitedHealthcare delivering on its promises? Sept. 4, p. 158
What the Texas-Aetna agreement really means. Sept. 4, p. 172
Medical Economics Interview
Let's stop giving alternative medicine a free ride. Feb. 21, p. 129
How plaintiffs' lawyers pick their targets. April 24, p. 94
Medical Economics Surveys
Yikes! Primary care earnings plummet. Sept. 18, p. 140
Getting personal: Who is today's doctor, anyway? Oct. 9, p. 42
Marriages: Stronger than ever. Oct. 9, p. 47
Sex and the satisfied doctor. Oct. 9, p. 62
Parenting: The hardest, happiest job of all. Oct. 9, p. 83
You never stop being a provider. Oct. 9, p. 103
Is there life after work? You bet! Oct. 9, p. 110
Pop culture: No fluff, please, we're doctors. Oct. 9, p. 121
Where you go to get away from it all. Oct. 9, p. 132
Politics: Labels can be misleading. Oct. 9, p. 143
How many doctors own guns? Oct. 9, p. 151
Physicians are true believers. Oct. 9, p. 160
Do-goodersand proud of it. Oct. 9, p. 171
Vices: Who needs them? Oct. 9, p. 189
What would you do with an extra $100,000? Oct. 9, p. 199
Not enough hours in the day? Here's two more. Oct. 9, p. 207
Doctors say, and do, the darndest things. Oct. 9, p. 209
Reimbursements: Inching closer to actual charges. Nov. 20, p. 32
Who's your biggest payer? Like it or not, it's managed care. Dec. 4, p. 130
Spending too much time in the office? Dec. 18, p. 28
Medical Profession
Now what? 7 tasks for a new beginning. Jan. 10, p. 30
Your own five-year plan: What do you want to accomplish? Jan. 10, p. 52
The challenge for each of us: Finding a way to achieve our best. Jan. 10, p. 66
Could a "coach" get you motivated about medicine? Jan. 10, p. 71
Still practicing after all these years Jan. 10, p. 81
Would you want your kids to follow in your footsteps? Jan. 10, p. 98
Doctors who go the extra mile: Opening doors to the uninsured. Jan. 10, p. 161
How to stay sane in the crazy world of medicine. Jan. 24, p. 140
Everything I need to know about medicine I learned as a senior medical student. Jan. 24, p. 159
Doctors who go the extra mile: Need a doctor? Try city hall Feb. 7, p. 109
If you weren't a doctor, what would you be? Feb. 7, p. 259
Patients helped me keep my promise to the poor. March 6, p. 95
Folk medicine deserves our respect. March 6, p. 119
How the animal rights zealots threaten medical progress. March 6, p. 217
They labeled me a "questionable doctor"and I fought like hell to clear my name. March 20, p. 66
Why must we always "do something" for the patient? March 20, p. 145
Dr. Moman oxymoron? April 10, p. 198
Doctors who go the extra mile: Treating his far-flung patients like family. April 10, p. 201
Now patients will rate you online. April 24, p. 42
Why politicslike medicineis a noble calling April 24, p. 89
Osler: The saint of Baltimore. April 24, p. 137
Call is a waste of time. May 8, p. 91
Doctors who go the extra mile: "She gives of her very soul." May 8, p. 121
"Keep it simple, stupid!" May 8, p. 208
Scapegoating won't reduce medical errors. May 22, p. 92
Giving medicine your best: Hang it up at 55? No way! June 5, p. 49
Giving medicine your best: What are you really good at? June 5, p. 60
Doctors who go the extra mile: From private tragedy to public activism. June 5, p. 93
Let's stop subsidizing lawyers at medical meetings. June 5, p. 98
How unhappy are women doctors? July 10, p. 80
Doctors who go the extra mile: A lifelong ally for cystic fibrosis patients. Aug. 7, p. 93
Things to do in Denver when your practice is dead. Aug. 21, p. 73
The night I met penicillin. Sept. 18, p. 98
Doctors vs domestic violence: Yes, you can make a difference. Oct. 23, p. 40
Doctors vs domestic violence: No safe havenespecially in pregnancy. Nov. 20, p. 92
Doctors vs domestic violence: How a "difficult" patient opened my eyes. Nov. 20, p. 100
Medical mistakes: Must doctors take the rap? Looking beyond the IOM report. Nov. 20, p. 108
Doctors who go the extra mile: Always ready to rideor diveto the rescue. Dec. 4, p. 73
How patients really choose their doctors. Dec. 4, p. 154
Medical Care Costs
Medical education has become an assembly line. Jan. 10, p. 108
The bottom-line case for making house calls. Feb. 21, p. 114
Health spending is soaring. What's so bad about that? March 6, p. 150
Medicare/Medicaid
Warm-hearted careor cold-hearted rationing? Jan. 24, p. 96
The bottom-line case for making house calls. Feb. 21, p. 114
Discounted Medicare? It's already here. May 22, p. 53
Risk adjustment: Medicare's latest move to tinker with your income. June 19, p. 45
Medicare's new red flag: Same-day readmissions. July 10, p. 41
Compliance guidelines for small practices: No more excuses. Aug. 7, p. 42
Our patient pulled a fast one on Medicareand on us. Aug. 7, p. 170
Midlevel Providers
What do PA, NP, and CNM spell? A revolution in health care. March 20, p. 156
The new generation of providers. March 20, p. 169
CNMs: "We don't just catch babies." March 20, p. 186
NPs: "There are plenty of patients for all providers." March 20, p. 192
Turf wars? In the trenches, it's cooperation that matters. March 20, p. 194
Are NPs and primary care doctors interchangeable? March 20, p. 198
PAs: "Our role is to help out physicians." March 20, p. 203
NPs and PAs: What's the malpractice risk? March 20, p. 205
How to harmonize with PAs and NPs. Aug. 21, p. 69
Office
How we'll survive our next computer switchover. April 10, p. 47
Make your office layout serve your needs. June 19, p. 60
How location can make or break your practice. June 19, p. 107
Organized Medicine
Doctor unions: Time to join the parade? Jan. 24, p. 76
What the Texas-Aetna agreement really means Sept. 4, p. 172
What have medical lobbyists done for you lately? Sept. 18, p. 46
Why doctors could desert the GOP. Oct. 23, p. 28
Patients
Now what? 7 tasks for a new beginning. Jan. 10, p. 30
The challenge for each of us: Finding a way to achieve our best. Jan. 10, p. 66
The man with a 3-inch nail in his head. Jan. 10, p. 137
Should doctors prescribe religion? Jan. 10, p. 143
"Go to Mexico," I told my patient. "I'll go with you." Jan. 24, p. 91
Warm-hearted careor cold-hearted rationing? Jan. 24, p. 96
Want to uncover a patient's real problem? BATHE him! Jan. 24, p. 117
My patient paid me with a treasure. Jan. 24, p. 153
Everything I need to know about medicine I learned as a senior medical student. Jan. 24, p. 159
Face-to-faceonce morewith a childhood bully. Jan. 24, p. 191
How many of your patients have returned from the dead? Feb. 7, p. 93
Don't get stuck by thorny family situations. Feb. 7, p. 121
The word I couldn't bring myself to use. Feb. 7, p. 153
Your patient thought you said what? Feb. 7, p. 249
Was this cowboy's story a lot of bull? Feb. 7, p. 253
My patient's car is his castle. Feb. 21, p. 87
Being Dr. Nice Guy can backfire. Feb. 21, p. 125
Welcoming the menopausal woman to your practice. Feb. 21, p. 148
Do doctors give HMO patients a fair shake? Feb. 21, p. 160
Doctors who go the extra mile: Defeating death's sting. March 6, p. 91
What the heart of a young champion taught me. March 6, p. 143
The doctor who taught me how not to treat patients. March 6, p. 166
Help your patients surf the Net safely. March 6, p. 186
The best $1,000 I ever spent. March 20, p. 87
Why must we always "do something" for the patient? March 20, p. 145
How to cut loose from a troublesome patient. April 10, p. 54
My ethical beacons: Plato, Aristotle . . . and Mr. Phillips. April 10, p. 86
Who'd have thought it? Patients are putting their records online. April 10, p. 93
If they treat a doctor this way, what must patients endure? April 10, p. 149
Now patients will rate you online. April 24, p. 42
Could Occam's razor save my patient? April 24, p. 129
"Dad always was a fighter." May 8, p. 110
My "deadbeat" patient made me a bundle. May 8, p. 116
"I cut myself, Doctorbut it doesn't look quite right." May 8, p. 141
When a DNR order can be therapeutic. May 8, p. 144
How the dead help me care for the living. May 22, p. 125
Giving medicine your best: Hang it up at 55? No way! June 5, p. 49
What a behavioral specialist could add to your practice. June 5, p. 149
When I treated Grace, I also treated myself. June 5, p. 172
"Don't let go." June 19, p. 96
I opened my home to a homeless patient. June 19, p. 131
Why didn't I speak up for this patient? July 10, p. 129
Doctors who go the extra mile: A lifelong ally for cystic fibrosis patients. Aug. 7, p. 93
Get the most out of every patient visit. Aug. 21, p. 96
How I almost killed Otis. Aug. 21, p. 113
Do patients love you, but hate your phones? Sept. 18, p. 77
The awful truth about my patient's past. Sept. 18, p. 165
Now I know why patients hate tests. Sept. 18, p. 169
Doctors vs domestic violence: Yes, you can make a difference. Oct. 23, p. 40
Do more for your patients by seeing some of them less. Oct. 23, p. 65
Doctors vs domestic violence: No safe havenespecially in pregnancy. Nov. 20, p. 92
Doctors vs domestic violence: How a "difficult" patient opened my eyes. Nov. 20, p. 100
When we label patients, we mistreat them. Dec. 4, p. 89
Sometimes, tough love is the best care. Dec. 4, p. 144
How patients really choose their doctors, Dec. 4, p. 154
Personal Finances
Pay debts and save for retirementon a fellow's stipend? Jan. 24, p. 69
Your 1040: Negotiating the maze. Feb. 7, p. 182
Money-saving answers to your tax questions: Personal expenses. Feb. 7, p. 203
Money-saving answers to your tax questions: Retirement savings and family matters. Feb. 7, p. 247
There's a viper in your wallet. March 6, p. 101
"Why are we struggling on an income like ours?" March 6, p. 125
An effortless way to play the market. March 20, p. 75
The doctor who manages his own investments has a fool for a client. March 20, p. 224
Ride the Baby Boomer Express to investment profits? April 10, p. 75
Will your heirs hate you for trying to do good? April 10, p. 165
If you're so smart, Doctor, why aren't you rich? April 10, p. 204
Your best career move: Learn to network. May 8, p. 212
How the investment rules are changing: Paint a rose-colored retirement. May 22, p. 78
Oops! Doctors' worst financial blunders. Aug. 7, p. 50
The 150 best financial advisers for doctors. Aug. 7, p. 140
How much do your kids know about credit? Aug. 21, p. 58
A big new break for pension plans. But act fast! Sept. 4, p. 60
What would you do with an extra $100,000? Oct. 9, p. 199
Long-range planning: One doctor, three very different financial plans. Nov. 6, p. 104
Quicken vs Money: Time to upgrade or switch? Nov. 6, p. 127
Cut this year's taxesit's not too late. Nov. 6, p. 144
Let your kids save you money, for a change. Nov. 6, p. 155
Personal Life
Your own five-year plan: What do you want to accomplish? Jan. 10, p. 52
Could a "coach" get you motivated about medicine? Jan. 10, p. 71
Still practicing after all these years. Jan. 10, p. 81
Something was wrong with mebut I had work to do. Jan. 24, p. 134
How to stay sane in the crazy world of medicine. Jan. 24, p. 140
Face-to-faceonce morewith a childhood bully. Jan. 24, p. 191
From specialist to generalist: Nothing comes easy. Feb. 7, p. 84
I learned my bedside manner the hard way. Feb. 7, p. 112
If you weren't a doctor, what would you be? Feb. 7, p. 259
Could the doctors heal our baby's heart? March 6, p. 204
They labeled me a "questionable doctor"and I fought like hell to clear my name. March 20, p. 66
"I'm fine," I said. But of course I wasn't. March 20, p. 116
The job paid nothing, but the rewards were great. April 10, p. 114
My brief, upside-down career as a guinea pig. April 24, p. 71
Why politicslike medicineis a noble calling. April 24, p. 89
My fiance was a fortune hunter. May 8, p. 72
Don't treat a relative? I'm glad I did. May 8, p. 159
"Keep it simple, stupid!" May 8, p. 208
Your best career move: Learn to network. May 8, p. 212
Who could resist a time-share in paradise? May 8, p. 214
Why I'll never travel incognito. May 22, p. 105
My depression has made me a better doctor. May 22, p. 151
Giving medicine your best: What are you really good at? June 5, p. 60
The fourth pearl of internship. June 5, p. 122
I opened my home to a homeless patient. June 19, p. 131
Keep up with old friendsbut don't treat them. June 19, p. 138
Disabled by my illness and my insurer. July 10, p. 115
Livingand practicingwith hepatitis C. Aug. 7, p. 163
I hit the brakesand a nightmare began. Sept. 4, p. 144
Getting personal: Who is today's doctor, anyway? Oct. 9, p. 42
Marriages: Stronger than ever. Oct. 9, p. 47
Sex and the satisfied doctor. Oct. 9, p. 62
Parenting: The hardest, happiest job of all. Oct. 9, p. 83
You never stop being a provider. Oct. 9, p. 103
Is there life after work? You bet! Oct. 9, p. 110
Pop culture: No fluff, please, we're doctors. Oct. 9, p. 121
Where you go to get away from it all. Oct. 9, p. 132
Politics: Labels can be misleading. Oct. 9, p. 143
How many doctors own guns? Oct. 9, p. 151
Physicians are true believers. Oct. 9, p. 160
Do-goodersand proud of it. Oct. 9, p. 171
Vices: Who needs them? Oct. 9, p. 189
What would you do with an extra $100,000? Oct. 9, p. 199
Not enough hours in the day? Here's two more. Oct. 9, p. 207
Doctors say, and do, the darndest things. Oct. 9, p. 209
My brief but exhilarating ride in the fast lane. Dec. 4, p. 106
Child care: Hiringand keepingsomeone who'll do it right. Dec. 4, p. 112
A precious gift from my dying son. Dec. 18, p. 71
Spending too much time in the office? Dec. 18, p. 28
Practice Management
Your own five-year plan: What do you want to accomplish? Jan. 10, p. 52
Re-engineer your practicestarting today. Jan. 24, p. 174
Pick the team, and write the game plan. Feb. 21, p. 74
Being Dr. Nice Guy can backfire. Feb. 21, p. 125
Welcoming the menopausal woman to your practice. Feb. 21, p. 148
Managed care holdouts: How are they doing now? March 6, p. 61
You mean I can see the doctor today? March 20, p. 114
Make the most of your staff. April 24, p. 56
Happy together: What makes a practice endure? May 8, p. 38
Save thousands a year on medical supplies. May 8, p. 55
Call is a waste of time. May 8, p. 91
I hung out my shingleand waited. May 8, p. 149
Easy ways to track your progress. May 22, p. 131
Make your office layout serve your needs. June 19, p. 60
When to hire another doctorand how to make it pay. July 10, p. 61
Will the Internet finally put an end to paperwork? July 10, p. 152
How connectivity is changing practice. July 10, p. 166
How I learned to be a better boss. Aug. 7, p. 112
Get the most out of every patient visit. Aug. 21, p. 96
Do patients love you, but hate your phones? Sept. 18, p. 77
The "perfect" office manager cost this practice $100,000. Sept. 18, p. 102
Do more for your patients by seeing some of them less. Oct. 23, p. 65
Are you fighting over new patients? Nov. 20, p. 71
Keep close tabs on your chronic disease patients. Nov. 20, p. 81
Who'll buy your medical building, Doctor? Dec. 4, p. 77
Everything I know about medical management I learned from my kids. Dec. 18, p.61
Re-engineering your practice: Will all that effort really pay off? Dec. 18, p.81
Practice, Special Types
The bottom-line case for making house calls. Feb. 21, p. 114
"Boutique" practices: Good medicineor ethical swamp. July 24, p. 52
What makes a physician an expert in CAM? July 24, p. 109
The job offer of a lifetime: Would you have taken it? Dec. 4, p. 158
Primary Care
Malpractice: Who's on the hook when a hospitalist discharges your patients? March 6, p. 40
HMNo: The name of this practice says it all. March 6, p. 78
Are NPs and primary care doctors interchangeable? March 20, p. 198
Call is a waste of time. May 8, p. 91
Now I know how patients get lost in the system. May 8, p. 130
Is primary care paying its way? May 22, p. 156
"Internists are losers." May 22, p. 163
Where students pledge themselves to primary care. June 19, p. 80
We can't let them devalue primary care. Sept. 4, p. 117
Keep close tabs on your chronic disease patients. Nov. 20, p. 81
Professions, Other
How plaintiffs' lawyers pick their targets. April 24, p. 94
Let's stop subsidizing lawyers at medical meetings. June 5, p. 98
What a behavioral specialist could add to your practice. June 5, p. 149
The snake in the ER. June 19, p. 71
The 150 best financial advisers for doctors. Aug. 7, p. 140
The "perfect" office manager cost this practice $100,000. Sept. 18, p. 102
Records
Who'd have thought it? Patients are putting their records online. April 10, p. 93
Never lose a chart again. July 24, p. 95
Our patient pulled a fast one on Medicareand on us. Aug. 7, p. 170
The good newsand badabout Web-based EMRs. Sept. 4, p. 73
Get ready for the new privacy rules. Dec. 18, p. 90
Retirement
Money-saving answers to your tax questions: Retirement savings and family matters. Feb. 7, p. 247
Get a medical license? It's easier to get a gun. Feb. 7, p. 262
Cut your 2000 tax billstarting right now. April 24, p. 53
How the investment rules are changing: Paint a rose-colored retirement. May 22, p. 78
A big new break for pension plans. But act fast! Sept. 4, p. 60
Long range planning: One doctor, three very different financial plans. Nov. 6, p. 104
Fuel-inject your retirement plan. Nov. 6, p. 135
Taxes
Answers to your tax questions. Jan. 10, p. 133; Jan. 24, p. 129; Feb. 7, pp. 203, 216, 233, 247; Feb. 21, p. 65; March 6, p. 56; March 20, p. 98
Steer clear of these audit minefields. Feb. 7, p. 222
Your 1040: Negotiating the maze. Feb. 7, p. 182
The best Web sites for tazpayers. Feb. 7, p. 209
Take this tax quiz. You might win $2,000! Feb. 7, p. 236
Our Tax Quiz: And the winner is . . . March 20, p. 133
Cut your 2000 tax bilstarting right now. April 24, p. 53
Cut this year's taxesit's not too late. Nov. 6, p. 144
Let your kids save you money, for a change. Nov. 6, p. 155
Travel
"Go to Mexico," I told my patient. "I'll go with you." Jan. 24, p. 91
In search of Hippocrates. Feb. 7, p. 146
In Italy, do as the Italians dohead for the hills. March 6, p. 109
Europe your way: Who needs a hotel? April 10, p. 125
Europe your way: Read this before you drive in Europe. April 10, p. 139
Endoscopy at 35,000 feet: Hand me that duct tape! April 10, p. 235
Who could resist a time-share in paradise? May 8, p. 214
Why I'll never travel incognito. May 22, p. 105
Plan your next vacation on the Internet. Sept. 4, p. 92
Take your kids on callthe call of the wild. Sept. 18, p. 88
Where you go to get away from it all. Oct. 9, p. 132
Scuba diving for fun and credit. Dec. 4, p. 64
Unions
Doctor unions: Time to join the parade? Jan. 24, p. 76