Author | Marianne Mattera

October 17, 2007

CHICAGO -- Physicians will be able to report smoking-cessation counseling efforts soon using two new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that address tobacco use specifically.

October 12, 2007

Take this MedPage Today poll on the accessibility of influenza vaccine.

October 12, 2007

CHICAGO -- Two new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes will allow physicians to report specific services they provide to screen and counsel patients with alcohol or drug abuse problems.

October 12, 2007

Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll supported action by the FDA to formalize a behind-the-counter drug dispensing category.

October 05, 2007

Take this MedPage Today poll that looks at creation of a behind-the-counter drug dispensing category that would involve pharmacists more heavily in direct patient counseling.

October 05, 2007

Respondents to a MedPage Today poll overwhelmingly supported the concept of annual preventive visits.

September 21, 2007

Just over half of the respondents to a MedPage Today poll said they can interpret the data presented in published research, but there's no guarantee that study results will be translated into practice.

September 14, 2007

Take this MedPage Today survey that looks at clinicians' ability to interpret clinical studies and implement research into practice.

September 14, 2007

Six out of every 10 respondents to a MedPage Today poll said Medicare's decision not to reimburse hospitals for the extra costs of treating preventable injuries is overly punitive.

September 07, 2007

Take this MedPage Today survey on the wisdom of Medicare's plan to withhold payment to hospitals for the costs involved in preventable errors.