Practice Management

Can you get insurers to pay you for a procedure like endometrial biopsy performed at the same time as a problem-oriented visit? Sometimes. Be sure to bone up first on the intricacies of proper coding.

Who should undergo genetic testing? Before ordering it, three conditions should be met: There should be a greater than 10% likelihood of a positive test; the ordering physician should be able to interpret the result; and the information should be used to make management decisions.

Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is the most comnmon muscular dystrophy seen in adults.

Here's how to identify fetuses affected with one of the three major sickle hemoglobinopathies--along with antepartum and intrapartum management strategies to improve maternal and perinatal outcome.

While family planning clinics are hailing the FDA's recent approval of mifepristone (RU-486) as a noninvasive way to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, ob/gyns who decide to administer the drug need to familiarize themselves with the research on its advantages and disadvantages.

How to care for the HIV-infected pregnant patient

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Predicting medical disorders in utero