American Medical Association

The AMA's guide to financial planning.

This guide for physicians and their financial advisors details aspects of financial planning, including how to find and use resources. Sutherland takes a cost-effective approach and covers risk and debt management, insurance, financial decisions regarding buying and selling a home, children and saving for college, retirement, investing, and portfolio management. Included are many worksheets, sample agreements and letters, and formulas. Sutherland works in the investment and financial advisory business, and is an author and writer for several magazines. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Graduate medical education directory; including programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2008-2009.

This educational directory from the American Medical association is design to assist medical students identify residency, fellowship and combined programs within the United States. Over 8,600 accreditation programs are listed, accompanied with the correct contact information including email addresses and fax numbers. The directory also contains information on compensation, educational offerings, certification requirements, career planning resources and medical licensure requirements. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Health-care careers directory, 2008-2009.

This reference contains information on 8,000 accredited educational programs in 77 health care professions, from art therapist to veterinary technologist. The majority of the text contains career descriptions that are composed of the development of the profession, duties and daily activities, the workplace or facility, salary ranges and employment outlook, and subjects of study in educational programs, their length, prerequisites, and typical course work. Legal and professional requirements for practicing in the profession and contact information for associations, agencies, and other organizations are incorporated. For each occupation, education programs are listed, which are in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, and some other countries, and listed alphabetically by state and city, with contact information and the website address. Programs are also listed separately by state in the second section. Data was collected through an online survey and from health professions accrediting agencies. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Medicare RBRVS; the physicians' guide, 2008.

This American Medical Association guide explains Medicare's payment system for physicians' services since its implementation in 1992. It is a reference for the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) system. The book contains new payment rules for 2008 and how they may impact a physician's practice. Also included is a payment chart for each Current Procedural Terminology (CPTr) code, updated Medicare payment policies, and information on the use of RBRVS by Medicaid and for the private sector. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)