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Improving Patient Communication in No Time

Ellen J. Belzer

Here are quick ways to evaluate and refine your communication style to better suit your patients' needs.

Holding the Gains in Quality Improvement

James M. Giovino

In QI, enacting a positive change within your practice isn't the end. You must continue moving forward.

Becoming an Effective Physician Leader

Michael K. Magill

Your clinical practice has planted the seeds of leadership skills, but they need intensive cultivation to flourish.

Physician-Owned Groups: The Best Strategy for Success

H. Jeffrey Wilkins, Richard J. Pierotti, Robert J. Motley, Hal D. Cohan, James L. Conrad, R. Lawrence Derstine, Peter Mertzanis, A. Douglas Bender

Managed care has pushed physicians into new practice arrangements, but none is positioned for success like the physician-owned group.

A Case Study in Developing a Successful Medical Group

Al N. Hawks

This group thrives by keeping doctors in control and by putting the interests of primary care physicians first.

Developing ‘Groupthink’ in a Multispecialty Group

Joseph A. Cincotta

Following these ‘commandments’ leads doctors along a path of humility, commitment to the group — and success.

EDITOR'S PAGE

Group Practice Magic

Robert L. Edsall

One aphorism we have heard frequently from practice integration consultants over the past few years is, “The magic is not in the model.” That is, there is no “best” integration model: The fact that, say, a physician-hospital organization (PHO) down the road is going great...

EDITORIAL

Flying Solo

Joe D. Haines, Jr.

Flying Solo

LETTERS

Enough, already!

Joseph J. Baum, Lynn Terry

Managing patient expectations

Charles H. Cummings

Two-way communication

Jean Antonucci

This is the future?

GETTING PAID

Medicare, 2000 and You

Kent J. Moore

Take preventive steps now if you don't want your practice to catch the Y2K bug in its interactions with Medicare.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Should You Modify Your Use of Modifiers?

Kent J. Moore

They can help you code for your services more accurately and get paid for the work you really perform.

MONITOR

Monitor

HCFA's Y2K hotline now available | OIG finds providers lagging in Y2K preparation | AHCPR announces new prevention topics | How salaried physicians are being paid | Charity care suffers in managed care | QI brings improvements in Medicare | Microchip enables precise drug...

PRACTICE DIARY

Practice Diary

Sanford J. Brown

Endurance | Malpractice | Diets | Electronic data

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Finding Diamonds in the Trenches With the Nominal Group Process

Robert H. Moon

To harness the best ideas for improvement and to help build support for them, let everyone's voice be heard.

COMPUTERS

Organize Your Data With Microsoft Excel

Thomas G. Savel

Its ease of use and flexibility make it a helpful tool for managing information from the most mundane to the most complex.

OUR FEATURED WEB SITE

Clinical Decision Support From EDHome

David C. Kibbe

The Internet and World Wide Web are great resources for doing literature searches, accessing evidence-based guidelines and communicating with your patients. But are these tools ready for the exam room?

ASK FPM

Ask FPM

Kent J. Moore, Todd C. Dicus, Gail Levy, Alice G. Gosfield

FPs and productivity | ADA's effect on solo practice | Optimal practice size | Supervising MLPs

BALANCING ACT

Get a Life by Clearing the Clutter

Dianna Booher

These techniques will turn your mountain of work into a manageable molehill.



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