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Is Disintegration the Answer?

Rod Aymond, Theodore Hariton

If your relationship with an integrated organization seems tenuous, try to shore it up before you give up.

Are the Edges of Family Practice Being Worn Away?

Brandi White

A variety of forces, from hospitalists to burnout, may be chipping away at family physicians' scope of practice. Should you be concerned?

EDITOR'S PAGE

Innovation and Organization

Robert L. Edsall

A few months ago, I heard a presentation on organizational structure that seemed to hold a valuable insight for physician organizations — and for health care organizations of all sizes. The presenter, André L. Delbecq, DBA, is the J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor...

LETTERS

Too many managers

Marjorie Uhalde

GETTING PAID CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Coding and Documentation

Kent J. Moore

Preventive medicine services revisited | Bone mass measurements | ICD-9 code for dyspnea | A discharge code for a deceased nursing facility patient? | Retirement community visits

MONITOR

Monitor

NPs rival MDs in primary care, says study | Health plans need consent to access patient records | Physician productivity: How FPs, IMs compare | Study shows effects of Medicare HMO withdrawals | AHCPR becomes AHRQ, refines mission | HMOs don't have to disclose physician...

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

The Family Physician's Role in Reducing Medical Errors

Joel E. Miller

By educating patients, adopting the latest technology and creating “no-fault” environments, family physicians can be part of the solution.

PRACTICE DIARY

Practice Diary

Sanford J. Brown

Birthday cards | Ankle sprains | The letter service

ASK FPM

Ask FPM

David Keller, Keith C. Borglum, Alice G. Gosfield

Collecting late payments | Increasing productivity with labor? | Discounting services for staff

BALANCING ACT

15 Tips for Managing Life at Work and Home

Jennifer Bush

No gimmicks, no tricks. Just basic advice for getting the most out of the time you have without letting it get the most of you.



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