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Envisioning New Roles for Medical Assistants: Strategies From Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Dana Naughton, Alan Adelman, Patricia Bricker, Michelle Miller-Day, Robert Gabbay

In an era of "do more with less," MAs can play a pivotal and flexible role in family medicine practices.

A Practical Guide to Emergency Preparedness for Office-Based Family Physicians

Lauren Rothkopf, Mary Brennan Wirshup

Medical emergencies may not be common in the office setting, but that's precisely why you need to practice your response to them.

Redesigning Your Work Space to Support Team-Based Care

Peter M. McGough, Matthew B. Jaffy, Thomas E. Norris, Pamela Sheffield, Molly Shumway

Four key design elements could make your team more effective.

Medication Adherence: We Didn't Ask and They Didn't Tell

Marie T. Brown, Christine A. Sinsky

Sometimes the best way to solve our patients' medical problems is to make sure they're taking their medicine.

FROM THE EDITOR

Think Again

Kenneth G. Adler

Sometimes the first step toward change is to reconsider what we think we know.

LETTERS

Physician resilience is an important skill

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Debra Seyfried

Smoking cessation and obesity counseling | Pre-employment physicals | New-patient criteria | Incomplete annual wellness visits

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Patricia Blochowiak, James Stewart, Zack Bechtol, Laura Satcher, Renae Moch

Making kids' ear exams less stressful | Mirror, mirror on the floor | Exercise isn't just for patients | Preserving patient records after shutting your doors

THE LAST WORD

The Relational Soul of Family Medicine

J. LeBron McBride

It's time to focus on what you do best.



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