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25	SPECIAL SECTION FAMILY PRACTICE IN 2000: THE STATE OF THE ART
	25	What Lies Ahead for Family Physicians? What challenges and opportunities await in the next few years? Here's the answer, from 14 perspectives.
	35	Practicing in the New Millennium: Do You Have What It Takes? Tomorrow's family physicians need new knowledge and skills to help them be old-fashioned family doctors. Marc L. Rivo, MD, MPH
	41	Building the Future of Health Care on the Foundations of Family Practice Hold on to your heritage as a family physician. It may save the health care system, or at least save your patient from it. William R. Phillips, MD, MPH
	46	The Emergence of Consumer-Driven Health Care As patients shoulder a larger share of their own health care costs, they'll expect more from physicians -- and reward those who meet their expectations. Norman E. Vinn, DO

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	15	GETTING PAID CPT Changes for 2000 Codes for emergency and critical care, lab panels and immunizations are noteworthy. Kent J. Moore
	17	CODING AND DOCUMENTATION Answers to Your Questions Kent J. Moore
	22	MONITOR IOM calls for system-wide changes to prevent errors • Medicare finalizes 2000 fee schedule • New physicians frustrated by coding, managed care, journal deluge • Uncertainty continues as health systems seek workable models • Residents can unionize -- and strike • Physician recruitment still friendly to family practice • Doctors may report patients who are driving risks
	50	IMPROVING PATIENT CARE The Value of Brief, Targeted Smoking-Cessation Advice Even one minute of counseling can inspire your patients to give up smoking. George E. Kikano, MD, Carlos R. Jaén, MD, PhD, Robin S. Gotler, MA, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
	52	PRACTICE DIARY House calls • Y2K and dinosaurs • Business 101 Sanford J. Brown, MD
	55	COMPUTERS Our Featured Web Site: Two Excellent Sources fo Alzheimer's Information David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
	56	COMPUTERS Expect More from the Internet Emerging Internet technologies will enable family physicians to benefit from less complicated, less expensive software applications. David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
	58	ASK FPM Rewarding a physician executive • Compensation for collecting capitation payments • Nonprofit family practice?
	60	SALARIED FP Negotiation Gambits Successful negotiation often depends on recognizing the games people play and determining how you will react to them. James M. Giovino, MD
	68	BALANCING ACT Running on Empty Many people don't realize how out of kilter their lives have become until a crisis hits. That's what happened to this young physician. Jennifer Bush
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	12	EDITOR'S PAGE
	14	LETTERS
	63	FPM QUIZ (EARN 3HOURS OF CME CREDIT)
	65	CLASSIFIEDS
	67	AUTHORS GUIDE

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