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21	21	GROUP PRACTICE How an Employed Group Redesigned Itself to Achieve Financial Viability This 32-site medical group was facing financial ruin until its employees (both physicians and staff members) came up with a radical plan. Frank M. Reed, MD, Sharon O'Hara, MA, and Peter Schaad, MBA, MHA
	39	LIFE BALANCE Overcoming Compassion Fatigue When practicing medicine feels more like labor than a labor of love, take steps to heal the healer. John-Henry Pfifferling, PhD, and Kay Gilley, MS
39	28	CODING AND DOCUMENTATION Using Peer Review for Self-Audits of Medical Record Documentation You might be surprised at how much doctors can help one another improve in coding and documentation. Ronald W. Bradshaw, MD, CPA

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14	GETTING PAID A Critical Look at Critical Care Coding HCFA revised its coverage policies. Here's what you need to know if you provide critical care to Medicare patients. Kent J. Moore
16	CODING AND DOCUMENTATION Answers to Your Questions Kent J. Moore
17	MONITOR HCFA pays $3 million to insure deceased • AMA drops physician accreditation program • Evidence-based guidelines available online • Match results: Third straight drop for family practice
47	IMPROVING PATIENT CARE How Emotional Distress Shapes the Patient Visit Tending to patients' emotional health may take a bit longer, but it can strengthen the doctor-patient relationship. George E. Kikano, MD, Edward J. Callahan, PhD, Robin S. Gotler, MA, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
53	PRACTICE DIARY Patient satisfaction • Health insurance • Dem bones Sanford J. Brown, MD
587	COMPUTERS Health Information on the Net: A More Direct Route If search engines keep leading you down false trails, try using one of these directory sites. Eric T. Rumsey
61	SALARIED FP Sharpen Your Salary Negotiation Skills With Leverage Recognizing the type of leverage you have is the key to using it to your advantage. James D. Vandermeer, MD
70	BALANCING ACT Preventing Burnout The personality traits that make you a good doctor may also make you a target for burnout. Kenneth G. Davis, MD
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