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ProviderSponsored Organizations: A Golden Opportunity in Medicare
ManagedCare Physicians and other providers will soon have a chance to bypass the middlemanand compete in managed Medicare.  Stephen Cl Gleason, DO, Jacque J. Sokolov, MD, and ChristineHenshaw, MBA |
| Patient-Centered Care for Better
PatientAdherence Help your patients become medical decision makers who take an active role intheir own care. Robert Lowes |
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| Change:
Inevitablebut Manageable Do you feel you're losing control over your practice? Read how one familyphysician has learned to manage both planned and unexpected changes. William Jackson Epperson, MD |
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| Coping With Managed Care's Administrative Hassles Feeling weighed down by details and paperwork? Here are some ideas forlightening the load of multiple managed care plans. John Spicer |
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Departments
- Editor's Page
- Just Being a Doctor
Robert L. Edsall
- Editorial
- Variety: The Spice of Covered Lives
- Letters
- And the survey says... · While we're on the subject·An ICD-9 cheat sheet · Correction
- Reimbursement Strategies
Medicare Update: The Truth and Consequences ofPrivate Contracting
Kent J. Moore
Coding Challenge: Coding an Annual Assessment fora Nursing Home Patient
Charles S. Colodny, MD
- FPMMonitor
- AMA seeks more input about documentation guidelines · Companytakes new tiered approach to drug co-payments · Business groupstrying to stop patients' rights bills · Minorities lead drop inapplications to U.S. medical schools · Health benefit costsexpected to rise, despite managed care
- Office Suite
Staff Management: How to Evaluate HealthInsurance Plans for Your Practice
Bruce Matthews
Marketing Tips: Education and Promotion: AWinning Combination
Wanda Kelsey-Mendez
Communication Skills: The First Rule ofSpeechmaking: Keep Your Audience Awake
Ellen J. Belzer, MPA
- The SalariedFP
- Salaried Physicians: Managers in Disguise
C. Carolyn Thiedke, MD
- FPMQuiz
- Earn 2.5 hours of AAFP Prescribed credit by reading articles in this issue.
- FP Stats
- Managed Care Smiles on Primary Care
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