Table of Contents

	Lead Article
	Using Qualitative Self-Examination in Rating Physician Performance Because of the nature of a doctor's work, self-evaluation can provide insights that performance evaluation generally doesn't offer. Steven C. Flood, MD

Rural Practice and Managed Care: A Success Story These family physicians have found a way to gain the leverage needed to manage managed care. Robert J. Ranney

The Managed Care Transition: Touching All the Bases As his multispecialty group ushered in change, the author found that life imitates baseball. Kenneth G. Davis, MD

	Cover Story
	Readers Speak Out on Solo Practice You'd have to be crazy to fly solo these days, right? See what your peers had to say. Introduction by Brandi White

Departments

Editor's Page

Have You Visited FPM Online Lately?
Robert L. Edsall

Letters

Freedom and power for salaried docs · Pack rats wanted · Resources for the doctor-patient relationship · CPR isn't what it used to be

Reimbursement Strategies

Medicare Update: Documentation Guidelines Likely to Change

Medicare Update: Billing for NP Services: What You Need to Know
Kent J. Moore

FPM Monitor

Managed care reform remains high on state legislative agendas · Match numbers drop for primary care

Office Suite

Office Operations: Five Steps to Recovering Flood-Damaged Records
Leigh Ann Henry

Marketing Tips: Accessibility Is the Key
Wanda Kelsey-Mendez

FPM Quiz

Earn 2 hours of AAFP Prescribed credit by reading articles in this issue.

FPM Calendar

Practice Management Marketplace

FP Stats

The Race to Integrate

Instructions for Authors

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