Mar 1998
Features
Provider Sponsored Organizations: A Golden Opportunity in Medicare Managed Care
Patient-Centered Care for Better Patient Adherence
Change: Inevitable but Manageable
Coping With Managed Care's Administrative Hassles
Departments
Editor's Page
Just Being a Doctor
Robert L. Edsall
Editorial
Variety: The Spice of Covered Lives
William R. Phillips
Medicare Update
The Truth and Consequences of Private Contracting
Kent J. Moore
Coding Challenge
Coding an Annual Assessment for a Nursing Home Patient
Charles S. Colodny
Staff Management
How to Evaluate Health Insurance Plans for Your Practice
Bruce Mathews
Marketing Tips
Education and Promotion: A Winning Combination
Wanda Kelsey-Mendez
Communication Skills
The First Rule of Speechmaking: Keep Your Audience Awake
Ellen Belzer
Salaried FP
Salaried Physicians: Managers in Disguise
C. Carolyn Thiedke
FP Stat
Managed Care Smiles on Primary Care
Letters
Monitor
• AMA Seeks More Input About Documentation Guidelines • Company Takes New Tiered Approach to Drug Co-Payments • Business Groups Trying to Stop Patients' Rights Bills • Minorities Lead Drop in Applications to U.S. Medical Schools • Health Benefit Costs Expected to Rise, Despite Managed Care
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