May 1999
Features
Improving Patient Communication in No Time
Holding the Gains in Quality Improvement
Becoming an Effective Physician Leader
Physician-Owned Groups: The Best Strategy for Success
A Case Study in Developing a Successful Medical Group
Developing "Groupthink" in a Multispecialty Group
Departments
Editor's Page
Group Practice Magic
Robert L. Edsall
Editorial
Flying Solo
Joe D. Haines
Getting Paid
Medicare, 2000 and You
Kent J. Moore
Coding & Documentation
Should You Modify Your Use of Modifiers?
Kent J. Moore
Improving Patient Care
Finding Diamonds in the Trenches With the Nominal Group Process
Robert H. Moon
Computers
Organize Your Data With Microsoft Excel
Thomas G. Savel
Clinical Decision Support From EDHome
David C. Kibbe
Balancing Act
Get a Life by Clearing the Clutter
Dianna Booher
Ask FPM
• FPs and Productivity • ADA's Effect on Solo Practice • Optimal Practice Size • Supervising MLPs
Practice Diary
• Endurance • Malpractice • Diets • Electronic Data
Monitor
• Y2K Update: HCFA's Y2K Hotline Now Available • Y2K Update: OIG Finds Providers Lagging in Y2K Preparation • AHCPR Announces New Prevention Topics • How Salaried Physicians Are Being Paid • Charity Care Suffers in Managed Care • QI Brings Improvements in Medicare • Microchip Enables Precise Drug Delivery • Medical Group Acquisitions Drop
Letters
• Managing Patient Expectations
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