May 1999

Features

Improving Patient Communication in No Time

Ellen Belzer

Holding the Gains in Quality Improvement

James Giovino

Becoming an Effective Physician Leader

Michael K. Magill

Physician-Owned Groups: The Best Strategy for Success

A. Douglas Bender; H. Jeffrey Wilkins; Richard J. Pierotti; Robert J. Motley; Hal D. Cohan; James L. Conrad; R Lawrence Derstine; Peter Mertzanis

A Case Study in Developing a Successful Medical Group

Al N. Hawks

Developing "Groupthink" in a Multispecialty Group

Joseph A. Cincotta

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

Letters

• Enough, Already!

• Managing Patient Expectations

• Two-Way Communication

• This Is the Future?

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

Ask FPM

• FPs and Productivity • ADA's Effect on Solo Practice • Optimal Practice Size • Supervising MLPs

Practice Diary

• Endurance • Malpractice • Diets • Electronic Data

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