APRIL 2001

The World Wide Web can be a tremendous resource for you and your patients if you know where to look. Here's your guide.

You may be able to reduce turnover by finding out how your practice looks through the eyes of your staff.

Getting involved in state and local politics is another way you can care for your patients and community.

Find out how one group created an orientation program that assimilates new doctors more quickly and creates an increased sense of loyalty.

People are always marveling (or complaining) about the inconceivable amount of stuff available on the Internet. As Mindi McKenna, PhD, says in this issue, physicians are more likely to use the Internet for personal than for professional purposes, in large measure because…

The reimbursement might make it worth your time to become an accredited diabetes educator.

Documenting a level-V visit | The risk of prescription drug management | Urinalysis in OB care | Fluorescein staining | 90862 + E/M code?

IOM calls for overhaul of health care system | HIPAA privacy rules delayed | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | Managed care loses steam | Care guidelines for all | Change of heart | Wide-open spaces | Can't get no satisfaction | Better…

By being aware of the strengths and limitations of your family focus style, you can help preserve the family in “family practice.”

Patient advocate | Co-pays

Don't let a restrictive covenant keep you from signing an employment contract, but don't ignore it either.

Part-time malpractice premiums | Defining repricing | Workers' comp claims | Practice administrator vs. office manager

You have an impressive to-do list, but you're still not getting things done. Wonder why?