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MARCH / APRIL 2009

Articles

Reducing Improper Internet Use in Your Office: A Quick, Easy and Free Solution

JAMES DOM DERA

In just a few minutes, you can set up your computer system to block Web sites that aren’t appropriate at work.

Tying the Partnership Knot: Making It a Win for Both Practice and Associate

Jack Valancy

A sense of fair play and a carefully drawn buy-sell agreement can make the addition of a partnership-track associate a success for everyone involved.

Practicing Excellence: Your Role in Practice Transformation

Stephen C. Beeson

Physician leaders play a vital part in guiding the practice toward exceptional performance.

From the Editor

Practice Improvement Is People

Robert Edsall

It takes the right people to do the right stuff.

Opinion

Four Reasons Our Office Is Pharma-Free

Heather L. Paladine, Julie A. Howard

Those free gifts and samples might be costing you more than you realize.

Letters

Coding & Documentation

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Pap test | ECG technical component | Lesion removal by shaving | Counting exam elements

Practice Pearls

PRACTICE PEARLS

Cheryl Iverson, Alan Levin, Hien Nguyen, Emily J. Zaragoza Lao

Expedite refill requests | Buy used computers for your exam rooms | Encourage patients to carry ECG records with them | Orient new team members efficiently | Looking for EMR recommendations

The Last Word

Five Ways to Respond to a Medical Mistake

J. LeBron McBride

You can make things right if you don’t give in to shame, defensiveness and fear.

Resources

CME Quiz (AAFP members and print subscribers only)

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