September/October 2014

Features

Health Confidence: A Simple, Essential Measure for Patient Engagement and Better Practice

John Wasson; Eric A. Coleman

Caring for Seniors: How Community-Based Organizations Can Help

Eric A. Coleman; Nancy A. Whitelaw; Robert Schreiber

Applying the "Theory of Constraints" to Solve Your Practice's Most Vexing Problem

James F. Cox, III; Timothy M. Robinson; Wendy Maxwell

Controlling Hypertension: Focusing on "Why" Makes "How" a Lot Easier

Jen Brull

Departments

From the Editor

Tools of the Trade
Kenneth G. Adler

Opinion

Gambling on the Transition From Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care
Mark M. Nunlist ; Sean Uiterwyk ; Betsy Nicoletti

SPPACES: App Reviews

Cardiac Risk Assessment
David Rebedew ; Kenneth Lin

Practice Pearls

• Dealing with stormy EHR "clouds"

Coding & Documentation

• Countersigning notes for incident-to services • Same-day, same-group hospital care • Transporting lab specimens • Admission to observation care

The Last Word

Five Steps for Building Your Leadership Skills
Lisa Goren

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