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 Primary Care Matters
Voice your opinions about timely and controversial topics in medicine - insights, observations, and frustrations welcome.
 Children's Health Matters
Vaccine controversies, parents who demand antibiotics, infant sleep strategies, talking with teens. . . . If you don't shy away from the tough issues in pediatrics, we invite you to join the conversation.
 The Dietitian Is In
Up-to-date, accurate health, wellness, nutrition, exercise, and fitness information. Share your thoughts and ideas on how to make healthy choices every day.
 Clinical Photo Challenge
Test your diagnostic prowess with these challenging photo cases.
 How Health Happened
The rise of clinical research, the medicalization of previously "normal" conditions, changes in the patient-physician relationship . . . explore these and other issues related to the modern health culture, and share your own insights.
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Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA
Your receptionists, telephone operators, schedulers and other staff members – historically called “the front office” – are critical to your practice’s success. Here, practice management advisor Elizabeth Woodcock says it might be time to think about these critical employees in a new light--as directors of high-profile, business-critical functions. Find out why.
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Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA
Collecting from patients at the time of service can be stressful to medical practice staff. Historically, asking for money seemed almost inappropriate, if not distasteful – a job for the business office, not the front office. Fortunately, staff can learn to take collections more seriously.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
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There are some special properties of methadone about which prescribers need to be aware to ensure its efficacy and avoid adverse events.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
The FDA recently made decisions on the approval of 2 new formulations of oxycodone that were developed in an attempt to reduce the abuse of this drug. One drug, Oxecta, received approval. Another, Remoxy, did not. Where do things now stand?
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By Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA
How much do you know about coding and clinical documentation? If you’re a physician, you probably don’t feel like you know enough. At the same time, you probably know more than you ever wanted to know. Here, tips from somebody who wants to help you.
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Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA
Appointment confirmations are a necessity in today’s fast-paced environment. Not only does the process help forgetful patients (or their parents) to stay on time, but it can reduce your appointment no-show rate. Every no-show you eliminate improves your practice’s bottom line. To be effective, follow these nine tips:
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
After the decision to prescribe an opioid for pain control, how do you choose between a short- or long-acting preparation? The decision isn’t always simple, but there are guidelines to help ensure the appropriate choice for each patient.
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Elizabeth Woodcock, MBA
Is running out of supplies plaguing your efficiency? Is an overabundance of supplies harming your bottom line? Maybe it’s time to evaluate a just-in-time (JIT) inventory control system.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
Given that pain following surgery is predictable, one might assume we know a lot about optimal analgesia and management. A meta-analysis of Cochrane Reviews, however, reveals that we still have a lot to learn. Read more, here.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS
There is an old saying in real estate that the 3 most important features about a property for sale are “location, location, and location.” In medicine, an equivalent aphorism for the best way to avoid legal problems is “document, document, and document.”
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Based in Atlanta, Elizabeth Woodcock is a speaker and author with more than 20 years of experience in the practice management industry. Author of ten best-selling books, she holds an MBA from The Wharton School. Learn more at www.elizabethwoodcock.com.
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Rising Above Burnout
Michelle Mudge-Riley, DO, MHA, is a career development and compliance consultant to physicians and physician practices. She works with clinicians and managers through tools designed to build morale, reduce stress and burnout, and diversify skills in a shifting healthcare delivery market.
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Steven A. King, MD, MS, is in the private practice of pain medicine in New York, and he is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, New York. |  | Mental Health Matters
Sidney H. Weissman, MD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. |  | Practice Makes Perfect
Pamela Wible, MD, is a family physician born into a family of physicians. She has developed a model for change in healthcare delivery that first asks a community what it wants and needs from the healthcare experience. Her model for the “ideal clinic” is taught in graduate medical curricula and featured in Harvard School of Public Health's newest edition of Renegotiating Health Care. Dr Wible is a frequent guest on NPR. |  | Primary Care Matters
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is section editor of the hypertension topic center on this web site. |  | How Health Happened
Jan Henderson, PhD, is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale University. After receiving her degree in the History of Science and Medicine, she taught at the City University of New York (Queens College). She has been a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. Currently she writes on the history of the medical profession in the 20th century, as well as changing attitudes towards health. You can follow her on her blog, The Health Culture. |
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Designing the Perfect Business Card for Your Medical Practice C. Noel Henley, MD, May 11, 2012 Does your business card say anything substantive about the valuable work you do in your practice? Here’s how to re-design your next business card for maximum impact and engagement. The Five Biggest Medical Practice Marketing Mistakes James Doulgeris, May 10, 2012 There are best practices to marketing your practice, but often, success is more about knowing what not to do. Here are the five most common pitfalls …and how to avoid them. Can You Practice Medicine and Manage Your Practice? Rosemarie Nelson, May 9, 2012 Whether you practice alone, or in a group, if you're trying to see patients in this pay-for-volume environment and also run the business of your practice, you may be missing out on important opportunities.
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