Physicians Practice - February 2008 - (Page 5) WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2008 CONTENTS FEATURES 22 COVER STORY Conquering Time: 5 Keys to a More Efficient Practice Do you feel overwhelmed every day? From the nation’s leading time-management experts, here’s the best advice on how to make the most of your day. 59 28 IN BALANCE A Family Affair If you think it’s tough being a physician these days, try being a doctor’s spouse or kid. Your family is affected by your challenging, grueling (and, at times, disappointing) choice of career, too. You promised to stick by each other for better or worse. Here’s some help making it work. NEW! HEALTHONOMICS How to Handle Health Savings Accounts Our new occasional series on the nexus of healthcare and the changing economy begins with a look at health savings accounts. Increasingly popular with patients, HSAs promise owners the chance to have more control over how their healthcare dollars are spent. Yet they present unique challenges for your billing office. 35 TECHNOLOGY Making EMRs Work in the Exam Room You may be excited about your new EMR, but for some of your patients, a new gizmo in the exam room will take a little getting used to. Some people get nervous about new technology, so you’d better introduce it carefully. 65 HUMAN RESOURCES Is Your Partner Impaired? He’s been acting strangely of late: frequent tardiness, moody, a disheveled appearance. Your partner just doesn’t seem himself. Is it just stress? Or something more serious — and dangerous? Allowing denial to blind you to a partner’s substance abuse or other mental health problem could cost you, him, and his patients dearly. 41 IN PRACTICE “I’ve Got Some Bad News” Delivering unpleasant clinical news is one of the toughest jobs in medicine. Here’s how to handle it with clarity and sensitivity. COVER ILLUSTRATION: AMANDA DUFFY http://WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Physicians Practice - February 2008 Physicians Practice - February 2008 Contents The Bigger Picture: Your Future is in Your Hands Letters Physicians Practice Pearls: Creating an A+ Practice Noteworthy Cover Story: Conquering Time: 5 Keys to a More Efficient Practice In Balance: A Family Affair Technology: Making EMRs Work in the Exam Room In Practice: "I've Got Some Bad News" The Tech Doctor - The EMR: Savior or Poseur? Ask the Experts NEW! Healthonomics: How to Handle Health Savings Accounts The Administrator's Desk: Finishing School for New Managers Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired The Great Practice Makeover: Too Well-Liked for His Own Good? 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Healthonomics: How to Handle Health Savings Accounts (Page 60) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - NEW! Healthonomics: How to Handle Health Savings Accounts (Page 61) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - NEW! Healthonomics: How to Handle Health Savings Accounts (Page 62) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - The Administrator's Desk: Finishing School for New Managers (Page 63) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - The Administrator's Desk: Finishing School for New Managers (Page 64) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired (Page 65) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired (Page 66) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired (Page 67) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - Human Resources: Is Your Partner Impaired (Page 68) Physicians Practice - February 2008 - The Great Practice Makeover: Too Well-Liked for His Own Good? 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