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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Physicians Practice - October 2008 Physicians Practice - October 2008 Contents Another Reason to Go Cash-Only? Letters How ’Bout Them Gas Prices? Second Opinion: Oh, Canada! Noteworthy Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot Navigating a Lawsuit Ask the Experts The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? EMR: Help or Hindrance? Dealing with Dr. Dangerous E-Mail Abuse Primer The Road to EMR Interoperability Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits Coding Classifieds Advertiser Index Physicians Practice - October 2008 Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page Cover1) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page Cover2) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page 1) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page 2) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page 3) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Physicians Practice - October 2008 (Page 4) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Contents (Page 8) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Contents (Page 9) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Another Reason to Go Cash-Only? (Page 10) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Another Reason to Go Cash-Only? (Page 11) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 12) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 13) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 14) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 15) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 16) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Letters (Page 17) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - How ’Bout Them Gas Prices? (Page 18) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Second Opinion: Oh, Canada! (Page 19) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Second Opinion: Oh, Canada! (Page 20) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Second Opinion: Oh, Canada! (Page 21) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 22) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 23) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 24) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 25) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 26) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 27) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 28) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 29) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 30) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 31) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 32) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 33) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 34) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 35) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 36) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 37) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 38) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot (Page 39) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 40) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 41) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 42) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 43) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 44) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 45) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 46) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 47) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 48) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 49) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 50) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 51) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Navigating a Lawsuit (Page 52) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 53) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 54) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 55) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 56) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 57) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 58) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 59) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Ask the Experts (Page 60) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? (Page 61) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? (Page 62) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? (Page 63) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? (Page 64) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 65) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 66) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 67) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 68) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 69) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - EMR: Help or Hindrance? (Page 70) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 71) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 72) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 73) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 74) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 75) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Dealing with Dr. Dangerous (Page 76) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - E-Mail Abuse Primer (Page 77) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - E-Mail Abuse Primer (Page 78) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - E-Mail Abuse Primer (Page 79) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - E-Mail Abuse Primer (Page 80) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 81) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 82) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 83) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 84) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 85) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 86) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 87) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - The Road to EMR Interoperability (Page 88) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 89) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 90) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 91) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 92) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 93) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 94) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 95) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits (Page 96) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Coding (Page 97) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Coding (Page 98) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Classifieds (Page 99) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Classifieds (Page 100) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Classifieds (Page 101) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Classifieds (Page 102) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Classifieds (Page 103) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 104) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover3) Physicians Practice - October 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover4)
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