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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 Contents The Bigger Picture: Battle Royale in the EMR Market Letters Physicians Practice Pearls: Hire Right Noteworthy Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients The tech Doctor: Is Self-Service Medicine Inevitable? Technology: Do EMRs Make You a Better Doctor? The Guide Idealab: Cash-Only Care Still Works The Administrators Desk: Who’s in Charge? Ask The Experts What Went Wrong: ‘Why Our Great Idea Didn’t Work’ Coding Start It Up: How to Launch a Practice: Operations Partnership: Don't Let Partner Conflict Destroy Your Practice Appraisals: What’s Your Practice Worth? 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(Page 51) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The tech Doctor: Is Self-Service Medicine Inevitable? (Page 52) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Technology: Do EMRs Make You a Better Doctor? (Page 53) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Technology: Do EMRs Make You a Better Doctor? (Page 54) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Technology: Do EMRs Make You a Better Doctor? (Page 55) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Technology: Do EMRs Make You a Better Doctor? (Page 56) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Guide (Page 57) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Guide (Page 58) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Idealab: Cash-Only Care Still Works (Page 59) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Idealab: Cash-Only Care Still Works (Page 60) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Administrators Desk: Who’s in Charge? (Page 61) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Administrators Desk: Who’s in Charge? (Page 62) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 63) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 64) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 65) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 66) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 67) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Ask The Experts (Page 68) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - What Went Wrong: ‘Why Our Great Idea Didn’t Work’ (Page 69) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - What Went Wrong: ‘Why Our Great Idea Didn’t Work’ (Page 70) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - What Went Wrong: ‘Why Our Great Idea Didn’t Work’ (Page 71) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - What Went Wrong: ‘Why Our Great Idea Didn’t Work’ (Page 72) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Coding (Page 73) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Coding (Page 74) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Start It Up: How to Launch a Practice: Operations (Page 75) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Start It Up: How to Launch a Practice: Operations (Page 76) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Start It Up: How to Launch a Practice: Operations (Page 77) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Start It Up: How to Launch a Practice: Operations (Page 78) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Partnership: Don't Let Partner Conflict Destroy Your Practice (Page 79) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Partnership: Don't Let Partner Conflict Destroy Your Practice (Page 80) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Partnership: Don't Let Partner Conflict Destroy Your Practice (Page 81) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Partnership: Don't Let Partner Conflict Destroy Your Practice (Page 82) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Appraisals: What’s Your Practice Worth? 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