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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? Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant Classifieds Advertiser Index Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page Cover1) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page Cover2) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page 1) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page 2) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page 3) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 (Page 4) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Contents (Page 8) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Contents (Page 9) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Bigger Picture: Battle Royale in the EMR Market (Page 10) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The Bigger Picture: Battle Royale in the EMR Market (Page 11) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Letters (Page 12) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Letters (Page 13) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Letters (Page 14) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Letters (Page 15) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice Pearls: Hire Right (Page 16) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice Pearls: Hire Right (Page 17) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice Pearls: Hire Right (Page 18) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Physicians Practice Pearls: Hire Right (Page 19) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 20) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 21) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 22) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 23) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 24) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Noteworthy (Page 25) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 26) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 27) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 28) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 29) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 30) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 31) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 32) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 33) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 34) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 35) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 36) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 37) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 38) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 39) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 40) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Cover Story: Healthcare Reform: Voting for Change (Page 41) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 42) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 43) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 44) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 45) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 46) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 47) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 48) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 49) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Patient Relations: Dealing with Problem Patients (Page 50) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - The tech Doctor: Is Self-Service Medicine Inevitable? (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? (Page 83) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Appraisals: What’s Your Practice Worth? (Page 84) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Appraisals: What’s Your Practice Worth? (Page 85) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Appraisals: What’s Your Practice Worth? (Page 86) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant (Page 87) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant (Page 88) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant (Page 89) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant (Page 90) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Getting Advice: How to Hire a Consultant (Page 91) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Classifieds (Page 92) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Classifieds (Page 93) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Classifieds (Page 94) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Classifieds (Page 95) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 96) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover3) Physicians Practice - July/August 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page Cover4)
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