Synergy - May/June 2014 - 2
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MAY/JUNE 2014 * VOLUME 42 * NO. 3
indu s t ry
f e at u r e s
In the March/April 2014 issue of SYNERGY, author Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, was identified
as an administrator with the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Resources. Dr. Wakefield is the Administrator of the Health Resources
and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The UncerTain FUTUre oF hcQia
immUniTy-GUidinG Physician
Leaders in chanGinG Times
By Barbara Blackmond
Quiz on page 12; Worksheet on page 28
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managEd CarE ConnECtions
BaLancinG resPecT For aGinG
Physicians and PaTienT care
By Ann Klinger, CPCS
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are yoU Good enoUGh
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sPeciaL namss Pass™ GUide
By Melissa Walters, MHA, CPMSM, CPCS, MSOW-C,
Chair, NAMSS Nominating Committee
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diffErEnCE
By Constance E. Riedel, BS, CPMSM, CPCS, Chair, NAMSS PASS Task Force
24 How namss Pass™ PromotEs PatiEnt safEty
By Kate Conklin, BS, CPMSM, CPCS, CPHQ
26 a CliniCian's PErsPECtivE
By Todd Epstein, MD
27 your toP fivE QuEstions answErEd
By Andy Lock
depa rt m e n t s
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Editor's Column
A message from the editor
By Linda M. Waldorf, BS,
CPMSM, CPCS
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PrEsidEnt's Column
29 HaPPEnings
A message from the president
By John R. Pastrano, BBA, CPCS,
CPMSM
30 Consultants dirECtory
Synergy - May/June 2014
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Synergy - May/June 2014 - Intro
Synergy - May/June 2014 - Cover1
Synergy - May/June 2014 - Cover2
Synergy - May/June 2014 - 1
Synergy - May/June 2014 - Table of Contents
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20160506
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20150506
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20140506
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20130910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20130708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20130506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/NAMSS/synergy_20130304
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