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Issue Date: January 15, 2003
Group Recruits Carefully to Boost Efficiency
This article discusses how a multispecialty group in Texas has been successful by linking physician compensation to physician productivity, among other factors.
Increased Efficiency Improves Patient Care
This editorial discusses how the focus of Practice Options will expand to include more articles on improving patient care through increased practice efficiency. Such articles will provide physicians with information on how to become more efficient in their practice, so that they will have more time to spend with patients.
What Happens If Cost Control Fails?
This article discusses the collision of two forces in health care--rapidly rising health care costs and the necessity for health care reform. It suggests several reasons for the looming health care crisis, as well as some likely outcomes.
Privacy Rules Made Simple
This article discusses requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) pertaining to patient privacy. It discusses which physicians and practices are covered under the act, as well as what they need to do to comply.
Vendors Can Ensure Compliance
This article discusses physician compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including the importance of complying and the penalties for not doing so. It also includes suggestions on how to comply with the act.
Consultant Offers Advice for Raising Physician Productivity
In this interview, Greg N. Korneluk, chairman of the International Council for Quality Care Inc., in Boca Raton, Fla., discusses his organization and the services it provides, which includes advising physicians on how to manage their time more productively. He also discusses a number of factors attributable to physician success.
ACC Promotes Use of Guidelines
This article discusses a program sponsored by the American College of Cardiology that seeks to provide cardiologists with the tools they need (such as checklists) that will help to standardize the treatment of certain conditions while improving quality of care.
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