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Issue Date: October 2004
Focusing on Patients May Help Improve Quality
This editorial discusses the Institute of Medicine's report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, and how its recommendations relate to the quality of care being provided to do what's best for patients.
Pursuing Perfection to Advance Quality
In this article, George J. Isham, MD, medical director and chief health officer for HealthPartners, in Minneapolis, discusses how HealthPartners is using the $1.9 million grant it received from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve quality of care.
Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Offer Specific Therapeutic Recommendations
This article discusses the ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, and the need for more physicians to be aware of the guidelines and the rationale behind them.
Education, Convenience of Therapy Enhance Patient Compliance
This article discusses how physicians can educate patients who have atrial fibrillation to help them understand their treatment options and to encourage their compliance with therapy.
Group Grows Through Careful Recruiting
This article discusses how a cardiology group in Austin, Texas, has grown from a 9-physician practice in 1994 to a 32-physician practice today. The group attributes its growth and low turnover to its carefully implemented recruiting strategies.
EMRs Help Improve Care Quality
This article discusses how the Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation in Iowa is using laptops and emphasizing information technology in its training of residents in a family practice program.
Clinicians Can Learn From Alternative Practitioners
This editorial discusses how traditional physicians can develop relationships with qualified alternative practitioners, which may lead to increased patient safety and more referrals.
Flaws in Consumer Care Examined
This article discusses how consumer-directed health care may not be a panacea for reducing rising health care costs, as some experts predict it will be.
Study Shows Effect of Rising Rates
This article discusses the results of a study on the effect rising insurance premiums have on physician practices. Contrary to AMA findings, this study concludes that research does not support the argument that state tort reforms will avert local physician shortages or lead to greater efficiencies in care.
Physician Supply Shortage Explained
This article discusses the looming shortage of physicians being predicted by a number of health care experts. It also looks at the opportunities this shortage presents to physicians in certain specialties and in certain regions of the country.
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