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Issue Date: September 15, 1999
TB Treatment Compliance Urged, Particularly in Managed Care Settings
This article discusses how directly observed therapy can help to improve treatment compliance in patients with tuberculosis.
New England Cardiac Study Group Works to Reduce Mortality Rates
This article discusses how a consortium of hospitals, practitioners, and other medical professionals in New England are collaborating in an effort to use a risk-stratified database to help clinicians improve cardiac care.
Gastroenterologists Find Physician Extenders Help Improve Care and Income
This article discusses the benefits that physician extenders bring to a practice, looks at a few practices that are using them, and suggests what qualifications to look for in potential candidates.
Physician Finds Extenders Increase Efficiency, But Bring Criticism as Well
This article discusses a high-volume ob-gyn practice in Alexandria, Va., that makes extensive use of certified nurse midwives and is therefore able to undercut the rates of other practices.
Groups Find New Value in Administrators
This feature discusses the role of an office manager and practice administrator, the benefits of having one, what qualifications to look for in potential candidates, and how much salary you can expect to pay.
Physicians Examine Their Options
This column is in response to a reader's questions about whether his group should consider a merger to handle the increased workload the practice is experiencing.
Small Group Succeeds Despite Increased Complexity and Rising Costs
This interview takes an in-depth look at a small group practice in Saybrook, Conn., examining its structure and the problems it faces under managed care.
Academy Recognizes Wound Care as a Board-Certified Specialty
This article discusses wound care as an emerging specialty within the field of podiatric medicine and the process involved for those seeking to be certified by the American Academy of Wound Management as wound care specialists.
To Serve the Uninsured, Physician Suggests a Simple Plan
This editorial discusses how a PCP group in Renton, Wash., formed a plan that reduces the administrative costs of care so that patients can receive a discounted fee for health service.
Public Markets Punish PPMCs
This column takes a brief look at the market status of the health care services sector.
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