VOL. 13, NO. 3
Departments
Legal Matters
Hitting the right note with the
termination provisions of your employment contract can mean a
world of difference in the tone of your tenure in a practice.
By Bruce D. Armon
Policy Points
Certain groups are at higher risk for
suicide, including older white males, Native Americans,
dentists, and doctors. If primary physicians know what to look
for, they may be able to help individual patients in the days
or weeks before suicide.
By Jeff Atkinson
By Jeff Atkinson
Remarks
Physicians of all kinds will always be
needed. To ensure personal career satisfaction and avoid
regrets, choose a specialty based on your needs, not the going
trend. By James Merritt
Special Issue /
Technology in Practice
From e-mail with patients to virtual
visits and e-scripts, technological advances are changing the
practice of medicine—even for technophobic physicians.
By Cindy Murphy McMahon
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Easier to use and more affordable than
ever, electronic
medical record systems still present a
challenge for most practices. Careful planning and
implementation are key to a smooth transition and realizing
their full potential.
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By Gina Rollins
Dr. Catherine Picken of The Washington
ENT Group, DC.
Photo ©Chris Usher
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Cyber
Education Gains Ground
On-line
degrees are more popular than
ever, but learner
beware: Evaluate programs for cost,
content, and accreditation carefully. Not all degrees are
created equally.
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By Liz Lipton
Corporate trainer,
Rich Douglas, MBA
Photo ©Chris Usher
