VOL. 15, NO. 1
Departments
Legal Matters
A Clause for Concern
As you evaluate an employment contract, examine the details of any non-competition covenant contained therein. Those details may mean the difference between a contract you can live with and one that needs to change.
By Bruce D. Armon and
As you evaluate an employment contract, examine the details of any non-competition covenant contained therein. Those details may mean the difference between a contract you can live with and one that needs to change.
By Bruce D. Armon and
Christopher P. Stief
Marketing Minute
Power of Women
Matriarchs often make health-care decisions for their families. Reach the woman with your marketing efforts and you reach everyone in the family.
Matriarchs often make health-care decisions for their families. Reach the woman with your marketing efforts and you reach everyone in the family.
By Julie Silver, MD
Community Profile
The Mountain Side of Maryland
Although it is a small
mountain city, Cumberland, Maryland thinks
big. Its hospitals focus on providing quality care and
residents relish their convenient isolation.
Although it is a small
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By Eileen Lockwood
A typical house on Washington Street,
Cumberland, Maryland.
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Remarks
A Special Mission
Patients with developmental disabilities benefit especially from consistent, specialized health-care services.
Patients with developmental disabilities benefit especially from consistent, specialized health-care services.
Serving these individuals has helped
this physician find a fulfilling career.
By David Kaufman, MD, FAAP
Discharging a patient is never easy and
could lead to charges of abandonment, but keeping certain
problem patients is also a liability. Know the law
surrounding patient dismissal and the steps to take to
safeguard your practice. By Cindi Myers
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English is no longer the language for a
large percentage of physicians‘ patient populations.
Here‘s how to remain calm and effective when you feel
you‘re suddenly practicing in unfamiliar territory.
By Julie Sturgeon
Alice Chen MD, of Oakland, CA
PHOTO ©2005 Tom Seawell
