Business of Medicine
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Medicare Set to Tackle Approach to Chronic Care
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Managed Care Firm Goes All HSA—for Employees
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Patients Aren't Flooding Physicians' E-Mail Boxes
Commentary
The Mini Electronic Medical Record: A Low-Cost, Low-Risk Partial Solution
Electronic medical records (EMRs) offer many advantages. However, there are also risks involved with adopting a full commercial EMR. These include...
Original Research
Assessing Guidelines for Use in Family Practice
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An Act of Malpractice?
Q&A
Can a clinical decision aid be useful in determining when to discontinue in-hospital cardiac resuscitation?
Van Walraven C, Forster AJ, Parish DC, et al. Validation of a clinical decision aid to discontinue in-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitations. JAMA...
Original Research
Hand-Held Electronic Prescribing
Clinical Inquiries
How can I improve patient adherence to prescribed medication?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Two randomized clinical trials have shown that simplified dosing schedules have improved patient adherence to medication as...
Original Research
Conducting The Direct Observation of Primary Care Study Insights from the Process of Conducting Multimethod Transdisciplinary Research in Community Practice
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Do back-up antibiotic prescriptions for the treatment of common respiratory symptoms alter fill rates and patient satisfaction?
Couchman GR, Rascoe TG, Forjuoh SN. Back-up antibiotic prescriptions for common respiratory symptoms: patient satisfaction and fill rates. J Fam...