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A survey of features of financial software.

Fine-tune your practice through realistic performance standards, shorter meetings, bottom-up communication, multi-purpose bulletin boards, structured salaries and management ratings.

Medicare reinbursement telemedicine consultations may be coming soon.

As managed care organizations have undertaken increasingly pivotal roles in decisions affecting the delivery of health care, judges have re-evaluated their earlier views and imposed liability.

A member of the medical staff questions the wisdom of this and other possibilities.

Major changes are explained as well as what can be done about them.

The advantages and disadvantages of a cafeteria health plan along with some pointers on implementation.

Concrete suggestions you can implement to foster patient cooperation in following your advice and staying healthier.

A case study illustrating the use of organizational development within an MSO at an academic medical center.

Several recent federal cases call attention to some of the risks associated with entering into agreements in which one party may benefit from making Medicare referrals to another party.