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Issue 5, February 2, 2012

• Featured webcast: Assessing the competence of low- and no-volume practitioners

  Create strategic solutions to privileging low- and no-volume practitioners with advice from two...

• Ask the expert: Should medical staff bylaws address employment contracts and exclusive contracts?

  Medical staffs should include a provision in the bylaws stating that if there is a contractual...

• Featured blog post: Holy Moly, He Wants to Come Back!

  At some point during their tenure, physician leaders will be faced with the tough decision of...

• News and briefs: ABFM enhances Maintenance of Certification process

  The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) recently made changes to its Maintenance of...

• Financial Statements for Physician Leaders, Part II: The Balance Sheet

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Issue 4, January 26, 2012

• News and briefs: Patients want easier access to medical records

  Improved understanding and more involvement in care; these are two reasons patients would like...

• Featured blog post: Pat Sat/HCAHPS/P4P - Huh?

  William F. Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL, senior vice president of quality and professional...

• News and briefs: States consider making ?drug database? use by physicians mandatory

  Legislation pending in New York and Tennessee seeks to require physicians to refer to a drug...

• Tip of the week: Track and trend behavior issues

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Issue 3, January 19, 2012

• Tip of the week: Find a balance between compensation and productivity

  Although it is tempting to base a hospitalist’s compensation on productivity, doing so can...

• News and briefs: Work of older and younger PAs compared

  Older physician’s assistants (PA) are more likely to work in primary care in a non-urban...

• News and briefs: Trust plays important role in acquisitions

  Integrating physicians, compensation, and trust are the three most challenging areas for healthcare...

• You Won't Believe who's Asking for What Privileges Now

  This weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review...

Issue 2, January 12, 2012

• News and briefs: ACP Ethics Manual 6.0

  For the first time in seven years, the American College of Physicians (ACP) updated its ethics...

• Tip of the week: Test organization prior to going paperless

  Turning to an electronic medium for credentialing and privileging information comes with a...

• Book excerpt: Putting the Competency Assessment to Work

  The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Issue 1, January 5, 2012

• News and briefs: Kansas health center offering eight weeks off for mission work

  Ashland (KS) Health Center developed a unique recruiting tool: is offering eight paid weeks off for...

• Tip of the week: Keep an eye out for physician burnout

  Physician burnout does not always come kicking and screaming into the workplace. Disruptive...

• Selecting members for your peer review committee

  The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

• Featured blog post: Quality differences among hospitals

  In this week’s blog post, William F. Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL, looks at a recent...