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Books give not wisdom where was none before, / But where some is, there reading makes it more. – Sir John Harrington (1615) A colleague once asked me, “Where do you [and your practice] keep getting new ideas from?,” and my response was, “From reading.” But not reading medical journals or ‘throw-away’ publications (although the […]
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Now that medical practices are joining the rest of the computerized world, they are having to deal such issues as office network security policies. As in most companies with a computer network, the weakest link is usually an employee who either inadvertently, or wittingly, commits one of these mistakes: Trusting outsiders too much – security […]
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Medical practices that are planning to get an electronic medical records (EMR) system in the near future will also need to consider whether they will be keeping their existing practice management software (EPM). Many factors come into play and we will discuss the pros and cons another time. For the purposes of our discussion, let’s […]
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No military commander likes the idea of getting to within sight of a goal only to see defeat snatched from the jaws of victory due to the mutineering of key personnel. If that sounds a bit melodramatic, well, folks in the medical world generally tend to respond best to military idioms, so it helps to […]
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A consultant once asked me “What is the purpose of your business?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? Pause a second before you actually answer. My response to her question was, “Keeping customers satisfied.” And I think that this would apply to you as well – regardless of your specialty. A colleague of mine […]
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Book Review by Jose Gaudier, MD Of all the great ideas of science, Evolution has been scrutinized more than any other. There is overwhelming evidence to support it, and lack of any scientific data against evolution. Despite this, however, fundamentalist religious groups, guided more by misconceptions rather than their faith, promote limitations on the teaching […]
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Every time the administration changes in Washington, physicians wonder what impact it will have on their professional lives. One of the more closely-watched issues is tort reform. An article written by the AMA takes a look at a pilot project run jointly by a county Medical Society and Bar Association in Pennsylvania. This was created […]
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