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“E-Years”: A Proposal for Standardized Quantification of Electronic Cigarette Use
We propose a patient-friendly documentation strategy that meets the needs of patients, researchers, clinicians, and reimbursement providers alike, via usage of e-years, defined as the volume of e-liquid in mL consumed...
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Process Improvement Exemplar
This article details a simple process improvement project that reduced waste and increased profits at a five-physician primary care group.
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Prevent Discharge Disasters
This article details strategies to avoid post-discharge adverse events and prevent frequent and costly hospital readmissions.
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Patient Profiling Using Psychographics: Demographics vs. Psychographics and Why Culture Matters Most
This article defines psychographics, discusses what is included in psychographic determinations, and explains how to gather psychographic information.
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Medical Marijuana: To Prescribe or Not to Prescribe? That Is the Question
The complex maze of state and federal laws on marijuana usage coupled with a more tolerant public attitude has left physicians, employers, and human resources professionals in a haze about what to do on several pot-re...
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Managing a Toxic Employee
This article discusses strategies for handling toxic behavior in the workplace.
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Leadership Prescription Project
The Leadership Prescription is an action-learning program to further develop the skills of Mayo Clinic leaders and their project teams by focusing on solving real-world business challenges.
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How to Enhance Practice Value in the Eyes of a Buyer: Seven Things Valuation Experts Suggest
With hospital employment continuing to rise and private equity group investments increasing steadily year after year, physician practices are ripe for partnerships.
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Finding the Marvel in the Marble Part III: Developing Others
This article discusses the importance of being part of a team and how to motivate others to work with physicians, office managers, and hospital administrators in order to enhance and improve the medical profession.
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Do-Over: Reengineering Your Electronic Health Records System to Drive Value-Based Care Success
Optimizing existing EHRs away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care is the provider’s most efficient path toward practicing preventative healthcare—and getting properly reimbursed for it.
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Career Reflections Through the Lens of Rock and Roll Music
While seemingly worlds apart, rock music and medical practice share common ground among the 43% of physicians in the United States who are 55 years old or older.
