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ROUNDS


AMA adopts principles for physician employment


AMA honors two outstanding Texans


Medicine protests Medicare Advantage terminations


Preparing your EHR for 2014


Help your patients achieve a healthy weight


TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards honor physicians


Medical pioneer Mavis P. Kelsey, MD, dies


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Primary care physicians’ perceptions of diabetes treatment protocols


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About the cover


Pflugerville physicians Travis Bias, DO; Tina Philip, DO; and Shane Keller, MD, took part in a RAND Corp. study of physician professional satisfaction. The survey measured what makes physicians happy in their practices and explored the sources of their frustrations.


COVER PHOTO BY MATT RAINWATERS


14 Hassles and happiness


A new RAND survey offers new details about what makes you happy in practicing medicine and what makes you feel dissatisfied with your career choice. Among the biggest culprits in causing physician angst are electronic health records. BY CRYSTAL ZUZEK


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