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ROUNDS


ACA exchange plans: questions and answers for Texas physicians


Hard Hats for Little Heads: 20 years of giving


Making money with your mobile app


Second annual Quality Poster Session at TexMed 2014


Physician health conference focuses on cultural competence


Pediatrician suggests you choose wisely with your patients


TMF Foundation tackles diabetes


Texas RECs offer free help to some Medicaid specialists


49 CME


Meaningful use and quality improvement


Earn continuing medical education credit.


About the cover


San Antonio pediatrician J. Laura Arnold, MD, right, and her practice administrator, Victoria Waltemath, work at ABCD Pediatrics, which the Medical Group Management Association identified as a better-performing practice in its 2013 report Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups.


COVER PHOTO BY BRETT BUCHANAN


16 Secrets to success


A new national study reveals what it takes for physician practices to stay financially viable. Several Texas practices, among those rated as “better performers,” share their secrets to success. One of those secrets, a physician says, is “hiring good people and getting out of their way.” BY AMY LYNN SORREL


February 2014 TEXAS MEDICINE 1


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