June 2014


“It’s not sustainable for physicians’ costs to go up every year and for their payment to stay the same.” Page 20


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ALSO 2 TEXAS MEDICINE June 2014


Out in the open Quality: Physician Compare site publishes quality data. BY AMY LYNN SORREL


Playing it SAFER Practice Management: Guides reduce room for EHR errors. BY KARA NUZBACK


A lost art Public Health: Recommendation aims to reduce cesareans. BY KARA NUZBACK


Medicare data go public Medical Economics: What you need to know. BY CATHERINE I. HANSON, JD


Hard evidence Quality: Decisionmaking tools from AHRQ. BY AMY LYNN SORREL


7 LETTERS 15 NEWSMAKERS 54 INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS 56 POEM


49 JIM LINCOLN; MATT RAINWATERS; JIM LINCOLN


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