Volume 108, Number 10 – October 2012
COVER STORY (pages 16-22)
Scope Whac-A-Mole
TMA doesn't always oppose scope-of-practice expansion by nonphysicians. It believes it's appropriate when it improves patient care and nonphysicians are properly trained, when a physician heads the health care team, and when there is proper Texas Medical Board oversight. By Crystal Conde
MEDICAL ECONOMICS (pages 25-32)
Rebuilding Relationships
Physicians prepare for Novitas switch. By Amy Lynn Sorrel
PUBLIC HEALTH (pages 35-40)
Preventing Injury
Physicians counsel patients about safety. By Crystal Conde
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (pages 43-49)
Vital Connections
HIEs improve patient care. By Crystal Conde
ESSAY (pages 51-53)
Outreach in Aukot
A journey to serve Uganda's poorest. By Petra Kelsey
SPECIAL REPORT (pages 57-63)
Healthy Vision 2020
Repeal Harmful and Onerous State and Federal Regulations
JOURNAL (page 55)
Clinical Service Characteristics and Initiation of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Series in an Academic Clinic Setting (abstract) (full text)
By Amanda M. Hinson-Enslin, MPH, RDH; Robert Cardarelli, DO, MPH; and Kathryn M. Cardarelli, PhD
ROUNDS (pages 11-14)
PPACA Tops Fall Conference Agenda
Goal: 50,000 Members!
Academic Physicians: Get the Credit You're Due
Leaders Plan Breakthrough Strategies to Help Practices Survive
Saving Hearts – Saving Lives
DPS Tracks Drug Shoppers
Dr. Janek to Head HHSC
Charles Dryden, MD: 1920-2012
DEPARTMENTS
Letters (pages 7-8)
Deaths (pages 13-14)
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