Volume 114, Number 11 — November 2018
Cover Story: Front Line (pages 16-21)
Using primary care to prevent suicide. By Sean Price
Q&A: Georgeanne Freeman, DO (pages 14-15)
Austin primary care physician improves patients overall well-being while diversifying clinic revenue. By David Doolittle
Law: Punching Back (pages 23-24)
Hospital system sued again over alleged peer review misconduct. By Joey Berlin
Economics: Too Big a Step? (pages 30-33)
Medicine urges CMS to reverse new policy allowing "fail first" drug programs. By
Education: On a Medical Mission (pages 34-39)
New DO school is changing how medicine is taught while helping San Antonio's poorest communities. By Sean Price
Education: Is Psychiatry Cool Again? (pages 40-43)
More residents choosing the specialty could mean good news for statewide shortages.By Sean Price
Legislative Affairs: Evening Out the Scale (pages 44-46)
TMA gears up for another legislative battle over surprise bills. By Joey Berlin
Vaccine-preventable Diseases (page 47)
Talk to Patients About: Pertussis By Sean Price
Profile: Blending Both Worlds (page 48)
Surgical resident, Grey's Anatomy consultant blends the arts and medicine. By Steve Levine
Also in This Issue:
Rounds: New opioid prescription forms (pages 8-11)
Imaging: "Movember" (pages 26-28)