| HEALTHCARE NEWS AND OPINIONS
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| 12/16/2009
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| We can see you today, Mrs. Jones. Will 6PM be OK with you?
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| First Time Visitors, Welcome!
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| What's New
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Our Latest Clinical Column is less clinical than some, but more about clinical practice than others
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Don't forget to look in Guest Archives for reader responses.
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| Dr. Tom's Second Opinion Columns
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| These clinical topics are meant to be serious and thought-provoking. (Click on the button above to see the latest columns; buttons for past issues are found under the "Archives" label to the left.) The latest column is on:
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| Five steps to reform primary care.
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| The Wisdom of Yo'Doc
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| Yo'Doc, our native consultant and resident-wiseman, pontificates (actually he preaches) on serious or not-so-serious topics that make him angry or pleased, as a result of things happening in his beloved field of medicine. This week Yo'Doc rambles on:
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| Yo'Doc has nothing new. Sorry.
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| Special Series on Managed Care
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| This series looks at managed care problems and solutions and relates them to patients, providers, hospitals, HMOs, and governments.
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| Guest Columns
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| From time to time other physicians or healthcare professionals are asked to write columns for our readers. If you'd like to express your opinion on a medical topic of current interest, we'll consider posting it as a Guest Column. Contact us by e-mail (link at left). The latest guest column is:
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| Dr. Murali is a gastroenterologist with good ideas about reducing healthcare costs.
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| The best prescription is knowledge-- Dr. Koop
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| The best knowledge is common sense!--Dr. Tom
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