Articles

A closer look at some of the issues affecting our medical group, our invidual practices or our patients.

 

The physician’s voice in health reform - Fee-for-service medicine diverges from prevention and innovation. Reform requires a new payment system.

The Future of Primary Care: The Medical Home - blending high-tech and low-tech to create a patient-centered "medical home" yields positive results for patients and pratitioners.

Shared decision-making - Helping patients play a part in their health care decisions.

Practice and Leadership Development programs hone skills - communications, work-life balance, and efficiency skills are among the trainings offered.

Physician Assistants: filling a need in patient care - Group Health began using PAs when the profession first emerged. Now they play an important role in dozens of specialties.

Healing the Healer--Understanding physician impairment - Impairment ranges from angry outbursts, marital problems, and poor self-care to depression, substance abuse, and suicide.