Cover Story: Why is it Great to Practice in Michigan?   Also In This Issue: Minnesota Supreme Court Holds that Medical Staff Bylaws are an Enforceable Contract Health Information Exchange Improves Referral Management Workflow Michigan's Vaccination Waiver Rules are Strengthened

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Cover Story: What is Physician Leadership?   Also In This Issue: A Look at Independent Practices Physicians Making a Difference by Influencing Change Physicians in Non-Traditional Roles Physicians Running for Office

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Cover Story:

Home Grown: Community Partnerships Shape Michigan's Newest Medical School
 
Also In This Issue:

• CMS Releases Final Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 Flexibility
• Michigan Licensure Renewal Requirements
• Rising Number of Infectious Disease Cases Creates Patient Safety Issues

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Cover Story:

Hospital Consolidations: the Bottom Line for Physicians
 
Also In This Issue:

• Closing Your Practice: Medical Record Retention, What Now?
• The New Proposed Rule Change for Stage 2 Meaningful Use
• Reducing Michigan’s High Rate of Unvaccinated Children

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Cover Story:

Medical School Curricula Changing to Align with New Trends in Health Care Delivery
 
Also In This Issue:

• Ready... Or Not? Stage 2 EHR Vendor Issues Hardship Exemption
• Sports Physical Goal: Reduce Liability Risks While Assessing Student Fitness
• Physicians Need to Be Aware of Haptenation & Hypersensitivity Disorders

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Cover Story:

Are You Satisfied? What Drives Physician Professional Satisfaction in a Time of Dwindling Face-Time with Patients?
 
Also In This Issue:

• Liability for Intentional Illegal Disclosures of Medical Record Information by an Employee
• Keeping Michigan Healthy: That’s the Plan
  Physicians Play Critical Role in the Medicaid Expansion
• New MSMS Investment Fund Will Grow Medical Startups in Michigan

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Cover Story:

Michigan Brain Drain: How Many Physicians Are We Losing From Underfunded GME?
 
Also In This Issue:

• Electronic Health Record Malpractice Risks?
• The Difference Between a Living Will and a Medical Treatment Power of Attorney
• The Art & Science of End-of-Life Care: Navigating the Road Less Traveled

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Michigan, Brain, Drain, Medicine

Cover Story:

Employment vs. Private Practice: What You Need to Know When Choosing Your Practice Path
 
Also In This Issue:

• Avoid Missed or Delayed Diagnosis by Being Aware of Risks for BRCA-Based Breast Cancer
• CDC and Michigan Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Vaccines for Children Program

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Cover Story:

Opioid Abuse Puts Physicians between a Rock and a Hard Place

Also in This Issue:

• The Role of Informed Consent in Opioid Prescribing
• MSMS Goes to Bat for Specialists to Earn Uplifts Through BCBSM PGIP
• What to Tell Your Patients About Electronic Health Records
• How (and How Not) to Reform Medical Education

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Cover Story:
 
Opioid Use on the Rise: Is the Pen Mightier Than the Alternatives When It Comes to Chronic Pain Management?
 
Also In This Issue:

• Community-based Training Helps Solve Physician Shortage
• Meaningful Use and Public Health Reporting
• No-Show New Patients May Leave Physicians at Risk
• Does Your Team of Professionals Lack Coordination?

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