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Addressing the Challenge of New Medical Technologies: One Permanente Clinician's View--Part II
Paul Wallace, MD

Dr Wallace continues his informative discussion from the last edition of The Journal by presenting guidelines for clinicians on the integration of new technology into their practice.
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CPC Corner--Positive Results from Clinician-Patient Communication Programs at Kaiser Permanente: A Physician's View
Steven M Levine, MD

Dr Levine presents a personal testimony on the favorable impact that the clinician-patient communication programs have had on his internal medicine practice.
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Hospitalist Practice: An Increasingly Popular Model for Inpatient Care
Diane Craig, MD

Dr Diane Craig's summary of learnings from a national KP Hospitalist Conference is an excellent "state-of-the-art" update on the hospitalist speciality, an exciting innovation.
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