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2003 Vohs and Lawrence Awards
& A Focus on New Products:
••Spring 2004/Vol. 8, No. 2

Editorial CommentsComments from our readersAbstracts from articles published in other journals
CommentaryClinical articles on the practice of Permanente medicinePoetry, Art, Musings from Permanente cliniciansPermanente History
Articles from Medical DirectorsKP in the Community
Articles from a Systems perspective
Medical EthicsPhysicians in the news
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Health Systems


Permanente Roundtable Discussion
Next-Generation Cost-Sharing Products--The Concerns, The Experience, The Future
Part 1: The Concerns.

In the first of a three-part roundtable discussion, seven PMG physician leaders talk about the potential impact on clinicians of implementing cost-sharing products.
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Colorado's KP Helps Assists Patients In Need.
Harvey Bograd, MD; Maureen Hanrahan, BSN, MA; Nancy Strauss, MSPH

The KP Colorado program, KP Helps, was expanded to assist low-income members with out-of-pocket expenses; some results, and resources are described in this brief article.
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CPC Corner: A Patient's Manifesto--Communicating in the Exam Room.
Lee Jacobs, MD

In this article, Dr Jacobs explains five clinician-patient communication principles and their importance in the changing health care environment.
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Systems Learning from Physician Performance Data. Patricia H Parkerton, PhD, MPH; Gary A Feldbau, MD; Hugh L Straley, MD

The assessments and value to improving primary care practice of data collected on physician performance in Group Health Cooperative are presented in this article.
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Optimal Practice Support (OPS) at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
Nancy A Cohen, MD

This article describes the implementation and success of the Optimal Practice Support program at the KP Los Angeles Medical Center.
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