A practical guide for physicians participating in ACOs, CINs and value-based contracts.
|Articles|September 25, 2016
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This month, Medical Economics takes a look at the issue of guns in medical practice.
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This month, Medical Economics takes a look at the issue of guns in medical practice. We decided the best way to accomplish this is to foster a debate among physicians. Here are a pair of essays-
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