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March 2008

Cover Feature: A different kind of competency

Growing immigrant population spurs new regulations, education programs


A different kind of competencyJuan Lopez, a Hispanic man with limited English proficiency, is admitted to your hospital with severe abdominal pain. You think he needs surgery, but he insists that the pain is the result of a hex, and requests treatment from a witch doctor. How do you respond?

 

 

 

 

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In the News

HHS: Doctor-owned hospitals fall short on emergency care

CMS Update

Paying by numbers

CMS’s new MS-DRG codes require more precise diagnostic reporting

Features

Guiding perioperative care for bariatric surgery

Sleep apnea, diabetes among special concerns

Listening in lieu of lecturing

Docs try motivational interviewing to change health behaviors

Success Story

Success StoryDedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay

Q&A

Q&ADonald E. Casey Jr., FACP, discusses new end-of-life guidelines

Physician Profile

Physician ProfileRisa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MACP: A leader of philanthropy and a woman in medicine

Career Management

Committee work can help your career, but be sure to choose wisely

Clinical Medicine

Focus on: Diagnosing pulmonary embolism

Test yourself: Pulmonary embolism

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Journal watch

Recent studies of note

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ACP Hospitalist Weekly

From the September 1, 2010 edition

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Cartoon Caption Contest

This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!

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