March 2008
Cover Feature: A different kind of competency
Growing immigrant population spurs new regulations, education programs
Juan 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?
March '08
Letter from the Editor
Write to the editor
March '08
In the News
HHS: Doctor-owned hospitals fall short on emergency care
March '08
CMS Update
Paying by numbers
CMS’s new MS-DRG codes require more precise diagnostic reporting
March '08
Features
Guiding perioperative care for bariatric surgery
Sleep apnea, diabetes among special concerns
March '08
Listening in lieu of lecturing
Docs try motivational interviewing to change health behaviors
March '08
Success Story
Dedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay
March '08
Q&A
Donald E. Casey Jr., FACP, discusses new end-of-life guidelines
March '08
Physician Profile
Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MACP: A leader of philanthropy and a woman in medicine
March '08
Career Management
Committee work can help your career, but be sure to choose wisely
March '08
Clinical Medicine
Focus on: Diagnosing pulmonary embolism
March '08
Test yourself: Pulmonary embolism
March '08
Research News
Journal watch
Recent studies of note
March '08
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