Physicians Practice Magazine

One of our goals is to help physicians manage their practices more efficiently, leading to improved patient care. The publication Physicians Practice offers real answers to real problems. WMC sponsors and distributes customized versions of this nationwide magazine, which contains expert practice information and news, to doctors across the state.

The Need for Practice Management
Now more than ever, business and medicine are inseparable. Mergers and acquisitions of hospitals and clinics, the changing face of the health-insurance industry, falling reimbursement and heightened regulations have made business principles essential to the practice of medicine. The business-savvy physician will find the most success at delivering quality patient care in a changing field.

Physicians Practice teaches doctors how to navigate the difficult financial straits of the medical marketplace. In-depth articles written by experts in the healthcare and practice management fields inform physicians about new technologies, ways to cut costs and important issues for billing and collections. And since Physicians Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, doctors actually earn CME credit while they learn.

Local Contributors
Many area physicians have written articles for WMC’s issues of Physicians Practice. Please download any you have missed or those you have read and wish to review.

• Non-surgical Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) (July 2004)
• Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): Pacemakers for the Brain – by Joseph G. Sramek, M.D ( July 2004)


• Prostate Cancer Afflicts 1 in 6 Men in the U.S. – by James B. Haden, M.D. (September 2004)
• Treatment Update: Beating Breast Cancer – by Jerald A. Kahan, M.D. (September 2004)


• Colonoscopy: The Gold Standard for Detecting Cancer – by Kent Katz, M.D. (November 2004)
• New Treatments Help Patients Breathe Easier – by Mark McGinley, M.D. (November 2004)


• Aggressive Hyperlipidemia Management Gets Results – by James L. Orford, M.D. (January 2005)
• The Best Chance for a Full Recovery – By Ryan T. Swan, M.D. (January 2005)
• Improving Care for People with Seizure Disorders – By David B. Wheeler, M.D., Ph.D. (January 2005)


• Hey Buddy!  What Happened to Your New Year's Resolution?  – by Raoul Joubran, M.D. (May 2005)
• Stroke Care: Time is Brain!  – By David B. Wheeler, M.D., Ph.D. (May 2005)


• Rattlesnake Bites: Old-time Treatments Can be Worse Than the Bites – by David Erk, M.D. (July 2005)


• Regional Referral Center and Wyoming Life Flight (September 2005)
• Paraneoplastic Diseases of the Retina – by Ram R. Peddada, M.D., D.Sc (September 2005)


• Underestimating Sudden Cardiac Death– by Michael W. Skaf, M.D. (November 2005)
• Crystal Clear: With over 30 forms of epilepsy, diagnosis and treatment require a great deal of expertise – by Peter VanHouten (November 2005)
• All in the Family: Hereditary Cancers Made Simple - by Diane Henshaw, M.D. (January 2006)
• Acute Stroke Management – by David B. Wheeler, M.D., Ph.D. (July 2006)
• Peripheral Arterial Disease: High Prevalence Not Always Diagnosed (July 2006)
  
  
• Wyoming Medical Center Expands Physician Liaison Program (March 2007)
• Heart Center Exceeding National Quality Standards (March 2007)
• Wada Test Aids With Treatment Options (March 2007)
• Drs. Sramek and Wheeler Perform Intraoperative Electrocorticography
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• Wound Care: Factors in Healing - by Richard Jaouen, M.D. (March 2007)
  
  
• WMC’s Nursing Staff Carves a New Path to Quality Care (May 2007)
• Neuro Update (May 2007)
• Wyoming Medical Center Receives Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (May 2007)
• Interventional Pulmonary Services at WMC (May 2007)
  
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• Rehab Hospital Breaks Ground in Casper - by Vanessa Hastings (July 2007)
• Wyoming Neuroscience and Spine Institute Quickly Proves Its Worth - (July 2007)
• From Swells to Sagebrush, Melinda Poyer, M.D. - by Vanessa Hastings (July 2007)
  
  
• Coordinated Care for Dementia - by Shauna Vanderlinden (September 2007)
• The Importance of Determining the Pain Generator for Optimum Pain Treatment - by Bradley D. Vilims, M.D. (September 2007)
• Reaching High, WMC Gains National Attention - by Shauna Vanderlinden (September 2007)

• Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Finally Recogonized - by Craig Smith, M.D. (November 2007)
• Casper Orthopaedic Associates Expands Ankle and Foot Care with New Surgeon - Matthew Mitchell, M.D. (November 2007)
• Sports Medicine Focus of New Casper Orthopaedic Associates Physician - Matthew Gorman, M.D. (November 2007)

For free samples of Physicians Practice and/or a free subscription, e-mail your request along with your name and address to Mike Phillips mphillips@wmcnet.org.