Look who's talkin'

Physician Executive, May-June, 2005

For general medical management discussions and questions visit Ask ACPE Anything--a discussion board that's open to everyone and available on the ACPE home page at www.acpe.org. The hot topic in Ask ACPE Anything network is the controversial debate highlighted in this issue of The Physician Executive over whether to pay specialists for emergency call.

* In the Hospital VPMA network, physicians are trading information on a wide variety of issues from including trustees on credentials committees to experiences with HealthGrades.

* In the Ambulatory Care network, CMOs are discussing patient contact hours.

* Participants in the Group Practice Medical Directors network are sharing physician compensation models.

* South Florida, Washington/Baltimore and Puget Sound Regional networks held live meetings in April.

Join in the discussions! Visit the ACPE Online Networks at www.acpe.org