In its ongoing effort to communicate with members more efficiently and at their convenience, the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. will kick-off 2016 by also providing a digital version of CAPsules – its flagship monthly publication – beginning with this issue.

Being close to patients keeps Dr. Jeff Shapiro focused on quality and efficiency of care. Not so long ago, native Californian Jeff Shapiro, MD, had a promising future at a Fortune 500 oil company. Yet something was missing.

The health of your healthcare practice depends on security. No small practice can afford to be out of business for days or weeks at a time. Make sure you take the proper precautions.

Every good doctor providing care knows that pain management – sometimes on an ongoing and chronic basis – is essential.

Whether that physician-patient relationship prevails depends largely on how doctors respond to today’s intensifying pressures.