title: Keep the lid on. How to avoid opening the administrator's Pandora's box.
abstract: An informal--and enlightening--survey of experienced practice administrators asked what mistakes they wouldn't repeat in their careers. Errors in handling data, dealing with employees and physicians, financial supervision and personal behavior teach lessons in a humbling fashion.
authors.affiliation: Idaho Emergency Physicians PA, Boise, USA. tom@iep.org
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States