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Editorial 

Editorial

Wendy Weinstock Brown1

Guest Editorial 

Clinical Practice Management Issues

Stephen Z. Fadem, Les Spry, and Jerry Yee3

Regulatory Issues 

Commentary

Barry M. Straube7

Congressional Oversight of Medicare Program Intensifies: A Look at the Factors Surrounding the Scrutiny and Nephrology's Response

Robert E. Blaser and Alan S. Kliger10

Unification of the Voice of Nephrology Stakeholders

Edward R. Jones15

Practice Management 

Disease Management in Chronic Kidney Disease

Anjay Rastogi, Ariel Linden, and Allen R. Nissenson19

Building the Chronic Kidney Disease Management Team

Leslie Spry29

Information Technology 

Computer Templates in Chronic Kidney Disease Care: A Tool for Improving Patient Management

Brian J. Rosenthal and David M. Spiegel37

Automation, Decision Support, and Expert Systems in Nephrology

Sandeep Soman, Gerard Zasuwa, and Jerry Yee42

The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: A Practical Approach to Implementing Quality Reporting

Ruth Wintz, Brian Rosenthal, and Stephen Z. Fadem56

Characterizing the Ideal Clinical Office System for Nephrology

Franklin W. Maddux and Dugan W. Maddux64

The Internet as a Tool for the Renal Community

Kim Buettner and Stephen Z. Fadem73

Wildcard 

A Comparison of Aerobic Exercise and Resistance Training in Patients With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease

Irfan Moinuddin and David J. Leehey83

National Kidney Foundation 2008 Spring Clinical Meetings Preliminary Program for Nephrology Nurses and TechniciansAfter page 96